A Rough Ride
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A Rough Ride To The Future
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Author : James Lovelock
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2014-04-03
A Rough Ride To The Future written by James Lovelock and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-03 with Science categories.
In A Rough Ride to the Future, James Lovelock - the great scientific visionary of our age - presents a radical vision of humanity's future as the thinking brain of our Earth-system James Lovelock, who has been hailed as 'the man who conceived the first wholly new way of looking at life on earth since Charles Darwin' (Independent) and 'the most profound scientific thinker of our time' (Literary Review) continues, in his 95th year, to be the great scientific visionary of our age. This book introduces two new Lovelockian ideas. The first is that three hundred years ago, when Thomas Newcomen invented the steam engine, he was unknowingly beginning what Lovelock calls 'accelerated evolution', a process which is bringing about change on our planet roughly a million times faster than Darwinian evolution. The second is that as part of this process, humanity has the capacity to become the intelligent part of Gaia, the self-regulating Earth system whose discovery Lovelock first announced nearly 50 years ago. In addition, Lovelock gives his reflections on how scientific advances are made, and his own remarkable life as a lone scientist. The contribution of human beings to our planet is, Lovelock contends, similar to that of the early photosynthesisers around 3.4 billion years ago, which made the Earth's atmosphere what it was until very recently. By our domination and our invention, we are now changing the atmosphere again. There is little that can be done about this, but instead of feeling guilty about it we should recognise what is happening, prepare for change, and ensure that we survive as a species so we can contribute to - perhaps even guide - the next evolution of Gaia. The road will be rough, but if we are smart enough life will continue on Earth in some form far into the future. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974, JAMES LOVELOCK is the author of more than 200 scientific papers and the originator of the Gaia Hypothesis (now Gaia Theory). His many books on the subject include Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (1979), The Revenge of Gaia (2006), and The Vanishing Face of Gaia (2009). In 2003 he was made a Companion of Honour by Her Majesty the Queen, in 2005 Prospect magazine named him one of the world's top 100 public intellectuals, and in 2006 he received the Wollaston Medal, the highest Award of the UK Geological Society.
Rough Ride
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Author : Paul Kimmage
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2009-06-30
Rough Ride written by Paul Kimmage and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with Sports & Recreation categories.
An eye-opening expose of and a heart-breaking lament for professional cycling Paul Kimmage's boyhood dreams were of cycling glory: wearing the yellow jersey, cycling the Tour de France, becoming a national hero. He knew it wouldn't come easy, but he was prepared to put in the graft. The dedication paid off – he finished sixth in the World Championships as an amateur and in 1986, he turned professional. He soon discovered it wasn't about courage, training hours or how much you wanted to win. It was about gruelling defeats, total exhaustion, and drugs - drugs that would allow you to finish the race and start another day. Kimmage ultimately left the sport to write this book – profoundly honest and ground-breaking, Rough Ride broke the silence surrounding the issue of drugs in sport, and documents one man’s love for, and struggle with, the complex world of professional cycling. ‘A must read for any cyclist’ Cyclist WINNER OF WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
A Rough Ride
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Author : Anthony Hobbs
language : en
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Release Date : 2022-09-30
A Rough Ride written by Anthony Hobbs and has been published by Austin Macauley Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-30 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Sarah is a teenager wrapped up in a world of her own. No friends, just her father who never speaks, her only solace is her horse Star; together, they tried to stay strong within her world. Lonely and desperate for something or someone to help change Sarah’s life.
A Rough Ride
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Author : Hugh Neems
language : en
Publisher: Book Guild Publishing
Release Date : 2015-12-03
A Rough Ride written by Hugh Neems and has been published by Book Guild Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-03 with History categories.
Five of Hugh Neems' uncles served their country in the First World War. In the stinking mud of the trenches, on horseback, on a Douglas motorcycle and in RAF aircraft, they each played their part, suffering injury and ultimately, death. This fascinating and beautifully written account of their war combines the bigger picture with snatches of personal experience, offering a soldier's-eye view of events and trying to make sense of what it was like to battle for days and weeks to gain just a few yards of desolate ground.
Rough Ride
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Author : Keri Ford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-05-01
Rough Ride written by Keri Ford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-01 with categories.
Rough Ride
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Author : Paul Kimmage
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998-01
Rough Ride written by Paul Kimmage and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01 with Fiction categories.
Rough Magic
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Author : Lara Prior-Palmer
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2019-06-06
Rough Magic written by Lara Prior-Palmer and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK WINNER STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL PRIZE 2019 'Such an addictive and likeable book...One of this year's best memoirs' The Telegraph 'It's the resistance to the obvious narratives that makes Rough Magic so appealing: the book undermines lazy women-in-the-wilderness tropes at every turn.' Sarah Moss, Guardian 'Think Educated meets Wild' Entertainment Weekly 'Rough Magic is transporting, beguiling and terrifically entertaining' Daily Mail The Mongol Derby is the world's toughest horse race. A feat of endurance across the vast Mongolian plains once traversed by the people of Genghis Khan, competitors ride 25 horses across a distance of 1000km. Many riders don't make it to the finish line. In 2013 Lara Prior-Palmer - nineteen, underprepared but seeking the great unknown - decided to enter the race. Driven by her own restlessness, stubbornness, and a lifelong love of horses, she raced for seven days through extreme heat and terrifying storms, catching a few hours of sleep where she could at the homes of nomadic families. Battling bouts of illness and dehydration, exhaustion and bruising falls, she found she had nothing to lose, and tore through the field with her motley crew of horses. In one of the Derby's most unexpected results, she became the youngest-ever champion and the first woman to win the race. A tale of adventure, fortitude and poetry, Rough Magic is the extraordinary story of one young woman's encounter with oblivion, and herself.
Alphablocks R S Rough Ride
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-06-04
Alphablocks R S Rough Ride written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-04 with English language categories.
A fun, dynamic introduction to the early letter sounds children encounter when they begin school. E, U and R sail their way across the colourful pages of this book in suitably pirate fashion to engage young children in what may be their first reading experience. With an entertaining story for the adult to read, simple words for children to attempt and further activities at the end of the book to enforce everything that has been learnt, these books are the perfect first introduction to phonics.
Rough Ride
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Author : Jen Talty
language : en
Publisher: Twisted Page Press LLC
Release Date : 2019-01-26
Rough Ride written by Jen Talty and has been published by Twisted Page Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-26 with categories.
A Rough Ride To Redemption
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Author : Robert K. DeArment
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2012-11-09
A Rough Ride To Redemption written by Robert K. DeArment and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
He may be little known today, but Ben Daniels was a feared gunman who typified the journeyman gunfighter every bit as much as those whose names have become legend. Yet his story has eluded researchers and yarn-spinners alike—until now. Two prominent western historians have teamed up to tell the story of Ben Daniels’s rise from outlaw and convict to presidential protégé and high-ranking officer of the law. Tracing his life from jailhouse to White House, from Dodge City to San Juan Hill, Robert DeArment and Jack DeMattos present a full-length biography of Daniels, the most controversial of Teddy Roosevelt’s “White House Gunfighters.” The book faithfully traces Daniels’s early years, the time he spent in the Wyoming Territorial Penitentiary, his rebirth as a Dodge City lawman—including the controversy over his shooting a man in the back—and his part in the Battle of Cimarron. Following military service with the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War, Daniels was appointed by President Roosevelt as U.S. marshal for turbulent Arizona Territory. Daniels was as quick with his mind as with a gun, but he had a rough ride to redemption. This original biography belongs on the shelf of every gunfighter buff and anyone interested in the broader story of the Old West. It rescues Daniels from the footnotes of history and shows us the amazing life of one of the West’s most intriguing gunmen.