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21 produkter
Crisis, Pursued by Disaster, Followed Closely by Catastrophe
A Memoir of Life on the Run
E-bok, 2009
30 kr
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Throughout his childhood, Mike O’Connor’s family pretended to be normal. But Mike and his two younger sisters knew that their parents were hiding something–a secret they didn’t dare talk about. The family appeared to be no different from any of their small-town Texas neighbors–that is, until …
Commercial Republic
America's Enduring Debate Over Democratic Capitalism
Inbunden, 2014
706 kr
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As recently as 2008, when Presidents Bush and Obama acted to bail out the nation’s crashing banks and failing auto companies, the perennial objection erupted anew: government has no business in . . . business. Mike O’Connor argues in this book: Those who cite history to decry government economic …
Commercial Republic
America's Enduring Debate over Democratic Capitalism
E-bok, 2014
600 kr
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As recently as 2008, when Presidents Bush and Obama acted to bail out the nation's crashing banks and failing auto companies, the perennial objection erupted anew: government has no business in . . . business. Mike O'Connor argues in this book that those who cite history to decry government …
Cornish Folk Tales for Children
Häftad, 2018, 6-9 år
152 kr
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Join Jamie, the son of a travelling droll teller, as he journeys across Cornwall, a land steeped in myth and legend. Along the way you will hear mysterious and exciting tales like what happened when Bodrugan took his soldiers to capture Richard Edgcumbe, why the ghost of Lady Emma was never seen …
Isles of Scilly Folk Tales
Häftad, 2020
206 kr
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Scilly has been its own unique land for centuries, separate from England and cut off from Cornwall by twenty-five miles of rough sea – yet until now its folk tales have been poorly documented. Let Anthony the droll-teller and his companions guide you on this voyage around the wonderful Isles of …
Fools and Wise Men
Folk Tales of Wisdom
Inbunden, 2022
179 kr
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Before schooling was widely available, for most people the classroom was at the fireside, the field and the country lane, where the bards told their tales.Many such folk tales exist to convey life-lessons in an entertaining way. These stories are not the pontifications of ancient philosophers: they …
Cornish Folk Tales
Häftad, 2010
155 kr
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The ancient land of Cornwall is steeped in mysterious tradition, proud heritage and age-old folklore. Before books were widely available, wandering ‘droll tellers’ used to spread Cornish insight and humour to all parts of the Duchy – exchanging their tales for food and shelter. Anthony James was …
Why Do Bluebirds Hate Me?
More Answers to Common and Not-So-Common Questions about Birds and Birding
E-bok, 2013
188 kr
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A collection of humorous Q&As about everything you''ve always wanted to ask about birds and birding Mike O’Connor knows bird watchers as well as he knows birds. He knows that if you’re even slightly interested in identifying birds or attracting them to your backyard with a feeder, then you’ve also …
Why Don't Woodpeckers Get Headaches?
And Other Bird Questions You Know You Want to Ask
E-bok, 2010
188 kr
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In 1983, Mike O''Connor opened the Bird Watcher''s General Store on Cape Cod, which might well have been the first store devoted solely to birding in the United States. Since that time he has answered thousands of questions about birds, both at his store and while walking down the aisles of the …
Clouds Should Know Me By Now
Buddhist Poet Monks of China
E-bok, 2005
173 kr
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This unique collection presents the verse, much of it translated for the first time, of fourteen eminent Chinese Buddhist poet monks. Featuring the original Chinese as well as english translations and historical introductions by Burton Watson, J.P. Seaton, Paul Hansen, James Sanford, and the …
Airfields & Airmen
E-bok, 2021
127 kr
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The latest volume in the Airfields and Airmen series covers the Arras area. It includes a visit to the grave of Albert Ball VC and the graves of Waterfall and Bayly, the first British fliers killed in action. There is a visit to the aerodrome from which Alan McLeod took off from to earn his VC and …
Airfields and Airmen: Cambrai
E-bok, 2003
162 kr
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Airfields and Airmen:Cambrai covers the earliest days of the RFC with the retreat from Mons. We visit the graves of Fokker Eindecker aces and the airfields where the first Jastas were formed. Also covered are airfields from which Allied aces such as Beauchamp and Proctor VC flew, and there is a …
Airfields and Airmen of the Channel Coast
E-bok, 2006
28 kr
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"e;Takes a seemingly mundane subject as airfields and turns it into a fresh understanding of air combat on the Western Front . . . recommended highly."e; -Over the Front In this latest addition to the Airfields and Airmen Series, Mike O'Connor describes the dramatic air actions that took …
Airfields and Airmen: Cambrai
E-bok, 2021
95 kr
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Airfields and Airmen:Cambrai covers the earliest days of the RFC with the retreat from Mons. We visit the graves of Fokker Eindecker aces and the airfields where the first Jastas were formed. Also covered are airfields from which Allied aces such as Beauchamp and Proctor VC flew, and there is a …
In the Footsteps of the Red Baron
Av Norman Franks, Mike O'Connor
E-bok, 2021
127 kr
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Manfred von Richthofen became a fighter pilot on the Western Front in August 1916. By January 1917, Richthofen had shot down fifteen aircraft had been appointed commander of his own unit. He painted the fuselage of his Albatros D-III a bright red and was nicknamed the Red Baron. In June 1917, …
Little History of Storytelling in Cornwall
Häftad, 2025
155 kr
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Cornwall's storytelling tradition stretches back a thousand years. Before TV and radio, stories were told among the flickering shadows at the fireside. They whiled away the travellers’ miles, long hours in the fields, and days at sea. They gladdened brief moments of relaxation for miners and …
Airfields and Airmen: Ypres
Häftad, 2001
160 kr
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This is the first book in the Battleground Europe Series discovering the airfields and airmen of the Great War. It is sometimes forgotten that the Wright Brother's first flight took place only in 1903; yet fifteen years later the Royal Air Force had over 20,000 aircraft of all types including night …
In the Footsteps of the Red Baron
Av Mike O'Connor, Norman Franks
Häftad, 2004
160 kr
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Manfred von Richthofen became a fighter pilot on the Western Front in August 1916. By January 1917, Richthofen had shot down fifteen aircraft had been appointed commander of his own unit. He painted the fuselage of his Albatros D-III bright red and was nicknamed the Red Baron. This book is divided …
