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A two-volume documentary profile of the Irish cycling champion,
Stephen Roche. In 1987, Roche became the first rider to equal Eddy
Merck's record, set in 1974, of winning the three most prestigious
races - the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the UCI World
Championships - in one year. Disc one traces Roche's rise to fame,
from the early years winning junior titles, through to the
successes of his professional career. Disc two is a review of his
exploits during the 1987 Tour de France, when against all odds, he
swept to victory on the final day.
This book provides detailed yet easily understandable information
about sustainable energy alternatives in the context of growing
public concern about climate change, the impending fuel crisis and
environmental degradation. It deals with the history of energy use
and the factors that have led to the current interest in energy
alternatives, and assesses the chance of renewable energy replacing
fossil fuels in the future. The authors manage to make a highly
complex and often intimidating subject not only accessible but also
engaging and entertaining. This book unpacks but never simplifies
the science of energy, leavening the more technical passages with
anecdotes, metaphors, examples and imagery. By also dealing with
the history, politics and economics of energy use, it offers both
scientific and non-scientific readers a deeper understanding of the
most important issue of our age.
Democracy is in crisis. As neo-Nazis, right-wing populists, and
authoritarians, old and new, stake their claims around the world,
democracy faces its greatest challenge yet. The only way to save it
is to change it. Democracy as we know it is flawed. The three
pillars that divide power in liberal democracy--the executive,
legislative, and judicial--keep citizens from making decisions
about policies that affect them most. For a true democracy to
flourish, argue Patrizia Nanz and Claus Leggewie, we need a fourth
pillar: the consultative. This short and accessible guide to new
kind of political engagement offers a chronicle of the political
past and present--including an important analysis of right-wing
populism's recent and historic allure--and a robust analysis of the
accomplishments of protest movements and citizens' groups. With a
rare optimism, which values the wisdom of the masses over the
narrow-mindedness of today's tyrants, this guide is a modern
call-to-arms for a more democratic future.
This book provides detailed yet easily understandable information
about sustainable energy alternatives in the context of growing
public concern about climate change, the impending fuel crisis and
environmental degradation. It deals with the history of energy use
and the factors that have led to the current interest in energy
alternatives, and assesses the chance of renewable energy replacing
fossil fuels in the future. The authors manage to make a highly
complex and often intimidating subject not only accessible but also
engaging and entertaining. This book unpacks but never simplifies
the science of energy, leavening the more technical passages with
anecdotes, metaphors, examples and imagery. By also dealing with
the history, politics and economics of energy use, it offers both
scientific and non-scientific readers a deeper understanding of the
most important issue of our age.
In 1987, Irish cycling legend Stephen Roche had an extraordinary
year - the year to end all years. June 1987: Winner of the Giro
d'Italia July 1987: Secured the yellow jersey at the Tour De France
September 1987: Victory at the World Cycling Championships in
Austria By winning the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and world
championships in the same season, Stephen Roche defied all odds to
win cycling's 'triple crown'.Born to Ride, his first full
autobiography, takes this extraordinary year as the starting point
to explore the rest of his life. He doesn't hold back as he
examines the many ups and downs of his time on and off the bike,
scrutinising victories, defeats, rivals, serious injury, doping
allegations and agonising family breakdown. Beneath the charm and
rare natural talent, Roche finally reveals himself as a smiling
assassin - a master strategist who lives to attack. 'One of the
most riveting sporting biographies I've read' Herald
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