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Taking us from the beginning of our story to the present day, A Cold Spell examines how ice has shaped our thoughts, actions and societies - and what it means for us that it is rapidly disappearing from our planet 'In a bracingly original book, Max Leonard makes something we all take for granted into an absorbing pathway into history, geography and science . . . A highly readable feast of insights and surprises . . . As the earth warms threat...

Taking us from the beginning of our story to the present day, A Cold Spell examines how ice has shaped our thoughts, actions and societies - and what it means for us that it is rapidly disappearing from our planet 'Bracingly original . . . As the earth warms threateningly, there could hardly be a more pertinent time for a story like this' MICHAEL PALIN 'A book of limitless fascinations' OLIVIA LAING Ice has confounded, delighted and fascinat...

High above the pleasure palaces of the French Riviera is the Alpine Extension of the Maginot Line. These little-known bunkers were built in the 1930s to protect against Mussolini. But things didn't quite turn out as the French expected...

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Max Leonard¿s previous books include Lanterne Rouge: the Last Man in the Tour de France and Bunker Research. He has also written about cycling, travel and adventure for Esquire, Monocle, Rouleur, Strava, Rapha and others.

Guaranteed to appeal to all lovers of cycling, the author of Lanterne Rouge explores the glorious-and painful-allure of cycling up mountain peaks.Written with verve and enthusiasm, A Higher Calling explores why mountains have such a magnetic appeal to cyclists the world over. But Max Leonard, himself an accomplished amateur cyclist, does not forget the pain, the glory, the sweat, and the tears that go into these grueling climbs. After all, cyc...

Tells the absurd and inspirational stories of the last placed riders in the Tour de France. From the former Yellow Jersey who tasted life at the other end of the bunch, to the breakaway leader who stopped for a bottle of wine and then cycled the wrong way, to the day the fastest finisher of all time, Mark Cavendish, became the slowest, this is a unique take on the Tour de France. Now in paperback.

Froome, Wiggins, Mercks-we know the winners of the Tour de France, but Lanterne Rouge tells the forgotten, often inspirational and occasionally absurd stories of the last-placed rider. We learn of stage winners and former yellow jerseys who tasted life at the other end of the bunch, the breakaway leader who stopped for a bottle of wine and then took a wrong turn, the doper whose drug cocktail accidentally slowed him down and the rider who was ...

If you complete a bike race of over 3, 000 kilometres, overcoming mountain ranges and merciless weather conditions while enduring physical and psychological agony, in the slowest time, should you be branded the loser? What if your loss helped a teammate win? This title tells the absurd stories of the last-placed rider.

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Met een voorwoord van Frank Heinen: 'Wielrennen is de sport van de hoop. Hoop doet fietsen. De Rode Lantaarn is dan ook geen boek over verlies, maar over hoop. Hoop op betere tijden. Geen boek over losers, maar over mensen die net niet gewonnen hebben. Max Leonard zoekt in dit boek antwoorden op de vraag wat ervoor zorgt dat ze doorgaan, dat wij allemaal altijd maar blijven doorgaan.' Ben je een verliezer als je een wielerwedstrijd van meer d...