Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent much of his life exploring in extreme conditions. The loss of several fingers to frostbite is a testament to the horrors he has been exposed to at such perilous temperatures. His limits of endurance have been tested to the maximum and he deservedly holds the title of ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’.
"Engaging" - Daily Mail
"A stirring read" - Lonely Planet Traveller Magazine
THERE ARE FEW HUMAN BEINGS WHO CAN ADAPT, SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN THE COLDEST REGIONS ON EARTH. AND BELOW A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE, DEATH IS INEVITABLE.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent much of his life exploring in extreme conditions. The loss of several fingers to frostbite is a testament to the horrors he has been exposed to at such perilous temperatures. His limits of endurance have been tested to the maximum and he deservedly holds the title of ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’ (Guinness Book of Records).
Despite our technological advances, the Arctic, the Antarctic and the highest mountains on earth remain some of the most dangerous and unexplored areas of the world. This remarkable book reveals man’s attempts to discover and understand these remote areas and Sir Ranulph’s own extraordinary feats. Both historically questioning and intensely personal, Cold is a celebration of a life dedicated to researching and exploring some of the most hostile and brutally bleak places on earth.
"A gripping read, packed with tales of suffering and triumph" - Good Book Guide
"Fascinating" - The Times
Kniha v anglickém jazyce... A comprehensive and practical look at the concepts and techniques you need in the area of data mining and knowledge discovery.
In this collection of 180 reflections, author Charles Ringma interacts with Henri Nouwen, one of the most influential contemporary writers on Christian spirituality. Designed to be used as a handbook for inner development, times of retreat, spiritual renewal, re-evaluation and prayer, this book is meant to be a conversation partner—to encourage each one of us in our own journey of faith.
HE MEETS WOMEN. HE GAINS THEIR TRUST. That’s all Maeve Kerrigan knows about the man she is hunting. Three women have been strangled in their homes by the same killer. With no sign of a break-in, every indication shows that they let him in. Evidence left at the third murder gives Maeve a shocking suspect: Dl Josh Derwent, Maeve’s colleague.
This book is a continuation of Czech Classic Painting of the 19th Century, published by Artia in 1955. The period dealt with is the transition period of the last third of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. In this book we have set ourselves a modest task: to present, within the limits imposed, the main characteristics of some of the most important personalities of the time...
Tentokrát je detektiv Ted Carmady, předobraz slavného Phila Marlowa, jinak drsný chlapík, který má vždy blízko ke sklence brandy a svému lugeru ráže 7,65, najat starým ochrnutým generálem, aby vyřešil zmizení jeho zetě Duda O' Mary. A stejně jako je město, jímž Carmady projíždí ve svém cabrioletu, skryté neproniknutelnou oponou deště, tak je i případ, který řeší, zahalen oponou špinavých intrik.
Catalogue text for the "Jánuš Kubíček" collective exhibition at the House of the Arts in Brno, 16 April - 21 May 1972.
Dan Pearson's irresistible enthusiasm and wealth of knowledge overflow in a book teeming with tips to inspire your own space, be it a city window box or country field. Bringing you a new-found appreciation of nature, both wild and tamed, reading Natural Selection is a deeply restorative experience.
FROM THE AUTHOR OF "ON TYRANNY" COMES A STUNNING NEW CHRONICLE OF THE RISE OF AUTHORITARIANISM FROM RUSSIA TO EUROPE AND AMERICA.
THIS STORY OF AN INSPIRING BOND BETWEEN TWO UNFORGETTABLE WOMEN IS ALSO A HUMOROUS AND HEARTFELT EXPLORATION OF INDIA, COWS, FOOD, CULTURE - AND OUR DEEP CONNECTION TO THE ANIMALS WHO LIVE AMONG US.
Kniha v anglickém jazyce... A Stephanie Plum holiday novel. It's five days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum. She hasn't got a tree. She hasn't bought any presents. The malls are jam-packed with staggering shoppers. There's not a twinkle light anywhere to be seen in her apartment—and there's a strange man in her kitchen...
Dear Carys, Zoe and Andrea, Come and join me for my fortieth birthday adventure weekend, full of mysteries and surprises the like of which you can’t imagine. When Joanne’s friends reluctantly accept an invitation to her birthday party, it quickly becomes clear that there is more to this weekend than they are expecting. One of them is hiding a secret...
Focusing is a powerful technique. In Gendlin's view (now underpinned by experiential research) our unresolved problems actually exist in our physical body. By 'Focusing' on them, we can identify and change them - and we know if we are doing it correctly because each of the six steps is marked by a release of tension.
Bilingual English-Czech edition - bilingvní anglicko-české vydání.
This book needs a preliminary note that its scope be misunderstood. The view suggested is historical rather than theological, and does not deal directly with a religious change which has been the chief event of my own life; and about which I am already writing a more purely controversial volume...
Josh Waitzkin knows the road to excellence. Catapulted into a media whirlwind as a child, the subject of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer, he has mastered both the rigorous mental game of chess—winning his first National Championship at the age of nine—and the strenuous physical challenge of martial arts...
Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent much of his life exploring in extreme conditions. The loss of several fingers to frostbite is a testament to the horrors he has been exposed to at such perilous temperatures. His limits of endurance have been tested to the maximum and he deservedly holds the title of ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’.
