Byron's War: I Never Will Be Young Again

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Taken from over 300 letters and journal entries, written between 1942 and 1945, this coming-of-age story vividly depicts the daily life and awesome responsibilities of one young Air Force lieutenant as he leads strategic bombing missions over Nazi Germany. Written while it was happening, Byron's War provides time-capsule-like insight into a critical period in American history.

"The author's day to day account takes the reader through enlistment, training, combat, and finally to kissing the ground after completing his final mission. He may come across at times as a brash, cocky young kid --one of the best. But, at the same time, he admits to making his share of dumb mistakes, both in training and in combat --and the truly honest admission of being damned scared at times in combat. His writing style is reminiscent of one of the best-selling wartime books, See Here, Private Hargrove, which was also a good read." -Reprinted from the Foreword written by Glenn Houghton

Byron's War will be of interest to anyone involved, directly or indirectly, with the Army Air Force in WWII. And, to all those who are interested in the air war, it provides an excellent insight into what went on back then

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A VIEW FROM ON HIGH.......2000-09-03

Of the many books inspired by World War II, Byron Lane's personal document of his experience as a bombardier in that awesome event is the most moving, as well as the most enjoyable, account I have read. Seeing the war through the eyes of an excited and often bewildered teenager, suddenly thrust into a dangerous adult world, gave me a vicarious experience that brought that world to life.

Byron's almost daily letters to his family, along with his journal entries, terrified the parent in me; gave me a new perspective of what I always considered my reckless youth; made me laugh at exploits that took daring, imagination, and wit; and made me cry over their youthful earnestness, bravado, and self-doubt.

Lane has supplemented his personal document with vignettes of the war years that helps make that era come alive.

Perhaps most remarkable is the sensitivity, the insight, and the skill this writer manifested when he was only eighteen and nineteen years old.

A VIEW FROM ON HIGH.......2000-09-03

Lane has supplemented his personal document with vignettes of the war years that helps make that era come alive.

Perhaps most remarkable is the sensitivity, the insight, and the skill this writer manifested when he was only eighteen and nineteen years old.

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The strange, exhilarating, and haunting story of the man who broke the world record for manned balloon altitude.

Locked in a desperate Cold War race against the Soviets to find out if humans could survive in space and live through a free fall from space vehicles, the Pentagon gave civilian adventurer Nick Piantanida's Project Strato-Jump little notice until May Day, 1966. Operating in the shadows of well-funded, high-visibility Air Force and Navy projects, the former truck driver and pet store owner set a new world record for manned balloon altitude. Rising more than 23 miles over the South Dakota prairie, Piantanida nearly perished trying to set the world record for the highest free fall parachute jump from that height. On his next attempt, he would not be so lucky.

In the spirit of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, Magnificent Failure portrays a loner driven to test himself. The story recalls a by-gone era when men tested the limits of mortality armed only with an indomitable spirit, ingenuity, and (some say) sheer lunacy. Part harrowing adventure story, part space history, part psychological portrait of an extraordinary risk-taker, this story fascinates and intrigues the armchair adventurer in all of us. 22 b/w photographs, 3 b/w illustrations.

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Excellent !! .......2007-09-13

As a collector of books written by or about former astronauts as well as balloonist I can honestly say that this is one of the finest written accounts I have read. This book truly captures both the technical side of this endeavor and the man behind the dream.

As a 3rd grade student of St. Bernard's Grade School in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1965 I distinctly recall being on the school playground and watching a small dot in the sky that we knew was a ballon. I recall at that time knowing the difference between gas and hot air ballons. The buzz on the playground was that someone was going to parachute from the balloon. I am not sure how I knew that but I was captivated by this event as I have been since by aeronautical events of all kinds.

Thanks Craig Ryan.....this is a very cool book!

EZ

A Man and his Dream, and a Debacle.......2004-03-29

On the morning of February 2, 1966, a gigantic weather balloon rose from the South Dakota prairie and soared straight into the Stratosphere. In the small aluminum gondola beneath the massive helium filled envelope, parachutist Nick Piantanida prepared to set a world's record. At 120,000 feet, he would jump out of the gondola, free fall for tens of thousands of feet - reaching a speed perhaps greater than Mach 1.0 in the process - and then glide to safety beneath a modified Para-Commander.

It wasn't meant to be. When he reached jump altitude, a horrified Piantanida discovered the quick-release on his oxygen hose had hopelessly jammed. He had no choice but to cut the gondola loose, and fall back to earth with the aid of its cargo parachute. Three months later he would make another attempt. Unfortunately for this brave and dauntless American, that jump would end in disaster, and cost him his life.

Author Craig Ryan, whose fascinating chronicle of military balloon flights and parachute tests The Pre-Astronauts briefly described Piantanida's Project Strato-Jump, revisits the topic in great detail in Magnificent Failure. While Strato-Jump has sometimes been denigrated as a haphazard effort undertaken by an amateur, Ryan makes clear that characterization is far from the truth. Piantanida was an extremely experienced parachutist, and a cadre of professionals from the civilian, contractor, and military world supported his effort. In reality, Strato-Jump was one of the boldest civilian efforts of its era, and it might well have succeeded had not the disconnect fitting jammed.

Where Piantanida's final, fatal flight is concerned, Ryan presents a great deal of new information and develops a credible scenario concerning what went awry. For years, this topic has been the subject of speculation and rumor. It is now clear that Piantanida was doomed from the moment he took off.

Yet while it does chronicle a debacle, Magnificent Failure is not merely a somber record of a botched endeavor. Rather, it is an entertaining and readable portrait of a larger-than-life figure who dreamed of glory and worked terrifically hard and against all odds to obtain it. Thanks to Ryan's research effort, technical insight, and journalism skills, the book is remarkably insightful, full of detail and pulse-pounding drama. In an era when civilian teams are once again striving to reach not just the upper atmosphere but space itself -- the X-Prize contenders come to mind -- Magnificent Failure delivers a message of inspiration, while at the same time reminding us that glory sometimes eludes even the bravest of men.

Correction to A Brother's Review.......2004-02-24

I am Vern Piantanida, Nick Piantanida's brother. I already submitted a review for the book. I did this using my son-in-law's system so it picked up my review as being from him - James Keenan. Of course, this caused confusion as people think James is another brother to Nick. Nick had only one sibling - me. Sorry for the confusion.

I jumped with and photographed Nick Piantanida in Free Fall........2004-01-09

As the manager of the Lakewood Parachuting Center in the 1960's I met and jumped with Nick from his first jump on. Craig Ryan understood what we were doing back then and wrote a wonderful story about what really happened.

A Brother's Opinion.......2003-12-26

Craig Ryan accurately captures the type of person my brother was. Criag Ryan's research for this book was extensive and the result is truthful.

Magnificent Failure: Free Fall from the Edge of Space.(Book Review): An article from: Airpower

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Magnificent Failure: Free Fall from the Edge of Space.(Book Review): An article from: Airpower
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Interesting Primer

Introducing more than 160 spiritually significant Sanskrit words

unsure of authority

Exceptionally clear and easy to understand guide to Sanskrit

Sacred Sanskrit Words: For Yoga, Chant, And Meditation
Leza Lowitz , and Reema Datta
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"A must-have for anyone who is new and serious about exporing the subject further. Also recommended for advanced practitioners who may want to 'brush-up' on their Sanskrit." -- Yoga Magazine UK

"This slim volume is a lot more than its title lets on." -- The Asian Reporter

"...A joy to read: it has accuracy in its translations, beauty in its presentation, and conveys the spiritual richness of the yogic tradition. It will definitely enrich the life of many yoga teachers and students." -- Ascent Magazine

Joseph Campbell called Sanskrit "the great spiritual language of the world." Designed by ancient Indian holy men to express the states of enlightened consciousness through syllabic sounds, Sanskrit is widely used in the West during yoga practice to channel spiritual pathways and to discuss important meditative and philosophical concepts. This book introduces 180 Sanskrit words (including chakra, karma, om, namaste, veda, nirvana) with Devanagari scripts, pronunciations, chants and brief cultural/historic explanations. A practical reference that makes an excellent gift book for any student of yoga, meditation or Eastern religion.

Leza Lowitz is a much-published writer and director of Sun and Moon Yoga Studio in Tokyo.

Reema Datta grew up in India and teaches Ashtanga yoga and Ayurvedic cooking in San Francisco.

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Marvelous book for all.......2007-05-10

Reviewed by Lisa Bullert for Reader Views (4/07)

"Sukha" is the word I have chosen from "Sacred Sanskrit Words" to describe my feelings while studying this book. Sukha means, in short "ease, peace, inner joy." "Sacred Sanskrit Words" is a wonderful tool to have in order to make the most of yoga, meditation, and chant sessions.

Leeza Lowitz and Reema Datta begin "Sacred Sanskrit Words" by explaining the history of Sanskrit, and how to pronounce the words. Then in the section entitled "Sacred Sound," the authors teach about how powerful Sanskrit words are and how each sound is sacred, among other fascinating lessons; and even about the scientific basis for the Sanskrit language. Often, this reviewer skips the introduction to a book in order to get to the "meat," but in the case of "Sacred Sanskrit Words," reading the intro is well worth it -- quite interesting and enlightening.

The "Sacred Sanskrit Words" section is one that reader should not rush through, but study, taking in each word and its meaning. This is a great book to read when there are only a few spare moments to find peace in the day. Pick this up on the go, carry it wherever you go. These words will change any day into a good day.

Then, to top it all off, Lowitz and Datta throw in several beautiful chants. The authors do a wonderful job of explaining what these chants are for and how to do them.

In the opinion of this reviewer, this is marvelous book for all, for anyone looking for knowledge, searching for inner peace; or looking to enhance his or her meditation, chant and yoga sessions. This is a great stress reliever. I have learned a lot from "Sacred Sanskrit Words," and I have been able to make life a little less stressful and more enjoyable for reading this.

Interesting Primer.......2006-03-25

A delightful introduction to common Sanskrit terms that one comes across in works pertaining to Buddhist or Hindu practices and beliefs. Provides a better understanding of the terms included in the work and may stimulate more interest in the study of the beautiful Sanskrit language itself. The selection of the Sanskrit chants is small and arbitrary.

Introducing more than 160 spiritually significant Sanskrit words .......2005-07-06

Sacred Sanskrit Words For Yoga, Chant, And Meditation is the collaborative work of experienced and expert yoga instructors Leza Lowitz and Reema Datta. Introducing more than 160 spiritually significant Sanskrit words (including some of which like karma , nirvana, and chakra have entered the English language) with Devangari scripts, pronunciations, chants, and brief cultural as well as historical explanations, Sacred Sanskrit Words is a practical and exceptionally portable paperback reference book with native script renderings large enough to reproduce as tattoos or decorative art. Especially recommended as a resource for dedicated students of yoga, and meditation, Sacred Sanskrit Words is an invaluable addition to personal and academic library Eastern Religion reference collections and supplemental studies lists.

unsure of authority.......2005-06-13

As a translator, I'm always wary of people who take responsibility for translating from one language into another without a firm grounding in both languages. I realize that it's done, but in my personal experience, a lot gets lost unless the person is an absolute master in his or her area of expertise. I bought this book out of curiousity, but it seems to be riding a trend, not contributing much to the field.

Exceptionally clear and easy to understand guide to Sanskrit.......2004-11-22

Sacred Sanskrit Words is the perfect book for yoga teachers like myself who want to learn the meaning of the most often used Sanskrit words. The writing is exceptionally clear and easy to understand, and encourages and inspires the reader to go forward and learn more! As I read this book I began to understand that through Sanskrit we have the opportunity to come into the realm of a sacred language that is timeless and eternal. I highly recommend this thoughtful and illuminating book to all students of yoga as well as philosophers, theologians, scientists, health practitioners, musicians, historians and anyone else interested in exploring the cosmos and workings of the mind and soul.

¯ Suza Francina, Author, The New Yoga For People Over 50 and Yoga and the Wisdom of Menopause.

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Exceptional Modular Origami!!!

Look closely at the pictures

More and More 3D Origami
Joie Staff
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All-new ideas for crafting intricate sculptures from folded paper.

The third book in this series offers readers a whole new array of delightful designs. Building on the traditional folded papercraft, this innovative approach to origami combines smaller projects into complex, three-dimensional structures. Each project in the book is illustrated with photographs and
instructions that are so easy-to-follow that even a child can do it. The 64 shapes include flowers, flower vases, a variety of animals, birds and sea creatures, dolls, buildings and boats, and much, much more.

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Exceptional Modular Origami!!!.......2007-01-31

This book is perfect for anyone interested in beginning to work with modular (aka block or unit) origami, but instead of geometric and arithmatic shapes, real animals and fun models! It's 1 of 3 written in english. It takes dedication, as some of the more elaborate models require hundreds of small triangles, but the finished product is well worth it!! If you like origami as a quick hobby or for children, this is not the book for you. If on the other hand, you love origami as a true and ancient art and are willing treat it as such, this is THE book for you. Now. For the woman in Orlando. Do NOT let her review influence your decision. For a "proffessional shopper" to give such a review is astounding. Honestly. If you buy this book for kids, you will be dissapointed. But if you don't bother to check what kind of book it is or what form of origami it teaches before buying it, you cannot expect to be happy with it. The same is true of any product. So pay attention to what you're buying! Again, not for those who only see origami as a kids craft, only for those who can appreciate the art and history of Origami.

Look closely at the pictures.......2005-12-29

I was offered this as an add-on to my order ... so I didn't see a picture of the cover ... this is VERY elaborate - not one or two sheet oragami (guess I thought all Oragami was 3D :) 50 plus pages of small papers to make these - then spray paint or seal them- they look like something out of the 50's, but not something you'd want to remember!! I had intended this for my nephew but didn't have enough information to realize what it was all about. May I just wasn't familiar with the whole 3D Oragami angle of things.

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What is 3D origami?

This, our second title in the well-received "3D Origami" series, invites you to learn an innovative approach to the craft of making authentic origami. Each of the intricate projects begins with a small rectangular piece of paper folded into a tiny, "magical" triangle. By combining lots of such
"magical" triangles in various positions, you can build up ornamental objects that are solid and three dimensional. It's so much fun you won't believe what you have created before you know it.

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Magnificent Magnetics...

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Advanced Magnetic Healing Techniques

Magnetic Healing: Advanced Techniques for the Application of Magnetic Forces
Buryl Payne
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Magnetic Healing, Advanced Techniques for the Application of Magnetic Forces Magnetic Healing shows how magnetic forces help the body to heal itself by stimulating the biochemistry of the body so natural healing can take place.

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Magnificent Magnetics..........2007-09-29

Excellent book highly recommended covering a wide scope - A history of magnets, where they come from, & how they are made. Corelates magnetism & electricity to explain electric motors & the world in which we live - Includes a listing of hundreds of medical conditions including placement & magnet type most useful.

Also explains several wholistic treatment devices available - I purchased the power pulsar & found it every bit as effective as Rife & Lakhovsky instruments on today's market.

This was not my first book on magnets, but I still found it filled with new, useful information presented in an easy flow manner.

You'll like it!!!

Total Waste.......2003-07-27

I hate giving bad reviews, but I feel it is my duty to warn fellow consumers. If you are looking for answers to questions regarding magnetic therapy, you are not going to find any in this book. I can summarize the whole book in a few sentences: If magnets help your condition, then keep using them. If they don't help or make it worse, then stop using them. Which pole of the magnet to use you ask? Try one then the other, and use whichever feels better.

Advanced Magnetic Healing Techniques.......1999-11-28

i found this book to be the finest and most useful book to get started with magnet therapy. not only does it cover a wide range of conditions and symptoms, but it also goes into background and theory, as well as advising what cautions on should exercise. there is no better book in the field.

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Picasso- Creator and Destroyer.......2006-03-13

Fine reading;the best biographical work on Picasso. Fair review of his multi-facetted life and personality. A portrait written with great psychological depth, flair, knowledge of the arts and fascinating insights and comments from those who knew him.
Ariana Stassinopoulos' balanced story of both his weaknesses and strengths is a ''must read''.

Bad Man Great Artist?.......2003-11-22

"Picasso" by Arianna Huffington is a very thorough book that can probably be skipped, except possibly by those with an intense interest in Picasso's personal life. For the rest of us it is sufficient to know that Picasso had no friends or family, just groupies (many of whom were family) throughout his life, and, to a person, he treated them despicably. For example, he usually had several women at a time who each worshiped him. He would play them off against each other, often openly and in public, seemingly in an attempt to provoke jealous rage, murder, depression, or suicide (he succeeded grandly at all except for murder, but his best friend took care of that one for him). He found ways to treat the male groupies with equal misery. But, soap operas should last thirty minutes at most. This book goes relentlessly on and on for 500 pages determined to prove that Picasso did not take one decent breath in his whole entire long life.At a certain point the reader begins to wonder that "thou dost protest too much." So then how did he come to be hailed as the genius of the 20th Century; as the man who showed us what our world really was or at least what it really looked like? The answer to this question is somewhat complex. The easiest part of it is that he was like a human camera. He could paint exactly what he saw as if he were a camera, and, he could paint any impression of what he saw, better than any human being alive. He was half way home on that talent alone, meaningless though it may have been. After all, if you can throw a ball better than anyone you are halfway home too. But Picasso's subject was, seemingly, important; one that intellectuals were interested in. Hence if he could capture their imaginations and somehow add their imprimatur to his painting talent the world would be at his feet, where he always felt it belonged.
Picasso hung out in Paris with many of the world's leading intellectuals. He even wrote a play called "Desire Caught By the Tail" directed by Albert Camus in which Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir acted. The play was about 10 pages long and nothing more than a series of bizarre scenes similar to what might have appeared in his painting. When Picasso commented about literature he said "it seems many writers want to be painters" apparently not knowing that the descriptions of visual objects in literature are often mere back drops for the infinitely larger conceptual themes with which language artists deal. He really didn't seem to understand that there was more in the world than pictures. His friend Sartre, a legitimate genius, set the record straight about the essential triviality of pictures in "What is Literature" when he said, "even when Picasso attempted to approach the real world with "Guernica" does anyone think he changed even a single mind with that painting"? And this was before the visual world was forever trivialized by, affordable travel, cameras, video cameras, TV, and film. We don't need a great painter anymore to create "The Last Supper" and by his choices tell us about the true nature of Jesus.
It did turn out though that the tyrannical and confused little painter did have something in common with the leading existentialist avant guard intellectuals of his day, namely, they all wanted us to see the world differently. The intellectuals because the world of physics had correctly foreshadowed today's confused world of string theory and because philosophy had foreshadowed the concomitant shift from the certain, well defined world of God to the confused existential world of man. Picasso too wanted us to see the world differently not because he was a physicist or philosopher but because 1) he was so hopelessly neurotic that he did see the world differently as any sick person does and 2) he realized he had to paint differently to develop a reputation as a different and great painter. The intellectuals were happy to use Picasso because his technically ingenious but neurotically confusing paintings did help loosen our grip on old realities. Picasso in turn was happy to use their imprimatur of change to normalize his neurosis and to falsely give philosophical meaning to his immense skill at meaningless painting. That he encouraged us toward misogyny and/or other of his gruel narcissistic indulgences did not matter; it was change, and that was what the intellectuals wanted most. The public really had no idea what was going on as Picasso's legend grew and grew to newer and newer heights of irrationality. Today, Picasso's reputation seems mostly in the hands of art owners, museums, and curators all of whom profit in Picasso's on going and growing legend. This summer's hugely successful Picasso/Matisse exhibit at MOMA , for example, drew 100s of thousands of adoring fans. Curators raved at the point, counter point genius of the two artists; everyone made money, had fun, and wished they too could free their troubled souls and enlighten the world by creating great art, but not a word was ever said about the emperor having no clothes.
Norman Mailer, who was taken seriously as the greatest living writer and thinker, is a great fan of Picasso and has written adoringly and extensively about him; so perhaps his view is worth comparing to Huffington's? He and Picasso had things in common: both were diminutive technical genius who gained public adoration and hugely deformed egos at a very early age. Mailer stabbed one of his early wives and clearly behaved a lot like Picasso, and perhaps for many of the same reasons, although he matured as he aged whereas Picasso did not. His portrait of Picasso as a young man tends to be purely forgiving. The idea that internal struggle, suffering, depression, angst, turmoil, and general soap opera leads to great, honest, revolutionary art apparently still lives in Mailer's soul. After all, what can an artist create if not the manifestation of tremendous inner turmoil and growth?
Mailer forgives Picasso for everything because it was all to produce "great art." Sadly, the idea that the traditional, formulaic, hypocritical, country club Republican mentality would be replaced by the existential soap opera playing out in the communist souls of Picasso, Mailer, and French intellectuals seems more a joke today than anything else. So in the end, Huffington is quite right about Picasso, although she doesn't address the meaning of Picasso's art at all, except in so far as she ruthlessly cuts his foundation away.

biased.......2002-03-13

this book is totally Anti-Picasso, she hardly touches his Art her only concern is ripping him apart.

The title should be: Picasso's sins against women........2000-09-02

I've read quite a bit on Picasso and I was quite aware of his abuses to his lovers and his friends. I also like Arianna Huffington. However, this book quickly degrades in what seems like a personal statement or act of retribution against Picasso. While the writing regarding his major works and career highlights is understated with light cast only on the negative aspects of each, his transgressions and shortcomings in both art and his social life are focused on far too much. The result is an unbalanced book that seems wholly predjudiced. One gets the overall feeling that Arianna was one of Picasso's spurned or mistreated lovers and is out for revenge. I prefer more evenly written objective material on historical characters rather then the polarized point of view offerred here. Overall, I would suggest something by John Richardson who I feel is better informed (via his personal relationship with Picasso) and able to cast objective light on one of mankind's great artists and characters.

A valuable book.......2000-01-20

The " modernism " Picasso launched was basically the conception of the artist's oeuvre as a diary, albeit he probably, along with most qf the art establishment, would be outraged by this point of view. That was his most significant first; his development of form, merely a bi - product of his auto - biographical method. This book enables us to see clearly the connection between the man and the works, instead of the usual european way of clouding the timid author's confusion about a complex artist with politically correct aestheticism. Whether Picasso's works are all, they're hyped up to be, when considered as individual paintings, is for the individual to decide; this book is about the man Picasso, his life, and as such most refreshing.

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Picasso: Creator and Destroyer.

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Picasso Creator & Destroyer
Arianna Huffington
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Picasso Creator and Destroyer
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington
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Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington
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Arianna Stassinopoulos Huntington
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Picasso: Creator and Destroyer
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington
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Picasso: Creator and Destroyer
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington
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This limited first edition is privately printed and personally signed by the suthor.

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Arianna Huffington
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Bill Griffiths lost both hands and both eyes when he was a prisoner of the Japanese in Java in 1942.

This book tells the story of how he overcame these two shattering handicaps, either one of which might have qualified him to spend the rest of his life quietly in a home for the disabled. But Bill had no intention of allowing himself to become an object of pity and it was not long after his return to civilian life that he began to make it clear that, even if he had no hands and no eyes, he still had his own two feet and he certainly intended to stand on them. Inevitably life has not been without its ups and downs, and he certainly Bill could not have got where he has without the care and devotion of Alice, his wife. Their story is one of remarkable courage, told with no trace of bitterness and with a generous helping of laughter. It is a measure of the man that Bill can end his story with the words, "I've been lucky"!

Blind to Misfortune: A Story of Great Courage in the Face of Adversity

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