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Publisher : A New Leaf Media
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Total Pages : 19 pages
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Author : Russell McGilton
Publisher : Momentum
ISBN 13 : 1743340567
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (433 download)
Download or read book Bombay to Beijing by Bicycle written by Russell McGilton and published by Momentum. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Congratulations," said Dr Chawla. "You are having the malaria." And so begins Russell McGilton's comic adventure as he attempts to cycle from Bombay to Beijing in the quest of writing his travel opus. Pedalling furiously for China, McGilton's tour de force rides the reader through an honest handlebar view on the absurdities and fragile wonders of travel from the saddle. He rides, he falls, he gets chased by wild dogs, eats things he shouldn't, battles tropical hallucinations and finds himself at the hands of the curious Dr Chawla. Not quite the Lonely Planet guide to sun and sex.
Author : Russell McGilton
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 9780143002475
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (24 download)
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Author : Jim Ford
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9781905237227
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (372 download)
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Author : Colin Thubron
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063099705
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)
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Author : Rachel DeWoskin
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393059021
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (59 download)
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Publisher : Excel Books India
ISBN 13 : 9788174465429
Total Pages : 728 pages
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Author : Stephen Stares
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821338414
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (384 download)
Download or read book China's Urban Transport Development Strategy written by Stephen Stares and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Bank Discussion Paper No. 352. Presents the proceedings of the China Urban Transport Symposium, held in Beijing, November 9-11, 1995, jointly sponsored by China's Ministry of Construction and Ministry of Finance, the People's Bank of China, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. The symposium addressed a wide range of topics, including motor vehicle pollution, urban transport management and planning, bicycles in cities, mass rapid transit, public transit reform, and the role of the private sector.
Author : Fantu Cheru
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 184813827X
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (481 download)
Download or read book The Rise of China and India in Africa written by Fantu Cheru and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2010-03-11 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, China and India have become the most important economic partners of Africa and their footprints are growing by leaps and bounds, transforming Africa's international relations in a dramatic way. Although the overall impact of China and India's engagement in Africa has been positive in the short-term, partly as a result of higher returns from commodity exports fuelled by excessive demands from both countries, little research exists on the actual impact of China and India's growing involvement on Africa's economic transformation. This book examines in detail the opportunities and challenges posed by the increasing presence of China and India in Africa, and proposes critical interventions that African governments must undertake in order to negotiate with China and India from a stronger and more informed platform.
Author : Sarwar A. Kashmeri
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440867917
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)
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Author : P. Smethurst
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137499516
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)
Download or read book The Bicycle — Towards a Global History written by P. Smethurst and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first history of the bicycle to trace not only the technical background to its invention, but also to contrast its social and cultural impact in different parts of the world, and assess its future as a continuing global phenomenon.
Author : National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 9780792255673
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (556 download)
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Author : Paul French
Publisher : Picador USA
ISBN 13 : 1250170583
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)
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Author : Roderic G. Broadhurst
Publisher : ANU E Press
ISBN 13 : 1921862548
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (218 download)
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Author : University of Michigan. College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Publisher : UM Libraries
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
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Author : Katherine Boo
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0679643958
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (796 download)
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