Michael Holroyd confronts an army of automobiles in this charming book. Weaving together memoir & historical anecdote he traces his relationship with cars through a lifetime of biography. Learning to drive was no easy matter for Michael: the lessons required military precision when practising how to get in & out of his car correctly. His biographical subjects also had their difficulties: Bernard Shaw drove with reckless gusto when overtaking his eightieth year; Vita Sackville-Wests car became a chamber for sudden romantic assignations & getaways; while Augustus John & his family careered through vulnerable villages as the poor vehicle piled high with bohemian friends stuttered & jerked along in first gear. Wry thoughtful & very funny On Wheels is an elegy to the glamour of the car. Subtle & perceptive Michael Holroyd finds surprising ways to understand the past & challenge our view of the future. ...

On Wings of Eagles is the account of an incredible rescue by a Green Beret colonel & a group of corporate executives hastily trained into a fighting team. When Ross Perot millionaire head of the Dallas-based company EDS discovered that two of his key men in Iran had been jailed he turned to the one man in America who could help. Colonel Bull Simons famed World War II & Vietnam commando agreed to do what the US government could not -- go in & get the men out. This is the stuff of Follets fiction -- a secret penetration into a dangerous territory; a dramatic jailbreak; a harrowing overland escape to the Turkish border -- & all the more extraordinary because it is fact. ...

Told through diary entries interspersed with the stories of many Ethiopian Jews in their own words this is the gripping account of the Jewish Agency's co-ordinator of Ethiopian aliyah as he worked over a decade to free the Beta Israel from shocking conditions. With Ethiopia overrun by rebels the Jews had left their villages in northern Ethiopia by the thousands to trek for weeks to the Sudan. There in squalid refugee camps untold numbers died of disease & malnutrition. Those left alive were motivated only by the desire to return to Zion. Starving preyed-upon & often separated from their families in heartbreaking ways the refugees also faced stark cultural adjustments in Israel. When Israel was able to open an embassy in Ethiopia in January 1990 the author went to Addis Ababa where his crowning achievement as the Jewish Agency s representative & Israeli consul was overseeing the immigration of over fourteen thousand Jews from the besieged city in the dramatic two-day Operation Solomon in May 1991. This modern-day Exodus story is a heart-warming tale of the love of one man for Ethiopian Jewry as he devoted himself to their struggle to go up to Jerusalem. ...

Part memoir part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time this superb volume is a revealing & practical view ...

This book features twenty circular cycle rides which explore the beautiful Surrey countryside including rides near Dorking Lingfield Epsom Kingston Wisley Woking Guildford & Chiddingfold. It

Includes:: maps directions & photographs in full colour.

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A pretty 3D birthday card to celebrate your Mums birthday features three roses with a sparkle & two smaller single pink hearts on wire. Below is a little poem in silver lettering which reads :

Mum you are love much more
Than mere words can express
& I hope your special day is full of
Cheer & happiness.

As you read this birthday message
Please remember that it’s true
It’s ful of extra special love
And all of it for you.

The greeting inside the card reads ‘ Have a wonderful day’ & it comes complete with a silver envelope ready for posting.

Approximate dimensions: 20.5 x 14.5cm

Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard.















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Mitchell Symons has stats & stories to entertain & amaze you! Did the Olympians really compete in the buff? Which strikers shorts fell down when he was taking a penalty? Which sport consists of running while juggling? Which football teams fanzine is called Linesman Youre Rubbish? ...

This fun card to celebrate a retirement has the message ‘on your retirement’ in silver lettering at the top & a cartoon someone on a deckchair relaxing with the words ‘put up your feet relax & enjoy yourself to the max’ below it. Greeting inside reads ‘ Here’s to relaxing days ahead’ & the card

Includes:: a yellow envelope for posting.

Approximate dimensions: 10 x 22cm



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Get this gorgeous wedding card to congratulate the newly married couple on their special day! Features a simple line drawing of a wedding cake filled in with yellow paisley pattern.

Includes:: silver diamantes on the drawing so that this card really sparkles! The message inside says &8220; Congratulations to you both on your special day”. Comes with matching gold envelope. Approximate dimensions: 21.5 x 11cm Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts.

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Get this gorgeous wedding card to congratulate the newly married couple on their special day! Features a simple line drawing of a church surrounded by grey floral patterns.

Includes:: silver diamantes on the drawing so that this card really sparkles! The message inside says &8220; Congratulations to you both on your special day”. Comes with matching gold envelope. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Approximate

Dimensions 21.5x 11cm



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