In his first book on Volvo dealing with the F88 & F89 Patrick Dyer took us up to the F88 290 a stop-gap truck brought out while the F10 & F12 range was being developed. These emerged in 1977 in their 'flat-top' versions of enhanced safety cabs that lasted until 1983 the scope of this book. As a direct companion to Patrick's F88 & F89 book this volume is based on a rich selection of photographs many full-page. As previously these include images from the Volvo archive as well as enthusiasts' shots. Volvo F10 & F12 at Work's photographs show many UK operators on the road as well as some continental ones a range that will evoke a host of memories from people in the trucking world. Patrick introduces the major developments & accompanies the photographs with knowledgeable captions. This is a subject particularly close to his heart as he is the proud owner of a 1983 Volvo F12 finished in the livery of Edwin Shirley trucking. ...

First released in 2005 Patrick Dyers popular title has been revised extended & reformatted for this new edition. Between 1965 & 1977 the Swedish manufacturer Volvo produced a staggering 40 000 F88 trucks. Along with Scania Volvo came to dominate the European truck market. Before this revolution trucks were often noisy uncomfortable & liable to break down. Volvo transformed engines gearboxes frames brakes drives & shafts bringing all these components under their own control. This unique position gave them an enviable edge over rivals for quality control & supply. Development work too could proceed without interruption. Wherever trucking work was needed on substantial loads or for long-haul work the F88 was bound to be a serious contender. Patrick Dyer presents the predecessors to the F88 a photographic record of the truck at work in all manner of situations & then deals with the successor F89. His second edition

Includes:: all the original photographs as well as 53 new ones
- including some rarities
- mainly from the Volvo archives. He has added 7 000 words to the text. Patrick Dyer works in motor sport & also holds a Class 1 HGV licence. In companion books for Old Pond he has covered other iconic machines from Scania DAF & Ford.



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Our age is obsessed by the idea of conspiracy. We see it everywhere
- from Pearl Harbour to 9/11 from the assassination of Kennedy
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Hired to uncover the past of Jodi Taylor an actress in a hit TV show Elvis leaves his native Los Angeles to head for Louisiana in search of Jodis biological parents. But before he can tackle the mystery of the actresss background he is up against a whole host of eccentrics including a crazed Raid-spraying housewife a Cajun thug who looks like hes been made out of spare parts & a menacing hundred-year-old river turtle named Luther. As Elvis learns about the enigmatic actresss origins he also discovers the real reason hes been sent to Louisiana... ...

Cool & eye-catching this Voodoodle multipocket pencil case is a great way of storing & organising all of your pens & school stationery. Features include black zip & inner lining material main compartment with zip rear pocket & front zipped pocket with Velcro fastening flap. ...

When Ben Tracey sets out with his cousin to spot hen harriers
- a protected bird of prey
- he doesn't expect to stumble upon

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Jackson Meyer has thrown himself into his role as an agent for Tempest the shadowy division of the CIA that handles all time-travel-related threats. Despite his heartbreak at losing the love of his life Jackson has proved himself to be an excellent agent. However all that changes when Holly--the girl he altered history to save--re-enters his life. & when Eyewall an opposing division of the CIA emerges Jackson & his fellow agents find themselves under attack & on the run. Jackson must decide between saving the love of his life & the entire world.. . ...

Queen Victoria is most anxious to enlist everyone who can speak or write to join in checking this mad wicked folly of womens rights with all its attendant horrors on which her poor sex is bent
- 1870 It was a bloody & dangerous war lasting several decades won finally by sheer will & determination in 1928. Drawing on extracts from diaries newspapers letters journals & books Joyce Marlow has pieced together this inspiring poignant & exciting history using the voices of the women themselves. Some of the people & events are well-known but Marlow has gone beyond the obvious particularly beyond London to show us the ordinary women
- middle & working-class who had the breathtaking courage to stand up & be counted
- or just as likely hectored or pelted with eggs. These women were clever & determined knew the power of humour & surprise & exhibited unladylike passion & bravery. Joyce Marlows anthology is lively comprehensive surprising & triumphant.


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In the peaceful cathedral city of Lafferton a gunman is terrorising young women. What
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- links the attacks? Is

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Already a classic among sailors Nichols tell the true story of the inaugural 1968 Golden Globe sailing race: the first single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the world. One of the most gripping sea stories I have ever read." (Sebastian Junger). It lay like a gauntlet thrown down; to sail around the world alone & non-stop. No one had ever done it no one knew if it could be done. In 1968 nine men
- six Englishmen two Frenchmen & an Italian
- set out to try a race born of coincidence of their timing. One didnt even know how to sail. They had more in common with Captain Cook or Ferdinand Magellan than with the high-tech extreme sailors of today a mere forty years later. It was not the sea or the weather that determined the nature of their voyages but the men they were & they were as different from one another as Scott from Amundsen. Only one of the nine crossed the finishing line after ten months at sea. The rest encountered despair sublimity madness & even death."

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