Grease Junkie

Author: Edd China
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0753553554
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. As you'll discover in his incomparable memoir, inventor, mechanic, TV presenter and walking tall as the definition of the British eccentric, Edd China sees things differently. An unstoppable enthusiast from an early age, Edd had 35 ongoing car projects while he was at university, not counting the double-decker bus he was living in. Now he's a man with not only a runaround sofa, but also a road-legal office, shed, bed and bathroom. His first car was a more conventional 1303 Texas yellow Beetle, the start of an ongoing love affair with VW, even though it got him arrested for attempted armed robbery. A human volcano of ideas and the ingenuity to make them happen, Edd is exhilarating company. Join him on his wild, wheeled adventures; see inside his engineering heroics; go behind the scenes on Wheeler Dealers. Climb aboard his giant motorised shopping trolley, and let him take you into his parallel universe of possibility.

Cassell's Dictionary of Slang

Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780304366361
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1600

Book Description
With its unparalleled coverage of English slang of all types (from 18th-century cant to contemporary gay slang), and its uncluttered editorial apparatus, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang was warmly received when its first edition appeared in 1998. 'Brilliant.' said Mark Lawson on BBC2's The Late Review; 'This is a terrific piece of work - learned, entertaining, funny, stimulating' said Jonathan Meades in The Evening Standard.But now the world's best single-volume dictionary of English slang is about to get even better. Jonathon Green has spent the last seven years on a vast project: to research in depth the English slang vocabulary and to hunt down and record written instances of the use of as many slang words as possible. This has entailed trawling through more than 4000 books - plus song lyrics, TV and movie scripts, and many newspapers and magazines - for relevant material. The research has thrown up some fascinating results

Dust & Grooves

Author: Eilon Paz
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 1607748703
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 577

Book Description
A photographic look into the world of vinyl record collectors—including Questlove—in the most intimate of environments—their record rooms. Compelling photographic essays from photographer Eilon Paz are paired with in-depth and insightful interviews to illustrate what motivates these collectors to keep digging for more records. The reader gets an up close and personal look at a variety of well-known vinyl champions, including Gilles Peterson and King Britt, as well as a glimpse into the collections of known and unknown DJs, producers, record dealers, and everyday enthusiasts. Driven by his love for vinyl records, Paz takes us on a five-year journey unearthing the very soul of the vinyl community.

Ironies Volume 1

Author: Cam Rascoe
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669842177
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334

Book Description
The master of the short story and literary champion Cam Rascoe returns with a work of ironic truncated tales, offering readers an array of essays, stories and poems that edify and enrich the spirit. Faithful fans of the Writings of Rascoe are taken on a sometimes jarring journey of probing prose offering intriguing insight into the human existence that nourish the soul. Rascoe navigates natural narratives in his readily relatable curious characters. Sustained suspense, controlled chaos and love lessons articulated with an ironic twist and incongruous tone are experienced in this powerful composition of literature. Ironies, an intriguing, entertaining and educationally instructive work of art for the masses.

Making Steampunk Jewellery

Author: Nikki Druce
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785002155
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 357

Book Description
Steampunk has captured the imagination of thousands who are searching for a unique style symbolic of a richly inspired, post-apocalyptic world drawn from the heavy machinery of the Victorian age. With clear instruction, step-by-step sequences, and over twenty-five projects, this practical book shows you how to access that world and make unique jewellery and accessories that will complete an outfit and transport you to another era, full of excitement, potential and extravagance. Includees an introduction to the world of Steampunk and its origins, advice on designing unique pieces and creating your own Steampunk style with over twenty-five projects ranging from simple cog necklaces to more intricate goggles and ray guns, accessories and outfits for both men and women. With 216 Inspirational photos and advice to help put an outfit together.

Fortuitous Fate

Author: A.L. Jones
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1665732164
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 529

Book Description
Fortuitous Fate is an multi perspective journey. A thrill ride for a thousand eyes. When N’jeri Solarin makes a promise to reunite Ajay with his father, she never expected it to take over ten years. Now, she’s digging through uncharted soil, even other countries, to make it happen. But never did she expect to discover the hidden truths behind his disappearance, including the many individuals who are also in search of this man. Who is this Dr. Muresh? Why is he the most wanted man in the new world? And why is every new person N’jeri meets along the way connected to something larger? Is her and Ajay’s journey fortuitous...or is this fate?

Popular Science

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.

Deadly Secret

Author: Joy Brighton
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1628306009
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Book Description
Unaware she possesses a deadly secret, Jana Sutherland returns to the Bay Area after medical school and finds her quiet hometown has become dangerous and corrupt. A stranger blames Jana for the suffering and insists she relive the past and undo a critical mistake. Jana rejects the idea of time travel. Instead, she turns to an old friend, Nate, a cop she knows to be honest. Nate is not only battling organized crime, dirty money and cold-blooded murder, he is also still fighting his feelings for Jana, the woman he loves and lost to his best friend. Together Jana and Nate pursue his dead partner's killer, and as the danger escalates, so does their passion. His murder leaves Jana devastated. Hunted by crooked cops and the killer, how can she change history to save the man she loves?

The Spy Across the Table

Author: Barry Lancet
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476794936
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472

Book Description
In this fast-paced fourth thriller featuring Japanese antiquities expert Jim Brodie, a double-murder at the Kennedy Center forces the PI into a dangerous game of espionage—putting him in the crosshairs of the Chinese, North Korean, and American governments. Jim Brodie is an antiques dealer, Japan expert, and second-generation private investigator. When two of his friends are murdered backstage at a Kennedy Center performance in Washington, DC, he’s devastated—and determined to hunt down the killer. He’s not the only one. After the attack, Brodie is summoned to the White House. The First Lady was the college roommate of one of the victims, and she enlists Brodie—off the books—to use his Japanese connections to track down the assassin. Homeland Security head Tom Swelley is furious that the White House is meddling and wants Brodie off the case. Why? For the same reason a master Chinese spy known only as Zhou, one of the most dangerous men alive, appears on the scene: Those murders were no random act of violence. Brodie flies to Tokyo to attend the second of two funerals, when his friend’s daughter Anna is kidnapped during the ceremony. It is then Brodie realizes that the murders were simply bait to draw her out of hiding. Anna, it seems, is the key architect of a top-secret NSA program that gathers the personal secrets of America’s most influential leaders. Secrets so damaging that North Korea and China will stop at nothing to get them. “As usual in a Barry Lancet novel, the action scenes are first-rate…and the knowledge he imparts about Asian politics and culture is deep. A solid, consistently smart thriller” (Kirkus Reviews), The Spy Across the Table takes us on a wild ride around the world and keeps us on the edge of our seats until the very end.

Collected Poems

Author: L. E. Ward
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1583482091
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 554

Book Description
The Collected Poems of L. E. Ward marks the craft and the harvest of an artistic lifetime (1975-1999). It includes the memories of a gay, 1950's upper Midwestern childhood as well as dozens of poems about Eros, the ancient world, the world of the arts and literature, and over 100 poems celebrating the author's lifelong love affair with movies. The Hollywood Poems section of this book offers loving, intelligent tributes to Hollywood's golden age - Bogart, Monroe, Garland, Garbo, James Dean, W. C. Fields, Tyrone Power, Bette Davis, Stanwyck, Crawford, Errol Flynn, and many more. The book is a major event, an artistic and movie landmark destined for popularity and posterity. "A substantial volume. A lifetime's labor of love." -Anthony Slide, Classic Images "Entertaining, insightful, and delightful." -Green Bay Press Gazette "Powerful poems Obvious passion and skill." -Marquette Mining Journal