Doped

Author: Jamie Reid
Publisher: Racing Post
ISBN: 9781909471511
Category : Doping in horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
'Doped' is the gripping true-story racing thriller set in Britain in the 1950s and early 1960s. Combining a potent mix of horse racing, drugs, sex, class, crime, gambling and the monarchy, it tells the true story of one of the biggest doping scandals in British racing history. In March 1962 an audacious attempt to nobble one of the royal horses alerted police to a well organised band of racecourse criminals, backed by murderous London gangsters. The subsequent Flying Squad pursuit of the gang brought the quaintly deferential world of racing into sharp conflict with the harsher realities of the 'You've never had it so good' era. This also coincided with the birth of the annual Dick Francis novel. The cast of characters is headed by William Roper, a debonair ex RAF Sergeant turned oddsmaker. His team included an ex jockey, numerous underpaid stable lads, an upper class gambling addict and a violent professional gangster who went on to face charges with the Kray twins in 1969. But the most fascinating member of Roper's firm was a beautiful and selfpossessed young Swiss woman called Micheline Lugeon who became the bookmaker's lover.

Value Seeker

Author: Anthony Gibson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781909471962
Category : Gambling systems
Languages : en
Pages : 81

Book Description

Enemy Number One

Author: Patrick Veitch
Publisher: Racing Post
ISBN: 9781905156702
Category : Gamblers
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The sensational inside story of how the UK's most feared professional punter overcame adversity to take the bookmakers for more than £10 million in an eight-year period. This book offers a brutal, often controversial, but utterly fascinating insight into Patrick Veitch's life of punting. Told in Veitch's own candid ice-cool style, with an intelligent wit throughout, this is quite simply a compelling read.

Dorothy Paget

Author: Graham Sharpe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910497760
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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The Death of Marco Pantani

Author: Matt Rendell
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 178022544X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 462

Book Description
The intimate biography of the charismatic Tour de France winner Marco Pantani, now updated to include the 2014 and 2015 investigation into Pantani's death. National Sporting Club Book of the Year Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 'An exhaustively detailed and beautiful book . . . a fitting, ambivalent tribute - to the man, and to the dark heart of the sport he loved' Independent On Valentine's day 2004, Marco Pantani was found dead in a cheap hotel. It defied belief: Pantani, having won the rare double of the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in 1998, was regarded as the only cyclist capable of challenging Lance Armstrong's dominance. Only later did it emerge that Pantani had been addicted to cocaine since 1999. Drawing on his personal encounters with Pantani, as well as exclusive access to his psychoanalysts, and interviews with his family and friends, Matt Rendell has produced the definitive account of an iconic sporting figure.

Greg LeMond's Complete Book of Bicycling

Author: Greg LeMond
Publisher: Perigee Trade
ISBN: 9780399515941
Category : Bicycle racing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
For both the beginner & specialist, this book covers equipment, techniques, & training.

The World Book Encyclopedia

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 554

Book Description
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.

Stories Behind the Images

Author: Corey Rich
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781680512649
Category : PHOTOGRAPHY
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
From his early days working out of his dorm room and shooting on film to becoming a Nikon ambassador and official photographer of the historic Dawn Wall ascent, Corey Rich has been capturing iconic shots of adventure superstars for more than two decades. Now Corey tells how he got some of his favorite images of climbers, adventurers, skiers, performance artists, and more. He shares insights into the business of photography, photography tips, outdoor lessons, and what he has learned about human nature along the way. Featured outdoor athletes include: Tommy Caldwell Project Bandaloop Beth Rodden Lynn Hill Ashima Shiraishi Kelly Slater Bear Grylls Alex Honnold Fred Beckey and many more

Immigration Governance in East Asia

Author: Gunter Schubert
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000264416
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
This book analyzes immigration policies in East Asia in the context of contemporary global migration flows and mobility. To assess how global norms of migration have impacted the East Asian migration region and explore regional migration trends, the book contains 13 case studies which investigate the regulation of immigration in China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Three analytical strands, namely, norm diffusion, identity politics, and citizenship, build the theoretical framework for the case studies which investigate how regional and national norms, discourses, and institutions affect local communities and migration patterns. In particular, the book analyzes contemporary issues such as immigration policy reforms, practices of inclusion and exclusion in local communities, and discourses on multiculturalism and risk. The book utilizes a comparative perspective which enables readers to reflect on the role of national identity, international organizations and law, public security concerns, and labour market demands in the articulation and implementation of contemporary immigration policy in East Asia. This book substantially complements the existing literature on immigration governance and interregional migration mobility in East Asia and will be of interest to academics in the fields of East Asian studies, public policy, immigration and migration studies, and comparative politics.

Must Love Magic

Author: Erica Ridley
Publisher: Erica Ridley
ISBN: 1943794464
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
Enjoy a Princess Bride-meets-Office Space romantic comedy from a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author! Daisy le Fey is good at a lot of things: Math, science, accidentally turning people into pumpkins... Unfortunately, she's hopeless at the one skill hiring managers look for when filling open positions for magical beings: Magic. When she jeopardizes her apprenticeship by getting involved with sexy mortal Trevor Masterson, it's one disaster too many. In order to earn her wings, she's going to have to ditch the human–and her one chance at true love. A rollicking Nether-Netherland adventure!