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The Diary of an Unknown Aviator - Elliot White Springs

I read this book many years ago. I found it in an old book shop. It was an orange cover at the top with a picture of a WWI aircraft. The account, as I can remember, was of an unknown American pilot....



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Puppy Rescue as Mother and People Dig to save the Young.

This was on LinkedIn. It was a wonderful story and the visual aspects will speak for itself. Watch this and feel warm and happy at the outcome.
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The Wine-Dark Sea by Patrick O'Brian - 4 of 5 stars (My Goodreads Review)

The Wine-Dark Sea by Patrick O'Brian
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
With the usual period dialogue, we are transported back through time to stand upon the decks of HMS Surprise. Jack Aubrey's personally...



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Aboard HMS Thunder Child from H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds.

THE ALIEN FIGHTING MACHINE WAS TORN APART BY THUNDER CHILD'S FURIOUS GUNS.
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Has Anyone read the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O' Brian?

I have resumed reading the Patrick O'Brian Naval stories of the Aubrey-Maturin series. I am on novel 15 at the moment. It is called Clarissa Oakes in the UK. It is known as The Truelove in the USA....



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Chatterton by Peter Ackroyd (My Goodreads Review)

Chatterton by Peter Ackroyd
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
A very interesting story. I read it a long time ago. I had a fascination with Thomas Chatterton and had seen a documentary about the young man....



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How Many of Us Would Like One of These?

These flying contraptions look like great fun. Where I live in the Fenlands, our neighbouring little Hamlets are miles away. One could fly just a little way over the hedgerows and travel directly to...



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John Carter and the Vicious Plant Men of the Valley Dor.

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Have Any of You People Watched...? DTorchwood – Ch...

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Torchwood – Children of Earth

I have only just discovered Torchwood. It is a science fiction show that I meant to watch and put off due to doing other...



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The Horror of Giant Carnivorous Plants.

Giant carnivorous plants have always given me the creeps. Ever since reading John Wyndham's, The Day of The Triffids. Then there were things like Venus flytraps and other incests consuming plants....



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