David Sharp
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The story of a unique athlete's remarkable journey-from riding his bike in the Ngong Hills of Kenya to the sport's pinnacle, victory in the Tour de France.
On 21 July 2013, Chris Froome made history as the second British cyclist to win the Tour de France-in the 100th edition of the world's most famous bike race-and the first ever African-born rider to wear the coveted maillot jaune on the top step of the podium in Paris. Froome's path into the elite...
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Traditional and original Celtic, European, and Old Time American music for the Mountain Dulcimer. Sheet music combined with tablature along with charts of scales and fingerings, a brief history of the instrument, discography of recordings and resources for further study. Illustrations, photos, tips, and index. A brief description of modal scales inherent to the instrument, Guitar chords over the score, notes on other instruments suitable to play the...
3) The CIA's greatest covert operation: inside the daring mission to recover a nuclear-armed Soviet sub
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University Press of Kansas
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[2012]
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English
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Recounts Project AZORIAN, the clandestine Cold War efforts of the CIA, under the guise of an undersea mining operation, to recover the sunken Soviet ballistic-missile submarine K-129 from the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
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The Land that Time Forgot follows the narrative of Bowen Tyler, who is among the few who survived after their ship sank while heading for a battle during World War Ⅰ. Accompanied by Lys La Rue, the only woman on the ship, and a loyal dog, Bowen is rescued by a British ship. However, their relief does not last long after they discover that a German spy is aboard and has been sabotaging the vessel and crew. Forced to drop their anchor at a mysterious...
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When a mysterious stranger seeks employment on an Arizona cattle ranch, he's put to the test to prove his manhood in this classic Western novel.
Though his clothes and bearing suggest a life of leisure and genteel breeding, the man who calls himself Honorable Patches has come to Prescott, Arizona, to find work as a cowboy. Inexperienced but full of determination, he's taken on at the Cross-Triangle Ranch, where he learns the trade under the guidance...
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After the death of his mother, Neewa the black bear cub, is captured by Challoner, the woodsman. Neewa soon learns that the woodsman and his Husky pup, Miki, are his friends. The bear and the dog become inseparable playmates. But their fun and games become of secondary importance when Challoner's canoe overturns in river rapids causing the two to become separated from Challoner and finally responsible for their own survival in the wilderness. Instinct...