Joel rappoport (15 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The Iron Butt Rally (IBR) is the world championship of long distance, endurance, motorcycle riding. It is held every odd year, and covers all of North America. It is billed as 11 Days, 11,000 Miles and claims proudly that finishers are The World's Toughest Motorcycle Riders. As of this writing, since the Iron Butt began in 1984, worldwide there have been 403 people who have finished. The author finished this ride in 2009. He was fifty-seven years old. The motorcycle was a thirty-three year old BMW. It started the 2009 rally with over half a million miles on it. The organizers put them both solidly in the Hopeless Class. This book, which includes 65 photographs and 6 maps, is the story of the author's long distance riding experience, from the time when he considered riding three hundred miles a day an incredible achievement, to his covering over 13,000 miles in 14 days in 2009. The total mileage is 13,000 because after he finished the IBR, he had to travel over 2,650 miles in two days in order to return home and be on time for work. The author rode an average of nineteen hours a day for eleven days to gather points needed to be declared a finisher. One hundred and one riders started the rally in 2009. Seventy finished. Prior to this Iron Butt Rally, the author had been riding motorcycles as his main form of transportation for over forty years. He bought the BMW R60 new in 1976 and it was his only motorcycle for a third of a century. Over that time he decided that riding endless miles was a great way to relax and see the world. Think of the IBR as a giant scavenger hunt covering the forty-nine states and Canada. The riders are hunting for bonuses that are described by the organizers. The harder it is to ride to and from a bonus, the more points it is worth. At the start of each leg of the rally, the riders are given a list of bonuses. Each rider has to figure which bonuses he, or she, can ride to and still be on time at checkpoints. No two riders follow the same route. Bonuses can involve walking across the sea floor at low tide to take a photograph, or a visit to a historical location, or meeting a specific person at a specific time. Wind, rain, desert heat, traffic, illness, or mountain cold does not stop these riders. The author had ridden the same motorcycle in the 2007 IBR, but due to poor planning, inexperience, and dehydration, he lost an entire day during the rally. One can't lose a minute during an IBR, and he knew beyond any shadow of a doubt that there was no way that he could be a finisher. However, he developed a route for the last three days that covered over four thousand miles and seven states to try and gain enough points to somehow be successful. The IBR gives no quarter for bad luck or poor health. He was a DNF (did not finish). During the 2009 IBR the author had good days and bad. Some days were spent riding on beautifully paved roads in perfect temperatures. Other miles were done on gravel roads, or in storms that damned well seemed to approach biblical proportions. Riders must be ready for anything. On day five the author stopped for a few hours sleep at eleven o'clock on a Friday night in Mississippi only to find that his footpeg and sidestand had broken loose from the motorcycle. Unable to ride, and knowing that no one would have parts for a 1976 motorcycle, he thought that his rally was over. Three hours later, with the help of a mobile welding service, he was back on the road and back in the rally. This book is written for those who ride motorcycles for long distances, short distances, and for those who have never wanted to ride a motorcycle at all. It's about the adventure that can still be found by pursuing the love of a sport and a dream.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Part 1 Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Zustand: New. 2 v (xix 1226 ) Illus.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. The first book in the PATAI Series was published in 1964 and the Series will celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 2014. This ?Golden Jubilee? is accompanied by the publication of the first volume on the chemistry of organogold. In the history of the PATAI Series there was, so far, no volume dedicated to gold alone. Editor(s): Rappoport, Zvi; Marek, Professor Ilan; Liebman, Joel F. Series: Patai's Chemistry of Functional Groups. Num Pages: 1232 pages. BIC Classification: PNND; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 64. Weight in Grams: 2016. . 2014. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1232 pages. 8.00x6.00x3.00 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. The first book in the PATAI Series was published in 1964 and the Series will celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 2014. This ?Golden Jubilee? is accompanied by the publication of the first volume on the chemistry of organogold. In the history of the PATAI Se.

Zustand: New. In English.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The first book in the PATAI Series was published in 1964 and the Series will celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 2014. This 'Golden Jubilee' is accompanied by the publication of the first volume on the chemistry of organogold. In the history of the PATAI Series there was, so far, no volume dedicated to gold alone. In 1999 we published a volume on The Chemistry of Gold and Silver Compounds. Since then a lot of new chemistry using gold has been developed and it is timely to focus a volume on methods and applications of organogold compounds in organic synthesis, reflecting the enormous progress which has been made in the use of gold compounds as reagents and catalysts. A second area of great importance covered in the book is the use of gold surfaces in the synthesis of peptides, proteins and other natural products. A whole range of applications in the area of biochemistry has resulted from these developments. A third area of interest is the synthesis and engineering of nanostructures, where organogold chemistry has opened the door for a wide range of methods and applications in the field of nanoscience and materials science. As with all new volumes, the chapters are first published online in Patai's Chemistry of Functional Groups. Once a volume is completed online, it is then published in print format. The printed book offers the traditional quality of the Patai Book Series, complete with an extensive index. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 1078 pages. 9.50x6.50x2.50 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Focusing on an important class of compounds in organic synthesis, this text features contributions by leading experts, and delivers the quality expected from the Patai Series. Focusing on an important class of compounds in organic synthesis, this text .

Zustand: New. Focusing on an important class of compounds in organic synthesis, this text features contributions by leading experts, and delivers the quality expected from the "Patai Series. ". Series: Patai's Chemistry of Functional Groups. Num Pages: 1078 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1800. . 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1100 pages. 9.02x5.98x2.63 inches. In Stock.