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Books > Fiction > True stories > General
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Mama Tingo
(Hardcover)
Raynelda a Calderon; Illustrated by Marli Renee
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R516
Discovery Miles 5 160
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines meets Le Mans.
Hugely entertaining. And deadly serious' Rowland White, Author of
Vulcan 607 It was the greatest international competition of its day
- a thrilling, globe-trotting, high speed air racing series that
married cutting-edge technology with astonishing skill, bravery and
danger. Duelling at 400 mph just a few feet from sea surface left
pilots little margin for error. For over a decade, as aircraft of
Great Britain, the United States, France and Italy fought for the
prize, the Schneider Trophy represented the pinnacle of aviation
development. A succession of world records fell to machines that
combined super-charged brute power with streamlined good looks.
With the RAF's Supermarine S6B, legendary aircraft designer R.J
Mitchell, honed the genius that produced the Spitfire, while
Rolls-Royce advanced the state-of-the-art with a powerful V-12
engine that paved the way for its war-winning masterpiece, the
Merlin.
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Glimpses of the Unseen - A Study of Dreams, Premonitions, Prayer and Remarkable Answers, Hypnotism, Spiritualism, Telepathy, Apparitions, Peculiar Mental and Spiritual Experiences, Unexplained Psychical Phenomena
- A Book of Personal Experiences, Original and Selected, Related in Their Own Language by Reputable Persons, Together with Running Comments and a Thoughtful Summary
(Paperback)
Rev Principal Austin
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R684
Discovery Miles 6 840
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Ships in 9 - 17 working days
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After leaving school at 15 in 1950, John Wells began an
apprenticeship with one of the country's leading pipe organ
builders. On completion of National Service he resumed his career
as an organ builder, which took him around the United Kingdom and
on several occasions across the Atlantic, allowing him the
priceless opportunity to meet and be reconciled with the mother who
had left home when he was just six years old. Ultimately John
joined the Civil Service, helping to maintain, repair and replace
the many organs and pianos in military establishments, prisons,
British schools and government offices at home and abroad. In the
decade since retirement he has become a specialist in American
'duck stamps' and conservation stamps, a subject in which he has
become an acknowledged expert. His first book was an authoritative
specialist publication, The History and Local Post of Rattlesnake
Island, Lake Erie. This, his life story, is his second.
Lisa Morgan didn't know how strong she was until she lost
everything. Following eight exhausting years working a Lisa was
burnt out and ready for a new chapter in her life-hopefully one
that involved a little romance. In her forties and doubtful of ever
finding true love, she meets an exotic African man who promises her
happiness and the life she dreams of. Little did Lisa know that
this decision would lead to heartache, a torturous legal battle and
near bankruptcy. They move to Uganda, but her dreams of a happy
marriage soon fade after he takes control of her life-and her life
savings. As she uncovers his cruelty, the relationship becomes
violent and she seeks help from the police. But not even they can
be trusted, and a corrupt legal system pushes her close to death.
Alone and penniless, she prepares to leave the country-but how? She
is destitute and her legal status is precarious and tied up in
bewildering red tape. Trapped in the terrifying depths of a lawless
country with court procedures and unruly lawyers to tackle, she
finds solace with unlikely strangers and is empowered by the
natural beauty of the country that had become a prison. But when
tragedy strikes a final blow, Lisa must break a few laws of her own
to break free.
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