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Meet Joe "Daffy" Dill: wisecracking reporter for the New York Chronicle. Never one to take chances, Dill made sure to pack a gun as he investigated the criminal underworld. The Dally Dill stories are hard-boiled with a touch of humor, a skill for which the author was known. Written by prolific pulp author, novelist, screenwriter, and director Richard B. Sale, the stories from this long-running series from the pages of Detective Fiction Weekly ...

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In 1970 a German-Austrian-Italian (South Tyrolean) team succeeded in climbing the Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat, a climb which heralded a new era in mountaineering on the worlds highest peaks. But with success cam controversy as the first climbers to reach the summit, two young South Tyrolean brothers, did not return to the top face camp but descended the other side, the Diamir side, of the mountain. Only one brother survived the ordeal: he was R...

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In the NATIONAL PARK GUIDE series, this volume introduces Dartmoor. It details the geology and scenery, climate, vegetation and wildlife, man's influence: prehistory and history, myths and customs and explores the Park giving useful information on recreational opportunities and places of interest. The colour photographs are by Chris Chapman.

Geben wir es ruhig zu: Die Isländer sind manchmal seltsam. Sie essen seltsame Dinge. Sie benehmen sich seltsam. Sie sind mal zu steif und mal ein bisschen zu locker. Sie lachen über Dinge, die nicht lustig sind.Die Fremdenversteher liefern Antworten: Knapp, bissig und voller überraschender Einsichten. Am Ende ist klar: So sind sie eben, die Isländer!Die Fremdenversteher über die Isländer: "Der typische Isländer ist ruhig und zurückhaltend im B...

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Die Achttausender: Einem breiten Publikum gelten sie noch immer als Inbegriff für die größte Herausforderung im Bergsteigen. In den Medien dominieren dagegen Schlagzeilen von Massenbesteigungen und Unfällen geführter "Höhen-Touristen". In diesem verwirrenden Spannungsfeld liefert "Herausforderung 8000er" eine längst überfällige Gesamtbetrachtung des alpinistischen Status quo der welthöchsten Gipfel. Der reich bebilderte Band (Lizenzausgabe des...

Falcons have been a source of inspiration to writers, artists, historians and naturalists alike.

Falcons have been a source of inspiration to writers, artists, historians and naturalists alike.

K2 is a legend - one of the most demanding mountaineering challenges in the world and one of the most treacherous. Extreme, unpredictable weather and the acutely difficult climbing conditions test the technique, endurance and psychological strength of the most experienced mountaineers to the limit and often beyond.

Not only has an Icelander held the title of World's Strongest Man, but there have been several Icelandic Miss Worlds. There have also been a surprising number of Icelandic chess grandmasters, and Iceland has more writers and artists per capita than any other country on earth. These facts reinforce the Icelanders' belief that they are a nation of strong, beautiful and intelligent people." "The essence of Icelandic conversation is the insult. Ic...

This book looks at the development of climbing on the world's highest mountains - the 14 whose summits stand above the 8000 metre contour. Though concentrating on the new millennium, from 2000 to 2011, with an epilogue on 2011, the book also covers the first ascent of the mountains, and the new routes climbed between the first ascent and 1999. A sequel to "On Top of the World", published in 2000 which dealt with the discovery and early climbin...

The ascent of Broad Peak, the world's twelfth highest mountain in 1957 was one of the most important climbs in the history of climbing on the great peaks. A team of four Austrians, carrying their own equipment and dispensing with bottled oxygen, took the climbing ideas of the European Alps to the Himalayas/Karakoram, an advance in tactics which laid the foundations for many of the great ascents which followed. As well as being a landmark, the ...

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