Epics on Everest: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peak
ISBN: 9781560254997 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's been a half century since Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing made the first ascent of Everest. Their success capped a thirty-year struggle that cost more than a dozen livesand touched off a new era in the history of the mountain. The past fifty years have seen Everest become an even greater magnet for adventurersboth foolish and heroic. Some of the world's best climbers have carved out incredibly dangerous new routes on the peak, and many have died trying. Meanwhile, hundreds of nonclimbers have taken on Everest, with mixed results. This history has created an entire literature in itselfa...
It's been a half century since Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing made the first ascent of Everest. Their success capped a thirty-year struggle that co...
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118,99 zł |
The Mule Companion: A Guide to Understanding the Mule
ISBN: 9780965177658 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fourth edition of The Mule Companion is a comprehensive book on mules with new photos of many real people and mules doing real mule activities. The Mule Companion has been called an excellent 'mule primer' for those people just getting into mules. However, the book also hosts an in-depth study of why mules do what they do, their idiosyncrasies, training, and problem solving. Also, the book is rich with 'how to' information on: caring for, breeding for, fitting tack on, buying, and mule activities, past and present. About the Author: This fourth edition of The Mule Companion is a comprehensive book on mules with new photos of many real people and mules doing real mule act... |
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115,38 zł |
How Kentucky Became Southern: A Tale of Outlaws, Horse Thieves, Gamblers, and Breeders
ISBN: 9780813126050 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The conflicts of the Civil War continued long after the conclusion of the war: jockeys and Thoroughbreds took up the fight on the racetrack. A border state with a shifting identity, Kentucky was scorned for its violence and lawlessness and struggled to keep up with competition from horse breeders and businessmen from New York and New Jersey. As part of this struggle, from 1865 to 1910, the social and physical landscape of Kentucky underwent a remarkable metamorphosis, resulting in the gentile, beautiful, and quintessentially southern Bluegrass region of today.In her debut book, "How Kentucky...
The conflicts of the Civil War continued long after the conclusion of the war: jockeys and Thoroughbreds took up the fight on the racetrack. A border ...
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202,69 zł |
Works on Horses and Equitation
ISBN: 9781445555287 / Angielski / Miękka / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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163,49 zł |
Beyond the Homestretch: What Saving Racehorses Taught Me about Starting Over, Facing Fear & Finding My Inner Cowgirl
ISBN: 9781577319566 / Angielski / Miękka / 289 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After learning to ride horses as an adult, Lynn Reardon quit her office job in Washington DC and moved to rural Texas to open the racehorse adoption ranch LOPE (LoneStar Outreach to Place Ex-Racers). Since then, LOPE has helped transition more than 750 thoroughbreds into new homes. In this riveting account, Reardon encounters dozens of unruly racehorses, all with special needs, unusual histories, and distinct personalities. She takes readers for a thrilling ride through the horse-racing world filled with offbeat horse people, colorful Texas culture clashes, veterinary melodramas, and...
After learning to ride horses as an adult, Lynn Reardon quit her office job in Washington DC and moved to rural Texas to open the racehorse adoption r...
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68,50 zł |
Chariot Racing in the Roman Empire
ISBN: 9780801896972 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A massive crowd of people, cloaked in the colors of their beloved athletes, slowly fill a 150,000-seat arena to cheer on their favorite teams. Athletes enter the stadium amid great pomp and circumstance as opposing fans hurl insults at one another and place bets on the day's outcome. Although this familiar scene might describe a contemporary football game, it also portrays a day at the chariot races in ancient Rome, where racers were the sports stars of the ancient world. Following close on the heels of his successful book on gladiators, Fik Meijer reveals all there is to know about... A massive crowd of people, cloaked in the colors of their beloved athletes, slowly fill a 150,000-seat arena to cheer on their favorite teams. Athl... |
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149,35 zł |
Horse Racing Greats - Mr. Peter Purcell Gilpin
ISBN: 9781445522074 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This early guide is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. A detailed description of the border between America and Canada that will prove of great interest to the geographer of the region. Extensively illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
This early guide is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. A detailed description of the border between America and Canada that will pr...
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96,15 zł |
The Global Horseracing Industry : Social, Economic, Environmental and Ethical Perspectives
ISBN: 9780415677318 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Horseracing, thoroughbred breeding and gambling on racing are global industries worth several hundred billion dollars, but they are also facing serious challenges. This book offers an examination of the contemporary horseracing industry, from geographical, economic, social, ethical and environmental perspectives.
Horseracing, thoroughbred breeding and gambling on racing are global industries worth several hundred billion dollars, but they are also facing seriou...
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734,76 zł |
How Kentucky Became Southern: A Tale of Outlaws, Horse Thieves, Gamblers, and Breeders
ISBN: 9780813136561 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The conflicts of the Civil War continued long after the conclusion of the war: jockeys and Thoroughbreds took up the fight on the racetrack. A border state with a shifting identity, Kentucky was scorned for its violence and lawlessness and struggled to keep up with competition from horse breeders and businessmen from New York and New Jersey. As part of this struggle, from 1865 to 1910, the social and physical landscape of Kentucky underwent a remarkable metamorphosis, resulting in the gentile, beautiful, and quintessentially southern Bluegrass region of today.In her debut book, How Kentucky...
The conflicts of the Civil War continued long after the conclusion of the war: jockeys and Thoroughbreds took up the fight on the racetrack. A border ...
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116,55 zł |
Belair Stud:: The Cradle of Maryland Horse Racing
ISBN: 9781609494810 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From their opening in 1740 through the 1955 closing, Belair Stud Farm became known as one of the most important stables in American racing. Although the high-profile murder of the farms final owner, Billy Woodward, eventually forced the farm to close, it did produce an extraordinary number of winning horses throughout its expansive history. The farm claims three Kentucky Derbies, three Preakness Stakes, and six Belmont Stakes, winning titles in several prestigious English races. It remains one of two stables to have produced more than one Triple Crown winner, and it is also the only stable to...
From their opening in 1740 through the 1955 closing, Belair Stud Farm became known as one of the most important stables in American racing. Although t...
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94,44 zł |
Charismatic Connection: The Authentic Soul Mate Experience
ISBN: 9781478397694 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. WHAT IF YOU LITERALLY GLIMPSED HEAVEN IN THE EYES OF A HUMAN BEING? BE INSPIRIED THRU A PROFOUND TRUE SOUL MATE EXPERIENCE EVER RECORDED. TWO IMMORTAL SOULS PSYCHICALLY CONNECT...ONE DESIRES TO BE A FAMOUS JOCKEY; THE OTHER BECOMES A WELL-KNOWN RIDER OF RACEHORSES EXPERIENCE THE UNSPOKEN BOND OF HALL OF FAME JOCKEY CHRIS ANTLEY AND SERENA JADE... Chris and Serena spend years crossing paths, completely mesmerized by one another. Is it coincidence or fate? It's not until 1999 -when Chris wins the Kentucky Derby, on a horse named Charismatic- that their extraordinary connection crystallizes. Is...
WHAT IF YOU LITERALLY GLIMPSED HEAVEN IN THE EYES OF A HUMAN BEING? BE INSPIRIED THRU A PROFOUND TRUE SOUL MATE EXPERIENCE EVER RECORDED. TWO IMMORTAL...
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58,58 zł |
101 ćwiczeń na ujeżdżalni
ISBN: 9788375790573 / Polski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 101 ćwiczeń na ujeżdżalni to doskonała książka dla jeźdźców, którzy chcą poprawić umiejętności swoje i swoich koni. Została napisana z myślą zarówno o tych, którzy uprawiają jeździectwo nazywane klasycznym, jak i o tych, którzy jeżdżą w stylu western. Podobnie jak pozostałe książki z serii 101 ćwiczeń, jest to propozycja przystępna, praktyczna i godna polecenia.
miesięcznik "Świat koni" Ćwiczenia - odpowiednie zarówno dla jeźdźców jeżdżących w stylu angielskim, jak i amatorów wetsrenu- są ułożone według wzrastającego stopnia trudności, od... 101 ćwiczeń na ujeżdżalni to doskonała książka dla jeźdźców, którzy chcą poprawić umiejętności swoje i swoich koni. Została napisana z...
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Pixi Ja wiem! - Jazda konna
ISBN: 9788372785336 / Polski / Kartonowa / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. eśli kiedykolwiek zastanawialiście się, czym jest lonża, czy na końskim grzbiecie można się gimnastykować i ile jest rodzajów chodu końskiego, to ta książka jest dla Was. Poznacie dzięki niej nie tylko odpowiedzi na powyższe pytania, ale inne ciekawostki.
eśli kiedykolwiek zastanawialiście się, czym jest lonża, czy na końskim grzbiecie można się gimnastykować i ile jest rodzajów chodu końskieg...
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Casual Lies-A Triple Crown Adventure
ISBN: 9781482679243 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A memoir that is far more than the recounting of one horse's racing career. Trainer Shelley Riley guides us down her own life path from horse-obsessed girl to history-making woman, who in 1992 up-ended a male-dominated sport by becoming the first of her gender to saddle a starter in all three American Triple Crown races. The head-strong, charismatic horse who took her there was Casual Lies, a $7,500 auction bargain, whose outsized heart was magnificently revealed under Riley's patient and loving care.
A memoir that is far more than the recounting of one horse's racing career. Trainer Shelley Riley guides us down her own life path from horse-obsessed...
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58,58 zł |
The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy
ISBN: 9780813142715 / Angielski / Twarda / 550 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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319,24 zł |
The Global Horseracing Industry: Social, Economic, Environmental and Ethical Perspectives
ISBN: 9780415633246 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Horseracing, thoroughbred breeding and gambling on racing are global industries worth several hundred billion dollars, but they are also facing serious challenges. This book offers an examination of the contemporary horseracing industry, from geographical, economic, social, ethical and environmental perspectives.
Horseracing, thoroughbred breeding and gambling on racing are global industries worth several hundred billion dollars, but they are also facing seriou...
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278,65 zł |
Metoda Mastersona. Terapia manualna koni
ISBN: 9788375793321 / Polski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Metoda Mastersona jest innowacyjną formą pracy z ciałem konia, służącą jego rozluźnieniu, a także usuwaniu bólu i napięć, nagromadzonych w mięśniach i w tkance łącznej. Stosując delikatny dotyk w punktach rozluźniających, poruszając luźnymi stawami lub połączeniami w ramach ich zakresu ruchomości oraz uważnie obserwując reakcje konia (które przekazują jego odczucia), poprawisz jego zdrowie i wyniki sportowe, a jednocześnie wzmocnisz porozumienie z koniem i wzajemne relacje między jeźdźcem a koniem.
Przedstawienie zupełnie nowego sposobu uwalniania napięć i... Metoda Mastersona jest innowacyjną formą pracy z ciałem konia, służącą jego rozluźnieniu, a także usuwaniu bólu i napięć, nagromadzonych w...
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The Notorious John Morrissey: How a Bare-Knuckle Brawler Became a Congressman and Founded Saratoga Race Course
ISBN: 9780813167503 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An Irish immigrant, a collection agent for crime bosses, a professional boxer, and a prodigious gambler, John Morrissey was -- if nothing else -- an unlikely candidate to become one of the most important figures in the history of Thoroughbred racing. As a young man, he worked as a political heavy in New York before going to San Francisco in search of fortune at the height of the Gold Rush. After returning to the east coast, he was hired by Tammany Hall and was soon locked in a deadly rivalry with William Poole, better known as "Bill the Butcher." As time went on, Morrissey parlayed... An Irish immigrant, a collection agent for crime bosses, a professional boxer, and a prodigious gambler, John Morrissey was -- if nothing else -- a... |
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182,43 zł |
Farming and Foxhunting
ISBN: 9781473327177 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book contains a detailed and fascinating account of the author's experiences as a farmer and huntsman. With biographical information and detailed descriptions of the author's rural lifestyle, this is a book that will appeal to those with an interest in English rural history, and one that will be of considerable utility to modern farmers and hunting enthusiasts. Contents include: "Family Origin," "School and Early Days," "Wanborough Plain Days," "A Trip to Australia, and Following Years at Wanborough Plain," "The Great War Period," "Burderop," "A Harvest Home," "Burderop in the...
This vintage book contains a detailed and fascinating account of the author's experiences as a farmer and huntsman. With biographical information and ...
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96,15 zł |
Hoof Beats from Virginia and other Lands
ISBN: 9781473327382 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book is highly recommend for those with an interest in historical fox hunting in America, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Marquis," "Cleopatra," "Hammersley's Pluck," "The Book," "The Bishop of Barchester," "Mr. Leffington Feels Inspired," "When the Marquis Came Into His Own," "Brutus: Cow Pony," and "Those Who Ride Straight." Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new...
This vintage book is highly recommend for those with an interest in historical fox hunting in America, and would make for a fantastic addition to coll...
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96,15 zł |