A collection of large-format panoramic colour photographs of the great peaks of the Nepal Himalaya. Among the mountains covered are Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Ama Dablam, Cho Oyu, Kangchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Shisha Pangma, Annapurna, Gaurisanker, Menlungtse, Jannu and Machhapuchhare. The photos show the mountains located at the focal point of their approach valleys and also key sections of the peaks, including many unclimbed faces and ridges. The ideal planner for ambitious mountaineers and trekker...
This is one of a series of photographic books, "Pictures From the Past", which has been compiled from the archives of the Hulton-Deutsch collection. Each title in the series covers one aspect of English life in the late-19th or early-20th century and has a short general introduction to set the historical context. The photographs are accompanied by extended captions. This volume offers a pictorial record of cricket in England during the first half of the 20th century.
Whether we are travellers, trekkers and mountaineers or just dreamers, many of us long to make our own journeys to faraway places. Now, through Colin Monteath's superb photographs and spirited, thought-provoking text, we can be transported to the great mountain ranges of the world, to landscapes rich in culture and natural beauty. The book offers a rich variety from accounts of Polar traverses in South Georgia and Greenland to trans-alpine treks in Nepal and Bhutan. It includes an account of the...
The Royal Opera House receives over 1 million visitors a year. Published jointly by the ROH and Oberon Books, this is the first ever guide to the magnificently rebuilt theatre. The guide covers the fascinating and turbulent history of the theatre at Covent Garden since the early 18th century, its recent redevelopment, the majestic auditorium and Linbury Studio, rehearsal studios, and world-class backstage technology. The vast backstage area houses one of the few 'wagon systems' in operation, cap...
Golf in Denver (Images of Sports)
by Rob Mohr, Leslie Mohr Krupa, and Foreword by Edward Mate
The first ten years of the 21st century were a fast-moving, event-filled decade -- and there was no exception in the NHL. Legendary players, including Patrick Roy, Brendan Shanahan, and Joe Sakic, all hung up their skates, clearing the ice for stunning debuts from astonishingly talented young players like Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, and Patrick Kane. Returning to hockey's roots, the outdoor rinks at the NHL Winter Classic drew in million of viewers, shattered attendance records, and entertaine...
For all the upsets, unexpected career turnarounds, and bizarre instances of violence tennis has produced, there have been few moments more stunning to fans than the one that occurred immediately after the men's final at the 1981 U.S. Open. Bjorn Borg, the stoical Swede who had been the game's most respected gentleman and resolute competitor for the better part of a decade, lost to his younger and brash rival John McEnroe and walked straight out of Louis Armstrong Stadium at Flushing Meadows, an...
From the earliest daguerreotypes of the 1850s to today's long-lens, close-up shots, the task of facing the cricket photographer has always been to increase our enjoyment and appreciation of the game. Early pioneers like George Beldam and Herbert Fishwick captured the leading players of the day with a style and grace that has seldom been bettered. This collection of cricket photographs emphasises the quality of the photographs, which are supported by detailed captions and a look at how cameras ha...
The Thames is an extraordinary river: linking London to the countryside and the sea, the Thames is the heart of the capital and its waters the lifeblood of England. Following the river is a voyage through Britain's history, as its varied path joins landmarks of the past with the urban landscape of the modern world. This stunning photographic journey offers a unique and comprehensive showcase of the Thames we know ...and the Thames we don't...Derek Pratt's photography gives readers a unique insig...
The magic and majesty of America's greatest western fly-fishing rivers. Flywater brings us to the iconic creeks, springs, freestone rivers, and tailwaters that make the American West the world's premier destination for fly fishing. Grant McClintock's first book struck a chord with fishermen, and fifteen years later he takes the reader back to these fabulous places-from the storied Henry's Fork to the Yellowstone to the Thompson River in British Columbia. With extraordinary new photography and wi...
Britain's Best Football Grounds from the Air (Discovery Guides)
by Ian Hay and Cassandra Wells
Malcolm Venville's rare deluxe Mexican wrestling volume, now available in an accessible, popular format. Lucha Libre, or "free wrestling," is a cultural phenomenon-renowned not only for the wrestler's high-flying moves, but also for the mythology of their personas. These masked figures (a ritual dating back to Aztec culture) treat their masks-and the identities they embody-as sacred. El Santo, the first luchador pop star, rarely took off his mask even in retirement, and was eventually buried in...
"Extreme Surf" illustrates the most extreme surfing behavior. It explores the candidates for the world's gnarliest and fastest wave. It journeys up the Amazon to reveal the fearsome pororoca and travels to England for a surf ride that can last over an hour and where the major hazards are dead sheep, trees, and old refrigerators. It also includes the giant breaks of the surfing world--Jaws, Dungeons, Cyclops, Shiptern's Bluff, and Cortes Bank--and reveals the most feared waves from Northern Calif...
"Depending upon your perspective, the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization, aka the UFC, is brash, beautiful, or brutal -- and as in your face as the fighters' blows. Fighters take down their opponents with an arsenal of moves, using a unique blend of martial arts, including jujitsu, wrestling, judo, and kickboxing. In Fighter: The Fighters of the UFC, Reed Krakoff offers a unique look at these world-class athletes in a startling collection of black- and-white photographs. Krakoff, the pr...
The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Bears, 2nd ed.
by Chicago Tribune Staff
In Chicago, the Bears’s grip on the city spans generations and cultures, endures disappointments, and impels celebration of triumphs great and small. From the team’s humble beginnings to its century-long status as the flagship NFL franchise, the Chicago Tribune has documented every season. The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Bears is an impressive testament to Bears tradition, compiling photography, original box scores, and entertaining essays from Hall of Fame reporters. This expanded sec...
This is a celebration of the life and times of a distinguished cricketer, charting Len Hutton's development from being a promising youth to achieving the status of a leading Test Match player. The author sets out to bring to life such moments as Hutton's historic innings of 364 and England's long-awaited recapture of The Ashes under his captaincy in 1953. The book covers his tours of Australia, the West Indies and South Africa, discusses the merits of his international contemporaries and finally...