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  • The Queens of the Arabs During the Neo-Assyrian Period

    by Ellie Bennett ...
    Series series State Archives of Assyria Studies
    The title “Queen of the Arabs” is applied in Neo-Assyrian texts to five women from the Arabian Peninsula. These women led armies, offered tribute, and held religious roles in their communities from 738 to approximately 651 BCE. This book discusses what the title meant to the women who carried it and to the Assyrians who wrote about them.Whereas previous scholarship has considered the Queens of the ... Read more

    $50.39 USD

  • Mud, Sweat and Gears

    Cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats (Via the Pub)

    by Ellie Bennett ...
    As Ellie’s fiftieth birthday approaches and her ambitions of a steady income, a successful career and an ascent of Everest seem as far away as ever, she begins to doubt she’s capable of achieving anything at all. So when her best friend Mick suggests a gruelling cycle ride from Land’s End to John o’Groats, she takes up the challenge. They opt for the scenic route which takes them along cycle paths ... Read more

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    A Sea to Sea Ride

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    Two women, two bikes, no backup on a Sea to Sea adventure.At the beginning of the twenty-first century two friends set off to cycle from coast to coast across England. For one, it was to be the first of many long distance cycle rides.Cycling Across England is an account of the fun, the food, the mountains, the moorlands and the mathematics the two friends encountered along the way. From the Irish ... Read more

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  • Lands End to John O'Groats - A Self Help Cycle Guide

    by Royston Wood ...
    One of the great thing about cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats is that it is a big, bold and ambitious challenge that everybody can understand (which helps if for your trying to raise sponsorship for charity) and that most people can achieve if they spend the right amount of time on the ride for their level of riding ability. The concept of cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats is quite ... Read more

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  • Bicycles, Boats and Bagpipes

    A Cycle Ride through the Outer Hebrides and the west coast of Scotland

    by julia r may ...
    Having cycled the length and breadth of the British mainland, it was time for a change. After seeing a little blue cycle route sign on the west coast of Scotland, Julia was struck with inspiration. The islands of the Outer Hebrides beckoned. There was just one problem, her boyfriend wanted to go too! Looking on the bright side he could be responsible for navigating and could take most of the ... Read more

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  • I've Cycled Through There

    A journey home through the heart of England

    by Julia R May ...
    That strangest of traveller, the lone female, is at it again. This time cycling through the heart of England from Bath to London to her home in Lancashire. For such a small country England was proving to be a land of contrasts and surprises; from the leafy lanes of Berkshire to the bleak moorlands of the north, spectacular scenery and post-industrial mill towns, dead divas and murderous mad men ... Read more

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  • Bicycle!

    A Repair & Maintenance Manifesto

    There is nothing sacrosanct about bike repair. Its pursuit only requires the will to learn. At their finest hours bikes exist on a level above mere machines, and there’s no reason why the joy should end when the ride is over.Bicycle! written by a long-time bicycle mechanic, covers everything you need to know to feed and care for your ride. This book cuts through the obtuse techno-speak and ... Read more

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  • Cycles and Sandcastles

    by Julia R May ...
    Running two hundred miles from Newcastle to Edinburgh, the Coast and Castles Cycle Route promised to be a journey through millennia of turbulent history and fabulous scenery. It proved to be more than just ruined castles and wild coastline. More industrial heritage, more rain, more cross dressing stag nights, more stunning beaches, more wildlife, more grave robbers, more railways, more tea rooms ... Read more

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  • Black Watch

    by Gregory Burke ...
    Viewed through the eyes of those on the ground, Black Watch reveals what it means to be part of the legendary Scottish regiment, what it means to be part of the war on terror and what it means to make the journey home again.This book contains Gregory Burke's award-winning text, with production notes by the director John Tiffany and colour photographs that capture the powerful and inventive use of ... Read more

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  • Lands End to John O Groats - Cycling the Google Route

    by Royston Wood ...
    Smashed from his bicycle by an articulated truck Royston Wood found himself unable to complete a long planned for 875 mile cycling event. Battling the demons of failure he devised a plan to ride a similar distance across the UK from Land's End to John O'Groats. With only a few days to plan the whole trip he delegated the routing to Google Maps. Cycle routing was brand new and in beta testing: what ... Read more

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  • From the Mull to the Cape

    A Gentle Bike Ride on the Edge of Wilderness

    by Richard Guise ...
    The lochside stretch I was rolling through formed the trickily named Achaglachgach Forest, where I panted up and down Glen Achaglachgach, past Achaglachgach House and through Achaglachgach village, which was totally deserted. Maybe they’d all choked to death trying to say ‘Achaglachgach’.Richard Guise yearned to take on a physical challenge before he reached the age where walking across the ... Read more

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  • Over the Hill and Round the Bend

    Misadventures on a Bike in Wales

    by Richard Guise ...
    I’d always felt that the real Wales was lying there waiting to be discovered, just off the main road, behind the tea rooms, down the track, up over the hill.Wanting to explore Wales by bicycle, Richard Guise laid out his map on the kitchen table, identified its four compass points and, using string and jam jars, connected them in a way that he hoped would take him on a satisfyingly serendipitous ... Read more

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