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It's the UK's brainiest kids ... trying not to get brained! Marsham gets signed up for a TV show where they don't just test knowledge, they test everything - including physical intelligence, so it's all done on skates. Can he outsmart the others - evil geniuses included - and win..., without breaking his neck on the ice? Read more
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Ski Skills: top tips for expert skiing technique is the ultimate guide for any regular skier preparing for the ski season. It offers lots of useful analysis to help improve your technique and help you ski better, and includes exercises and training ideas to help get you ski-fit t...oo. Read more
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If you want to learn how to choose your equipment, find the best slopes, and ski & snowboard for fun, fitness, and fulfillment, then check out HowExpert Guide to Skiing and Snowboarding. If you're seeking an adventure atop a frozen mountain peak, you may need a little guidance fi...rst. Look no further than HowExpert's Guide to Skiing and Snowboarding, where you will learn all the ins and outs of what mountain life entails. Within these pages, you will learn the basics of mountain adventures and everything you need to get the very best out of your experience. Our expert's knowledge spans nearly two decades and has the insight you need to learn how to ski and snowboard. You will learn basic and advanced terminology and what it means to seek out and conquer these peaks. In addition, you will learn every aspect of a mountain and what to look for as a beginner, as well as some first-hand accounts of specific places that you can add to your travel list! Through the accounts of these experiences, it is hoped that you will be equipped with the knowledge you need to plan your adventure, acquire the proper gear and clothing, how to pack for a day on the slopes, and how to become an expert skier or snowboarder. So don't wait, read up, and say yes to the adventure! Check out HowExpert Guide to Skiing and Snowboarding to learn how to choose your equipment, find the best slopes, and ski & snowboard for fun, fitness, and fulfillment! About the Author: Blake Randall is an avid skier and snowboarder whose twenty years of experience have taken him to all corners of America in a seemingly never-ending journey to discover new peaks to conquer. Since the tender age of seven, he has been hitting the slopes after a trip to Aspen, Colorado, ignited a passion deep inside of him. Ever since, he has striven to improve his skills and explore as many mountains as possible, even teaching friends along the way. There has yet to be a place that he hasn't enjoyed because he always finds the beauty, s Read more
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By LeMaster, Ron
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- RRP: $74.99
- $62.75
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Presented in full-color. Includes the latest developments in ski technique, technology and teaching methods. Features photo sequences of proper form on the slopes. Covers new techniques for the curved ski design and the key to fine-tuning boots for specific styles and terrains. I...ncluded analyses of world cup skiers. Read more
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Published in association with the official Olympic Museum and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), this history of the Olympic Winter Games contains facsimiles of memorabilia from the Olympic Museum's exclusive archive - including historical documents, tickets, programmes, ...collectable cards, and full-size posters. Read more
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The twisty new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet They thought it was perfect. They were wrong...
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Beloved New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis begins a new series - Sunrise Cove - set near beautiful Lake Tahoe, with a heartwarming story of found family and love.
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How did a snow-sports outlier spawn some of the best skiers in the world?
This is the story of a new type of skiing that launched wave after wave of ripping Kiwi skiers onto the global stage. In the resulting carnage, it was often the New Zealanders who were left standing on t...he podium - leaving in their wake tongue-tied commentators, roaring spectators and the lifeless husks of their adversaries.
In The Story of New Zealand Freeskiing, Sam Masters has captured, condensed and committed New Zealand's best ski photography to the page - a visual history of a sport whose playing fields create their own weather. You'll find all the characters, mountains, technology, style and soul spread lavishly across 176 pages of full colour, alpine goodness. Read more
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'The Sanatorium will keep you checking over your shoulder. This spine-tingling, atmospheric thriller has it all- an eerie Alpine setting, sharp prose, and twists you'll never see coming. A must-read.' Richard Osman 'An eerie, atmospheric novel that had me completely on the edge o...f my seat.' Reese Witherspoon A beautiful, eerie hotel in the Swiss Alps, recently converted from an abandoned sanatorium, is the last place Detective Elin Warner wants to be. But her estranged brother has invited her there for his engagement party, and she feels she has no choice but to accept. Arriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge. And things only get worse when they wake the next morning to find her brother's fiancee is missing. With access to the hotel cut off, the guests begin to panic. But this is only the first disappearance. Everyone's in danger - and anyone could be next . . . ____________________ 'The Sanatorium is an absolutely splendid Gothic thriller.' A. J. Finn 'One of the best books of 2021 ... guaranteed to give you goosebumps.' Woman & Home 'I absolutely loved The Sanatorium - it gave me all the wintry thrills and chills.' Lucy Foley 'A menacing, creepy debut ... echoes of Hitchcock and du Maurier.' Daily Mail 'A chillingly vivid thriller in a fantastic setting.' T. M. Logan Readers love The Sanatorium- ***** 'Thrilling, chilling - a tingles down my spine type of read.' ***** 'Imagine a universe where Agatha Christie and Stephen King collaborated on a book.' ***** 'Sarah Pearse wastes no time in ramping up the tension and is clearly destined to be a master of this genre.' Read more
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- RRP: $16.99
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5 Oct 22
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A gorgeous new festive Bing picture book that shows children the importance of patience, resilience and imagination.
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