Indian Larry Desmedt is best remembered for his remarkable custom motorcycles wild tattoos & his love for building & riding rolling art including the Indian motorcycle he rode ceaselessly through New York that gave him his name. Written by the two people who knew him best this book is full of photographs documenting a uniquely colourful life from his humble beginnings to international stardom in the world of custom bikes from his life as a petty criminal doing bank robberies prison time spiral into heroin addiction & his rebirth in 1994 as the spiritual bike builder revered by so many riders & builders around the world
- & running through it the all the love of hot rods & motorcycles that finally bought him happiness making this a book sure to appeal to any chopper rider custom bike enthusiast.
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This unabridged compact edition of this popular title is a stunning celebration of Larry Desmedt (1949-2004) genius motorcycle ...

In The Indian Mutiny: 1857" Saul David explores one of Britain's most harrowing colonial battles. In 1857 the native troops of the Bengal army rose against their colonial masters. The ensuing insurrection was to become the bloodiest in the history of the British Empire. Combining formidable storytelling with ground-breaking research Saul David narrates a tale at once heart-rendingly tragic & extraordinarily compelling. David provides new & convincing evidence that the true causes of the mutiny were much more complex & disturbing than previously assumed. "A fine achievement by a huge new talent". (William Dalrymple " Sunday Times"). Saul David is Professor of War Studies at the University of Buckingham & the author of several critically acclaimed history books including " The Indian Mutiny: 1857" (shortlisted for the Westminster Medal for Military Literature) " Zulu: The Heroism & Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879" (a Waterstone's Military History Book of the Year) & most recently " Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire"." ...

Just below the equator a scattering of islands sparkle in the ocean. Mauritius planted with sugar cane is the island of the legendary Dodo. Reunion an ardent isle with a French accent is known for its flowers -- & its volcano. The Seychelles scintillating gems rimmed by white sand; the shy Comoro Islands fragrant with vanilla & ylang-ylang. Madagascar as disconcerting as a chameleon. Each in its own way evokes a fragment of paradise. This Way Indian Ocean packs in a pocketful the history culture & the secrets of these bewitching islands. ...

The stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947 liberated 400 million Indians from the British Empire. One of the defining moments of world history had been brought about by a tiny number of people including Jawaharlal Nehru the fiery prime minister-to-be; Gandhi the mystical figure who enthralled a nation; & Louis & Edwina Mountbatten the glamorous but unlikely couple who had been dispatched to get Britain out of India without delay. Within hours of the midnight chimes however the two new nations of India & Pakistan would descend into anarchy & terror. INDIAN SUMMER depicts the epic sweep of events that ripped apart the greatest empire the world has ever seen & reveals the secrets of the most powerful players on the world stage: the Cold War conspiracies the private deals & the intense & clandestine love affair between the wife of the last viceroy & the first prime minister of free India. With wit insight & a sharp eye for detail Alex von Tunzelmann relates how a handful of people changed the world for ever. ...

Gurpareet Bains blitzed his way through a flurry of international press back in September when he created the worlds healthiest meal. A quite amazing claim but one which has not yet been disputed. Nor is it likely to be. This very simple chicken curry dish captured the imagination of the media. Even Chris Evans declared it the best curry Ive ever tasted. Impressive but Gurpareets creativity extends far beyond this one dish
- indeed to this extensive & life-changing collection of recipes geared towards eating much more healthily. Recognising the exceptional health-promoting properties of foods from simple spices through to berries fruits & vegetables Gurpareet sets out to inform us about how each recipe in this wonderful collection
- via high antioxidant levels cardiovascular health benefits & a myriad of curative properties
- will help to improve our health & wellbeing. This book is set to establish itself as the health food craze of 2010.


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No other book discusses the post-army lives of these men or presents their recollections of army life as thoroughly Now in paperback Indian War Veterans addresses soldiers' experiences throughout the area of the trans-Mississippi West. As readers will quickly discover the depth & breadth of coverage is truly monumental. Topics include recollections of fighting with Custer & mutilating the dead at Little Bighorn the Fetterman fight the Yellowstone Expedition of 1873 battles at Powder River & Rosebud Creek fighting Crazy Horse at Wolf Mountains Geronimo & the Apache wars the Ute & Modoc wars Wounded Knee & much more. These carefully drawn recollections come from a wide array of sources including manuscript & private collections veterans' scrapbooks obscure newspapers & private veterans' statements. A special introductory essay about Indian war veterans contains new material about their post-service organisations all the way into the 1960s. Complementing the riveting entries are dozens of previously unpublished photographs. Readers will also find a gallery of never-before-seen full-colour plates displaying a wide variety of Indian war veterans' badges medals & associated materials. ...

Indian Wisdom 365 Days celebrates those who live in harmony with the forces of earth & sky who aspire to nirvana
- the highest
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For three movies & over twenty years moviegoers worldwide have flocked to see the exploits of Indiana Jones archaeologist adventurer & unlikely hero! Now Indys comics adventures are collected in this all-new omnibus edition collecting the classic Indiana Jones comics series! Join Indy & former colleague turned stage psychic Sophia Hapgood as they race the Nazis around the world to discover the Fate of Atlantis! Plus Indy gets a new sidekick & takes on the Japanese army in a quest for a powerful relic in Thunder in the Orient"! Written by William Messner-Loebs (" Wonder Woman") & veteran comics storyteller Dan Barry (" Flash Gordon") with art by Barry this is whip-crackingly good!" ...

Indie decides to try to get her separated parents to be friends
- & comes up with some endearingly dopey harebrained schemes. But
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