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Patek Philippe

Nicholas Foulkes

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The definitive history of the world-renowned watchmakers, Patek Philippe. Founded in Geneva in 1839,...

The Endless Night

Eugene D'Rozario

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An incident packed autobiography of growing up in Bangladesh and India. A childhood of trial and...

A Nautical Story Writer: The Life and Works of Matthew Henry Barker, the Old Sailor

Paul N. Marshall

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The fictional nautical story was extremely popular in the period stretching from the mid 1820s to...

CKD (37 KP) rated Home Front in Books

Dec 7, 2018

This book was great! I won it through the Goodreads pre-release program and received it in the mail just a few days prior to its release to the public. The story focuses on Jolene, her family and her friendship with Tami and her family. Jolene and Tami are helicopter pilots in the Guard, raising their families on the West Coast and neighbors. Jolene's husband is an attorney and they have two daughters. Jolene's husband does not approve of the war and thinks it's something that is happening "over there" and not something that affects us here in America. Until Jolene and Tami get deployed and he has to reconfigure his entire life to be a single parent while Jolene is gone. This is a wonderful story that is beautifully told and I highly recommend it.

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Sonofdel (6291 KP) rated The Crafty Cokney in Books

Jan 24, 2019

The Crafty Cokney

Eric Bristow | 2008 | Biography

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Wonderful insight into the world of Darts

Well this is certainly an interesting read if you grew up watching darts in the eighties. Eric Bristow was by far the best darts player on the BDO circuit and his world titles alone speak volumes. This book examines both sides of him, the ruthless darts player and the subtler and calmer family man. He lifts the lid on some of the other players quirks and habits and a lot of the time this book got me smiling. There are also sad moments where he reflects on the mistakes he made in his life and his family losses. From growing up in London to living in Stoke this book is a wonderful insight into Eric Bristow and the legend that was, is and always will be The Crafty Cockney. :)