Roger Smith Knihy

Jihoafrický thriller. Vaše noční můra. „Aby pomstil to, co miluje, stává se tím, co nenávidí“ Novinář Robert Dell je na útěku před obviněním z vraždy vlastní rodiny a jeho jediným spojencem je jeho nejstarší nepřítel: vlastní otec. Když se Bobby Goodbread, bývalý zabiják CIA, v posledním pokusu o spásu připojí k synovi, který na krvavém tažení po celé zemi pronásleduje skutečného vraha, společně odhalují spiknutí, které sahá do nejvyšších politických kruhů. Děj románu se odehrává na pozadí chaosu postapartheidní Jižní Afriky, kde z minulosti vystupují přízraky dávných kmenových pověr.

This remarkable book, unlike anything previously published, has been meticulously researched and written to capture the character and essence of every one of the 859 World Championship races held since the beginning of Formula 1 in 1950. Each entry highlights the key events of each individual Grand Prix, from qualifying through to the final outcome, as well as spotlighting those incidental happenings so unique to F1 that influenced a race or an unfolding championship battle.

On the run after being framed for murdering his family, South African journalist Robert Dell's only ally is his oldest enemy: his father.

Compiled by an expert statistician with a passion for Formula 1, this fascinating book offers a fresh and dynamic perspective to the history of Grand Prix racing. Using sophisticated diagrams supported by text and photographs, Roger Smith analyzes debated topics such as World Champions, serial winners, best drivers of all times, racing eras, circuits, cars, teams, risk and contentious conclusions. It is important to identify the causes of change whether due to revised regulations, technology breakthrough, driver dominance or other factors. Twelve racing eras are defined, described and graphically illustrated, with winning cars, engines, drivers and tires analyzed graphically within each era. As F1 becomes increasingly a matter of strategy and split-second timing, this reference book is clearly on pole position.

This remarkable book is the third edition of an acclaimed work of reference about Formula 1. It has been meticulously researched and written to capture the character and essence of every one of the 935 World Championship races held from the beginning of Formula 1 in 1950 to the end of the 2015 season. Each entry highlights the key events of each Grand Prix from qualifying through to the final outcome as well as spotlighting those incidental happenings so unique to F1 that influenced a race or an unfolding championship battle. Nothing is missed in this unique book of record. Fully updated three years since publication of the sell-out previous edition. Each race entry is packed with information, comprising a descriptive text supported by numerous statistics. 935 races, 206 winning cars, 105 winning drivers, 66 seasons, 32 champions. All race-winning cars illustrated with high-quality artwork by Alain Baudouin. Decade-by-decade structure: the 1950s (Red to green); the 1960s (From strength to strength), the 1970s (Television stardom), the 1980s (Bernie's travelling circus), the 1990s (Going global), the 2000s (Front-page news), the 2010s (Money talks). Appendices give overview listings, including World Champion drivers, World Champion constructors, total wins for drivers and constructors, etc.

'For anyone who wants to tap into their inner creativity, Bob and Roberta Smith's visionary manifesto is the ideal guide' Will Gompertz

An amphetamine-fueled thriller about a bombshell American widow on the run in Cape Town’s violent badlands—from a writer being compared to George Pelecanos and Richard Price A split-second decision with no second chance: get it wrong and you wake up dead. On a blowtorch-hot night in Cape Town, American ex-model Roxy Palmer and her gunrunner husband, Joe, are carjacked, leaving Joe lying in a pool of blood. As the carjackers make their getaway, Roxy makes a fateful choice that changes her life forever. Disco and Godwynn, the ghetto gangbangers who sped away in Joe’s convertible, will stop at nothing to track her down. Billy Afrika, a mixed-race ex-cop turned mercenary, won’t let her out of his sight because Joe owed him a chunk of money. And remorselessly hunting them all is Piper, a love-crazed psychopath determined to renew his vows with his jailhouse “wife,” Disco. As these desperate lives collide and old debts are settled in blood, Roxy is caught in a wave of escalating violence in the beautiful and brutal African seaport. With savage plotting and breakneck suspense that ends in a shattering cataclysm of violence, Wake Up Dead confirms Roger Smith as one of the world’s best new thriller writers.

This guide describes 25 walks in the long chain of islands that form the Outer Hebrides. The walks are varied and visit many places of historical interest including ancient standing stones and iron age forts. Easy-to-use maps and colour photographs are included in the book.

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