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Pironi: The Champion that Never Was relates the remarkable story of motor racing's forgotten man, ex-Ferrari F1 driver and offshore powerboat racer, Didier Pironi. The book charts an incredible journey which took the young Parisian to the heights of triumph and the depths of despair. Before he joined the legendary Ferrari stable, Pironi was already a Formula Renault, Le Mans and grand prix winner. By 1982, the time had surely come for the enigmatic Frenchman to become his country's first Formula 1 world champion. He was to come tantalisingly close to achieving that lifetime ambition, ahead in the world championship and in pole position for the German Grand Prix - before crashing so disastrously in practice. Over the next five years he fought a long and painful battle to return to the cockpit to reclaim the title that had eluded him that grim morning. It was not to be. Thereafter Didier turned his attention to offshore powerboating where his remarkable life would come to a shattering end in the icy waters of the English Channel.

The mid-1950s marked a high point in the history of Britain''s railways. Seven years after the nationalisation of the ''Big Four'' railway companies in 1948, there was a feeling of optimism within the industry. The ''Modernisation Plan'', with its promise of wholesale dieselisation and main-line electrification, was intended to bring a new era of profitability, and it was still possible to travel through much of Britain by train using the extensive network of rural branch lines and secondary routes, many of which were to disappear forever during the closures of the next decade.Crécy has been building a reputation for producing quality atlases of Britain''s railways, and in addition to completely new works we are bringing back into print some of the atlases we inherited with our acquisition in 2016 of Ian Allan Publishing. Rail Atlas 1955 is one of these. This is a revised and expanded edition of the Atlas with a bigger page size, making it easier to use. It also includes a new 32-page photo section showing aspects of the railway scene in 1955. This volume covers the network as at 1 January 1955, the dawn of the modernisation era. Different colours identify the lines of each of the six regions, with passenger and freight-only lines being further highlighted. In addition, there is a useful index of station names. This atlas thus provides a fascinating snapshot of the extent of British railways in the period immediately prior to Beeching''s cuts of the early 1960s. Comprehensive and detailed, it is a testament to the remarkable breadth and depth of the network post-Nationalisation, much of which was soon to be erased, and is an invaluable reference source for all railway enthusiasts and historians.

'An incredible and stirring story . . . a mix of competition, camaraderie as well as a larky sense of adventure . . . Down goes the flag. Smash goes the bottle. Shards of emerald glass and champagne spume catch the light. The race from Peking to Paris has begun' Spectator'And it's Go, Go, Go . . . A captivating history of a seemingly impossible journey and one of the most challenging endurance trials in the history of motoring . . . Skillful researcher and fine storyteller, St Clair's narrative is full of surprises . . . Fabulous . . . she hopes to follow Prince Borghese on his heroic journey and - if you share my absorbed interest in her adventurous narrative you may want to emulate her. See you there?' Miranda Seymour, Literary Review10 June 1907, Peking. Five cars set off in a desperate race across two continents on the verge of revolution.An Italian prince and his chauffeur, a French racing driver, a conman and various journalists battle over steep mountain ranges and across the arid vastness of the Gobi Desert. The contestants need teams of helpers to drag their primitive cars up narrow gorges, lift them over rough terrain and float them across rivers. Petrol is almost impossible to find, there are barely any roads, armed bandits and wolves lurk in the forests. Updates on their progress, sent by telegram, are eagerly devoured by millions in one of the first ever global news stories. Their destination: Paris. More than its many adventures, the Peking-to-Paris provided the impetus for profound change. The world of 1907 is poised between the old and the new: communist regimes will replace imperial ones in China and Russia; the telegraph is transforming modern communication and the car will soon displace the horse. In this book bestselling author Kassia St Clair traces the fascinating stories of two interlocking races - setting the derring-do (and sometimes cheating) of one of the world's first car races against the backdrop of a larger geopolitical and technological rush to the future, as the rivalry grows between countries and empires, building up to the cataclysmic event that changed everything - the First World War. The Race to the Future is the incredible true story of the quest against the odds that shaped the world we live in today.

Since its first issue was published in 2007, The Southern Way has become the definitive journal on the history and heritage of the Southern Railway and the Southern Region of British Railways. Two more issues are scheduled for 2024, numbers 66 and 67. Each contains a mixture of articles and photo features on various aspects of the SR including rolling stock, infrastructure, operations and personalities. The Southern Way remains essential reading for all who interested in the SR and those modelling it.Among the features in this issue are:The LSWR ''700'' ClassClass 4LAV EMUsCranbrook & Paddock Wood Railway Southern Steam SurvivalSouthern Stations on the Withered Arm

Derby days; Crewe - from aero-engines to cars; standardizing the marques; continental departure; gathering clouds; emerging from the shadows; nothing succeeds like success...; an unlikely alliance; oil on troubled waters; Mediterranean interlude; keeping up the spirit; the millennium and beyond.

Contemporary Perspectives on China Tourism is an innovative and engaging collection which presents unique approaches and critical insights into the development and management practices of tourism in modern China.This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of China Tourism

The ageing population is a global societal issue. Policymakers, planners, and the public, third and private sectors must rethink the delivery of built environment and services to meet the needs of a changing demographic. This is the first book to systematically review the evolution, development and progress of age-friendly thinking in the UK.

This comprehensive, multidisciplinary and expert-led book provides insight into the most current and insightful topics within food and beverage tourism practice and research, elaborated by leading researchers and practitioners in the field.

Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks focuses on recent advanced technologies and applications that address network protocol design, low latency networking, context-aware interaction, energy efficiency, resource management, security, human-robot interaction, assistive technology and robots, application development, and integration of multiple systems.

Routledge Companion to Cycling presents a comprehensive overview of an artefact that throughout the modern era has been a bellwether indicator of the major social, economic and environmental trends that have permeated society.