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  101 Amazing Facts about Space

  Jack Goldstein

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  Do you know the difference between a meteor and an asteroid? How old do we think the universe is? What are the fastest spinning objects of which we know?
  
  In this fascinating audio-book, narrator Charles King answers all these questions and more as he talks us through over 100 amazing facts about space.
  
  Whether you have an interest in astronomy or just simply want to know more about our incredible universe, 101 Amazing Facts About Space is an excellent addition to your audiobook collection.
  
  ©2017 Jack Goldstein Books (P)2017 Jack Goldstein Books

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  Abbott and Costello: Lou's...

  Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

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  The opening routine is about leap year and Costello's romance. He's against marriage. Will Costello marry guest Judy Canova?

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  Trooper - The Bobcat Who Came in...

  Forrest Bryant Johnson

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  Whenever middle-aged desert tour guide Forrest Bryant Johnson went out on his daily walks into the Mojave, all was usually peaceful and serene. But one beautiful summer day in 1987, Forrest heard a cry of distress. Following the cries, he came upon a small bobcat kitten, injured, orphaned, and desperately in need of help. So Forrest took his new feline friend home for a night. But when the little "trooper" clearly needed some more time to recoup, that night turned into two nights, a week, and eventually nineteen years. And so Trooper became a part of the Johnson family. 
  And in those nineteen years, Trooper lived his nine lives to the fullest. He explored desert flora and fauna around him, befriending kit foxes, jackrabbits, desert tortoises, and other creatures and getting into mischief along the way. Trooper became a "big brother" to stray tabby Little Brother, teaching, guiding, and protecting Brother on the pair's adventures and misadventures. He became a beloved patient at his local vet, and cherished housemate of Forrest's wife, Chi. And Trooper even managed to melt the icy heart of a tough guy neighbor. But most of all, throughout his nineteen years, Trooper became Forrest's best friend, as the two shared each other's worries and frustrations, musings and rants, joys and laughter.

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  Into the Silk - The Dramatic...

  Ian Mackersey

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  From World War Two to the Jet Age, Ian Mackersey charts the thrilling and personal accounts of airmen who have jumped from their planes and survived.Since the test pilot Harold Harris became the first man to save his life with a parachute in 1922 there have been over 120,000 air force pilots and crew who owe their lives to their parachutes.Into the Silk is full of astounding tales of people who against the odds bailed out of their planes and were therefore able to enter the annals of the Caterpillar Club, a society open only to men and women who survive aviation disaster with the aid of a parachute.Mackersey records dramatic moments during the Second World War when pilots leapt from their burning planes while still being shot at by enemy fighters. He uncovers the descent of the extraordinarily lucky man who jumped from his damaged bomber but had to put his parachute on while falling through the sky and the pilot who found himself attached to a moving train and was dragged along for miles.The book highlights the debts that all of these survivors owe to people such as Leslie Irvin, who invented the modern parachute and Sir James Martin, the great designer of ejection seats.

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  British Independent Bus & Coach...

  Jim Blake

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  A pictorial history of Great Britain’s independent bus and coach fleets from the 1960s.  
   
  During the 1960s, many independent bus and coach fleets existed in Britain, and each varied enormously in size and scope of operation. They ranged from major operators such as Barton Transport (Nottinghamshire); Lancashire United and West Riding who operated stage carriage services as well as coach fleets; or Wallace Arnold Tours of Leeds, a major coach touring company in Britain and Continental Europe; to small operators who possessed just a handful of vehicles. The latter were sometimes involved only in private hire work, for such things as outings to sporting events or theaters, school or industrial contracts or often a combination of both. Smaller operators were based throughout the country, sometimes in tiny villages but also in the heart of large cities. 
   
  Often the smaller operators bought redundant buses and coaches from major operators, whether BET, BTC (Tilling) or municipal concerns, or London Transport. Many got bargains from the latter, with surplus RT and RTL double-deckers sold following the disastrous bus strike and service cuts of 1958. Conversely, redundant vehicles bought by independent fleets often brought types that came from as far away as Scotland to London and the southeast. In the 1960s, the oldest buses and coaches with independent fleets were those employed on school or industrial contracts. These were not subject to the rigorous tests governing those carrying fare-paying passengers, so could be kept going until they were literally falling apart! These were known as “non-PSVs,” i.e. non-public service vehicles. On the other hand, some very small independent fleets, often with the title “Luxury Coaches,” took great pride in their fleets. They would purchase new coaches every two or three years and keep them in immaculate condition. 
   
  The net result was that British independent bus and coach operators in the 1960s had a fascinating variety of chassis and body makes and styles, as well as liveries. This book shows many of these as they were between fifty and sixty years ago.

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  Easy Recipes for Summer Cooking...

  Sheila Kiely, Donal Skehan,...

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  A short collection of recipes from cookbooks 'Good Mood Food' by Donal Skehan, 'Gimme the Recipe' by Sheila Kiely and 'Like Mam Used to Bake' by Rosanne Hewitt-Cromwell. Recipes to enjoy with friends and family during fine summer evenings and lazy weekends.
  
  Reviews for 'Gimme the Recipe':
  '...the go-to-bible for easy to follow recipes.' -Irish Tatler.
  '[A] terrific cookbook- a repertoire of recipes that nourish and delight. I particularly loved the chapter on planning family gatherings and parties at home.' -Darina Allen. Irish Examiner.
  '...it inspires confidence and makes you feel you can certainly whip up anything you fancy.' -Lara Bradley. Sunday Independent.
  'You might not be able to have it all but, with Kiely's recipes, I'd say you can certainly make a decent stab at cooking it all.' -Fiona Kiely, Sunday Business Post.
  
  Reviews for 'Good Mood Food':
  "Good Mood Food is a new breed of cookbook that springs from the talent of a passionate home cook. A truly scrumptious read.", - Ross Golden-Bannon, Food & Wine magazine
  "At last… Simple, easy recipes that are healthy and interesting. Donal Skehan's book reclaims good food from the convenience of supermarket shelves and puts it back where it belongs – in the domestic kitchen." Paulo Tulio
  "Ireland's answer to Jamie Oliver" - RTÉ.ie
  
  'Like Mam Used to Bake' is due to be released in September 2013.

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