Search Results: Titles starting with R from Pegasus Book Orphanage

British Amateur Athletic Board, London 1976 stapled booklet, 6" x 8½" Booklet in VERY GOOD condition Learn the technique of race walking, with consideration given to endurance, strength, mobility and speed. Many pages on training methods, with season plan, a detailed training program, and strategy and tactics for individual races. Specific attention also paid to a well-balanced diet (nutrition for endurance events, etc); and injuries specific to race walking (prevention and treatment). Seven b&w photographs, 16 diagrams, and bibliography.

Murray Book Distributors, Ultimo, Sydney 1978 Hardcover, 19½cms x 27cms (7½" x 10½"), with dust jacket This book has a short repaired tear to dust jacket. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Includes 150 superb photographs and illustrated endpapers. Here is the most comprehensive book on greyhounds ever published - ideal for the seasoned greyhound owner and trainer as well as the rank amateur as it covers all aspects of this fast-growing, big-time spectator sport. A DIFFICULT TO FIND BOOK.

Schenkmam Publishing Co, publishers, Cambridge, Massachusetts © 1970 hardcover, 6¼" x 9¼", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, and barcode. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Here the author undertakes the task of outlining the human process of psycho-social development. He organises thousands of individual research findings AND conceptualises a large number of contemporary social and political events: student rebellion, Vietnam protest, the psychology of violence and militarism, the vogue for 'Sensitivity Training', the anomie which plagues advanced industrial society, and the destructive effect of technology upon our lives. His conclusions are "an original contribution to knowledge", according to Carl Rogers. Packed book weighs 1¼ kilos (3 lbs), slightly higher shipping will apply - we will quote first.

Routledge,London - first softcover edition 1988 softcover, 9¼" x 6" Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps & stickers. Book in VERY GOOD condition This is the first book to collect an extensive array of writings by scholars, activists, performers, directors, critics and journalists. The thirty + essays explore the myriad forms this most public of performances can take: agit-groyup, invisible theatre, demonstrations and rallies, direct action, puppetry, parades and pageants, performance art, guerrilla theatre, and circus. 46 b&w photographs. Draws on street performances in Europe, Africa, India and both Americas.

Collier Books, Third Avenue, New York 1974 softcover, 8" x 11" (20cms x 28cms) Lower right corners curled. Book in GOOD condition Radio control - the remote control of a device, usually a plane, by means of radio transmission - is known as R/C to enthusiasts. This important handbook focuses on the build-it-yourself aspect of R/C - which draws upon the beginner's creativity and eliminates unnecessary expense, and provides thorough coverage on getting started, airplanes, power plants, constructing and installing equipment, special techniques for beginners, and maintenance and radio care. INCLUDES 135 ILLUSTRATIONS.

Hutchinson Ross n/d hard cover Very good condition Includes general methodology, heterogeneity, gastroenteropancreatic peptides, pituitary peptides, brain-gut peptides, tissue peptides, nonpeptidal hormones, hematology, oncology, infectious diseases, pharmacology and toxicology. Most comprehensive - also heavy (so high postage costs).

Collins, London - third edition 1946 Hardcover Spine cloth discoloured. Minor slant to spine. Book in GOOD condition Black cloth-bound hardcover, 7.5" x 5", with worn gold type to spine, map endpapers, photographic frontis, (lacks jacket). British colonialism at work in Malaysia, Java, Sumatra etc where Dutch hold previous claims.

Hamish Hamilton, London - first UK edition 1994 hardcover, 6¼" x 9½", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket The flamboyant and beautiful Louise Colet is best known as Gustave Flaubert's great love, as a central model for Emma Bovary, and as the recipient of Flaubert's most treasured letters, a voluminous six-year correspondence that offers his most eloquent statement on literature and an invaluable chronicle of 'Madame Bovary''s composition. As packed book weighs 1¼kgs (3lbs), slightly-higher-than-usual shipping costs apply (we'll quote first).

Arms and Armour Press, Strand, London 1994 Hardcover, with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers & barcode. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket This study of a fascinating element of war - guerrilla tactics - is an historical examination of the development of counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism warfare - an important distinction. As well as an assessment of tactics that have been effective, the author emphasises the importance of Intelligence in these operations, reviews the weaponry used and analyses the training of three elite special warfare units. Fully illustrated.

Imperial Book, Sound & Gift Company, Taipei © 1976 Hardcover with dust jacket GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket One dark November morning in 1970, an elite, helicopter-borne force of American raiders landed inside the walls of Son Tay prison, only 23 miles from Hanoi. Its mission was to rescue 61 American prisoners of war who were believed to be held captive under brutal and primitive conditions. Only trouble was the prisoners were not there! Did the Pentagon blunder? The full story at last!

Doubleday, Doran & Co, Garden City, New York 1943 hardcover, 6¼" x 9¼" (no jacket) Book in FAIR condition Over forty b&w photographs (mostly locomotives). This book was published during the second world war, and its emphasis is understandably focused on fast, reliable freight transportation and its motive power. Naturally, the great Hiawatha, speed queen of the Milwaukee, the Twentieth Century Limited, and the crack Pan-American are fully covered. Electricifation, refrigeration, coal hauliers, classification yards, track maintenance and safety devices are all included. A tribute to Pullman is also a feature.

Addison-Wesley Publishing, Reading, Massachusetts - 1997 softcover, 15½cms x 23½cms Book in AS NEW condition This book shows us the unmistakable evidence of cataclysmic comet and asteroid impacts. By comparing what we know about the earth's geology and paleontology with the ages of other planets and moons in our solar system, the author makes the strongest case yet for sudden, dramatic extinctions and assesses the risk to planet Earth.

Columbia University Press 1997 Soft cover Ex-ibrary with usual stamps, stickers, barcode, otherwise very good book, clean pages and firm binding. Urbanization, Development, and Globalization of The Brazilian Amazon. A book which will be of interest to urban planners, geographers, Amazon region specialists and interdisciplinary students of international development. Includes maps, charts and diagrams.

AgBe Publishing, Alkmaar, Holland - 1990 hardcover, 7" x 10½" (18cms x 27cms), with dust jacket AS NEW book in AS NEW unclipped dust jacket This book advocates consideration from the farmer's point-of-view, and also development within existing systems, rather than recommending the adoption of Western-style systems heavily dependent on fossil energy, good communications, and institutions. It brings together most relevant knowledge on the various tropical farming systems. The approach is multi-disciplinary and emphasis is placed on the interactions between agro-technical, environmental, econonic, sociological, institutional, and political spects. Information on climate, soils, plant breeding, institutions etc is given when these factors are crucial in the context of overall development. Special emphasis is placed on the limitations imposed by natural and financial resources, and administrative or social structures. Those aspects of the agricultural production process that lend… Read More

Storey Communications Inc. 12th printing 1994 Soft cover Very good condition. Ducks are the easiest domestic birds to raise. This book explains how many ducks you should have for various conditions, which breeds may be best for you, where and how to buy them, the benefits of having ducks, incubation of eggs, rearing ducklings, health problems, recipes and much more. Includes b&w photos, illustrations.

Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York 1961 Hardcover, 21.5cms x 15cms, with dust jacket GOOD book in GOOD price-clipped dust jacket For many years several leading anthropologists have disputed whether or not the staid Polynesian island of Ra'ivavae was once the seat of an orgiastic pagan religion. To discover the truth, Donald Marshall led his research team to Polynesia, and by interviewing elder natives, investigating newly found artifacts and remains of ancient temples, and looking for clues in the legends and language, put together this revealing picture. Book has 26 b&w photographs and many drawings.

BBC Books, Wood Lane, London 1990 Hardcover with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with stamps, stickers and barcode. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket This is the first biography of the youngest member of the Nehru-Gandhi dysasty to rule India … a political novice. It charts Rajiv's successes and failures as his early idealism dimmed in the face of corruption, communal violence and a steady decline in the popularity of the Congress Party. The Bofors arms scandal was a major factor in Rajiv's fall from power at the end of 1989.

Stanley Paul, London - first edition 1965 Hardcover with dust jacket List of British Motor Clubs. Ten years Rally results. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dust jacket Aqua cloth-bound hardcover, 9.75" x 7", with gold type to spine,dozens of action photographs in b/w, & jacket. An introductuion to car rallies - 1960s style - with Gunnar Andersson, Rauno Aaltonen, Eric Carlsson, Paddy Hopkirk, Timo Makinen, & others.

Stanley Paul, London - first edition 1965 Hardcover, 9 3/4" x 7" (lacks dust jacket) Book in VERY GOOD condition Aqua cloth-bound hardcover with gold type to spine, dozens of action photographs in b&w. An introductuion to car rallies - 1960s style - with Gunnar Andersson, Rauno Aaltonen, Eric Carlsson, Paddy Hopkirk, Timo Makinen, & others. Previous owner's inscription on ffep. List of British Motor Clubs. Ten years Rally results.

New Directions/Millbrook, Connecticut 1991 hardcover, 9.5" x 6", and dust jacket Ours is a very clean, ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc & professionally reinforced hinges (appears never to have been borrowed!) VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Black cloth-bound boards with silver type to spine, green endpapers, 18 b/w illustrations, notes, index. Places particular emphasis on Nader's attack on GM in 'Unsafe at Any Speed', and his continuing advocacy of consumer rights.