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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Pele - The King of Soccer (Paperback)
Eddy Simon; Illustrated by Vincent Brascaglia; Contributions by E. Joe Johnson
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Parisian Pauline Guyot (1805-1886), who wrote under the nom de
plume Camille Lebrun, published many novels, translations,
collections of tales, and articles in French magazines of her day.
Yet she has largely been forgotten by contemporary literary critics
and readers. Among her works is a hitherto-untranslated 1845 French
novel, Amitie et devouement, ou Trois mois a la Louisiane, or
Friendship and Devotion, or Three Months in Louisiana, a
moralizing, educational travelogue meant for a young adult
readership of the time. Lebrun's novel is one of the few
perspectives we have by a mid-nineteenth-century French woman
writer on the matters of slavery, abolition, race relations, and
white supremacy in France's former Louisiana colony. E. Joe Johnson
and Robin Anita White have recovered this work, providing a
translation, an accessible introduction, extensive endnote
annotations, and period illustrations. After a short preface meant
to educate young readers about the geography, culture, and history
of the southern reaches of the Louisiana Purchase, the novel tells
the tale of two teenaged, orphaned Americans, Hortense Melvil and
Valentine Arnold. The two young women, who characterize one another
as "sisters," have spent the majority of their lives in a Parisian
boarding school and return to Louisiana to begin their adult lives.
Almost immediately upon arrival in New Orleans, their close
friendship faces existential threats: grave illness in the form of
yellow fever, the prospect of marriage separating the two, and
powerful discrimination in the form of racial prejudice and
segregation.
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Tempest Pilot (Paperback)
C.J. Sheddan, Norman Franks; Foreword by J.E. Johnson
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R230
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Jimmy Sheddan was one of the many New Zealanders who joined the
RNZAF, then left his native land to come to England to fight the
enemies of Great Britain and her Empire during World War Two.
Through his recollections we can share some of the trials and
wartime tribulations they faced. Yet we can read too of the
enormous amount of fun these men had despite the dangers and
sacrifices of war. It is this quality which endears his book to us
as well as the achievements of the airmen with whom he served.
During the war, Jim Sheddan rose from the rank of sergeant pilot
to squadron leader with 486 Squadron, a considerable achievement.
After starting with Spitfires, then going onto the Typhoon, Jim
became an expert exponent of the Hawker Tempest, winning the DFC.
In many ways his is a very special account as, amongst other
things, he survived 19 hours in a dinghy off the French coast, a
crash landing in a Tempest after a battle with a V1 flying bomb,
and the advance across northern Europe in the final weeks of the
war.
Few Tempest pilots have told their story - but Jim has, and in
an honest, self-effacing way that will astound and enthrall. With a
foreword by AVM J E 'Johnnie' Johnson, CB, CBE, DSO and 2 bars, DFC
and bar; and an appreciation by Group Captain Johnny Iremonger
DFC.
This collection centers on the remarkable life and career of the
writer and actor Elizabeth Inchbald (1753-1821), active in Great
Britain in the late eighteenth century. Inspired by the example of
Inchbald's biographer, Annibel Jenkins (1918-2013), the
contributors explore the broad historical and cultural context
around Inchbald's life and work, with essays ranging from the
Restoration to the nineteenth century. Ranging from visual culture,
theater history, literary analyses, to historical investigations,
the essays not only present a fuller picture of cultural life in
Great Britain in the long eighteenth century, but also reflect a
range of disciplinary perspectives. The collection concludes with
the final scholarly presentation of the late Professor Jenkins, a
study of the eighteenth-century English newspaper The World
(1753-1756).
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Gladstone (Hardcover)
J.E. Johnson
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Gladstone (Paperback)
J.E. Johnson
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Broken (Paperback)
Jae Johnson
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Everything Tom wanted seemed to fall into his life. A trip across
the galaxy to go to school. Learning to fly in the atrium of a star
ship. The love of a beautiful woman and a chance to become an
officer on the ship. But just as Tom was sure everything was
perfect, he learned that everything has a price. Sometimes that
price is more than the mind of one man can bare. Sometimes you must
lose everything, just to be a man.
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Always (Paperback)
Jae Johnson
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John and Amelia Foster have let life get in the way of their
five-year marriage. Careers, temptations and betrayal threaten to
tear them apart, but instead of giving in, they decide to pick up
the pieces together and go on a journey of discovery to find their
way back to each other. Desire and passion battle jealousy and
insecurity. Will they find their ALWAYS?
Joshua Jericho Battle is no stranger to adversity. An attorney
who happily gave up his flourishing criminal law practice two years
ago, JJ is trying a routine case when he uncovers the largest land
swindle in Detroit history. It appears to have been orchestrated by
the man who is about to change his life forever: Bobby Boogaloo
Bennett.
Determined to bring down the corrupt conspiracy, JJ puts his
life, career, and the people he loves in jeopardy. By the time he
realizes that recent events are not just coincidental, he is in too
deep to get out. Now the only way to survive is to play by their
rules. But when JJ unexpectedly becomes a suspect in a recent
string of murders, his toughest battle will be to save himself. As
the authorities close in, JJ is in a race against time to unravel
the mysteries of One Detroit, Inc. As ambition, greed, and revenge
collide, it appears no one will survive unscathed.
In this heart-pounding thriller, a young attorney must do
everything in his power to survive the greatest battle of his life
as he attempts to destroy an evil enterprise and conquer the demons
of his past.
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