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This work takes the reader on an epic journey through famine hope & survival by a much-loved award winning author. Sean & Annie have one chance to escape the potato famine & plague in Irel&. They survive a shipwreck & land safely in America searching for their father. But their new land is one of hardship & they live in poverty on the streets of Boston. However their adventure is just beginning...they live on a steamboat & then join pioneers travelling across the prairies. Their music & dancing bring joy to all they meet but their family torc brings both blessings & curses & thieves prowl to get hold of it. Annie & Sean must hang on to their torc
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A Twist of the Wrist" has been the high performance riders bible for over 20 years. Key elements of cornering were discovered & refined as no book as ever been done in the past. How many kinds of corners are there? How does a rider figure out a line? What are the key visual skills? How do you figure out a corner? How do you spot a riding barrier? What is the purpose of braking? How do riders create their own panic & make things worse? How can decisions you have made cause problems? Does trying not to crash make things better or worse? How do you organise riding priorities? "A Twist of the Wrist" provides anyone with an unforgettable simple form to shape their riding & it applies to all situations. This interactive CD contains the text drawings diagrams illustrations & photographs from the original book " Twist of the Wrist" plus 97 video clips & 75 new audio comments by Keith. It literally puts this vital information at your fingertips. Gain the same knowledge that countless street riders & scores of racing champions have used to identify their barriers & build a solid foundation for riding confidence." ...
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Twist Of Fortune

Sam Pargeter and his younger brother and sister have always been poor. But in their tiny house in the country with Ma and Pa they were one big happy family. Until Pa goes off to America to seek their fortune and Ma dies. Then the Pargeter children find themselves whisked off to live with a strange aunt and uncle and are put to work - just like Oliver Twist in their favourite book. But this is only the start of the twists and turns their lives will take. Sam Eliza and Alfie make their way all over London and then beyond in search of their only remaining member of family: a rich grandfather they have never known...
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Sam Pargeter & his younger brother & sister have always been poor. But in their tiny house in the country with Ma & Pa they were one big happy family. Until Pa goes off to America to seek their fortune & Ma dies. Then the Pargeter children find themselves whisked off to live with a strange aunt & uncle & are put to work
- just like Oliver Twist in their favourite book. But this is only the start of the twists & turns their lives will take. Sam Eliza & Alfie make their way all over London & then beyond in search of their only remaining member of family: a rich grandfather they have never known...

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