Railway Walks in the Lake District

Joshua Robinson (Author)

The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 Into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport

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Jeremy Evans (Author)

The Sailing Bible: The Complete Guide for All Sailors from Novice to Experienced Skipper

1, This new, revised edition of The Sailing Bible is the complete, hands-on manual packed with detailed, step-by-step diagrams, lively action photos, and helpful advice on getting the most out of your sailing at every level. Whether one is a dinghy or yacht sailor, just learning the basics or wanting tips on sailing with the best, this book will deliver all the answers needed. Contents include: What type of dinghy or yacht? Cruising and racing Launching, helming and capsizing Mastering the trapeze Sailing with a spinnaker Managing a crew Reading the weather Racing techniques and tactics Buoyage, tides, charts and navigation Anchoring, and marina berthing Knots, ropes and flags Boat etiquette and seamanship Rules of the road, safety and emergencies Boat maintenance and repair. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and brought completely up to date. Hundreds of improvements cover new technology to help with navigation, communications and safety. There is also increased coverage of dinghies and racing.

Ben Hunt (Author)

Growing Wings: The Inside Story of Red Bull Racing

3,Packed with intrigue, high-stakes schemes, and adrenalin-fueled action on-and-off the track, the brilliant and gripping inside story of Formula One's most fascinating, swagger-rich, and win-at-all-costs team, Red Bull, now celebrating its twentieth anniversary.A propulsive, dramatic thrill ride, Growing Wings chronicles two incredible decades of racing as it tells the story of one of F1's boldest teams, the legendary Red Bull, from its earliest drivers to pioneering seasons for Coulthard, Webber and Vettel, among others in F1's heralded cast.With exclusive access to Red Bull's inner sanctum, leading F1 journalist and author Ben Hunt probes the operations of a world-leading Formula One team, from the personalities, rivalries, turbulence, and controversies to the game-changing tech, leadership strategies, and mindset of the racing drivers themselves.With Red Bull's cooperation, yet maintaining journalistic independence, Ben Hunt delivers a thrilling, frank, and unvarnished account of how the paddock's loudest upstarts achieved team alchemy with the promotion of a driver called Max Verstappen, and what it means to go, learn, go again, tweak, test, and ultimately dominate in a way ...