The Adventures of a Bicycle Frame Builder - Old Enough To Know Better


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Set against the contrasting backdrops of industrial Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales, Old Enough to Know Better tells the story of ten years in the life of bicycle frame builder, Malc Cowle. It was a decade when Malc should have been enjoying peace and tranquillity. Instead, it proved to be exactly the opposite; a period of turmoil, death threats and danger. It's a story involving the curse of alcoholism, a major currency counterfeiting operation, seduction, deceit, betrayal and murder. It's also a wonderful guide to good cycling, pubs and campsites in the Yorkshire Dales and other parts of the North of England. An exciting and absorbing read from start to finish.




Old Enough to Know Better, Young Enough Not to Care


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This collection of amusing quotes and pictures shows that being middle-aged can be fun, too The good news about mid-life is the glass is still half-full . . . The bad news is it won't be long before your teeth are floating in it! Take a trip down old-age lane with artist Sarah Boddy's witty and wry take on that thing we fear the most. Packed with humorous quotes and comical illustrations on the vagaries of turning older, being old, and everything in between, this book will help you to laugh, embrace, and learn to love the downhill ride of aging.




The Dimwit's Dictionary


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The perfect tool for writers who seek to eliminate stale, trite language. The entries in this reference are conveniently arranged to allow writers to quickly find the offending phrase and a sharp alternative.




His Brown-Eyed Girl


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She's saving him from…the kids? Lucas Finlay is used to calling the shots. But looking after his two nephews and niece in New Orleans, he's entirely out of his league. Luckily help is next door. With almost no effort Addy Toussant manages to make order from the kid chaos. Lucas is beyond grateful…he's also very attracted to her. Images of an adults-only playdate are soon dancing in his head. Yet something in Addy's golden-brown eyes tells him not to rush her. If this romance is to go anywhere, he needs to let her take the lead. Given the sizzling potential of what they have together, Lucas is okay with that.




Dark Side of the Looking Glass


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Sam Michael is having bad dreams; his sleep has been agitated and interrupted in the weeks leading up to his fiftieth birthday. On that day, however, tragedy strikes, and a freak accident leaves Sam in a comatose state. To the people who love him, he sleeps peacefully. For Sam, the state of unconsciousness is anything but restful. Sam is the victim of a relentless incubus. This monstrous creature forces Sam's dreaming mind into a parallel universe. He may have fallen into a coma at the age of fifty in 1995, but his mind has been transported to Vietnam in 1965. Sam must now survive a horrific war he thought he once escaped; worse, in the dream, he is wounded. In order to awaken and return home, Sam must complete an unknown mission. But the shock of being caught up in this war leaves him spinning, however, and he feels unable to finish his task. A journey must be taken, a place discovered, and a mystery solved. The ruthless incubus would keep Sam in its power forever, but Sam's life is in his grasp, if only he can escape the war a second time.




Old Enough to Save the Planet


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An inspiring look at young climate change activists who are changing the world The world is facing a climate crisis like we’ve never seen before. And kids around the world are stepping up to raise awareness and try to save the planet. As people saw in the youth climate strike in September 2019, kids will not stay silent about this subject—they’re going to make a change. Meet 12 young activists from around the world who are speaking out and taking action against climate change. Learn about the work they do and the challenges they face, and discover how the future of our planet starts with each and every one of us.




"Not On MY Ranch !"


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“Not On MY Ranch!” – A Reluctant White Knight novel – Volume 6 After all the turmoil of the past, has this ranch family finally found some peace? It may be so. A valued hand finds true love late in life. A family member has a hard time remembering his traumatic youth and finds a trip to his mountain home introduces more complications. It takes a while to sort things out, but eventually things are clear – sort of. But then tragedy strikes close to home. And those forces of evil who have pledged revenge against the family appear once again. If you’ve followed this family and the ranch through this novel series to this point you will be shocked! Isn’t there any way the family can finally rid itself of these threats? Why won’t the government take responsibility for the situation caused by its disavowed operatives? Does it require dropping a family member into a trap as bait to finally get peace? Will the risk pay off?




One Dream is not Enough


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On an epic road trip from Mumbai to London, Badri Baldawa’s granddaughter Nishi asks him about his many adventures. She had joined him on his drive around Iceland where their car broke down and she wondered what other Adventures her Nana must’ve had. When Badri tells her about a terrifying incident from his Kailash-Mansarovar trip 30 years ago, it serves to whet her appetite for his stories. There begins the narration—the life of Badri Baldawa—as told by him, punctuated by the many sights and stops on their 72 days self-drive road trip to London. Nine-year-old Nishi is the medium through which we explore the events that shaped Badri’s never-back-down philosophy in an unusually exciting life. “I have enjoyed hearing about many of the other adventures Badri has undertaken and I believe he still has many more to come.” -Allan Mallory




A Fighting Chance


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This is the story of a perfect quarter horse filly named Cricketts Rose; a calm natured gelding named Red; a disabled owner who couldn’t even have them in her name, Amanda; and a million-dollar race that Cricketts Rose knows she is meant to win. Red and Amanda never doubt Cricketts Rose, of course. Now, Cricketts Rose and Red would want you to know that the only thing that isn’t fiction in this novel is what good horses they really were. What happened to Cricketts Rose’s mother and a little of what it is like to be disabled, poor and trying to have something. There are good-looking cowboys, dancing and that kind of stuff in the story too. Cricketts Rose and Red reckon that the amateur writer who is writing their story would be me, Patti Witter, a.k.a. Amanda. The novel is set from September 16, 1983 to September 16, 1984, when Cricketts Rose turned two. You won’t believe what can happen in a year’s time. Did she win? Are you kidding? I wrote the story!




Halved


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Societys problems are solved daily, in the coffee houses, churches and taverns, and on the golf courses and ball fields, by ordinary practical people. Follow this cathartic journey of individual responsibility and empowerment as a Sunday morning standing tee time allows a foursome of golfers to become super heroes and move humanity to the next arising plane. Through an exploration of the similarities between the game of golf, music, economics, American Indian, Eastern and Greek philosophies, tap the collective consciousness and determine your future. Help humanity skip the destruction phase of the repeating cycle of growth-destruction-progress, through mindful awareness and an understanding of the power of group expectations. Acknowledge the coming generational revolution and resolve to avoid it. Halved, as defined by dictionary.com: 1. to divide into two equal parts. 2. to share equally: to halve one's rations with a stranger. 3. to reduce to half. 4. Golf. to play (a hole, round, or match) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent. Idioms 5. halve together, to join (two pieces of wood) by cutting from one, at the place of joining, a portion fitting to that left solid in the other.