Åbo Akademis bibliotek

Mitä puhuu ihminen, joka ei yleensä puhu? Mitä ajattelee ihminen, jonka moni tietää, mutta harva tuntee?Tuntematon Kimi Räikkönen on kertomus vaatimattomista oloista lähteneestä ih ...

Harvinaisen avoimessa elämäkerrassaan Fleury kertoo urheiluuransa lisäksi alkoholismistaan, huumeiden käytöstään, seksuaalisen hyväksikäytön kohteeksi joutumisestaan ja itsemurha-a ...

De orörda och bortglömda fjällområdena Både Lunndörrsfjällen och Skarsfjällen kännetecknas av civilisationens orörda natur. I Lunndörrsfjällen är naturen både dramatisk med sina b ...

Löytöretkiä onnistumisiin® -kirja on tutkittuun tietoon ja moniin elämän esimerkkeihin pohjautuva opas muutosta tositarkoituksella suunnittelevalle. Se ei tarjoa nopeita pikaratkai ...

A century ago the summits of the world’s highest peaks, Everest included, were beyond reach. Pioneering attempts to overcome the dangers of climbing at extremely high altitudes end ...

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 ...

Dare Wilson's sporting career dates back to 1920s when, as a small boy, he started fishing in Northumberland on River Derwent. Since then as he has pursued successful careers in th ...

Om meningen med allt – enligt djuren.En helt ny förståelse av vår existens.  När Ami Sundeman förstod att djuren har universell kunskap som vi människor glömt, ville hon veta mer o ...

This attractive booklet is a guide to two walks around the historic town of Sandwich, once one of the great ports of medieval England. As a Cinque port, it served successive monarc ...

The long awaited ultimate performance cookbook, a modern classic, a must-have for all cycling aficionados serious about nutritional intake. Translated from the original in Danish, ...

The papers in this volume were presented at an international conference organised in Athens (May 11-14, 2004) and focus on the study of the Panathenaic Games, a Panhellenic athleti ...

"If Alpe d’Huez was a rigorous climb, with its mathematical progression of tight corners and steep inclines, the Izoard is far more awesome, a rocky wilderness at 7,743 feet, which ...

Motorboating is the perfect book for you if you are new to motorboating and need to learn the basics, or if you are experienced, but wish to broaden your skills and develop your te ...

This book tells you everything you need to know about sailing the bermuda and gaff-rigged Mirror.Packed with practical advice and illustrated with step-by-step photographs, it teac ...

If you want to win races you need to get organised! This unique guide shows you how to set your overall sailing goals, and breaks them down into manageable – yet stretching – mini- ...

Do you dream of sailing around one of the Great Capes? Would you like to cruise up the Amazon or windsurf across the Pacific? How about competing in the America’s Cup or Volvo Ocea ...

One of Britain’s greatest living sailors shares a collection of distilled wisdom, acute observation and fascinating anecdotes. This book is a collection of provoking, insightful an ...

Sailing, Yachts and Yarns is a selection of British sailing legend Tom Cunliffe's most entertaining, outspoken and instructive writing from the pages of Yachting Monthly magazine. ...

Today’s sailors rely on GPS for position finding and passage making. But what happens if your electronic navigation systems fail?This book provides you with simple, practical, get- ...

This is your ultimate guide to Britain’s surf beaches. It’s packed with the local knowledge you need to discover exciting waves in unexpected places. Discover the hidden spots that ...

Navigators have only 2 questions: Where am I? Where do I go now? This book shows the simplest way to answer these questions. It starts from scratch, uses no jargon and features gra ...

First published in 1988 as West Country Cruising, Mark Fishwick's definitive sailing guide for the ever attractive coastline of Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly comb ...

Yachting is the perfect book for you if you are new to sailing, or if you are an experienced sailor wanting to broaden your skills and develop your techniques.This easy-to-follow, ...

Racundra’s First Cruise is Arthur Ransome’s account of Racundra’s maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsing ...

Simple Boat Maintenance concentrates on the 67 most common boat maintenance jobs. Each is rated for difficulty on a scale of 1-5 and is explained in simple steps with lots of photo ...