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Racing the Lion

Author : Aaron Noonan

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 11,70 MB

Release : 2020-09

Category :

ISBN : 9780648786313

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Holden has been a major part of Australian motorsport history and, in this special edition hardcover 400-page release from the V8 Sleuth team, they celebrate and honour the brand's history in racing.An illustrated racing history publication assembled by Aaron Noonan, Will Dale and the V8 Sleuth team, this book features a massive range of photos never-before-published.Whether it's the memorable Monaros, Toranas or Commodores or the star drivers that achieved great feats behind the wheel, there will be something for everyone in this book.We also include a range of motorsport activities undertaken by Holden in racing from touring cars to rallying and trials, rallycross, production cars and much, much more.With chunky captions outlining the history, statistics and interesting facts related to each image, this is the sort of book you'll pick up, put down and pick up again many times over.Our editorial team has searched high and low through our photo archives to find Holden motorsport history of all sorts, the book our tribute to the brand as it comes to an end prior to 2021.



Hearts of Lions

Author : Peter Joffre Nye

Publisher : U of Nebraska Press

Page : 571 pages

File Size : 30,75 MB

Release : 2020-05-01

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1496219317

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Bike racers were America’s media darlings less than a century ago—dashing, eccentric, and very rich daredevils. Until the 1920s bike races drew larger crowds than all other American sports events, including Major League Baseball games. Prize-winning racer and journalist Peter Joffre Nye vividly re-creates this period of sports history, forgotten until now, in Hearts of Lions, a true story of courage, daring, and occasional lunacy. Revised, updated, and expanded, this second edition of Hearts of Lions is based on interviews with more than one thousand cyclists whose racing careers span from 1908 through the 2016 Rio Olympics, along with interviews with trainers and family members. Included are stories about Joseph Magnani, the lone American from southern Illinois who rode on the dusty roads of Europe in road racing’s golden era of the 1930s and 1940s; Lance Armstrong, whose rise in the mid-1990s was eclipsed in the doping era that still casts a long shadow over the sport; Kristin Armstrong, a three-time Olympic gold medalist who set new standards for women in cycling; and Evelyn “Evie” Stevens, who chucked a Wall Street career in her mid-twenties to compete in two Olympics and win several world championship gold medals. Hearts of Lions is a colorful, exciting, classic work on the art of bicycle racing over 140 years against a backdrop of social, political, and technical changes.



Mama Lion Wins the Race

Author : Jon J Muth

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 66 pages

File Size : 24,25 MB

Release : 2017-07-25

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1338095641

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New friendships, surprising turns, heroic deeds -- and amazing racing cars! Start your engines: The race is on! And Mama Lion and Tigey are off -- with their cool goggles and snazzy sports car! Racing teams gather from far and wide for this madcap race. But who will take home the big trophy? Will it be the playful Flying Pandinis? The mischievous Knitted Monkey crew? Or will Mama Lion and Tigey speed past the finish line in first place? While everyone hopes to win, it's the journey itself -- filled with joy, beauty, fun, and friendships -- that is the best prize of all.With cars inspired by the early days of Italian motor racing, and characters based on his children's beloved toy animals, Jon J Muth has created a uniquely spellbinding book that readers will return to again and again.



The Time of the Lion

Author : Jackie Morris

Publisher : Beyond Words

Page : 32 pages

File Size : 17,67 MB

Release : 1998-08-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9781885223838

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A magical tale of the special bond between father and son recounts how young Joseph, living in the African Savannah, comes to love a lion living nearby and how he learns to both love and trust his father. At night while his village sleeps, young Joseph hears a lion's roar thunderclap across the wide East African Savannah. Joseph's father tells him that it is not the right time to go and meet the lion, but when Joseph sees the lion racing towards him, his great head streaming with gold and his paws as big as drums, a special friendship begins. Every noontime Joseph visits the lion's den. He sleeps beside the lion, meets the lioness, and plays with the young cubs. Then one day, traders come looking for lion cubs and an anxious fear awakens in Joseph: he suspects that his father has betrayed the lions. This beautiful father/son tale explores an unusual friendship and a child's rite of passage. The Time of the Lion creates a metaphor for the magic of childhood, a time when fantasy is reality, and lions are our friends. The beautiful artwork is the perfect compliment to this tale, capturing the power and mystery of the African Savannah.



The Snow Lion

Author : Jim Helmore

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 35 pages

File Size : 12,8 MB

Release : 2017-09-21

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1471162257

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From the fabulous partnership of award-winning author Jim Helmore and the brilliant Richard Jones comes a stunning book about friendship. When Caro and her mum move to a new house, Caro becomes lonely. There’s only so much exploring she can do by herself! It’s not long though before she makes a new friend – The Snow Lion. He’s as white as snow, and together they have fun playing hide and seek, chasing and sliding. However, it’s soon time for Caro to venture out on her own . . . With a slighty magical, classic feel and a lovely message, The Snow Lion is a story which will appeal to children and parents alike, and the beautiful illustrations make this a book to treasure.



Lion Lessons

Author : Jon Agee

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 34 pages

File Size : 25,67 MB

Release : 2016-07-05

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0803739087

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With the wit and read-aloud appeal of Peter Brown’s Children Make Terrible Pets and William Steig’s Pete’s a Pizza, this funny, fierce picture book teaches kids just what it takes to be a great lion There are seven steps to becoming a proper lion, including Looking Fierce, Roaring, Prowling Around, and Pouncing. Our young hero, a rather meek and scrawny human boy, does his best to learn the necessary skills during his training with a master instructor (who just happens to be a real lion). After a grueling set of lessons, the boy discovers that that the final step—Looking Out for Your Friends—is the most important of all. That’s how any kid can earn his lion diploma (not to mention the affection of every cat in town).



The Scarlet Lion

Author : Elizabeth Chadwick

Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.

Page : 578 pages

File Size : 50,66 MB

Release : 2010-03-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1402247788

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"Everyone who has raved about Elizabeth Chadwick as an author of historical novels is right."—Devourer of Books on The Greatest Knight In another remarkable work of medieval fiction, Elizabeth Chadwick continues the tale of The Greatest Knight, and shares a story of power, chaos, and the price of loyalty. William Marshal's skill with a sword and loyalty to his word have earned him the favor of kings, the lands of a magnate, and the hand of Isabelle de Clare, one of England's wealthiest heiresses. But he is thrust back into the chaos of court when King Richard dies. The vindictive new king clashes with William, claims the Marshal lands for the Crown—and takes two of William's sons hostage. The price of his loyalty to the Crown suddenly seems too high and the very heart of William and Isabelle's family is at stake. Fiercely intelligent and fearing for the man and marriage that light her life, Isabelle plunges with her husband down a rebellious path that will lead William to more power than he ever expected. Brilliantly researched and deeply compelling, Elizabeth Chadwick delivers another masterpiece of medieval historical fiction, with favor, drama, and damaged loyalty that will keep you rapt until the very end. "Elizabeth Chadwick is a gifted novelist and a dedicated researcher; it doesn't get any better than that."—Sharon Kay Penman, New York Times bestselling author More Novels of Elizabeth Chadwick's William Marshal: The Greatest Knight The Scarlet Lion For the King's Favor Templar Silks To Defy a King



Holden Racing Team the Cars 1989-2016

Author : Aaron Noonan

Publisher :

Page : 400 pages

File Size : 32,54 MB

Release : 2022-08

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ISBN : 9780648786375

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This book captures the amazing history of the Holden Racing Team from its formation in 1989 to the end of an era in 2016 via the histories of its individual race cars.The second edition of the book (the original was published in 2017 in a limited run and was sold-out) follows on from the sell-out books featuring Dick Johnson Racing and Perkins Engineering cars that were published in 2020 and 2021 respectively.Featuring updated information on all of the cars and piles of never-before-published photographs, this whopping 400-page hardcover book tells the story of each of the Holden Racing Team's Commodore race cars - from its first VL Group A SV 'Walkinshaw' to its final VF Commodore.Featuring all 45 cars to race with the famous 'lion and helmet' logo of HRT, this hardcover collector's book will be produced in limited numbers (final print number to be confirmed). Each copy will be individually numbered, making it a truly special collectable item.The book includes all seven of the team's Bathurst 1000-winning cars and V8-powered hero cars driven by the likes of driving legends Peter Brock, Mark Skaife, Craig Lowndes, Greg Murphy, Garth Tander and many more.This book is a must-have for the collection of any Holden Racing Team, Holden, Bathurst, motorsport, motoring or automotive enthusiast.Scheduled for release in mid-2022, this book must not be missed.



The Lost Lion

Author : Jamal Brown

Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Page : 12 pages

File Size : 32,7 MB

Release : 2016-12-15

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1508131007

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Colorful Illustrations support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the /l/ sound. Featuring high-frequency words, this authentic fictional narrative also gives emerging readers the opportunity to read with purpose and for meaning while reinforcing basic phonemic sounds. Readers will follow Larry the Lion as he tries to find his way home. This fiction phonics title is paired with the nonfiction phonics title We Love to Learn: Practicing the L Sound. The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: * Word List with carefully selected grade-appropriate words featuring the /l/ sound found in the text * Teacher Talk that assists instructors in introducing the /l/ sound * Group Activity that guides students to identify the /l/ sound, decode the words that contain it, and use the words * Extended Activity that provides students with additional opportunities to think about, list, and use words containing the /l/ sound * Writing Activity that guides students to write the letter that makes the /l/ sound



Bathurst, Going Global

Author : Richard Craill

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 12,98 MB

Release : 2020-08-15

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ISBN : 9780648786306

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FOR the first time, the ultimate history of the Bathurst 12 Hour is being published to mark 10 years of the event catering to exotic GT3 sports cars, a thrilling era of racing that opened the iconic Mount Panorama circuit to the world's most revered and prestigious automotive brands.Never-before-attempted, this 320-page, hardcover, limited edition collector's book edited by long-time voice of the race Richard Craill and published by Aaron Noonan's AN1 Media organisation, will chart the event's rise in global esteem and importance across the last decade, with reflections from key players, winners and influencers throughout the period.Illustrated by over 500 stunning photos, this book will also feature a photo of every car to have competed in the Bathurst 12 Hour from 2011 through to 2020 including non-starting and non-qualifier cars.'Bathurst: Going Global - 10 Years of Australia's International Enduro 2011-2020' book features: * Rare and never-before-published photos of Bathurst 12 Hour race and practice cars from 2011 to 2020, headlined by the exotic, outright class entries including machines produced by Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Honda, Lamborghini, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG, Nissan and Porsche.* Driver names, team names, model details, race time/laps completed, qualifying times and grid positions and miscellaneous notes relating to each car.* A dedicated chapter on each race, recapping the events from that year's running plus its wider context in the growth of the race.* A comprehensive list of results from each running of the Bathurst 12 Hour from 2011 to 2020.* All of the iconic cars, teams and drivers to compete in the GT3 era of the Bathurst 12 Hour.This book is a must-have for the collection of any Bathurst, motorsport, motoring or automotive enthusiast.