Two-wheeled Thunder


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Sports.




Wheels of Thunder


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In the present day, amateur mechanic and racing driver Stuart Robson undertakes a daring projectto build his very own touring race car out of a standard road-production car. But with every project comes its problems. Having found out in his teenage years that he is autistic, he has been able to overcome every problem in his life. But now in his twenty-first year, he undergoes his toughest yet. The close encounters of a female kind. Strap yourself in for youre about to read and ride on the Wheels of Thunder.







Places, Attempts and Inspirations


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When some of the poems demand their own book: Make another one. More responses and reflexes to sights, pieces and music. But also from stirring works of art. Plus a journey into different poem forms and - of course - the poems who demanded a book of their own... The second book in The Poetry Collections.




Supersonic Thunder


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From the first flight of the U-2 to the flashing speed of the famous SR-71 Blackbird, Supersonic Thunder is a portrait of the jet as it comes of age. August, 1955. Test pilot and engineer Vance Shannon stands at the beginning of an era of unprecedented development in military and commercial aviation. As the ever-changing industry begins to speed beyond Vance's grasp, he turns to his two sons, Tom and Harry, to keep the family business on the cutting edge. But the stress of trying to stay ahead of the curve is destroying the family and fueling a long-hidden rivalry between the two brothers. The Shannons’ story is set against the backdrop of an astonishing era in history. From the luxury of the Boeing 747 to the abject despair of a cell in the Hanoi Hilton, Supersonic Thunder tells the real story of an amazing chapter of jet aviation through the eyes of the men and women who lived and died to make it a part of our everyday life.







Custom Semi


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In chapters that range from solo drivers, families in trucking, and whole customized fleets to the finest nitty-gritty and cutting-edge elements of semi truck customization, this book offers a close-up look at examples of custom semis. Includes before-and-after photos of re-customized trucks; motifs in graphics and design.




Desensitizer


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This book is a fictional work of nonfictional experiences, thoughts, feelings, and emotions of a man in an attempt to survive his case of paranoid schizophrenia. It is an all-extreme, no-limit, and anything-goes guide through madness, youthful senility, and dementia to the safe and secure sanctuary of sanity. It is of lessons learned the hard way summarized into a poetic flow for therapeutic release and, ironically, entertainment. From the highest of highs to the deadliest of lows, this book is intended to be read with an open mind and an open heart for full effect—to touch, to teach, inform, or instruct of difficulties and differences we all face as we interact and commune with various others.




Blackwood's Magazine


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Job Corps Centers


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