Author: Philippe Diolé
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The Memoirs of Falco
Author: Philippe Diolé
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
National Union Catalog
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1036
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1036
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Subject Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Subject
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
Book Description
Stars Beneath the Sea
Author: Trevor Norton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deep diving
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
"This is the story of some of the brave, brilliant and often balmy men that invented diving. It is the story of explosive tempers and exploding teeth, of how to juggle live hand grenades and steer a giant rubber octopus. A series of vivid portraits reveal the eccentric exploits of these pioneers. They include Guy who held a world altitude record when only sixteen, wrote a film for Humphrey Bogart, invented snorkelling and loved his wife enough to shoot her. Roy wore a bucket over his head and stole a coral reef. Bill wearied of fishing with dynamite and wrestling deadly snakes, so he sealed himself in a metal coffin to dangle half a mile beneath the ocean. Cameron, testing the bouncing bomb for dam busters, made a plastic ear for a dog, a false tesicle for a stallion and invented a mantrap disguised as a lavatory. He ascended from a depth of 200 feet without breathing equipment to see if his lungs would burst, then studied the effects of underwater explosions by standing closer and closer until shattered by the blast. The book also traces the evolution from spear fishermen to conversationalists, from treasure hunters to archaeologists, from photographers to philosophers. The sea is
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Deep diving
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
"This is the story of some of the brave, brilliant and often balmy men that invented diving. It is the story of explosive tempers and exploding teeth, of how to juggle live hand grenades and steer a giant rubber octopus. A series of vivid portraits reveal the eccentric exploits of these pioneers. They include Guy who held a world altitude record when only sixteen, wrote a film for Humphrey Bogart, invented snorkelling and loved his wife enough to shoot her. Roy wore a bucket over his head and stole a coral reef. Bill wearied of fishing with dynamite and wrestling deadly snakes, so he sealed himself in a metal coffin to dangle half a mile beneath the ocean. Cameron, testing the bouncing bomb for dam busters, made a plastic ear for a dog, a false tesicle for a stallion and invented a mantrap disguised as a lavatory. He ascended from a depth of 200 feet without breathing equipment to see if his lungs would burst, then studied the effects of underwater explosions by standing closer and closer until shattered by the blast. The book also traces the evolution from spear fishermen to conversationalists, from treasure hunters to archaeologists, from photographers to philosophers. The sea is
Library of Congress Catalogs
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
Biographical Books, 1950-1980
Author: R.R. Bowker Company. Department of Bibliography
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1634
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1634
Book Description
'American Book Publishing Record' Cumulative
Author: R. R. Bowker LLC
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1260
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1260
Book Description
Biography Index
Author: Bea Joseph
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
Book Description
A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
Book Description
A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines.
Books for the Teen Age
Author: New York Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Kaapse bibliotekaris
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Issues for Nov. 1957- include section: Accessions. Aanwinste, Sept. 1957- (also published separately)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Issues for Nov. 1957- include section: Accessions. Aanwinste, Sept. 1957- (also published separately)