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The Dirtiest Race in History
The 1988 Seoul Olympics played host to what has been described by some as the dirtiest race of all time, by others as the greatest. The final of the men's 100 metres at those Olympics is certainly the most infamous in the history of athletics, and more indelibly etched into the consciousness of the sport, the Olympics, and a global audience of millions, than any other athletics event before or since. Ben Johnson's world-record time of 9.79 seconds – as thrilling as it was – was the beginning rather than the end of the story. Following the race, Johnson tested positive, news that generated as many – if not more – shockwaves as his fastest ever run. He was stripped of the title, Lewis was awarded the gold medal, Linford Christie the silver and Calvin Smith the bronze. More than two decades on, the story still hadn't ended. In 1999 Lewis was named Sportsman of the Century by the IOC, and Olympian of the Century by Sports Illustrated. Yet his reputation was damaged by revelations that he too used performance-enhancing drugs, and tested positive prior to the Seoul Olympics. Christie also tested positive in Seoul but his explanation, that the banned substance had been in ginseng tea, was accepted. Smith, now a lecturer in English literature at a Florida university, was the only athlete in the top five whose reputation remains unblemished – the others all tested positive at some stage in their careers.
Containing remarkable new revelations, this book uses witness interviews - with Johnson, Lewis and Smith among others - to reconstruct the build-up to the race, the race itself, and the fallout when news of Johnson's positive test broke and he was forced into hiding. It also examines the rivalry of the two favourites going into it, and puts the race in a historical context, examining its continuing relevance on the sport today, where every new record elicits scepticism.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle meets Tommy Stubbins, the young son of the local cobbler, who becomes his new assistant. Tommy learns how to speak animal languages and becomes involved in the Doctor's quest to find Long Arrow, the greatest naturalist in the world.Source: Wikipedia
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The Wallet of Kai Lung
The Wallet of Kai Lung is a collection of fantasy stories by Ernest Bramah, all but the last of which feature Kai Lung, an itinerant story-teller of ancient China. It was first published in hardcover in London by Grant Richards in 1900, and there have been numerous editions since. Its initial tale, The Transmutation of Ling, was also issued by the same publisher as a separate chapbook in 1911. The collection's importance in the history of fantasy literature was recognized by the anthologization of two of its tales in the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series, edited by Lin Carter and published by Ballantine Books; "The Vision of Yin" in Discoveries in Fantasy (March, 1972), and "The Transmutation of Ling" in Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy Volume II (March, 1973).Although the collection is presented in the fashion of a novel, with each of its component stories designated chapters, there is no overall plot aside from each of the first eight tales being presented as narratives told by Kai Lung at various points in his itinerant career. The final tale is represented as being from a manuscript left by its own separate first-person narrator, Kin Yen.
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Krall Diana - The Very Best Of CD
1.‘S Wonderful
2.Peel Me A Grape
3.Pick Yourself Up
4.Frim Fram Sauce
5.You Go To My Head
6.Let’s Fall In Love
7.The Look Of Love
8.East Of The Sun (and West Of The Moon)
9.I’ve Got You Under My Skin
10.All Or Nothing At All
11.Only The Lonely
12.Let’s Face The Music And Dance
13.The Heart Of Saturday Night
14.Little Girl Blue
15.Fly Me To The Moon
The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar: Volume 10
Yuuto gets married?! And at last, the veil is lifted from the mystery of Yggdrasil!!Time flows onward in Yggdrasil, and it is the height of summer. When Yuuto returns victoriously to his capital city of Gimlé, he is greeted by the fervent cheers of his citizens and the smile of his beloved Mitsuki.With the Panther Clan defeated, there is a brief time of peace, but no shortage of issues: How will Linnea fare against the rising food supply problems? What is the cause of Mitsuki’s spate of poor health? Elsewhere, the patriarchs of the Flame Clan and the Lightning Clan meet in a fearsome clash!! The world itself reaches a key turning point in this 10th volume.
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
This is the first and most famous English translation of the The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. As a work of English literature FitzGerald's version of these poems, originally written in the Persian language, is a high point of the 19th century and has been greatly influential.
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Sailing Alone Around the World
Sailing Alone Around the World (1900) is a sailing memoir by Joshua Slocum about his single-handed global circumnavigation aboard the sloop Spray. Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone. The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later travelers.
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The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar: Volume 5
“Father, may I beg you for a favor?”It has been one month since the Panther Clan's invasion. Having repelled their army and returned to the Wolf Clan capital victorious, Yuuto enjoys a few moments of respite in the early days of winter, thanks to the warm kotatsu he's had specially prepared.But even times like these are far from uneventful. The twins Al and Kris attend a school and quickly stir up trouble; Sigrún departs on a mission to put down bandits in the countryside and encounters a new and powerful foe; and in the modern era, Mitsuki gains an unexpected clue to the mysteries of Yggdrasil...It's the fifth volume of the story of fantasy and military conquest that's garnering more and more attention!
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The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar: Volume 9
With Yuuto back in Yggdrasil, now it’s his turn to retaliate!At last, our hero has returned to Yggdrasil. Having turned Stein?órr’s army away with his “Empty Fortress” strategy, Yuuto sets out to attack and drive off the invading Panther Clan immediately.“I can’t afford to dawdle at a time like this.”Back from Japan with new tools and tactics in hand, it’s time for Yuuto to raise the banner of counterattack, in this intense whirlwind of a ninth volume!!
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The Log of a Cowboy
The Log of a Cowboy is an account of a five-month drive of 3,000 cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana in 1882 along the Great Western Cattle Trail. Although the book is fiction, it is firmly based on Adams's own experiences on the trail, and it is considered by many to be the best account of cowboy life in literature. Adams was disgusted by the unrealistic cowboy fiction being published in his day; The Log of a Cowboy was his response. It is still in print, and even modern reviewers consider it a compelling classic. The Chicago Herald said: "As a narrative of cowboy life, Andy Adams' book is clearly the real thing. It carries its own certificate of authentic first-hand experience on every page."
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The Truth Detective
From uncertainty and risk to ambiguity, emotion and non-verbal behaviour, life can be like a game of poker. So approach it like one, with every day critical thinking.
In The Truth Detective, journalist and competitive poker player Alex O'Brien shows how we can survive and make better life decisions using the rules of the game. In a world full of uncertainty and incomplete information, this is a book about getting to the truth.
You'll meet a host of experts who break down the science of navigating a time in which fact and fiction are becoming increasingly hard to tell apart. With psychological research and insight from a range of professionals - from FBI agents and behavioural economists to poker aces and bounty hunters - O'Brien assembles strategies we can use to analyse the information that surround us in our day to day.
Tackle life like a poker player and let The Truth Detective guide your through the jungle of disinformation - and on to success in the game of life.
The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now is a scathing satirical novel published in London in 1875 by Anthony Trollope, after a popular serialisation. It was regarded by many of Trollope's contemporaries as his finest work.One of his longest novels (it contains a hundred chapters), The Way We Live Now is particularly rich in sub-plot. It was inspired by the financial scandals of the early 1870s, and lashes at the pervading dishonesty of the age, commercial, political, moral, and intellectual. It is one of the last significant Victorian novels to have been published in monthly parts.
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Soundtrack - Mamma Mia! The Movie CD
Tracklist:
1 Honey Honey
2 Money, Money, Money
3 Mamma Mia
4 Dancing Queen
5 Our Last Summer
6 Lay All Your Love On Me
7 Super Trouper
8 Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)
9 The Name Of The Game
10 Voulez Vous
11 S.O.S
12 Does Your Mother Know
13 Slipping Through My Fingers
14 The Winner Takes It All
15 When All Is Said And Done
16 Take a Chance On Me
17 I Have a Dream (+ hidden track „Thank you for the Music”)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy growing up in the antebellum South on the Mississippi River in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri.
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A House-Boat on the Styx
The book begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx startled--and annoyed--by the arrival of a house boat on his mystical river. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is to be appointed the boat's janitor. What follows are eleven stories set on the house boat. There is no central theme; each chapter features various souls from history and mythology, and in the twelfth chapter the house boat disappears, seguing into the sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat.
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Slovakia (Spectacular Slovakia)
A helping hand in the heart of Europe.
With the majestic High Tatras and their gleaming mountain lakes up north, a network of wild caves to the east, and the ever-changing capital of Bratislava, referred to as “a vivacious young professional jet-setting around Europe” by travel writer Rick Steves, to the west, Slovakia is a truly spectacular country. Our team of travel-obsessed writers has a deep love for the heart of Europe, and with this handy, pocket-sized guide, you’ll soon see why.
Included in this essential tool for travelers are:
top Slovak sights and detailed info on more than 450 tourist spots
3D aerial drawings and more than 1,000 photos
32 travel feature stories
topics such as castles, caves, tourism, animal watching, luxury holidays and how to save
including new chapters about family and tips for kids, as well as chapter unexpected with places which can surprise
17 maps of city centres and major mountains
a suggested seven-day itinerary
a calendar of events
a selection of top hotels and restaurants
a pull-out map of Slovakia
Let this guide be your helping hand in the heart of Europe, where medieval cities tout their tales of ruthless royals and tortured lovers. Join us as we sip on the “wine of kings”, gobble up the country’s fiercely-protected delicacies, climb up the slightly treacherous and undeniably exhilarating trails in Slovensky raj (Slovak Paradise) and discover why we can’t help but say, welcome to Spectacular Slovakia!
- 4th edition
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The Hand of Fu-Manchu
Third book in the Fu Manchu series: a collection of short stories about the adventures of Commissioner Sir Denis Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie in stopping Dr. Fu Manchu from becoming the ruler of the civilized world.
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The Winged Men of Orcon
Far out at the edge of the Universe two scientists play a game of wits--Earth to the winner.
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