The Worlds Fastest Indian

Author : Roger Donaldson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 014377428X

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The World's Fastest Indian by Roger Donaldson Pdf

The Real Burt Munro, inventor of the world's fastest Indian motorcycle, in his own words. A fascinating collection of Burt Munro memorabilia including photos from his family album, newspaper clippings, and interviews with Burt himself, this book reveals the real Burt Munro - the man being the movie. Roger Donaldson has been studying Burt Munro for many years. He made a documentary on him back in 1971, called Offerings to the God of Speed, as well as the 2005 international hit The World's Fastest Indian. During research for both films, he collected lots of material which has never been published, and Burt's son also released Munro family scrapbooks to Roger, allowing them to be published here for the first time. In preparation for the doco Roger interviewed Burt and also taped Burt chatting to several of his cronies and coworkers. These tapes have been transcribed for this book, presenting the real Burt Munro in his own words.

Author : David Hill
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0143507222

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Speed King by David Hill Pdf

"In 1967 an unknown, elderly New Zealander and his ancient Indian motorcycle set a world land-speed record at Bonneville. The man was Burt Munro, and he became a Kiwi legend. How did he do it? His amazing true story is now a stunning picture book.A crowd of people stand on a flat white plain. In the distance, a snarling, roaring dark speck is hurtling towards them. It's a motorbike. The rider is inside the shell, lying almost flat. 'Go, Burt!'The red bike blurs past. Fingers click stop-watches.How fast has Burt Munro gone this time? The moment young Burt Munro saw a motorbike chugging down a quiet Invercargill street, he was hooked. More than fifty years later, he and his ancient Indian motorcycle would amaze the world by setting a land-speed record : one that remains unbroken to this day. Burt didn't have much money. He wasn't young. But he was determined. And he became a Kiwi legend. A wonderful true story about a very unlikely New Zealand champion, by the award-winning author and illustrator of First to the Top."

Author : Roger Donaldson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:70207685

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The World's Fastest Indian by Roger Donaldson Pdf

Author : Roger Donaldson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1314386028

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The World's Fastest Indian by Roger Donaldson Pdf

The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle -- a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967. (DRAMA).

Author : Roger Donaldson
Publisher : Random House (New Zealand)
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Indian motorcycle
ISBN : 1869792076

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The World's Fastest Indian by Roger Donaldson Pdf

The real Burt Munro, inventor of the world's fastest Indian motorcycle, in his own words. A fascinating collection of Burt Munro memorabilia including photos from his family album, newspaper clippings, and interviews with Burt himself, this book reveals the real Burt Munro - the man behind the movie. Roger Donaldson has been studying Burt Munro for many years. He made a documentary on him back in 1971, called Offerings to the God of Speed, as well as the 2005 international hit The World's Fastest Indian. During research for both films, he collected lots of material which has never been published, and Burt's son also released Munro family scrapbooks to Roger, allowing them to be published here for the first time. In preparation for the doco Roger interviewed Burt and also taped Burt chatting to several of his cronies and coworkers. These tapes have been transcribed for this book, presenting the real Burt Munro in his own words.

Author : Sherman Alexie
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781480457188

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The Toughest Indian in the World by Sherman Alexie Pdf

“Stunning” short stories by the National Book Award–winning author of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). In this bestselling volume of stories, National Book Award winner Sherman Alexie challenges readers to see Native American Indians as the complex, modern, real people they are. The tender and tenacious tales of The Toughest Indian in the World introduce us to the one-hundred-eighteen-year-old Etta Joseph, former co-star and lover of John Wayne, and to the unnamed narrator of the title story, a young Indian journalist searching for togetherness one hitchhiker at a time. Countless other brilliant creations leap from Alexie’s mind in these nine stories. Upwardly mobile Indians yearn for a more authentic life, married Indian couples push apart while still cleaving together, and ordinary, everyday Indians hunt for meaning in their lives. The Toughest Indian in the World combines anger, humor, and beauty into radiant fictions, fiercely imagined, from one of America’s greatest writers. This ebook features an illustrated biography including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

Author : Tim Hanna
Publisher : Penguin Global
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Indian motorcycle
ISBN : 0143303104

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Legend of Speed by Tim Hanna Pdf

Munro was the ultimate eccentric; a real 'number-eight-wire' inventor. He took an original Indian motorbike and modified it in his shed so that it became capable of extreme speeds. With this bike he broke several international speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in 1967 – a number of which stand to this day. This book, an abridged edition of the bestselling One Good Run – the Legend of Burt Munro, is for young readers aged 10-14 yrs. It cuts to the core of Munro's story, from small town Invercargill to heroic deeds in the USA. The emphasis is on thrilling narrative in this 'little guy beats the odds' story.

Author : Tim Hanna
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459619371

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One Good Run by Tim Hanna Pdf

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Author : Neill Birss
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781743487204

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Burt Munro by Neill Birss Pdf

Previously unpublished interviews with Burt Munro, legendary Kiwi motorcycle rider made famous in the movie The World's Fastest Indian. Colourful tales of a life well-lived. Invercargill, at the far southern end of New Zealand. It's the late 1960s and two blokes sit in a modest shed drinking tea. The old bloke is telling stories about his life; the young bloke, a junior reporter, is typing earnestly on his Olympia portable typewriter. Dramatic tales abound – of youthful scrapes, motorcycle races and ingenious repairs, of international travel and friendships and road trips, of high speeds and accidents and meetings with dutiful policemen. Burt Munro became known around the world through the 2005 movie The World's Fastest Indian, but had long been known to motorcycle fans as a colourful character and speed record-holder. Our young journalist, Neill Birss, moved away from Invercargill and the interviews he had typed out were never published. In fact, they were lost during the move and only resurfaced under strange circumstances many decades later. Here they are in this book – the lost interviews with Burt Munro, legendary Kiwi motorcycle rider – his voice as fresh and his stories as vivid as the day he told them to the young reporter.

Author : Mira Kamdar
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780743296861

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Planet India by Mira Kamdar Pdf

From the award-winning author of "Motiba's Tattoos" comes a lively exploration of America's stake in India's gambit to transform itself from a developing country to a global powerhouse in record time.

Author : Anil K. Gupta,Haiyan Wang
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0470441097

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Getting China and India Right by Anil K. Gupta,Haiyan Wang Pdf

This book is the first strategic guide for multi-national corporations (MNCs)who are contemplating expanding into both China and India. Gupta and Wang explain how many MNCs view China and India solely from the lens of off-shoring and cost-reduction, and focusing their marketing strategies on only the top 5-10% of the population. This is a missed opportunity. China and India are the only two countries that constitute four realities that are strategically crucial for the global enterprise: Both provide mega-markets for almost every product and service Both have platforms that will dramatically reduce the company's global cost structure Both have platforms that will significantly boost the company's global technology and innovation base Both are springboards for the mergence of new fearsome global competitors. This book aims to shed light on the brutal competition for markets and resources in China and India as well as lays out the strategic action implications for those companies who want to emerge as the global players of tomorrow.

Author : Isabel Thompson Kelsay
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1984-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0815602081

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Joseph Brant, 1743-1807 by Isabel Thompson Kelsay Pdf

This is a major historical biography of the great Indian figure from the Revolutionary War period. Kelsay calls Joseph Brant the "most famous American Indian who ever lived"—a claim which she supports with her book. The result of some thirty years of research and writing, Joseph Brant provides a total picture of Indian life in northeast and mid-America at the end of the 18th century. Kelsay presents the reader with a wealth of characters and recreates in rich detail the historical period, its mood, and atmosphere. Educated into European culture, Brant belonged everywhere—and nowhere. Born in a bark hut, he died in a mansion. A "common Indian" among an aristocracy-ridden people, he married power (his wife was the head woman of the Mohawks) and came to be resented as "too great a man." He built churches, befriended missionaries, translated a prayer book into Mohawk—and voiced scandalous doubts about the Christian religion. Though he was called the "Monster Brant," he was merciful in warfare. He worked all his life for the good of his people. His position and prominence brought him into contact with most of the major figures of the period, including George Washington, George Ill, Aaron Burr, Sir William Johnson, even a traveling James Boswell. His best friend was an English duke. His enemies were legion. Washington tried to bribe him, his own son tried to kill him, and many of the Indians hated him. It was his tragedy to preach an unattainable unity to tribes torn by jealousies and ancient feuds.

Author : Tim Hanna
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Automobile racing drivers
ISBN : 0473528878

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Go Fast Or Go Home by Tim Hanna Pdf

"Garth Hogan is a man who has lived life the fast lane. [He became] the first New Zealander to drive at more than 200 miles per hour, something he achieved at 'Thunderpark," Hastings in 1978 ... [30 years later] his Ford Roadster set a record when it clocked 193 miles per hour. While Garth's life in motor racing is well documented, perhaps less known are his business achievements, his passion for vintage and warbird aircraft, and his involvement with the governing body of world motorsport - the FIA"--Back cover.

Author : Coll Thrush
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295741352

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Native Seattle by Coll Thrush Pdf

This updated edition of Native Seattle brings the indigenous story to the present day and puts the movement of recognizing Seattle's Native past into a broader context. Native Seattle focuses on the experiences of local indigenous communities on whose land Seattle grew, accounts of Native migrants to the city and the development of a multi-tribal urban community, as well as the role Native Americans have played in the narrative of Seattle.

Author : George Perkovich
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0520232100

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India's Nuclear Bomb by George Perkovich Pdf

Publisher Fact Sheet The definitive history of India's long flirtation with nuclear capability, culminating in the nuclear tests that surprised the world in May 1998.