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There is a persistent and incorrect idea, reinforced by countless film misrepresentations, that Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were always staid and dull British chaps of middle years (or older), with Holmes a spry, cranky, and impatient eccentric, and Watson a white-haired and portly Boobus Brittanicus, a la Nigel Bruce. Students of the true and Canonical Sherlock Holmes know this to be a falsehood. When we first meet them on January 1, 1881, Holmes is still 26 years old (although he will turn 27 in just a few days), and Watson, already a wounded war veteran, is only 28.

This second volume of a must-listen collection contains 15 bibliomysteries by best-selling and award-winning authors.

This is the BUMPER edition, One Hit Wonders of the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's together in one volume. Over 1600 One Hit Wonders of those choice decades brought direct to you in eBook format. YES! We said SIXTEEN HUNDRED! Facts, chart positions, and crazy trivia of the songs we love and hate. Every one holds its own unique story, and some have as much drama as a Hollywood adventure movie. The complete stats/trivia for the One Hit Wonders will make you listen to your favorite songs in a whole new light. Why accept lesser volumes that just list the top 100 songs? With information taken from ...

This is not a novel. This is not a historical account. This is, in fact, the training manual of the S.O.E in World War 2... and not little excerpts (like some authors offer...) this is the whole manual; over 500 pages! This document was the official training manual for every allied spy and counter-espionage agent in World War 2. Written by the S.O.E. (M.I.6), it was soon picked up and used by the American OSS (the originators of the CIA). In great detail, it describes such subjects as Explosives, Fieldcraft, Cyphers, and Propoganda. Great care has been taken to deliver the manual in its ...

An entertaining drama based on Nye Bevan’s race to create the new NHS by 5 July 1948. Getting Better is a roller coaster period drama based on real political events alongside the fictional story of front-line tears, trauma and triumph at The Park Hospital in Manchester. As Bevan faces up to the establishment in Parliament, Dr Eva Callaway faces the same challenges – facing poverty, sexism and homophobia in a system stuck in the past.

Alexander MacNeill simply wanted a job in publishing... now on the London streets he has a vampire mystery to solve. Victorian London, 1845. James Rymer struggles to write Penny Dreadfuls, and not particularly good ones. His nephew, young Scot Alexander MacNeill, arrives in London, supposedly to take a job in his Uncle James's Publishing Empire, but Rymer has been exaggerating his position. Determined to prove himself to his distant mother, Alexander takes the job as editor of his uncle’s stories, and the team bring VARNEY THE VAMPYRE successfully to the Victorian public. As the story ...

Originally intended as a trainer, the Anglo-French Sepecat jet, equipped with the very latest in weapon-aiming and navigational equipment, eventually became the backbone of the RAF's tactical strike-attack and recce forces for a decade from the mid-1970s. In these minutes, the Jaguar Boys - pilots, engineer, and ground crew - tell of the aircraft's drawbacks and joys, their sadness at losses, and their pleasure at its development into a readily deployable and outstandingly capable fighter-bomber for the post-Cold War era.

Tornado Boys is the latest in the ever-popular Boys series and differs from earlier titles. With the introduction of female pilots to the RAF in 1994, the Tornado was the first aircraft to be flown by both men and women. This is acknowledged in the book with a chapter written by one female pilot. Another aspect that makes this book different from the rest of the series is that it covers an aircraft which is still in active service, especially as a key player in current Middle East operations.

In July 1698, five ships sailed from Scotland on a secret mission; a final hail-Mary attempt to save both their economy and their country. Their goal? To colonize Panama, set up a new trade route overland into the Pacific, and change the history of the world forever. Street-smart teenager, Jamie Leith, inadvertently stows away, becoming shackled to the adventure. This is his story, and much more. This is a story that should have been told centuries ago.It should have been trumpeted from the battlements of Edinburgh Castle, and proudly broadcast to the world. But it was not. Perhaps due to ...

Was principled gentleman Winston Churchill also the master of nasty tactics? You bet he was! Winston Churchill had done it all. In the British Army, he had fought in India and Egypt, been under fire, and returned it; he'd killed the enemy. In the Boer War, Churchill was captured, put in a PoW camp, and escaped, surviving behind enemy lines for weeks. He'd invented tanks, floating harbors, grenade launchers; turns out Germans did the worst thing possible... they’d attacked Britain and made Churchill mad. With his back to the wall in 1940, & Nazi invasion imminent, not only did Churchill ...

Edinburgh, October 1940... When Nazi troops march triumphantly along Princes Street, James Baird feels drawn to watch the parade. It’s his punishment, for at 20 years old, and a Philosophy student at Edinburgh University, he is ashamed he has done nothing in the defense of his country. Behind him, he cannot look at the high ramparts of Edinburgh Castle, for they are festooned with garish red swastika banners. Sickened by the music and swaggering Nazis, James soon takes refuge in the Edinburgh University bar, determined to drown his sorrows before returning home. As his new role in German-...

The Survival Guide for the 99%. Okay, you’ve read survival guides, you’ve got your guns, ammo and bottled water in your cellar. But, there’s one thing you didn’t factor into your ‘plan’. Statistics prove; by week three you’ll probably be a zombie yourself. Let’s face FACTS! The chances of surviving the Zombie Apocalypse as a Human are incredibly slim. So why not look at the 'survival game' from the other side of the coin? If 99% of the population are zombies, why not PLAN for that eventuality, and find a way through to the end and get the vaccine? Why horde water, food, guns...

Perhaps the most comprehensive dictionary of rhyming slang ever undertaken! And as slang sometimes takes the place of 'rude' words, it's ALL in here! Thousands of rhyming slang phrases... History of the whole rhyming slang idea... Trivia and spoken examples of EVERY rhyming phrase... This is more than a dictionary; it's an inexhaustible supply of information for years to come. The PERFECT stocking filler for the Brit-nut in your life or the best reference book you could buy for your world linguist.

Edinburgh, October 1940... When Nazi troops march triumphantly along Princes Street, James Baird feels drawn to watch the parade. It’s his punishment, for at 20 years old, and a Philosophy student at Edinburgh University, he is ashamed he has done nothing in the defense of his country. Behind him, he cannot look at the high ramparts of Edinburgh Castle, for they are festooned with garish red swastika banners. Sickened by the music and swaggering Nazis, James soon takes refuge in the Edinburgh University bar, determined to drown his sorrows before returning home. As his new role in German-...

Growing up in Gorebridge... just ten miles south of Edinburgh, Scotland. This is a look back at the author's childhood memories, growing up in Gorebridge in the 1960's and 1970's. Family, friends, school, leisure, and local tradition play their part in shaping a youngster. This is the author's personal accounts of adventures, interactions and memories of childhood life 'back in the day'. With over 23,000 words, and many pictures, he depicts a life less complicated than today, when children grew up at their own pace, not unnaturally matured by an overwhelming media. A time when, although ...

One Hit Wonders of the 60's and 70's together in one volume. Almost 1000 One Hit Wonders of those choice decades brought direct to you in eBook format. YES! We said almost ONE THOUSAND! Facts, chart positions, and crazy trivia of the songs we love and hate. Every one holds its own unique story, and some have as much drama as a Hollywood adventure movie. The complete stats/trivia for the One Hit Wonders will make you listen to your favorite songs in a whole new light. Why accept lesser volumes that just list the top 100 songs? With information taken from Official Music Charts all over the ...

Details of nearly 700 One Hit Wonders. From the birth of Rock 'n' Roll , and the Billboard Charts, (in 1955) to the swinging sixties, we bring the most detailed list of one hit wonders ever! Why settle for the Top 100 of all time, when we go much further... Each entry has details of chart positions, artists and the craziest trivia. Taken from The Billboard and UK Chart, with references to Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, we bring those memories back to you. "Who Wrote the Book of Love?" We tell you! Are you going to "San Francisco?" We'll tell you what to wear in your hair! ...

Okay, we've out-done ourselves this time. Nearly 500 one hit Wonders of the 1980's brought to your Kindle. Facts, chart positions, and crazy trivia of the songs we love and hate. Every one holds its own unique story, and some have as much drama as a Hollywood adventure movie. The complete trivia for the One Hit Wonders from the 80's (nearly 500 of them!) will make you listen to your favorite songs in a whole new light. Why accept lesser volumes that just list the top 100 songs of all time? With information taken from Official Music Charts all over the world, we give a global overview of the...

The BUMPER edition, the 70's and 80's together in one volume. Over 900 one hit Wonders of those choice decades brought direct to your Kindle. YES! We said NINE HUNDRED! Facts, chart positions, and crazy trivia of the songs we love and hate. Every one holds its own unique story, and some have as much drama as a Hollywood adventure movie. The complete stats/trivia for the One Hit Wonders from the 70's and 80's (remember, over 900 of them!) will make you listen to your favorite songs in a whole new light. Why accept lesser volumes that just list the top 100 songs of all time? With information ...

Love them or hate them, One Hit Wonders stick in our brains... like melted cheese on a porcupine! Sometimes you just can’t get the tune out of your head! But why should music lovers be short changed with the 'Usual Suspects'? Nena's 99 Red Balloons? Band Aid? Why settle for 100 hits of all time when I've collected over 400 from just one decade? Every one holds its own unique story, some sad, some uplifting, and some have as much drama as a Hollywood adventure movie. Did you know that Dave Edmunds’ hit “Cruel to be Kind”, stalled at number 12 of every major chart? Did you know that ...