Xlibris us mai 2009 (3 resultados)

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'The Upper Flow of Rivers', as the title poem suggests, leads us through an exploratory journey from the barnyards of Moravia through the 'landscapes' of Europe's tragic 20th century into the passionate embrace of the pensive nature of America's North . The poet directly addresses the reader ('Wait, fellow man!' ) to join her in the journey. Searching for the meaning of our existence is endless and is not limited by our place of birth, nor can it be silenced by exile.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Four veteran male bicycling buddies decide to take on The Death Ride, a one-day bike ride near Lake Tahoe in California. Training over the various popular roads of the San Francisco Bay Area, they encounter steep climbs, bad weather, vexatious wives, flirtatious female bikers, hot tubs and road rash before setting off for the Sierra Nevada hamlet of Markleeville and the single day 129-mile ordeal. Separate chapters are dedicated to various San Francisco Bay Area road climbs: Tunitas Creek, Old La Honda, Kings Mountain, Sierra, Mount Hamilton, Mount Diablo and several others, including the history behind each. Interweaving their lives and loves, the group, now expanded to eight, eventually saddle up before dawn on the second Saturday in July to join 3,000 other riders starting the day's journey of 129 miles over 5 mountain passes, each rising over 8,000 feet.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Disabled Thoughts is a heart rendering book about growing up with a learning disability. Throughout Steven's own life, he gives numerous accounts of the daily life of a person with a learning disability. This emotional journey will show you what happens to a person who never gives up and learns in a different way.…