Jack Williams
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Through a clerical error, superintendent of schools Jack Cole finds himself called to active duty in the United States Navy at the beginning of WWII. Cole was never in the Navy and responds accordingly. Thinking he is trying to avoid military service the Bureau of Naval Personnel has him apprehended and flown to Washington DC where he is given the choice of active duty or Portsmouth Naval Prison.
Cole accepts active duty and finds himself stumbling...
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For most people, climbing a ladder to clear the gutters is a challenge. Jack Williams and his colleagues in the specialist signals unit supporting the SAS in Northern Ireland had to climb towers and maintain vital communications - often in full view and under fire from terrorists.
This is the gripping insider story of the tension, fear and comradeship of these specialists, who needed more than just a head for heights.
Written in a racy popular style...
3) Pond Life
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Bumbling British graduate Tom Toft is a man without a plan. Struggling gallantly with his own antipathy, he stumbles into a doctorate in political philosophy at a prestigious American university, determined to find his purpose in life. When, in an uncharacteristic moment of luck, Tom secures a scholarship from an obscure philanthropic organisation, suddenly his future is looking bright across the pond.
The result of the 2016 presidential election...
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Award-winning carver Rick Jensen, with the help of carver and photographer Jack A. Williams, helps you release the inner spirit from tree bark in this new book. The natural beauty found in a piece of weathered cottonwood bark provides inspiration and direction to create something new and original each time. Inside, you'll find step-by-step instructions on carving a whimsical tree house, plus detailed advice on painting and finishing your carvings....
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c2012
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"More than 236 different plant and animal groups that you will find at the water's edge, from manatees and sharks in the ocean to algae and dragonflies in the pond; all the images and clues you need to identify your finds, including detailed descriptions of appearance, behavior, and habitat; fun facts about waterways and water creatures, such as why the oceans have tides but the Great Lakes don't, where tsunamis occur most often, how to keep a hermit...
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[2021]
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English
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"This program includes material that may not be appropriate for younger viewers. Viewer discretion is advised."--
"This second season of 'Baptiste' follows retired detective Julien Baptiste ... as he delves into Budapest's corrupt underworld to find a British ambassador's family who go missing on a skiing holiday in the Hungarian mountains. Ambassador Emma Chambers ... is thrust into the crosshairs of Baptiste's most complex case to date, as the...
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This little Handbook is your road map to your first Real Estate transaction, whether you are a buyer or a seller.
Thaddeus Faulknor is a native of Jamaica's West Indies. He does Carpentry and cabinetmaker by trade and later further his studies as a vocational instructor. He traveled to many different Islands and countries, including Bermuda, where he worked on the South Hampton Princess Hotel as a finish carpenter. He later taught vocational education...
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The clangor of the swords had died away, the shouting of the slaughter was hushed; silence lay on the red-stained snow. The bleak pale sun that glittered so blindingly from the ice-fields and the snow-covered plains struck sheens of silver from rent corselet and broken blade, where the dead lay as they had fallen. The nerveless hand yet gripped the broken hilt; helmeted heads back-drawn in the death-throes, tilted red beards and golden beards grimly...
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[2020]
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English
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When retired detective Julien Baptiste and his wife move to Amsterdam to help look after their grandchild, the Chief of Police, who happens to be Julien's old girlfriend, seeks out his help in finding Natalie, a young sex worker who has gone missing. As Baptiste rapidly becomes embroiled in a case that peels back layers and layers of atrocity in the sex trade and drugs, nothing is as it first seems. For Julien Baptiste the beautiful streets, canals...