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The chance discovery of a secret cache of letters rekindled Marijcke Jongbloed's lifelong fascination with the circumstances of her birth and her parents' wartime experiences. The letters were written in captivity by her father and smuggled throug...

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The chance discovery of a cache of letters rekindled Marijcke Jongbloed's lifelong fascination with the circumstances of her birth and her parents' wartime experiences in the Far East. The letters were written in captivity by her father and smuggl...

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The Marketing Launchpad crystalises theory, best practice and experience into one practical volume that provides exactly what its title says: a launchpad to help your business lift off with successful marketing. In six concise chapters, marketing ...

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DOCTOR LARK is the story of Bill Larkworthy, a British-born doctor whose recollections, delightful vignettes and keen observations (medical and otherwise) make this a funny and vivid account of how a medical education provided a passport to the wo...

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Working and living in the forests of Zaire during the reign of President Mobuto Sese Seko, Ian Mathie found himself the foster father of an orphaned girl. When a powerful and feared man from another village demanded that he set a 'bride price' for...

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An uninvited 'ferret' from Whitehall, dark deeds in the 'heart of darkness', escape from bloody terror and black magic - a true story that shocks the sensibilities and staggers the imagination...West Africa is the setting for MAN IN A MUD HUT, an ...

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West Africa in the 1970s was a volatile melange of old and new; of aspiration, corruption, power and influence. In its midst, Ian Mathie laboured in his role as a water engineer to help improve the lives of ordinary people. His work brought him in...

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Drought is a natural disaster; starvation is a man-made tragedy. Preventing the former can go a long way to alleviating the latter, but not without the political will, as Ian Mathie makes clear in this gripping memoir of the 1974 humanitarian cris...

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It was Dr Marijcke Jongbloed's young nephew who gave her the title of this very personal memoir of her life and times in the Arabian Gulf, but it was the animals she cared for and loved who proved that 'fat legs don't matter'. Over a period of twe...

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Are you ready for your best year ever? If one great idea is enough to change your business forever, imagine 52 ideas -- one for every week of the year - that you can apply to your business. '52 Ways to Grow Your Business' gives you just that. Writ...

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Jenny Selby-Green entered the idiosyncratic world of the provincial press by answering a 'Sits Vac' ad for a newspaper reporter (conveniently ignoring that they were looking for a young man). She quickly learned that being the sole female on staff...

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This anthology features the work of twenty-nine published British, American and Canadian poets, brought together in one volume by a common country of residence - France - and their membership in the French Online Poetry Stanza group. Drawing on th...

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Sorcery is a fact of life in many African societies; the supernatural is taken for granted. In SORCERERS AND ORANGE PEEL, author Ian Mathie describes how this other dimension plays a role - somethings amusing, sometimes frightening, always intrigu...

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John Eliot's poems cover an expanse, from thoughts inspired by an old family photograph taken before the First World War claimed two brothers on the Somme, to remembering the birth of his son when he stood as proud father. Another poem in the coll...

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On a frozen frontier on the Korean peninsula, a field agent waits for his contact to cross from the North. In Beijing, a prominent Chinese scientist takes refuge in the US embassy. In Washington, a US senator creates an elaborate smokescreen about...

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If you visit France, or live there, or simply like to laugh, this collection of tales from determined francophile Barry Cornell will keep you in stitches. Make Mine a Kilowatt recounts the delights and disappointments, pleasures and pitfalls, surp...

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The legendary Claude C Hopkins wrote 'Scientific Advertising', his classic on the art of advertising, nearly 100 years ago. It is a tribute to the vision of this pioneer of modern advertising that the insights contained in this slim volume remain,...

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In this the second collection of John Eliot's work, the poet draws inspiration from a variety of sources and influences. He was a teacher of religion and the reader will find examples of poems that reflect this. Similarly history comes into play: ...

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The night before Christmas is a time when magic happens, if only you know where to look for it... When snow inexplicably falls on Christmas Eve in Australia, young Evie's parents sense something unusual is in the air. A mysterious visitor raises t...

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Chasing an alcoholic father around the UK - and attending nine different schools in the process - may not have been the best start to life for Ian Bain. But it certainly gave him a taste for adventure. By 23, he'd sailed around the world a couple ...

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In his third collection of poetry, John Eliot examines thoughts, fears, hopes and feelings surrounding the conclusion of life. His own fear of death finds poignancy in the mundane sufficient to elevate it to the spiritual. Eliot says this poetry i...

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Internal communication (IC) is commonly defined as the function responsible for effective communications among participants within an organisation. But if the value of IC to a business is not clear then it's not rocket science to assume organisati...

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Ian Mathie was an entertaining raconteur and writer who told his true life stories with great vigour and enthusiasm. He had an amazing memory and was able to recall the smallest details, even from his early childhood. His life was packed with unus...

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'Thin Ice' promises a quiet stroll through a dappled woodland of words, wherein big bad wolves and other dangers lurk. It gives readers gentle warnings about the desperate fragility of human relationships and quiet messages about appreciating what...

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Musing on a vast sky, studded with bright stars or a cloudless, blue expanse of summer sky is a sure-fired inspiration for poetry. In The Vastness of the Sky, Sheila Schofield Large shows just how much influence the sky has. From the mystery of th...

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Now gather round and lend an ear, For there's a ballad I would sing, Of famous Captain Avery And how he went a-pirating. Brave, anarchic folk heroes or cruel, black-hearted villains? In the long violent history of piracy, the men and women who roa...

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Canzoni del venerdi sera introduce la poesia di John Eliot al pubblico italiano per la prima volta grazie alla collaborazione del poeta con un gruppo di giovani e talentuosi traduttori. In seguito a un laboratorio di traduzione a cui John Eliot ha...

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16 Mars 2020, au restaurant Le Sens de la Terre, Piegut-Pluviers, France: le telephone sonne. 'Est-ce vrai, que vous et tous les autres commerces ont du fermes hier pour un periode indeterminee ?' 'Oui, pour nous aussi c'etait une grande surprise ...

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Chef Claire Tritschler of Le Sens de la Terre restaurant in the French town of Piegut-Pluviers shares her culinary knowledge in 50 simple and tasty recipes designed for standard ingredients and home kitchens. The idea that became the book started ...

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Growing up a Protestant in Catholic Ireland during the 1950s and '60s had its moments... and in the coastal town of Arklow, they were overwhelmingly good. Common struggles to make ends meet, stay healthy and raise happy families created a spirit o...

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