A Race Around the World

Author: Caroline Starr Rose
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807500119
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Best Picture Books of 2019, The Christian Science Monitor A Mighty Girl's 2019 Books of the Year Kirkus Reviews' Best Indie Picture Books of 2020 The true story of two women who raced against time—and each other! In 1889, New York reporter Nellie Bly—inspired by Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days—began a circumnavigation she hoped to complete in less time. Her trip was sponsored by her employer, The World. Just hours after her ship set out across the Atlantic, another New York publication put writer Elizabeth Bisland on a westbound train. Bisland was headed around the world in the opposite direction, thinking she could beat Bly's time. Only one woman could win the race, but both completed their journeys in record time.

Hell on Two Wheels

Author: Amy Snyder
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1617495190
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 263

Book Description
Contestants have died, been maimed, and spiraled down into the nightmarish realm of madness. Half of them don't finish--in fact, only 200 racers have ever made it to the end. "Outside" magazine calls it "the toughest test of endurance in the world." RAAM (the Race Across America) is a bicycle race like no other. This epic race is the most brutal organized sporting event you've never heard of and one of the best-kept secrets in the sports world. Author Amy Snyder follows a handful of athletes before, during, and after the 2009 event, the closest and most controversial in history. "Hell on Two Wheels" is a thrilling and remarkably detailed account of their ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies. By experiencing the race from the perspective of the racers themselves, "Hell on Two Wheels" breaks new ground in helping us appreciate how such a grueling effort can be so cleansing and self-revelatory. This is more than just a race; it's a monster, a crucible, an unforgettable allegory about the human experience of pain and joy and self-discovery.

Liz and Nellie

Author: Shonna Slayton
Publisher: Amaretto Press
ISBN: 0997449918
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 359

Book Description
Victorian Race Around the World: Two women reporters try to beat Jules Verne's record. New York City, November 14, 1889. Young newspaper reporter Nellie Bly sets sail on the Augusta Victoria for a trip around the world. She plans to beat Jules Verne's fictional record from the novel Around the World in Eighty Days. She thinks she can circumnavigate the globe in under seventy-five days, and prove that a woman can do what no man has even tried. Hours later, and unbeknownst to Nellie, another writer, Elizabeth Bisland boards a train going in the opposite direction attempting to beat Nellie back to New York. Elizabeth is a reluctant player in this high-stakes publicity stunt, but financial needs outweigh her pride. Neither woman is prepared for what will happen on this trip, or how the race will change her. This fascinating novel covers these historical topics and more: - early women reporters - travel during Victorian times - includes Nellie Bly's visit with Jules Verne, himself

Race Around The World! (LEGO DC Super Heroes: 8x8)

Author: Trey King
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338045970
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
An all-new, hilarious and action-packed story perfect for LEGO® DC Super Heroes fans of any age! Superman and The Flash can't decide who is faster. So they decide to have a race across the world! But will a bunch of super-villains and their dastardly deeds get in the way of finding out who is the Fastest Man Alive? Featuring Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, and more!

Thomas and Nia Race Across the World!

Author: Rebecca Matheson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781948206167
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 16

Book Description
This interactive board book features illustrated train tracks that kids can use to join Thomas and Nia as they race around the world. Includes punch-out, easy-to-assemble models of the Thomas and Nia trains and reusable stickers. Full color. Consumable.

The Ridiculous Race

Author: Steve Hely
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1627796681
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 366

Book Description
Two comedy writers race each other around the world—no planes allowed—in this hilarious true travelogue that “reads like a 300-page Simpsons episode” (Wired). It started as a friendly wager: two old friends from the Harvard Lampoon, Steve Hely and Vali Chandrasekaran, now hotshot Hollywood comedy writers, challenged each other to a race around the globe in opposite directions. There was only one rule: no airplanes. The first man to cross every line of longitude and arrive back in L.A. would win a very expensive bottle of Scotch and infamy. But little did one racer know that the other planned to cheat him out of the big prize by way of a ride on a quarter-million-dollar jet pack. From the West Bank to the Aleutian Islands, the slums of Rio to the steppes of Mongolia, traveling by ocean freighter and the Trans-Siberian Railway (pranking each other mercilessly along the way), Vali and Steve plunge eagerly and ill-preparedly into global adventure in a comic travelogue unlike any other, an outrageous tale of two gentlemen travelers who can’t wait to don baggy cardigan sweaters, clench corncob pipes between their teeth, and yell at their sons, “You lazy bums! When we were your age, we raced around the world without airplanes!” “Riotous fun.” —People Magazine “Hilarious.” —Entertainment Weekly “This is one of the funniest books I’ve read in years.” —The Arizona Republic

Race Across Alaska

Author: Libby Riddles
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780785773931
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
For use in schools and libraries only. The author recounts her experiences in the 1985 Iditarod race from Anchorage to Nome Alaska, and shares her insights on strategy, sled dogs, and winter survival.

Great Races, Incredible Places

Author: Kimi Puntillo
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553906208
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
“Running the Mount Everest Marathon is like running in heaven.” Kimi Puntillo has literally run around the globe to bring over 100 of the world’s most entertaining, breathtaking, and unforgettable races to runners of every capability. Ranging from marathons to one-milers, from the pristine glaciers of Antarctica to Vermont’s covered bridges, two-time Guinness World Record holder Puntillo offers practical and unique advice as only a woman who has run a marathon on every continent can. She shares her tips for the most desirable gear, snacks to carry in your backpack, how savvy runners get into events that are sold out months in advance, and the best local sights to take in on your downtime. Try the Great Wall Marathon, where you’ll climb 60,000 steps, crawl through ancient tower windows, and follow in the footsteps of ancient Chinese history. The Marathon du Médoc spoils you with wine every three miles at Bordeaux’s most elite châteaus and fresh-shucked oysters at mile 23. Or, if music is your thing and you long for a different rock band at every mile marker, head out to the Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon series in locales across the United States. Whether you want to make those running dreams come true or simply be entertained, here are dozens of running adventures sure to get your heart pumping. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Eighty Days

Author: Matthew Goodman
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0345527267
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 481

Book Description
Documents the 1889 competition between feminist journalist Nellie Bly and Cosmopolitan reporter Elizabeth Bishop to beat Jules Verne's record and each other in a round-the-globe race, offering insight into their respective daunting challenges as recorded in their reports sent back home. 50,000 first printing.

Race Across the Great Divide

Author: Darryl Flack
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995437807
Category : Motorcycle racing
Languages : en
Pages : 325

Book Description
The 1970s was the high-water mark for motorcycling in Australia. The Japanese motorcycle boom rippled around the nation attracting a new wave of enthusiasts to the sport. Women rode step-thrus, thousands of kids were zipping around on minibikes, and suburban bushlands were filled with burbling trailbikes. Wheel-standing Japanese superbikes were menacing the streets, and race grids were bursting with a sea of new riders eager to try their hand on the race circuits of Australia. Blessed with a great climate, Australia was the only country in the world to stage racing all-year round. But instead of top racers emerging from the big cities, the new wave of Aussie talent would come from the bush. Wollongong's Wayne Gardner was Australia's first world 500cc champion. His firebrand spirit was forged as a young teenager racing his mates on minibikes in the creek beds of Balgownie. Ten years later Gardner would make his world 500cc GP debut and four years after that he would win the fabled world title. The book explores why Australia became the world epicentre of motorcycling for a moment in history and details how the major races of the 70s were won and lost. It also uncovers the fascinating story behind the birth of the world's first Superbike series that went global.This book is tribute to the 1970s and how it shaped motorcycle racing in Australia, and the world. Enjoy the ride!