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London 2012

2012-02-05T09:33:00.000-08:00

Had a few days in London and was impressed with how clean everything was, and hardly any traffic We took the Caledonian sleeper which left at 2252 and arrived in London 0730 refreshed and looking forward to the day, it was so hot and it was January although we did have a snow flurry the next day LOL

Visited: British Library saw the Codex Sinaiticus plus other great parts of our history

British Museum: saw many objects from history that I have read about in the Bible what is the Bible true ?????

Imperial War Museum: was awesome so much to see I suggest you start at the basement and work up, leave the Holocaust Exhibition till the end its very moving and you need time to just sit and reflect and pray about what you have seen.

Where one burns books, one will in the end burn people

Heinrich Heine German Jewish Poet

2010-07-15T07:25:00.000-07:00

A Flier of the Northland: By E Grey

Paul and his brother fly, jump out of planes, fight fires and villains.
Good simple story, good adventure

Blue Two Bale Out :By Leif Hamre
Peter screams after waking up unconscious at the controls of his jet, the bosses aren’t happy he screamed. Now he has doubts if he wants to fly again
More of an adult psychological book than an adventure but still a good read.

A Camp Under Sail :S Holbrooke Jones
About a group of scouts who go camping with a difference: under sail on the broad’s. Get involved in smuggling gang. Must be an old book as they pray and even mention Jesus.Good read.

Checkmate :Douglas V Duff
Good adventure story about a crooked solicitor and sailing, small book but good read as normal for DUFF

From The frozen Artic to the hot Calabar Jungle

2010-01-24T04:37:00.000-08:00

Two more books I have read this week.

North to Adventure: K M Peyton

Another boy’s adventure, young Nick goes off with his uncle Ross to the Artic. It’s just as if he has gone for a bike ride to the park. O for the old days without fluorescent jacket and social do-gooder. He swims in the ice flowing sea and takes a kayak out on the ice, top stuff. Good read

Heroes of the Faith, Mary Slessor: Sam Wellman

What an story, just a small wee lass from bonnie Dundee off to spread the Word to people in Calabar, who believed in some very dark things including killing twins as they are evil. She did some amazing things, what a great Lady she was someone the Scottish nation should be proud of and not some druken womanizing bad poet.

Very good read.

New books

2010-01-18T01:36:00.000-08:00

Red Sea Blackbirders by Douglas V Duff :

About youg guy in Naval Intelligence collecting evidence to stop slave trade in the Red sea lands, a good read but a quick ending. Needs at least two more chapters.
Wild Trek by Jim Kjelgaard:
Two men and a dog battle for survival, very good read. Chiri a half wolf dog and Link his trapper master need to rescue some guys in the Canadian wilderness. Very good.

Apache Dawn by Damien Lewis:

Good real life about Apache team in Afgan, gripping stuff.

Let it snow

2010-01-18T01:23:00.000-08:00

The Guinness History of Air Warfare

2009-09-18T04:29:00.001-07:00

The Guinness History of Air Warfare -1976
A good book with brilliant pictures and information.

Author: David Brown, Christopher Shores and Kenneth MackseyEdition: 1976Binding: HardcoverPublisher: Purnell Book Services LTD Oxford
Description: Good condition with dust cover, slight browning on the edge of pages and sun fade on the spine.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/0900424613/sr=/qid=/ref=olp_tab_collectible?ie=UTF8&coliid=&me=&qid=&sr=&seller=&colid=&condition=collectible

German Aircraft Guns by Hoffschmidt, Edward J.

2009-09-08T01:43:00.000-07:00

This is a great book, with great technical detail and illustrations on types of weapons, ammo, how to deal with attacking aircraft and so much more.
Author: Hoffschmidt, Edward J.
Edition: first edition/first printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: WE, Inc., Old Greenwich, CT USA Date Published: 1969 Description: Good condition, dust cover has a few marks on.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/German-Aircraft-Guns-World-War/dp/091196410X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252399723&sr=8-1