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View book details for On Wings of Fortune
A Bomber Pilot's War
Royal Air Force veteran Wing Commander Richard Pinkham DFC presents the extraordinary and graphic account of his experiences flying 62 World War Two bombing operations. He tells his story with candor and without pulling punches, although the occasional humorous anecdote …
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True Tales from Operators of the Big Cat in Peace and War
Originally intended as a trainer, the Anglo-French Sepecat jet, equipped with the very latest in weapon-aiming and navigational equipment, eventually became the backbone of the RAFs tactical strike-attack and recce forces for a decade from the mid-1970s.In these pages, the …
View book details for Waiting in Joy
An Advent Journey
Advent is often the poor relation compared to Christmas. Yet to prepare properly for Christmas we need to journey through Advent in an uplifting way. This unique collection of original reflections, prayers and scripture quotations will help you to do …
View book details for Desert Rats at War
North Africa. Italy. Northwest Europe
70 years ago, on 7 June 1944, the British 7th Armored Division landed in Normandy, halfway through a wartime journey that had started in north Africa. Formed on 16 February 1940, it adopted the Jerboa as its divisional signand while …
Starting with the background of Japans rise to military prominence and the Asian countrys aggressive behavior against its neighbors, this graphic history covers all the significant events leading up to that fateful aerial attack on December 7, 1941. Japans simultaneous …
Balanced and in-depth military coverage (all theaters, North and South) in a non-partisan format with detailed notes, offering meaty, in-depth articles, original maps, photos, columns, book reviews, and indexes.126th NY Infantry at Harpers Ferry First Confederate Regiment from Santa Rosa …
View book details for Smile of Joy
Mary of Nazareth
Its amazing to think that the first smile Jesus ever gave was in response to Marys smile. It must have been an extraordinary moment: her son was smiling at her, and it was God smiling at her too. This book …
View book details for The Mean Tiger and the Clever Hare
An Adaptation of an Ancient Indian Folk Tale about Bullying
There is trouble in the rain forest when a tiger decides to bully the other animals. A clever hare has a good idea about how to make the tiger stay in his cave all the time, but something goes wrong. …
This collection of stories, rooted in truth and legend, from a forgotten time in South Africas past, the Forties, and a little-known part, the Lowveld, is a window into a magical time when people were uncluttered by philosophical baggage and …
Ben Martin is charming and successful: an academic who has raised money for childrens charities and worked with womens agencies in sub-Saharan Africa, a devoted husband. But when his brother Francois, an artist based in Lisbon, finds out about Bens …
View book details for Tucker's Deadline
A True Story
This is the true story of Irving Tucker, who married an English girl, Yvonne, and left South Africa in 1976 to farm sheep on the Welsh border, growing their own organic vegetables and living a healthy life style. They returned …
Foreword by Dr Tony BatesUsing the format of his earlier books Dipping into Lent and Dipping into Advent, Alan Hilliard again opens up a space for us to engage with our emotional and spiritual response to what life throws at …
View book details for Bourbon and Bullets
True Stories of Whiskey, War, and Military Service
American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines carried whiskey at Yorktown, Gettysburg, Manila, and Da Nang. It bolstered their courage, calmed their nerves, and treated their maladies. As a serious American whiskey drinker, John C. Tramazzo noticed how military service and …
View book details for University of Georgia Football
An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports
The first SEC Football Program to be featured in the new, exciting, and completely original Sports by the Numbers series!THE TEAM: The Georgia Bulldogs are the most beloved, tradition-rich football program in college athletics. Five national championships, two Heisman Trophy …
View book details for Meredith Willson
The Unsinkable Music Man
Meredith Willson marched into the hearts of American music lovers with productions such as the "The Music Man" and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," and unforgettable show tunes like "76 Trombones." It is the amazing story of how a youngster with …
NEW POST-REFERENDUM EDITION. Alex Salmond is well known in Scotland, the UK and beyond as the leader of the Scottish National Party and Scotland's First Minister, but relatively little is understood about Salmond as a human being, what makes him …
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Praying and Exploring the Readings Easter and Pentecost Year B
The growing hunger for the Word of God is an unexpected development in our time. This book sets out to nourish those who desire something deeper and richer than is possible in the usual setting of worship. By exploring the …
View book details for Before Chappaquiddick
The Untold Story of Mary Jo Kopechne and the Kennedy Brothers
On July 18, 1969, a car driven by Senator Edward M. Kennedy plunged off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, off the coast of Cape Cod. Mary Jo Kopechne, a twenty-eight-year-old former staffer for Kennedy's brother Robert, died in the crash. …
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In the Beginning Was Africa: The Story of Evolution Seen from the Savannah
Why does the zebra have stripes and the elephant a long trunk? How did the giraffe acquire a long neck and why does a hippopotamus lie in muddy water all day? How does an acacia tree kill grazing wild? Do …
View book details for Theology and Ecology in Dialogue
The Wisdom of Laudato Si'
Ecology challenges theology to reimagine who we are, who the Spirit of God is, who Christ is, where creation is going, and what is the role of liturgy in society-- all in the glare of the ecological crisis. This book …
Book describes technical aspects of the Russo-Japanese Naval War. Contains descriptions of all involved ships, Russian and Japanese ones. Maps, photos.
View book details for Widow's Weeds and Weeping Veils
Mourning Rituals in 19th Century America
During the 19th century, death shadowed daily life. A high infant mortality rate, poor sanitation, risk during childbirth, poisons, ignorance, and war kept 19th-century Americans busy practicing the ritual of mourning. The Victorian era in both Europe and America saw …
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The Lighter Side of South African Military Life
Nothing quite beats that rawness of military humour. Its the same the world over. This hilarious collection of South African military anecdotes willfor the less sensitive readerhave you doubled up with mirth.It is an ingrained tradition for South Africans to …
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