The iconic broadcasting legend dusts down his suitcase for a final journey around the globe, revisiting locations of significance to his life & career. You might say I'm set in my airways. I'm one of those lucky people whose professional & private lives blend exactly. Alan Whicker, 2007 This sumptuous book to accompany the major BBC TV series of the same name, is a glorious celebration of 50 years in front of the camera. For as long as most can remember, Whicker has roamed far & wide in search of the eccentric, the ludicrous & the socially-revealing aspects of everyday life as lived by some of the more colourful of the world's inhabitants. Since the late 1950s, when the long-running Whicker's World documentary was first screened, he has probed & dissected the often secretive & unobserved worlds of the rich & famous, rooting out the most implausible & sometimes ridiculous characters after gaining admittance to the places where they conduct their leisure hours. The great man's legacy contains a number of genuine TV firsts. As well as landmark interviews with figures as diverse as Papa Doc, Paul Getty & The Sultan of Brunei, he was a pioneer, covering subjects like plastic surgery, gay weddings, polygamy, swinging & following gun-toting cops, fly-on-the-wall style, for British screens long before anyone else. This wonderful new book is the end product of a very personal journey. Whicker retraces his steps, catching up with some past interviewees & reflecting on how the world has changed
- for good & bad
- over the passing of time. Journey of a Lifetime is lyrical, uplifting & peppered with our favourite globetrotter's brand of subtle satire.

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The iconic broadcasting legend dusts down his suitcase for a final journey around the globe, revisiting locations of significance to his life & career. " You might say I'm set in my airways. I'm one of those lucky people whose professional & private lives blend exactly." Alan Whicker, 2007 Published to coincide with a major BBC TV series of the same name, Alan Whicker's Journey of Lifetime is a glorious celebration of 50 years in front of the camera. For as long as most can remember, Whicker has roamed far & wide in search of the eccentric, the ludicrous & the socially-revealing aspects of everyday life as lived by some of the more colourful of the world's inhabitants. Since the late 1950s, when the long-running Whicker's World documentary was first screened, he has probed & dissected the often secretive & unobserved worlds of the rich & famous, rooting out the most implausible & sometimes ridiculous characters after gaining admittance to the places where they conduct their leisure hours. The great man's legacy contains a number of genuine TV firsts. As well as landmark interviews with figures as diverse as Papa Doc, Paul Getty & The Sultan of Brunei, he was a pioneer, covering subjects like plastic surgery, gay weddings, polygamy, swinging & following gun-toting cops, fly-on-the-wall style, for British screens long before anyone else. This wonderful new book is the end product of a very personal journey. Whicker retraces his steps, catching up with some past interviewees & reflecting on how the world has changed
- for good & bad
- over the passing of time. Journey of a Lifetime is lyrical, uplifting & peppered with our favourite globetrotter's brand of subtle satire.

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Moses, a Polish Jew, is fleeing both the Nazis & his own failed marriage; Sahadeva, an itinerant Hindu monk, is trying to resolve his crisis of religious belief. Both men find themselves embroiled in hardship, shame, & chaos, stumbling into scandal an ...

When Kurt Austin rescues the crew of a Scottish trawler, he finds himself trying to save them not once but twice.

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In his 'thinking traveller's tour', David St John Thomas journeys by rail & ' Little Car' around Britain, exploring the fascinating & diverse character of Britain today. He reflects on Britain, Britishness, the British people & how they have changed, not always for the worse, over the fifty-odd years he has known them as an author & a publisher. Taking in places as various as beaches, mountain moors, industrial & early Christian sites, great hotels, art galleries, canals & cycleways, meeting people ? famous ones, friends, gardeners, railwaymen, craftsmen, bus conductors ? who enrich his journey with their stories & observations, & drawing on literature & history, he discovers the true heartbeat of the country. The result is a narrative that surprises, amuses & engages, as well as offering a treasure trove of facts, anecdotes & new perspectives on our extraordinary nation. ...

Welcome to your tour of the wine-growing world!

Wine has rolled its barrel from the shores of the Black Sea to the mountains

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With his loyal crew of a dog & a seagull by his side, Alfred sails across the Atlantic in his home-made submarine & enters the Mediterranean in search of the fabled lost island of Atlantis. Ziegfried, genius & master builder of the sub, cautions Alfred to be careful & practical. ...

This is the story of love, commitment & the flowering of the human spirit against the background of South Africa's apartheid. Frightened that their baby sister Dineo will die, thirteen-year-old Naledi & her younger brother Tiro run away from their grandmother to Johannesburg to find their mother, who works there as a maid. Their journey illustrates at every turn the grim realities of apartheid
- the pass laws, bantustans, racism, the breakdown of family life. The opulence of the white " Madam's" house contrasts starkly with the reality that Naledi & Tiro face
- that their baby sister is suffering from starvation, not an incurable disease. This new edition of Beverley Naidoo's classic story

Includes:: a special " Why You'll Love This Book" introduction by Michael Rosen, the Children's Laureate.



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An ancient book is opened by the eccentric Professor Lidenbrock & his life
- & the life of his nephew Axel
- is changed for

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Books Classic Novels Read this perilous & astonishing adventure into the earth's core. After decoding a scrap of paper in runic script, the intrepid Professor Lidenbrock & his nervous nephew Axel travel across Iceland to find the secret passage to the centre of the earth. Enlisting the silent Hans as a guide, the trio encounter a perilous & astonishing subterranean world of natural hazards, curious sights, prehistoric beasts & sea monsters. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780099528494 •†Author:†  Jules Verne •†Publisher:†  Vintage Classics •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 192 •†Dimensions:†12.7 x 1.27 x 20.32 cm ...