A life covering the grand panorama of the 20th century, filled with tragedy & triumph, intense passion, verve, & a whole lot of guts, glory, & wit. Hans Kraus was a legendary rock climber, known for hair-raising ascents on two continents. Few realized he was the same man considered one of the great unsung medical pioneers of the 20th century, making headline news throughout the second half of the 1950`s, guest of honor at Eisenhower`s White House, cover story of major magazines throughout America, including ” Sports Illustrated”. His pioneering work in muscles & fitness uncovered a shocking truth about American children. & his work curing back pain brought him into the Kennedy White House & inner circle of Camelot. Here now is the life of Hans Kraus, including the never before told story of Kennedy`s back, based on new documentation, including Kennedy`s own White House back records & first time interviews with two Kennedy White House doctors. ...

Jharkhand in a series of state maps of India from Eicher Goodearth reflecting a change in locally produced maps to a more modern style of cartography. Each map is double-sided &

Includes:: an index of localities, street plans of main cities, a distance table & a route planner map of the whole of India. Each title comes with a small booklet with brief descriptions of main places of interest & colour photos. The maps show road & rail networks, indicating intermediate distances on many local roads. Towns & villages of particular tourist interest are highlighted & symbols mark national parks & wildlife sanctuaries, temples, etc. The base map shows rivers, lakes & local waterways system & has spot heights for peaks, but the range of elevation colouring is too finely graded to provide any useful information. No geographical coordinates are marked. The maps show the names & boundaries of local districts, indicating state capitals & district or tehsil administrative headquarters. Outside the state boundaries the colour range of the print is reduced, so only main roads are clearly visible. Please note: the various series of state maps of India often show different small villages, supplementing each other to provide a more detailed picture of each state. In this title: there are no street plans.

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Jharkhand in a series of locally produced administrative maps of Indian states, each with a booklet providing a guide to the area. The maps show the division of each state into districts & have more small towns & villages than on more general maps of India available from other publishers. Presentation is now considerably enhanced with the districts shown in different colours. The maps indicate each district ...

Road atlas of the state with basic maps arranged by administrative districts. Road information gives distances but does not indicate the type of road surface. The maps show railway lines, district borders, towns. Map section is preceeeded by 10 pages of information about the state: ststistics, geographical & historical notes, tourist attractions. Indexed. ...

A new, updated edition in full colour. Everything you need to know about trimming the foresail. This book demystifies the black art of jib trimming & focuses purely on this role. Concepts covered range from lift, drag & sail shape to wind changes & sea state, with lots more in between. The guide is full of annotated photographs & diagrams to show you exactly what you are trying to achieve & the use of sailing terminology has been reined in. Once this guide is in your head, you will be trimming like a pro. Stand out from the crowd & become a valued crew member by uncovering the secrets of sailing fast whilst remaining in control. ...

Award-winning Jig-Maps provide a great introduction to geography & will probably challenge mum & dad alongside their children. Jigmap Britain & Ireland contains 150 pieces. Perfect for ages 5 & up, the challenge is to piece it all together & successfully answer the questions in the special name quiz to find out if you are a geographical genius. Like all of Gibsons jigsaws, Jigmap Britain & Ireland is made from 100% recycled board of the highest quality. ...

Award-winning Jig-Maps provide a great introduction to geography & will probably challenge mum & dad alongside their children. Jigmap World contains 250 pieces & the challenge is to piece it all together & successfully answer the questions in the special name quiz to find out if you are a geographical genius. Jigmap World is made from 100% recycled board of the highest quality. ...

Framed by Henin`s personal experience as a hostage of ISIS alongside James Foley, Jihad Academy debunks the myths surrounding Islamic extremism & provides a clear & revealing insight into the sect`s strange & distorted world. By invading Iraq in 2003 & not intervening in Syria since 2011, the West helped fuel radicalisation & continues to fuel it, by making diplomatic compromises with dictators, by refusing to heed the suffering of populations, & by failing to offer a convincing counter-narrative or a political alternative. Henin shows how Western societies share the responsibility for the creation of the new jihadists, explains how they are moulded & how the West has played Islamic State`s game & spread its propaganda, allowing it to enlist more & more recruits ready to fight for a distorted vision of Islam. In the final chapters he advances possible strategies for repairing what can still be repaired. ...

Framed by Henin`s personal experience as a hostage of ISIS alongside James Foley, Jihad Academy debunks the myths surrounding Islamic extremism & provides a clear & revealing insight into the sect`s strange & distorted world. By invading Iraq in 2003 & not intervening in Syria since 2011, the West helped fuel radicalisation & continues to fuel it, by making diplomatic compromises with dictators, by refusing to heed the suffering of populations, & by failing to offer a convincing counter-narrative or a political alternative. Henin shows how Western societies share the responsibility for the creation of the new jihadists, explains how they are moulded & how the West has played Islamic State`s game & spread its propaganda, allowing it to enlist more & more recruits ready to fight for a distorted vision of Islam. In the final chapters he advances possible strategies for repairing what can still be repaired. ...

Map No. 140, Jihlavsko, in a series of GPS compatible topographic maps of the Czech Republic at 1:75.000 from Shocart highlighting both signposted cycling routes & other local cycling paths, with route profiles & additional tourist information. Relief is shown by contour lines, spot heights, & subtle hill-shading. The maps show roads, tracks, railways, cable cars, chairlifts, & a range of natural landscape features & landmarks. Coloured symbols depict plenty of additional tourist features e.g. information centres, places of interest, antiquities, shelters, campsites, accommodation, bicycle services etc. An overprint highlights both signposted routes & other recommended routes which have no terrain markers. For all bike routes intermediate distances are shown. Hiking paths are also highlighted. Latitude & longitude margin ticks are at 5' intervals. Each map is accompanied by a booklet containing general information on the Czech cycle route network, elevation profile diagram for selected routes, plus an index for locations of historical & geographical interest, bicycle service workshops, information centres, & tourist attractions. Map legend & text are in English, German & Czech. ...