Will you please slow down? - St Davids to Lowestoft cycle ride
Will you please slow down? - St Davids to Lowestoft cycle ride

Author: Chris Gooderham

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-08-04

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1291512934

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Sequel to the hilarious I Will Stand in my House Forever, Chris Gooderham returns from his intrepid journey desperately craving more. Will you please slow down? is the comedy sequel, where Gooderham finds himself a new cycling partner; Endurance Bunny. A man who is physically fit, primed to perfection, who runs a marathon before breakfast and chops down trees with his bare hands. But Gooderham doesn't cope well with being the unfit one, especially when he's forced to watch his superhuman colleague make everything look so easy. Will you please slow down? is the real story behind the fictional Endurance Bunny and the small shrivelled organ. Much of the text is similar to the original, but is written purely as a diary of the cycle tour for the purest amongst you. Will you please slow down? is a must read for anyone who has already cycled, or is contemplating a cycle challenge and includes daily maps, road and traffic conditions as well as the contour of the route.

I Will Stand in my House Forever - Lands End to John O'Groats Cycle Ride
I Will Stand in my House Forever - Lands End to John O'Groats Cycle Ride

Author: Chris Gooderham

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1291229620

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The hilarious tale following the diary of a man as he takes on the ultimate cycling challenge - to cycle from Lands End to John O'Groats, dragging his father-in-law; his Bike Buddy, with him. A man who is grumpy, overweight, unfit, with knackered knees and high blood pressure. A man more likely to die than succeed. Over three weeks, Gooderham tells of his battle through the country. A light-hearted and jovial tale of one man's quest to beat his mid-life crisis. I Will Stand in my House Forever is the real story behind the fictional Ten Bodies, Two Bikes and a Boil. Much of the text is similar to the original, but includes the final two chapters of what actually happened. For those who don't want fiction - but want real life comedy - this is the book for you. I Will Stand in my House Forever is a must read for anyone who has already cycled, or is contemplating the challenge and includes daily maps, road and traffic conditions as well as the contour of the route.

Endurance Bunny and the Small Shrivelled Organ - St Davids to Lowestoft Cycle Ride
Endurance Bunny and the Small Shrivelled Organ - St Davids to Lowestoft Cycle Ride

Author: Chris Gooderham

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1409217566

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Sequel. Moore returns from his epic cycle journey craving more. Endurance Bunny is a comedy true story of one man's continual drive to survive as he heads into surgery and then undertakes to cycle from St David's Head to Lowestoft. Moore finds a new cycling partner; Endurance Bunny-a completely different beast entirely. A man who is physically fit, primed to perfection, who runs a marathon before breakfast and chops down trees with his bare hands. But Moore doesn't cope well with being the unfit one, especially when forced to watch his superhuman colleague make everything look easy. Flipping between the diary of their cycle journey and his impending surgical doom, Endurance Bunny follows the exploits of a man whose body is getting older, fatter and slowly disintegrating. Moore moans about his operation, his rising blood pressure, his knackered knees and increasing weight, but this time there is nothing he can do about it-or is there? Includes daily maps, road, traffic conditions and contour.

The 2030 Spike
The 2030 Spike

Author: Colin Mason

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-06-17

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1136555110

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The clock is relentlessly ticking! Our world teeters on a knife-edge between a peaceful and prosperous future for all, and a dark winter of death and destruction that threatens to smother the light of civilization. Within 30 years, in the 2030 decade, six powerful 'drivers' will converge with unprecedented force in a statistical spike that could tear humanity apart and plunge the world into a new Dark Age. Depleted fuel supplies, massive population growth, poverty, global climate change, famine, growing water shortages and international lawlessness are on a crash course with potentially catastrophic consequences. In the face of both doomsaying and denial over the state of our world, Colin Mason cuts through the rhetoric and reams of conflicting data to muster the evidence to illustrate a broad picture of the world as it is, and our possible futures. Ultimately his message is clear; we must act decisively, collectively and immediately to alter the trajectory of humanity away from catastrophe. Offering over 100 priorities for immediate action, The 2030 Spike serves as a guidebook for humanity through the treacherous minefields and wastelands ahead to a bright, peaceful and prosperous future in which all humans have the opportunity to thrive and build a better civilization. This book is powerful and essential reading for all people concerned with the future of humanity and planet earth.

Fundamentals of Geomorphology
Fundamentals of Geomorphology

Author: Richard John Huggett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-03-15

Total Pages: 909

ISBN-13: 1135281130

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This extensively revised, restructured, and updated edition continues to present an engaging and comprehensive introduction to the subject, exploring the world’s landforms from a broad systems perspective. It covers the basics of Earth surface forms and processes, while reflecting on the latest developments in the field. Fundamentals of Geomorphology begins with a consideration of the nature of geomorphology, process and form, history, and geomorphic systems, and moves on to discuss: structure: structural landforms associated with plate tectonics and those associated with volcanoes, impact craters, and folds, faults, and joints process and form: landforms resulting from, or influenced by, the exogenic agencies of weathering, running water, flowing ice and meltwater, ground ice and frost, the wind, and the sea; landforms developed on limestone; and landscape evolution, a discussion of ancient landforms, including palaeosurfaces, stagnant landscape features, and evolutionary aspects of landscape change. This third edition has been fully updated to include a clearer initial explanation of the nature of geomorphology, of land surface process and form, and of land-surface change over different timescales. The text has been restructured to incorporate information on geomorphic materials and processes at more suitable points in the book. Finally, historical geomorphology has been integrated throughout the text to reflect the importance of history in all aspects of geomorphology. Fundamentals of Geomorphology provides a stimulating and innovative perspective on the key topics and debates within the field of geomorphology. Written in an accessible and lively manner, it includes guides to further reading, chapter summaries, and an extensive glossary of key terms. The book is also illustrated throughout with over 200 informative diagrams and attractive photographs, all in colour.

The London Scene
The London Scene

Author: Virginia Woolf

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2006-07-03

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 0060881283

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This collection of essays inspired by the celebrated writer's favorite walks is available in its entirety for the first time in North America. 96 p p.

Exhaustion
Exhaustion

Author: Anna K. Schaffner

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2016-06-21

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0231538855

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Today our fatigue feels chronic; our anxieties, amplified. Proliferating technologies command our attention. Many people complain of burnout, and economic instability and the threat of ecological catastrophe fill us with dread. We look to the past, imagining life to have once been simpler and slower, but extreme mental and physical stress is not a modern syndrome. Beginning in classical antiquity, this book demonstrates how exhaustion has always been with us and helps us evaluate more critically the narratives we tell ourselves about the phenomenon. Medical, cultural, literary, and biographical sources have cast exhaustion as a biochemical imbalance, a somatic ailment, a viral disease, and a spiritual failing. It has been linked to loss, the alignment of the planets, a perverse desire for death, and social and economic disruption. Pathologized, demonized, sexualized, and even weaponized, exhaustion unites the mind with the body and society in such a way that we attach larger questions of agency, willpower, and well-being to its symptoms. Mapping these political, ideological, and creative currents across centuries of human development, Exhaustion finds in our struggle to overcome weariness a more significant effort to master ourselves.

The Grim Reaper's Road Map
The Grim Reaper's Road Map

Author: Mary Shaw

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781861348234

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An atlas of mortality in Britain based on data from 1981 to 2004, this new study explores causes of death across the UK, including a description of the cause of death, a map and cartogram showing the spatial distribution of that cause, a commentary on the pattern observed and the reason for it.

Suffolk Coast Walk
Suffolk Coast Walk

Author: Peter Caton

Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd

Published: 2015-01-28

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1784620963

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Combining travel writing with a walking guide, Suffolk Coast Walk provides a wonderful insight into this fascinating county and is the companion book to Essex Coast Walk by the same author. Peter Caton explores all 162 miles of Suffolk’s unique coastline, describing the route for fellow walkers, with an engaging narrative that tells of the beauty, history and wildlife of this mysterious and varied coast. The reader is taken up and down Suffolk’s remote creeks and rivers, past sandy beaches and huge expanses of shingle, through nature reserves, seaside resorts and tiny villages. We learn of the county’s abundant wildlife, not just through its famous bird populations but also of equally interesting and less celebrated creatures, and how habitats are managed to balance the needs of nature and mankind. Throughout his journey, Peter uncovers many mysteries and considers the stories behind legends of Anne Boleyn, invading Germans, a half-man half-fish character, UFOs, Crazy Mary and bells tolling beneath the sea. He visits Suffolk’s only island and takes a boat trip to investigate the secret world of Orford Ness. More than 100 colour and black & white photos illustrate the story of the walk and the beauty and atmosphere of county’s remarkable coast. With maps at the start of each chapter, this is a book for those who enjoy a short stroll, a longer ramble or simply wish to follow the coast from the comfort of an armchair.