 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
TWO PLANKS AND A PASSION
THE DRAMATIC HISTORY OF SKIING |
| By: |
Roland Huntford |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
|
£14.99 |
|
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
0826423388 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780826423382 |
| Publisher: |
CONTINUUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION |
| Pub. date: |
31 January, 2013 |
| Pages: |
456 |
| Description: |
Predating the wheel, the ski has played an important role in our history. This book features a history that begins 20,000 years ago in the last ice age on the icy tundra of an unformed earth. |
| Synopsis: |
Roland Huntford's brilliant history begins 20,000 years ago in the last ice age on the icy tundra of an unformed earth. Man is a travelling animal, and on these icy slopes skiing began as a means of survival.That it has developed into the leisure and sporting pursuit of choice by so much of the globe bears testament to its elemental appeal. In polar exploration, it has changed the course of history. Elsewhere, in war and peace, it has done so too. The origins of skiing are bound up in with the emergence of modern man and the world we live in today. |
| Illustrations: |
63 Illustrations, unspecified |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Continuum Publishing Corporation |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
|
|
|
 |
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|