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Final Approach charts the turbulent flightpath between a jetsetting father and a planespotting son. The 1970s were the final gasp of the Golden Age of Flying. Mark Blackburn grew up amidst this fuel-guzzling splendour, with airports his playground of choice. He came to adulthood well-heeled and well-travelled. However, he had to contend with his multimillionaire father. Luxury cars. Private planes. Racing stables. Foreign Mistresses. Paranoia,...

Brian is a teddy bear who goes on holiday to Spain with his person, Mia, and her family. Sadly, after a mix-up, he gets left at the airport at the end of the holiday. Will he ever find his way home? Maybe with the help of some friendly birds he can ...

This 24-page illustrated booklet was produced to accompany an exhibition of recent work by Geoffrey Mark Matthews and Colin Davis, which was held at the Gallery at St. Martins, Lincoln, UK from 3 to 15 April 2018. Introduction by the poet and writer Michael Blackburn, with an essay on Matthews's Atmospheric Chambers paintings by philosopher Graham Freestone, and an essay on Davis's Colourworld project by Geoffrey Mark Matthews.

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Brian the Bear belongs to a little girl called Mia. One day she takes him to a garden party, but sadly he gets left behind and becomes lost in the woods. he is found first by a family of badgers, who look after him. Then he is picked up by a dog, and taken to a new home. One day he is going over the hill to the next village with his new family. Hettie the dog is carrying him, but then she drops him when she goes off to chase a rabbit. Poor Bri...

Brian is a teddy bear who lives with Mia and her family in a fictional Somerset village.One day they all go to a party at a neighbour's and after a game of hide and seek, Mia leaves Brian hidden in a tree.Afterwards Mia can't find the tree she's hidden him in, and he has to stay there all night...

Surveys of recent important developments in combinatorics covering a wide range of areas in the field.

Beautiful Polynesian women will tempt you to linger on each page of this stunning new book. Be transported to Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga, Naratonga, Fiji, and the Maori regions of New Zealand to view their beguiling native inhabitants through 380 historic and rare color postcard images that date from 1898 to 1920. Concise text for each locale presents interesting pertinent facts about the geography, people, and local history that make them d...

This is the first book to combine a detailed history of surfing, surfboards, and related collectible items with an accurate price guide. It gives a complete overview of sport surfing from its ancient beginnings in Polynesia and Hawaii until 1969, the end of the longboard era. Included are several innovative features, such as a grading guide for surfboards, Duke Kahanamokus handprints, and collectible surfing books with their current valuations...

Over 270 original photographs and post card images are presented chronologically from 1870 to 1940 to portray the evolving styles and popularity of these icons of Hawaii. The Hula and surfing traditions both are deeply rooted in legend and myth.

Buying an Oriental rug need not be confusing. This book answers the most frequent questions and offers a great introduction to this ancient and continuing weaving tradition. Nearly 900 contemporary rugs are shown and discussed from Tibet, India, China, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran. Learn their history, production methods, selection guidlines, and tips on care and cleaning. Each rug is described by its origin, size, materials, knot c...

This book represents the ultimate Hawaiian experience and art form: the Hula, through photographs taken in the 1880s and 1890s. These images were gathered by the last reigning monarch of Hawaii, Queen Liliuokalani (1839 -1917), who reigned from 1891 until 1893, and were presented in an album to her personal nurse as a token of her Aloha. For the most part, the photographs were previously unknown and unpublished, and represent some of the most ...

Historians, numismatists and philologists consider fundamental aspects of 9c political and economic history.

In today's rapidly changing world a current, accurate, and easily accessible data base of all the world's airpower assets is valuable to military students, educators, and war gaming professionals alike. The World Airpower Compendium provides a comprehensive picture of the airpower assets of all the world's nations as of April 1996. This unclassified database couples accurate, up to date aircraft inventories with a description of how nations di...

Original tattoo designs from Polynesian cultures at Easter Island, Hawaii, the Marquesas, New Zealand, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga are presented in over 250 historic drawings and color illustrations. Accounts of native ceremonies by the earliest mariners who first reported this practice to the West are provided. The design elements are interpreted in relation to their historic context, and may serve as dramatic inspiration for today's popular tatt...

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Ideas about Anglo-Saxon history and the importance of combining skills from many disciplines are at the centre of this volume.

In 2002, a fragmentary homiliary containing exegetical homilies for the Sundays after Pentecost, came to light. This volume contains a printed edition of this text.