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51 - Total Helpful Votes: 2685 of 2927
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
Mike is a failure in his "real" life; fleeing a loveless marriage he returns to his ancestral North and falls in again with a clique of gritstone climbers; the novel essentially follows a series of tangled, fragmented lives through a year of climbing, contrasting the precision and determination required to master increasingly challenging problems on rock with disorganised, aimless lives. This is a book written by a climber; Harrison has been active in the sport for many years. The descriptions of climbing are powerful and seem authentic; the tales of Northern life just as affecting and powerful.
Harrison is more known for his fantasy and science fiction; this book brings the… Read more
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
A fine history of the Deltic in service. Although there's some history of the birth and development of the locos, the 'meat' of the book is a year-by-year analysis of how the the Deltics performed in service - Watson looks at how they came to make the East Coast Main Line their stamping ground, and examines some of the more unusual workings that the class were responsible for. The career of each loco is covered in detail from entry into service to withdrawal and preservation - or the cutter. The book is well-illustrated and is particularly informative and interesting when discussing the first and last few years of Deltic service.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Although the translation is a bit perfunctory, this is a very handsomely produced guidebook to this fascinating city, with excellent sections on all the main districts and attractions and plenty of background information - it goes into a lot more historical depth than the typical guidebook and is particularly well-illustrated with photos and 3d maps.
The focus of the book is rather more on the basic history and geography of the city and its cultural/historic attractions than on shopping, eating and nightlife - such things tend to change too quickly for guidebooks to track well - but it certainly was a very good companion to and overview of Mexico City. We found it useful,… Read more
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