An expert mountaineer cracks Everestâ??s most intriguing mystery â?? did Mallory and Irvine reach the summit before they perished on its slopes?
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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Graham Hoyland
'The most effective advertisement for the countryside I've ever encountered' Daily Mail Walking Through Spring follows Graham Hoyland's journey as he traces a new national trail, walking north with Spring from the South Coast to the Borders.
What leads us to believe in monsters? What happens when we meet the brutal creatures of our nightmares?
The most iconic planes of WWII, the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, DeHavilland Mosquito and the Avro Lancaster, were all powered by one engine, the Rolls-Royce Merlin. The story of the Merlin is one of British ingenuity at its height, of artistry and problem-solving that resulted in a war-winning design. Published to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE Day and the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Britain, Merlin is the extraordinary story of the development of the Rolls-Royce engine that would stop Hitler from invading Britain and carry the war to the very heart of Germany. The story of the Merlin engine encompasses the history of powered flight, from the ingenuity of the Wright Brothers to the horrors of World War I, and from the first crossing of the Atlantic to the heady days of flying in the 1920s. There is also the extraordinary story of the Schneider Trophy – an international contest wherein nations poised on the precipice of war competed for engineering excellence in the name of progress. And at the heart of this story are the glamourous lives of the pilots, many of whom died in their pursuit of speed; the engineers, like Henry Royce of Rolls-Royce, who sketched the engine that would win WWII in the sand of his local beach; and perhaps most importantly the Lady Lucy Houston who after the Wall Street Crash singlehandedly funded the development of the engine and the iconic Spitfire. Never was so much owed by so many to so few – and without the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, the few would have been powerless.
Merlin: Lib/E: The Power Behind the Spitfire, Mosquito and Lancaster: The Story of the Engine That Won the Battle of Britain and WWII
Graham Hoyland
William the 4th
2020
cd
The most iconic planes of WWII, the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, DeHavilland Mosquito and the Avro Lancaster, were all powered by one engine, the Rolls-Royce Merlin. The story of the Merlin is one of British ingenuity at its height, of artistry and problem-solving that resulted in a war-winning design.Published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Britain, Merlin is the extraordinary story of the development of the Rolls-Royce engine that would stop Hitler from invading Britain and carry the war to the very heart of Germany.The story of the Merlin engine encompasses the history of powered flight, from the ingenuity of the Wright brothers to the horrors of World War I and from the first crossing of the Atlantic to the heady days of flying in the 1920's. There is also the extraordinary story of the Schneider Trophy - an international contest wherein nations poised on the precipice of war competed for engineering excellence in the name of progress.And at the heart of this story are the glamorous lives of the pilots, many of whom died in their pursuit of speed; the engineers, like Henry Royce of Rolls-Royce, who sketched the engine that would win WWII in the sand of his local beach; and perhaps most importantly the Lady Lucy Houston who after the Wall Street Crash single-handedly funded the development of the engine and the iconic Spitfire.Never was so much owed by so many to so few - and without the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, the few would have been powerless.
Merlin:: The Power Behind the Spitfire, Mosquito and Lancaster: The Story of the Engine That Won the Battle of Britain and WWII
Graham Hoyland
William the 4th
2020
cd
The most iconic planes of WWII, the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, DeHavilland Mosquito and the Avro Lancaster, were all powered by one engine, the Rolls-Royce Merlin. The story of the Merlin is one of British ingenuity at its height, of artistry and problem-solving that resulted in a war-winning design.Published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Britain, Merlin is the extraordinary story of the development of the Rolls-Royce engine that would stop Hitler from invading Britain and carry the war to the very heart of Germany.The story of the Merlin engine encompasses the history of powered flight, from the ingenuity of the Wright brothers to the horrors of World War I and from the first crossing of the Atlantic to the heady days of flying in the 1920's. There is also the extraordinary story of the Schneider Trophy - an international contest wherein nations poised on the precipice of war competed for engineering excellence in the name of progress.And at the heart of this story are the glamorous lives of the pilots, many of whom died in their pursuit of speed; the engineers, like Henry Royce of Rolls-Royce, who sketched the engine that would win WWII in the sand of his local beach; and perhaps most importantly the Lady Lucy Houston who after the Wall Street Crash single-handedly funded the development of the engine and the iconic Spitfire.Never was so much owed by so many to so few - and without the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, the few would have been powerless.
The invention of the jet engine had a profound effect on the world. Commercial jet aircraft revolutionised travel, opening up every corner of the planet. Few know that the jet engine was invented by an Englishman in 1929. The invention was a masterstroke of genius by 21-year-old Frank Whittle, replacing the piston engine’s thousands of reciprocating parts with one part: a single smoothly revolving turbine. Although the world’s first jet airliner was the British de Havilland Comet, Britain then gave away the technology – not only to the United States but to the Soviet Union as well. The Jet Set, the air hostess and the package holiday all followed. The dream of cheap, exotic travel had been realised. Yet, just like the impact of the internet, there were downsides to the world-reaching power of this phenomenon. Jet tells the story of this brilliant new technology, how it shrank the world and how it changed life forever.
The invention of the jet engine had a profound effect on the world. Commercial jet aircraft revolutionised travel, opening up every corner of the planet. Few know that the jet engine was invented by an Englishman in 1929. The invention was a masterstroke of genius by 21-year-old Frank Whittle, replacing the piston engine’s thousands of reciprocating parts with one part: a single smoothly revolving turbine. Although the world’s first jet airliner was the British de Havilland Comet, Britain then gave away the technology – not only to the United States but to the Soviet Union as well. The Jet Set, the air hostess and the package holiday all followed. The dream of cheap, exotic travel had been realised. Yet, just like the impact of the internet, there were downsides to the world-reaching power of this phenomenon. Jet tells the story of this brilliant new technology, how it shrank the world and how it changed life forever.
In 1999 my expedition found George Mallory’s body on Mount Everest. The intense public interest in his tragic fate obscured the other actors in that dramatic story.The pioneers who attempted the first climbs in 1922 and 1924 knew nothing about the mountain other than its height. They had to learn the hard way about the lack of oxygen, the jet-stream winds, the illnesses of altitude, and the vital importance of the Sherpas. They fought cerebral oedema, frostbite, hypothermia and raging thirst in the cold, thin air. They had to find a route, avoid avalanches, and work out what to do when confronted by an insuperable rock climb at extreme altitude. Many of them died.Howard Somervell was Mallory's closest friend on the mountain in 1922 and 1924. He was an exceptionally gifted man: he had a double first at Cambridge, he was a talented artist and an accomplished musician. He served as a surgeon at the Battle of the Somme during the First World War and was one of the foremost alpinists of the day when he was invited to join the 1922 Mount Everest expedition. After Everest he was awarded an Olympic gold medal for Alpinism in 1924. But in India he will be remembered as a surgeon who dedicated the remainder of his life to healing the sick.Those pioneers showed the way. Somervell took part in the first attempt to climb the mountain, and his oxygen-free height record in 1924 stood for over 50 years. On his descent he sat down alone suffocating from a frost-bitten larynx. He prepared to die, but at the last moment performed a medical manoeuvre which cleared his airway. He survived to struggle back down.Howard Somervell was my cousin, and I am one of the last Everesters left alive to have spoken with a climber from George Mallory’s party.
Letters from Germany and Holland, During the Years 1813-14; With a Detailed Account of the Operations of the British Army in Those Countries, and of the Attacks Upon Antwerp and Bergen-Op-Zoom, by the Troops Under the Command of Gen. Sir. T. Graham.
British Library, Historical Print Editions
2011
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A History of Banking in All the Leading Nations; Comprising the United States; Great Britain; Germany; Austro-Hungary; France; Italy; Belgium; Spain; Switzerland; Portugal; Roumania; Russia; Holland; The Scandinavian Nations; Canada; China; Japan
William Graham Sumner; Henry Dunning MacLeod; Antoine E Horn
Franklin Classics Trade Press
2018
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Tourists with Typewriters
Patrick Holland; Graham Huggan
The University of Michigan Press
2000
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The first extensive survey of contemporary travel writing, Tourists with Typewriters offers a series of challenging and provocative critical insights into a wide range of travel narratives written in English after the Second World War. The book focuses in particular on contemporary travel writers such as Jan Morris, Peter Matthiessen, V. S. Naipaul, Barry Lopez, Mary Morris, Paul Theroux, Peter Mayle, and the late Bruce Chatwin. It examines some of the reasons for travel writing's enduring popularity, and for its particular appeal to readers--many of them also travelers--in the present. The book maps new terrain in a growing area of critical study. Although critical of travel writing's complacency and its often unacknowledged ethnocentrism, the book recognizes its importance as both a literary and cultural form. While travel writing at its worst emerges as a crude expression of economic advantage, at its best it becomes a subtle instrument of cultural self-perception, a barometer for changing views of "other" (i.e., foreign, non-Western) cultures, and a trigger for the information circuits that tap us into the wider world. Tourists with Typewriters gauges both the best and worst in contemporary travel writing, capturing the excitement of this most volatile--and at times infuriating--of literary genres. The book will appeal to general readers interested in a closer examination of travel writing and to academic readers in disciplines such as literary/cultural studies, geography, history, anthropology, and tourism studies."An eminently readable and informative study. It breathes tolerance and intelligence. It is critically perceptive and very au courant. It raises issues (coloniality, postmodernity, gender. . . ) and discusses books that readers of many different stripes will want to find out about." --Ross Chambers, University of MichiganPatrick Holland, Associate Professor of English, University of Guelph, was born in New Zealand and educated in England, Australia, and Canada. Graham Huggan, Professor of English, University of Munich, was born in Hong Kong and educated in England and in British Columbia.
Greek's Billionaire Desire: Lustful Longing
Lynne Graham; Abby Green; Jane Holland
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
2026
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Samhälle i kris : vår förmåga till anpassning och omorientering
Clive Aslet; Philip Bobbitt; Peter Burke; Gillian Clark; Jonathan Fenby; Peter Frankopan; Jessica Frazier; Lawrence Freedman; Matthew Goodwin; Andrew Graham-Dixon; Johan Hakelius; Vanessa Harding; Tom Holland; Mark Honingsbaum; Alex Lee; Tim Marshall; Lincoln Paine; Iskander Rehman; Donald Sassoon; David Seedhouse; Graham Stewart; Hew Strachan; Helen Thompson; Richard Whatmore; Adrian Wooldridge
Bokförlaget Stolpe
2021
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Att lära sig hantera en kris är centralt i människans tillvaro. Krig, revolutioner och pandemier är återkommande företeelser i mänsklighetens historia. I denna antologi undersöker tjugofem världsledande forskare hur olika samhällen reagerar i sådana situationer. De belyser människans unika förmåga till anpassning och omorientering. En kris medför problem men också möjligheter. Antologin utges i en rikt illustrerad utgåva med vackert klotband. Huvudredaktörer är Mattias Hessérus och Iain Martin.
Villagers All This Frosty Tide: A Christmas Carol arranged for SATB Choir and Brass Quintet
Kenneth Grahame; James Nathaniel Holland
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2015
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Carol "Villagers All This Frosty Tide": Arranged for SATB Choir and Orchestra
Kenneth Grahame; James Nathaniel Holland
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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NEW CHRISTMAS MUSIC Carol (Villagers All This Frosty Morn) from Kenneth Grahame's classic novel "The Wind in the Willows" and arranged from the ballet, "The Wind in the Willows" by American composer James Nathaniel Holland. Here in complete anthem form with orchestral accompaniment. Perfect for a children's Christmas concert. Instrumentation: Fl12, Ob12, EH, ClBb 12, BCl, Bsn 12, Cbsn, HrnF 1234, Trmp Bb12, Trmb, Tba, Timp, Perc (hand cym, sus. cym w/mallet, tri), glock, pno, strings Full score in concert pitch and parts Included. Scene Synopsis: The scene opens as Rat has succumbed to winter hibernation in front of his cozy fire. Mole takes the opportunity to return to his home, once neat tidy this past spring, now abandoned and neglected due to his adventures with Mr. Toad and with Rat over the summer and autumn. Mole hears singing outside his window and opens the door to carolers. It's a winter wonderland and he dances to music of this carol, announcing the joy all the animals felt when the baby Jesus was born on Christmas day. (Duration: 4:04) Choral with piano reduction accompaniment sold separately. Longer concertwork scene available. YouTube video presentation of scene 3 from the ballet "The Wind in Willows" https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UzxwG6GYpA
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame; James Nathaniel Holland
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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"A musically sophisticated, lyrical and sentimental adaptation of Grahame's novel, which emphasizes his poetic chapters of Rat and Mole, while maintaining the comedy of Mr. Toad. The genius of this adaptation is full of orchestral colors; a fine introduction to classical music and the orchestra for any young person or novice." --- The Nutley GlobeKenneth Grahame's classic children's novel is brought to musical life by American Costa Rican composer James Nathaniel Holland in his adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" for theatrical dance production, orchestra, soloists and chorus. This fine work is waiting to be premiered. The full orchestral score offered here contains the complete three acts with stage directions and is in concert pitch (no parts). Instrumentation is: Fl12 (2 doubled on picc.), Ob, Eh, Cl12(2 doubled on bass cl), bsn 12 (2 doubled on contrabsn), hrn123 (mutes), trp12 (mutes), tim, pno, soloists (sop, alto, ten bass) and SATB chorus, and strings (sometimes solos).Percussion needed: (Drum set: large and smaller crash cymbals with sticks and soft mallets, small gong, snare drum, high hat played with stick, 1 tom tom, foot bass drum.Triangle, tambourine, wood blocks 2 tones, claves, calabasa or maracas, guiro, whistle siren, concert bass drum, sleigh bells, gun shot or caps)Full score with parts, performance CD, and piano vocal score (reduction score) sold separately.Songs included are Grahame's verbatim of "Duck's Ditty" and Carol (Villagers All This Frosty Tide), "Forget", "The Incredible Mr. Toad," and "The Toad Came Home"Excerpts, scenes and/or songs ?can be performed as concert pieces. This work can also be used for other theatrical adapted productions too or a dramatic reading of the novel. (License may be required.) This ballet is perfect for the young ballet company with few leads and much ensemble opportunities that can range from mixed male/female or all female. YouTube presentation at: https: //www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEcbVsA36MCvOGFmpBKT8-j3TFyOgAeOM
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame; James Nathaniel Holland
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
pokkari
Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel is brought to musical life by American composer James Nathaniel Holland in his adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" for theatrical dance production, orchestra, soloists and chorus. This fine work is waiting to be premiered. Perfect for children's concerts."A musically sophisticated, lyrical and sentimental adaptation of Grahame's novel, which emphasizes his poetic chapters of Rat and Mole, while maintaining the comedy of Mr. Toad. The genius of this adaptation is full of orchestral colors; a fine introduction to classical music and the orchestra for any young person or novice." --- The Nutley Globe Individual parts to the full score are offered here. Instruments are: Fl12 (2 doubled on picc.), Ob, Eh, Cl12(2 doubled on bass cl), bsn 12 (2 doubled on contrabsn), hrn123 (mutes), trp12 (mutes), tim, pno, soloists (sop, alto, ten bass) and SATB chorus, and strings (sometimes solos).Percussion needed: (Drum set: large and smaller crash cymbals with sticks and soft mallets, small gong, snare drum, high hat played with stick, 1 tom tom, foot bass drum.Triangle, tambourine, wood blocks 2 tones, claves, calabasa or maracas, guiro, whistle siren, concert bass drum, sleigh bells, gun shot or caps) Full score only, performance CDs, and piano vocal score (reduction score) sold separately.Songs included are Grahame's verbatim of "Duck's Ditty" and Carol (Villagers All This Frosty Tide), "Forget", "The Incredible Mr. Toad," and "The Toad Came Home"Excerpts, scenes and/or songs can be performed as concert pieces. This work can also be used for other theatrical adapted productions too or a dramatic reading of the novel. (License may be required.) This ballet is perfect for the young ballet company with few leads and much ensemble opportunities that can range from mixed male/female or all female. Fun and enjoyable for kids of all ages. YouTube (shortened storyline presentation with illustrations by E.H. Shepherd and Arthur Rackham) at: https: //youtu.be/C_4JD4CSzRs
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame; James Nathaniel Holland
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
pokkari
Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel is brought to musical life by American Costa Rican composer James Nathaniel Holland in his adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" for theatrical dance production, orchestra, soloists and chorus. This fine work is waiting to be premiered. Perfect for children's concerts."A musically sophisticated, lyrical and sentimental adaptation of Grahame's novel, which emphasizes his poetic chapters of Rat and Mole, while maintaining the comedy of Mr. Toad. The genius of this adaptation is full of orchestral colors; a fine introduction to classical music and the orchestra for any young person or novice." --- The Nutley Globe This reduced orchestral score for piano and voices includes all stage directions and aligns measure by measure with the full score for orchestra. Can be used for dancers, or vocalists and final conducting for easier use and rehearsal and/or with the performance CDs.Full score only, full score with parts, individual parts only, or performance CD sold separately.Songs included are Grahame's verbatim of "Duck's Ditty" and Carol (Villagers All This Frosty Tide), "Forget", "The Incredible Mr. Toad," and "The Toad Came Home"Excerpts, scenes and/or songs can be performed as concert pieces. This work can also be used for other theatrical adapted productions too or a dramatic reading of the novel. (License may be required.) This ballet is perfect for the young ballet company with few leads and much ensemble opportunities that can range from mixed male/female or all female. Fun and enjoyable for kids of all ages. YouTube (shortened storyline presentation with illustrations by E.H. Shepherd and Arthur Rackham) at: https: //youtu.be/C_4JD4CSzRsComposer website: https: //www.facebook.com/jamesnathanielholland/
An Adagio Suite: for Chamber Orchestra, Soloist, SATB Chorus (or any combination thereof)
Kenneth Grahame; James Nathaniel Holland
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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