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Dead Men Don't Tell Tales

Guy Martin
Dead Men Don t Tell Tales Book PDF

Author : Guy Martin
Publisher : Random House
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781473586932

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Guy Martin can't sit still. He has to keep pushing - both himself and whatever machine he is piloting - to the extreme. He's a doer, not a talker. That applies whether Guy's competing in a self-supported 750-mile mountain bike race across Arizona, or trying to reach 300mph in a standing mile on the 800-horsepower motorbike he built in his shed. And during his TV adventures, travelling through Japan, winning records for the world's fastest tractor, re-creating the famous Steve McQueen Great Escape jump, discovering the toil and sacrifice of the D-Day landings and trying to cut the mustard as a Battle of Britain pilot. Guy's become a dad now and he's hoping that one day his daughter will grow up to be a better welder than he is. Oh, and he's still getting up at 5am to work on trucks in for service or to be out on his tractor, working the Lincolnshire land he's always called home. This is Guy Martin's latest book, in his own words, on the last four years of his life that make the rest of us look like we're in slow motion. We're here for a good time, not a long time. To Guy, if it's worth doing, it's worth dying for.

Guy Martin

Guy Martin
Guy Martin Book PDF

Author : Guy Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography
ISBN : OCLC:1280924570

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Guy Martin by Guy Martin Pdf

"This is the story of life at the centre of the world's most dangerous sport, by its brightest and biggest star. Guy Martin, international road-racing legend, maverick star of the Isle of Man TT, truck mechanic and TV presenter, lives on the edge, addicted to speed, thoroughly exhilarated by danger"--Publisher's description.

Guy Martin: Worms to Catch

Guy Martin
Guy Martin Worms to Catch Book PDF

Author : Guy Martin
Publisher : Random House
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780753545331

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Guy Martin: Worms to Catch by Guy Martin Pdf

‘I was never going to sleep in and take it easy, there were worms to catch.’ Breaking records on the world’s biggest Wall of Death, cycling 2,745 miles across the length of the United States (while sleeping rough), attempting to be the fastest person ever on two wheels and travelling to Latvia to investigate his family’s roots, it's been a busy year for Guy Martin. There’s been some thrilling racing too, including wild Harley choppers on dirt and turbo-charged Transit vans through the Nevada desert. And don't forget there’s the day job to get back to in North Lincolnshire – the truck yard and the butty van. Guy has done more in one year than most people do in a lifetime, and with his gift for story-telling, he takes you with him to the outer limits of human endurance, and on a dizzying adrenalin high, all in a day’s work.

Speed

Guy Martin
Speed Book PDF

Author : Guy Martin
Publisher : Random House
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781448132553

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Speed by Guy Martin Pdf

Guy Martin, lorry mechanic, motorcycle racing legend and favourite of the Isle of Man TT, lives for the buzz he feels racing his bike round terrifying bends at 200mph. Nothing, he claims, can match it. Or can it? Guy is about to find out ... Guy faces four dangerous and thrilling speed record challenges, pushing the boundaries of speed, and his body, to determine just how fast one man can go. Together with the best of British engineering and design, scientific research, ground breaking technology and a Gold-medal-winning athlete or two, Guy attempts to pedal a bicycle over 100mph by using the slipstream of an articulated lorry; build the world’s fastest human-powered aircraft; hydroplane a modified motocross bike across a two kilometre lake and become the fastest man on a toboggan. Tying in with the Channel 4 television series, Speed offers the inside track – the feats of engineering, the science behind the speed, the history of the challenges and Guy’s adrenaline fuelled, jaw-dropping attempts to break the records. How do you create an aeroplane frame that’s super light but safe enough to crash? What should you fill your bicycle tyres with if common air will explode under the heat of 100mph speeds? And why is the shape of a peregrine falcon the ideal model for a toboggan? Exploring aerodynamics, surface tension, friction, gravity and ground effect, Guy discovers how and why things go really fast.

How Britain Worked

Guy Martin
How Britain Worked Book PDF

Author : Guy Martin
Publisher : Random House
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781448131792

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How Britain Worked by Guy Martin Pdf

It is a largely forgotten fact that Britain was the first industrialized country in the world, but Guy Martin - the cult motorcycle racer and mechanic - is about to remind us how the industrial revolution helped make Britain great. Guy shows how the discoveries made in the late 18th-19th centuries are to thank for the ease of our every day lives: in order to cook a bacon and egg sandwich in Industrial-era conditions, Guy has to restore a steam locomotive and railway to have the components delivered to the local shop; he has to bring a saw mill back into working order to be able to make a bicycle; he has to revamp a Victorian fishing trawler so he can cook himself some fish and chips, and when he decides to mow the lawn, he restores a Victorian botanical garden. After all that, he's in need of a holiday - so he sets to work restoring a Victorian holiday resort. Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned photography as well as historical images, Guy will take us through each project; his passion, enthusiasm and sheer inventiveness bringing a completely new perspective to the Industrial Revolution. He invites us to live it with him, to enjoy the nostalgia, marvel in the mechanics and learn from its legacy.

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Phil Wain
Guy Martin Book PDF

Author : Phil Wain
Publisher : Carlton Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06
Category : Motorcycle racing
ISBN : 178097955X

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Guy Martin by Phil Wain Pdf

Enter the world of motorcycling daredevil and cult racer Guy Martin: a down-to-earth guy . . . driven by a passion for speed and danger. Truck fitter, ace racer, world record holder, speed junkie, and all-round "character" renowned for his loveable personality, racer Guy Martin is a modern-day celebrity motivated not by wealth and fame but by his love of bikes and trucks. Written by an experienced motorcycle journalist who also served as Martin's PR officer, Guy Martin: Portrait of a Bike Legend charts the star's eventful life. Featuring never-before-published photographs, it recounts Martin's career in front of, and away from, the spotlight. This first illustrated biography of Martin captures a man who doesn't do things halfway; if it's not a challenge to life, limb, and sanity, he's just not interested.

The Parallel State

Guy Martin
The Parallel State Book PDF

Author : Guy Martin
Publisher : Gost Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1910401226

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Photographer Guy Martin investigates the blurred lines between reality and fiction in Turkey.

We Need to Weaken the Mixture

Guy Martin
We Need to Weaken the Mixture Book PDF

Author : Guy Martin
Publisher : Random House
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780753545485

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We Need to Weaken the Mixture by Guy Martin Pdf

The million-copy selling truck fitter returns ***Featured on Channel 4*** 'I can't stop biting off more than I can chew. Maybe I'm wearing everything out, but I believe the body is a fantastic thing and it will repair itself and I'll go again. If it's running too rich, I don't stop what I'm doing, just weaken the mixture and carry on.' Since we last heard from him, Guy Martin has restored a 1983 Williams F1 car then raced Jenson Button in it; helped to build a First World War tank; ridden with Putin's favourite biker gang the Night Wolves; competed on the classic endurance circuit; stood on top of one of Chernobyl's nuclear reactors and taken part in his last ever Isle of Man TT. Then there's the stuff he really can't wait to get out of bed for: 12-hour shifts for a local haulage firm and tatie farming in his new John Deere tractor. Besides all this, he's saved his local pub from closure and become a dad. But let him tell you his own stories, in his own words: 'You're getting it from the horse's mouth. No filter. I hope you enjoy it.'

African Political Thought

Guy Martin
African Political Thought Book PDF

Author : Guy Martin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781403966346

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African Political Thought by Guy Martin Pdf

For most of its history, the African continent has witnessed momentous political change, remarkable philosophical innovation, and the complex cross-fertilization of ideologies and belief systems. This definitive study surveys the concepts, values, and historical upheavals that have shaped African political systems from the ancient period to the postcolonial era and beyond. Beginning with the emergence of indigenous political institutions, it traces the most important developments in African history, including the Africanization of Islam, liberal democratic movements, socialism, Pan-Africanism, and Africanist-Populist resistance to the neoliberal world order. The result is an invaluable resource on a region too often ignored in the history of political thought.

Guy Martin: My Autobiography

Guy Martin
Guy Martin My Autobiography Book PDF

Author : Guy Martin
Publisher : Random House
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780753549957

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Guy Martin: My Autobiography by Guy Martin Pdf

The Phenomenal Sunday Times No1 Bestseller ‘It was the start of the third lap of the 2010 Senior TT, the last race of the fortnight. The last chance to get a TT win for another year, and I was pushing hard. Ballagarey. The kind of corner that makes me continue road racing. A proper man’s corner. You go through the right-hander at something like 170mph, leant right over, eyes fixed as far down the road as I can see. But this time something happened. This time the front end tucked ...’ Guy Martin, international road-racing legend, maverick star of the Isle of Man TT, truck mechanic and TV presenter, lives on the edge, addicted to speed, thoroughly exhilarated by danger. In this book we’ll get inside his head as he stares death in the face, and risks his life in search of the next high. We’ll discover what it feels like to survive a 170mph fireball at the TT in 2010, and come back to do it all again. He’ll sweep us up in a gritty sort of glory as he slogs it out for a place on the podium, but we’ll also see him struggle with the flipside of fame. We’ll meet his friends and foes, his family, his teammates and bosses and we’ll discover what motivates him, and where his strengths and weaknesses lie. For the first time, here is the full story in Guy’s own words. From the boy who learned to prep bikes with his dad, to the spirited team mechanic, paying his way by collecting beer glasses in pubs, to the young racer at the start of his first race and the buzz he’s been chasing ever since. This thrilling autobiography is an intense and dramatic ride.

Guy Martin: When You Dead, You Dead

Guy Martin
Guy Martin When You Dead You Dead Book PDF

Author : Guy Martin
Publisher : Random House
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780753551547

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Guy Martin: When You Dead, You Dead by Guy Martin Pdf

'The maddest 12 months of my life. The journey starts with an oddball race up an American mountain and ends with me checking myself out of hospital with a broken back. Again ...' As Guy’s Latvian grandfather frequently reminded him, ‘When you dead, you dead’. So before it’s all over, Guy Martin is making the most of the time he’s got. In this past year alone, Guy has raced the Isle of Man TT and finished on the podium; bike trekked through India; competed in solo 24-hour bicycles races; flown a stunt plane; broken a go-kart speed record down a French mountain and attempted to break the motorcycle land-speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats. And he’s done all this around his day job as a truck mechanic. But let Guy tell you about it himself: ‘This book starts in a Transit, ends in a Transit, and in between I’ve raced a few pushbikes, raced a few motorbikes and got a fair few stories to tell you.’ Spot on.

Le Grand Véfour: Guy Martin

Guy Martin,Michel Langot,Domitille Langot
Le Grand V four Guy Martin Book PDF

Author : Guy Martin,Michel Langot,Domitille Langot
Publisher : Editions du Chêne
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 2812315229

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Le Grand Véfour: Guy Martin by Guy Martin,Michel Langot,Domitille Langot Pdf

* Fifty-six signature recipes from one of the finest Parisian restaurants and Michelin-starred chef Guy Martin* More than cooking: discover the history of one of the oldest gourmet restaurants in Paris* Le Grand Véfour, a monument of French cuisine, reveals its history, secrets and recipes in this eponymous fine bookLe Grand Véfour is one of the most famous and oldest gourmet restaurants in Paris. It is a veritable jewel of the 18th century "art décoratif", located in the heart of Paris, next to the Gardens of the Palais Royal. Le Grand Véfour has been the finest gourmet rendezvous of the Parisian political, artistic and literary society for more than two hundred years.This book retraces the history of the Grand Véfour, founded in 1784, with anecdotes and texts about the many celebrities who have eaten there. Guy Martin shares about fifty of the restaurant's signature recipes and talks about the restaurant's service and atmosphere. The text is accompanied by magnificent four-color photographs that capture the atmosphere, gilding, reflections in the age-old mirrors and of course the delicious food.

The Reacher Guy

Heather Martin
The Reacher Guy Book PDF

Author : Heather Martin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781643135878

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The Reacher Guy by Heather Martin Pdf

An exquisitely written and nuanced biography of an exceptional individual and writer who has created the # 1 international bestselling hero Jack Reacher, revered by dedicated and loyal readers worldwide. Lee Child has a great public persona: he is gracious and generous with readers and fans. But Jim Grant is a reticent and very private man. This rags-to-riches literary and social biography is based principally on disarmingly frank personal conversations and correspondence with the author since 2016 and privileged access to archival materials. It consists almost entirely of original material, and is the nearest thing the world is likely to get to the autobiography he does not intend to write. There are a handful of great Lee Child/Reacher stories that have been recycled over and over again. They are so good that no one has bothered to look beyond them. This book revisits (and sometimes revises) those irresistible stories, but goes back further and digs deeper. The emphasis on chronology, accuracy and specificity is unprecedented. The Lee Child origin myth is much loved. But mostly it sees him springing fully formed from the brow of Granada Television. There are glancing references to Aston Villa and the schoolyard, but no one has examined the social and historical detail or looked closely at where Lee really came from: the people, places and period. This is the first time someone has described the Lee Child arc: from peaceful obscurity in the Yorkshire Dales and Upstate New York to cult figure, no. 1 in America, rock star, celebrity and publishing institution through to backlash, the changing zeitgeist, and intimations of retirement. The analysis of the emotional power and significance of Lee’s work in the final chapters—the themes of happiness, addiction, dependency, loneliness, and existential absurdity—and the first-hand retrospective accounts of his life and second-act career are all exclusive to this definitive biography.

Ghost Boy

Martin Pistorius
Ghost Boy Book PDF

Author : Martin Pistorius
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781400205844

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Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorius Pdf

When you lose your voice, who will speak for you? When it all seems hopeless, how do you get through each day? In the New York Times bestseller Ghost Boy, Martin Pistorius tells the harrowing story of his return to life through the healing power of love and faith. In January 1988, a happy, healthy twelve-year-old Martin Pistorius came home from school with a sore throat. Soon, he was sleeping all day, refusing meals, and starting to lose his voice. His doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months, his voice fell silent and his developing mind became trapped inside a body he couldn't control. Martin's parents were told that the unknown degenerative disease he was struggling with would mean that he had less than two years to live. He felt invisible--like a ghost of himself. The stress and heartache shook his family to the core, bringing his parents to the brink of separation. Their boy was gone--or so they thought. Martin started to come back to life. He couldn't make a sign or a sound, but he'd become aware of the world around him again and was finally finding his way back to himself. In these pages, you'll hear the highs and lows of Martin's journey from his own perspective, including: A family's resilience in the face of hardship The consequences of misdiagnosis The gift of a wild imagination Ghost Boy shares the beautiful, heart-wrenching story of a life reclaimed, a business created, a family transformed, and a new love that's blossomed. Martin's emergence from his own darkness invites us to celebrate our own lives and fight for a better life for those around us.

Africa in World Politics

Guy Martin
Africa in World Politics Book PDF

Author : Guy Martin
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0865438587

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Africa in World Politics by Guy Martin Pdf

This book examines the key aspects of Africa's external relations and reviews the various political, security and economic strategies through which independent African states have tried to enhance their power and status in the world. The author analyses the ideology of Eurafrica, as well as Europe's evolving relationship with Africa, while also assessing the prospects for African regional integration in the context of Pan-Africanism.