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“wilfried de jong”

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  • The Man and His Bike

    Musings on life and the art of cycling

    Translated by David Doherty ...
    The world as seen from a bike'Understated, comic and melancholic... It’ll inspire you to get back on your bike.' Martin Love, The Guardian‘One of the most entertaining sports books I have ever read’ Joe Short, The Daily ExpressIn this award-winning collection of cycling tales, Wilfried de Jong uncovers the true soul of cycling – why we do it, why we watch it, why we hate it, why we love it – ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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    'Funny, sexy and moving - a hilarious holiday romp with a heart. I loved it' SOPHIE KINSELLA

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    Imogen is going on an expenses-paid holiday with her best friends. What could possibly go wrong?Imogen isn’t used to five-star hotels. She’s used to juggling the pressures of her job with raising a four-year-old single-handedly and trying to keep smiling throughout.So, when her friend wins a VIP trip to Barcelona’s most fashionable new hotel, it’s her chance to finally relax.But Imogen knows ... Read more

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  • Domestique

    The Real-life Ups and Downs of a Tour Pro

    For 11 years I was a professional cyclist, competing in the hardest and greatest races on Earth. I was in demand from the world's best teams, a well-paid elite athlete. But I never won a race. I was the hired help.When my mum dropped me off in a small French town aged 17, I was full of determination to be a professional cyclist, but I was completely green. I went from mowing the team manager's ... Read more

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  • Maestra

    by L.S. Hilton ...
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  • Gironimo!

    Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy

    by Tim Moore ...
    A 3,162 km race. A 48-year-old man. A 100-year-old bike. Made mostly of wood. That he built himself.Tim Moore sets off to recreate the most appalling bike race of all time. The notorious 1914 Giro d'Italia was an ordeal of 400-kilometre stages, cataclysmic night storms and relentless sabotage - all on a diet of raw eggs and red wine. Of the 81 who rolled out of Milan, only eight made it back ... Read more

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  • French Revolutions

    Cycling the Tour de France

    by Tim Moore ...
    Self-confessed loafer Time Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting even in the world, sets out to cycle the course of the Tour de France. All 3,630km of it. Racing old men on butchers' bikes and chased by cows, Moore soon resorts to standard race tactics - cheating and drugs - in a hilarious and moving tale of true adventure. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Reader on the 6.27

    A Heartwarming and Uplifting Love Story that Celebrates the Power of Reading

    Translated by Ros Schwartz ...
    The beloved French bestseller by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, The Reader on the 6.27, shows how books truly are the answer to all life’s problems.Parisian book pulping plant worker Guylain struggles to get the most out of his days, growing tired of the monotony of his life. His only joy comes from the spontaneity of his performances aboard the 6.27 metro, where he transforms his daily commute into a ... Read more

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  • Incompetence

    by Rob Grant ...
    Bad is the new good.In the not too distant future the European Union enacts its most far reaching human rights legislation ever. The incompetent have been persecuted for too long. After all it's not their fault they can't do it right, is it? So it is made illegal to sack or otherwise discriminate against anyone for being incompetent.And now a murder has been committed and our possibly incompetent ... Read more

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  • The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 9

    Series Book 289 - Mammoth Books
    Maxim Jakubowski has once again compiled a blockbuster collection of the year's most outstanding short crime fiction published in the UK. His aim is always to present the whole breadth of crime, mystery and thriller writing, from gentle stories of detection to puzzling historical labyrinths full of devious characters and sharp social comment about our imperfect society in some savage, and often ... Read more

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  • My Mother Warned Warned Me About Blokes Like Me

    My Mother Warned Me About Blokes Like Me is Boris Mihailovic's frank, fearless and fast account of a life of motorcycles, brotherhood, demons, dirt and danger.Whether you're into dirt bikes, road bikes, ride a Yamaha, scooter or Laverda: if you've ever experienced the primal rush of riding a motor bike, the pain of crashing, the suffering of healing and the epiphanies of speed, then this book is ... Read more

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  • Rule No. 5: No Sex On The Bus. Confessions Of A Tour Leader

    Confessions of a tour leader

    by Brian Thacker ...
    Brian Thacker, bus tour-leader extraordinaire, tells it how it really is in this funny, rollicking, absurd, ride through Europe. Crew Manual Rule No. 5 : Crew must not engage in sexual activity on board the bus with passengers or fellow employees. Crew Manual Rule No.2 : learn all names on day one. Crew Manual Rule No.3 : don't get lost. But then, who follows the rules? Brian Thacker confesses all ... Read more

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  • Uneasy Rider

    Travels Through a Mid-Life Crisis

    by Mike Carter ...
    A broken heart and a moment of drunken bravado inspires middle-aged, and typically rather cautious, journalist Mike Carter to take off on a life-changing six month motorcycle trip around Europe. Never mind that he hadn't been on two wheels since an inglorious three-month teenage chapter involving a Lambretta, four crashes and an 18-month ban for drink-driving, a plan had begun to loosely form.. ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD