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  • The Secret of Kit Cavenaugh

    by Anne Holland ...
    Christian – 'Kit' – Cavenaugh, born in 1667 in Dublin, grew up on a Leixlip farm. A dragoon in the Marlborough Wars, Kit led an adventurous life, courting women, fighting duels and arguing a paternity suit before the truth became known: Kit was a woman. After her husband and father of her three children, Richard Welsh, was press-ganged into the English army to fight in the European wars of the ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cognitive Architecture

    Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment

    In this expanded second edition of Cognitive Architecture, the authors review new findings in psychology and neuroscience to help architects and planners better understand their clients as the sophisticated mammals they are, arriving in the world with built-in responses to the environment. Discussing key biometric tools to help designers ‘see’ subliminal human behaviors and suggesting new ways to ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • Horses for Courses

    An Irish Racing Year

    by Anne Holland ...
    There can be no better way of getting to know Ireland than by visiting its racecourses: from the glamour of Leopardstown and the class of The Curragh to the majestic mountains around Killarney; from the warm welcome at Gowran Park and Clonmel to the summer holidaymakers' meetings and 'industry' days in the winter months. At any one of these venues, you might catch a glimpse of a future Cheltenham ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Festival Fever

    The Irish at Cheltenham

    by Anne Holland ...
    It is said the land level of Ireland rises a few feet every March because so many people have left for the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham.English-Irish rivalry at this pinnacle of jump racing has always been keen but it has risen to new levels in the 21st Century, with many Irish winners across all the races, including the Gold Cup, Queen Mother Chase, Champion Hurdle and Stayers Hurdle.But ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Grand National

    A Celebration of the World's Most Famous Horse Race

    by Anne Holland ...
    Every year the Grand National produces very different stories from jockeys and horses alike; uplifting scenes from a victor and heartbreak when a mere inch divides the loser from the winner at the end of nearly four-and-a-half miles and thirty challenging fences. In 1839 the first winner was aptly named Lottery. Back then, huge crowds rode to Aintree by horseback, in carriages, carts or on foot. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Arkle

    The Legend of 'Himself'

    by Anne Holland ...
    In 1964, Arkle's first-place finish in the Cheltenham Gold Cup was the first big win by Ireland's most celebrated racehorse: the horse by which all others are measured. Fifty years on from the start of his incredible career - which included wins in the Cheltenham Gold Cup (three times), Irish Grand National, Hennessy Gold Cup, King George VI Chase and Punchestown Gold Cup - Anne Holland looks at ... Read more

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  • The Little Book of Horse Racing

    by Anne Holland ...
    Series series Little Book of
    Do you know what the oldest horse race in Britain is, where the term 'gee-gee' comes from, or who is credited with bringing racing to Ascot? Fact-packed but light-hearted in style, this reliable reference book and quirky guide reveals little-known facts, details of classic races, famous riders, racing records, amusing anecdotes and criminal goings-on. A compendium of the fascinating, strange and ... Read more

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  • Sex and Suits

    The Evolution of Modern Dress

    Since the dawn of western fashion in the Middle Ages, women's dress has never stopped evolving, yet menswear has seen far fewer style revolutions. At the centre of the male wardrobe is the suit: relatively unchanged since the 17th century, its cut and cloth suggest athleticism, seriousness, sexuality and strength – qualities which contrasted with the perceived superficiality and frivolity of ... Read more

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  • Horse Racing in Britain and Ireland

    by Anne Holland ...
    Series Book 760 - Shire Library
    Often called the sport of kings, horse racing dates back at least to the chariot races of the ancient Olympic Games.Arriving in Britain with the Romans in the first century BC, its popularity among the elite led to the breeding of thoroughbred racehorses and prompted the establishment of a formal racing calendar with flat races and steeple chases at a plethora of dedicated racecourses throughout ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    The Grand National

    A Celebration of the World's Most Famous Horse Race

    by Anne Holland ...
    Narrated by David Thorpe ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 44 min

    Every year the Grand National produces very different stories from jockeys and horses alike; uplifting scenes from a victor and heartbreak when a mere inch divides the loser from the winner at the end of nearly four-and-a-half miles and thirty challenging fences. In 1839 the first winner was aptly named Lottery. Back then, huge crowds rode to Aintree by horseback, in carriages, carts or on foot. ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Urban Experience and Design

    Contemporary Perspectives on Improving the Public Realm

    Embracing a biological and evolutionary perspective to explain the human experience of place, Urban Experience and Design explores how cognitive science and biometric tools provide an evidence-based foundation for architecture and planning. Aiming to promote the creation of a healthier and happier public realm, this book describes how unconscious responses to stimuli, outside our conscious ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • Textbook of Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book provides up-to-date knowledge on all aspects of the multidisciplinary approach to pulmonary rehabilitation that is essential in order to achieve optimal results. It will be an ideal resource especially for pulmonologists in training, but will also be of value for physiotherapists, other health care professionals, and technicians. Detailed information is presented on the diverse program ... Read more

    $154.99 CAD