Questo non è un libro di fiction, non è autofiction, non è un saggio, non è un'autobiografia sassosa e classica. Questo libro è il racconto di uno scherzo successo davvero: lo scherzo che è stata la magnifica vita di Tom Robbins. TIBETAN PEACH PIE è un viaggio dentro le dimensioni immaginative della vita dell'autore statunitense, una sarabanda circense in cui il ridicolo e il sublime, il sacro e il profano, la preghiera e la risata sfilano...

Over 50 years ago I decided to join the Metropolitan Police Force. This is the story of the challenges I faced and overcame during the process of training, probationary period and my attachment to several departments. At this time the equality act hadnt yet been passed so a female in this profession had many challenges to overcome. I enjoyed my time in the force and this is a story of my experiences both good and bad during my time in the Force. I...

Art Shay: "In a world obsessed with the aggressive explorations of other countries and cultures, it is sheer delight to recommend a classic internal search: "Savvy Me...(NOT)" a Comedy of Errors and Successes is an entertaining tour through the life of a bouncy country girl who developed her passion for music - especially singing- into the esthetic centerpiece of a normal life, - with, alas, many pitfalls -which she conquers with style and pizzazz. Readers...

People take different paths to get to where they want to go. Hassan started out on the same path as every other person born in the USA, he had a dream. he wanted to be an Aeronautical engineer. he was smart and highly motivated. Only something happen on the way, he got sidetracked, and now he's wondering how he ended up where he is. Take the trip with him and see for yourself how easy it is to be derailed on the way to the land of milk and honey.

From battling pirates to tracking down gun runners, drug smugglers and terrorists; the high energy exploits and explosive adventures of the Australian Navy in the Arabian Gulf. From Ian McPhedran, best-selling author of The Amazing SAS, Soldiers Without Borders and Too Bold to Die, comes the untold and largely unknown story of how the Royal Australian Navy battles pirates, gun runners and drug smugglers in the seas of the Arabian Gulf and the Horn...

This book details the authors daily life while incarcerated in the county jail. Citing true events that would both shock and incite the reader, 1 DRINK 2 DRINKS AGO will challenge and change the way millions of people around the world think about depression and addiction. This book is for anyone who has ever fought their way out of a deep dark hole and for those who are still fighting.

This book tells the story of the author's three contracts as a mercenary in the '64-'65 Congo conflict. It is a vivid account of his personal experiences, from his first contract as a raw recruit to his last contract, when he was involved in the formation of the navy on Lake Tanganyika and was the first C.O.Hugh started writing this memoire 50 years ago, but 'switched off' to get on with his life. Now, with pressure from the next generation, he'd...

This book is a series of stories covering 140 years and four generations, a famous Reverend, two Knights of the Realm and a Deputy Prime Minister. The setting is from the streets of 19th Century London, to the Kauri gum forests of New Zealand to the islands and mountains of Papua New Guinea. The author, Charles Kauai Abel, is the great grandson of the pioneer missionary, Reverend Charles William Abel of the London Missionary Society, and...

This book is a deep dive into my life story and the changes I've made along the way. Decisions good and bad and the effect of life in all of them so far. Oscar "Ofoesho" Roberts was born in Richmond, Virginia, and Raised in a religious and musically driven family. At the age of 4, his father decided to move the entire family from VA to LA to pursue his music and acting career. His father is also the nephew of the late great Ella Fitzgerald,...

In 1977, Michael left school on a quest for the perfect job. He hadn't planned on it taking forty years and forty attempts, but he wanted to be sure. This is a candid and humorous account of a rollercoaster journey that would include living in his car and working as a cleaner, to being Captain of a ten million dollar ship running five day cruises out of Brisbane, Queensland. Michael is able to see the funny side of most jobs, even the instant poverty,...