Fighter Pilot a Personal Record of the Campaign in France 1939-1940

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Unputdownable - absolutely brilliant.......2001-08-15

This book covers the often forgotten air war over France in 1940, which preceded the Battle of Britain.

I cannot praise "Fighter Pilot" too highly. Written by a pilot who served throughout WWII it is a vivid and often moving first-hand account of the tragedies and exhilaration experienced by those of the RAF who supported the British Expeditionary Force.

I have read quite a few books covering the same ground and none come close to this.

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FIGHTER PILOT: A PERSONAL RECORD OF THE CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1939, TO JUNE 13TH, 1940.

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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HKLYQM

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Fighter pilot;: A personal record of the campaign in France, September 8th, 1939, to June 13th, 1940
Paul Henry Mills Richey
Manufacturer: B.T. Batsford Ltd
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007IXYQC

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FIGHTER PILOT a Personal Record of the Campaign in France September 8th 1939 to June 13th 1940
No Stated Author
Manufacturer: B.T. Batsford Ltd.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RCL04Q

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Fighter Pilot. A Personal Record of the Campaign in France, 1939-1940
Wing Commander Paul. Edited by Diana Richey Richey
Manufacturer: Cassell
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OSC57E

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Fighter pilot: A personal record of the campaign in France, September 8th, 1939 to June 18th, 1940 (An arrow book)
Paul Henry Mills Richey
Manufacturer: Hutchinson
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007J2ZM0

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Here at last is a readable and thorough account of the creation of modern science by one of the most pivotal and intriguing scientists in history. Connects Galileo's work to that of his major precursors and successors and to contemporary challenges facing humans on planet Earth. Describes discovery processes behind his innovations in physics, astronomy, pure and applied mathematics, philosophy of science, cosmology, measurement instrumentation and in newer developments including Relativity Theory. By example, raises the question: how much more advanced a civilization might we enjoy were it not for the subordination of individual achievers to collectivist institutions? Identifies a principal tool of that subordination and how it is used in education today. By analogy to the strategy of Whitman's "noiseless, patient spider", tells how a scientist who helped demote Earth to the status of a planet in an obscure part of the universe also showed the power of earthbound individuals to overcome intellectual tyranny and reach for the stars.

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Excellent Resource For Calculus and Physics Students!.......2000-03-16

"Galileo: His Science and His Significance for the Future of Man" by Albert G. DiCanzio should be required reading for each physics student starting at the high school, for some, or college freshman, for the rest, level. After reading several dozen books either translated from Galileo's work(s) or written about him, I find this book the best for the student of 2000. A better lesson for my engineering physics students to understand a sense of basic physics relative to that of the last twenty years does not exist.

A New Appreciation for Galileo.......2000-02-08

The extensive amount of material, coupled with a concise writing style, led me to read the book a few pages at a time. There is not a word or phrase that is not needed. I found the book exhilarating.

I have occasionally wondered how trigonometric functions were conceived as infinite series. As an engineer I have been used to using the results, but it is fascinating to be taken through the process of discovery. My field has been mechanical engineering, and I rather assumed (without having investigated the mattter) that Newton framed his "laws" of motion largely on his own. I now appreciate better what towering contributions Galileo made to science.

Readers with some technical background will find the analytical and mathematical sections significantly enhance the descriptive material.

The book's treatment of the impact of Galileo on his contemporaries, and in turn of their reactions to him, is absorbing. Anyone involved in scientific research should have no problem understanding what Galileo confronted.

Dr. Stuart W. Greenwood

Two thumbs up !!.......1998-03-29

I really thouht the book was wonderful. It gave a great review on his teachings and life.

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Changed my life!

made light out of some people's genuine pain

Last book you need to read to overcome chronic back pain.

Hogwash Book reads like a Workers Comp manual on denying Benefits to hurt people

Overrated

Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain
Ronald D. Siegel , Michael H. Urdang , and Douglas R. Johnson
Manufacturer: Broadway
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Binding: Paperback

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About 50 million Americans suffer back pain every year, and chronic back pain disables 1 in 40 adults. Back Sense takes a different approach, contending that most chronic back pain is caused not by a damaged spine, but by stress, muscle tension, and inactivity. The aim is to help you reclaim your life and decrease your pain.

The spine might be damaged initially, but it usually heals on its own, the authors assert. After that, stress causes muscle tightness, which results in continued pain. Traditional treatments don't work because they treat the spine, not the stress. The solution: understand your own symptoms and pain, learn to resume full activity, and work with your negative emotions to prevent them from derailing your recuperation.

Part 1 of Back Sense helps you evaluate your own case and determine whether you have warning signs of a serious injury or disease (in which case you must get medical attention), understand the mind-body connection, and examine how stress may be causing your chronic pain. Part 2 teaches you how to bring full physical activity back into your life and manage your negative emotions.

The authors--two of whom relieved chronic back pain with this very program--do not want you to baby your body or limit your life to protect your back. Rather, they contend that "being careful actually appears to be harmful." They explain that "as long as you are trying to get rid of pain, you stay preoccupied with it," creating more tension, and by avoiding "risky" movements, you lose muscle conditioning, making you vulnerable to additional injury. The book takes you through a process of gradually incorporating more exercise and tracking your reactions. The style is simple and friendly, and the book has many plan charts, logs, and other helpful tools. --Joan Price

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On occasion nearly everyone experiences short-term back pain from sore or strained muscles. But for many who come to treat their back gingerly because they fear further "injury," a cycle of worry and inactivity results; this aggravates existing muscle tightness and leads them to think of themselves as having a "bad back." Even worse is the understandable but usually counterproductive assumption that back pain is caused by "abnormalities"–bulging disks, a damaged spine, and so on. However, these abnormalities are frequently found in those who have absolutely no pain whatsoever. In reality, most backs are strong and resilient, built to support our bodies for a lifetime; truly "bad backs" are rare.

Drawing on their work with patients and studies from major scientific journals and corporations, the authors of Back Sense–all three are former chronic back pain sufferers themselves–developed a revolutionary self-treatment approach targeting the true causes of chronic back pain. It is based on conclusive evidence proving that stress and inactivity are usually the prime offenders, and it allows patients to avoid the restrictions and expense of most other treatments. After showing readers how to rule out the possibility that a rare medical condition is the source of their problem, Back Sense clearly and convincingly explains the actual factors behind chronic back pain and systematically leads readers toward recapturing a life free of back pain.

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Changed my life!.......2006-07-27

After going to a conference on Psychotherapy and Mindfulness given by Dr. Ron Siegel, I was inspired to get his book. Having developed back problems (muscle spasms/ "my back went out") a year and a half ago, I was very interested in learning about his approach. While regular yoga has been extraordinarily helpful, I still considered my back vulnerable. This book has challenged this mentality. Since reading this book, I have successfully resumed activities that have I been avoiding since developing back pain. I am more aware of how worrying about hurting my back has made me afraid to use my back in certain ways, and am no longer giving into this worry. This book has changed my mindset regarding back pain and my body. This approach is empowering and I strongly recommend that anyone with a history of back muscle spasms read this book and adopt this method.

made light out of some people's genuine pain.......2006-07-19

Although I agree with the premise that stress can and does cause physical pain and many chronic ailments, there are many of us out there with serious debilitating back problems, that can not be just "willed away" or minimized by meditation and breathing exercises. A small chapter at the end of the book owned up to some of the serious back problems that are, in fact, serious and would need special treatment sometimes (rarely) even surgery. I have a feeling this was inserted as almost an afterthought to prevent any lawsuits from anyone believing you can ignore your serious back problems and get right back to your previous normal life. Unfortunately that's not the case for many people out there who aren't just suffering from muscle spasms and stress.

Last book you need to read to overcome chronic back pain........2006-03-14

After suffering for more than an year with chronic back pain and
being advised by a neurologist that I had an enlarged spinal disk
pressing on my sciatic nerve I ended up in an emergency room a
year later where the doctor prescribed a muscle relaxant and advised me to buy books in the book store on back pain. I still
have a sore back on rainy days but I can now lift up to forty
pounds and suffer from no sciatic pain at all. I rave about this
book to anyone who will listen.

Hogwash Book reads like a Workers Comp manual on denying Benefits to hurt people.......2005-11-05

THe book tries to say back injuries are stress. I dont think herniated discs or annular tears heal in a couple of weeks. A Social Security Doctor just recommended me to read this. Even though my injures were hernaitons with annual tears. So even though he was aware of my injuries he still must think its stress related . WHAT A JOKE. BOOK STINKS

Overrated.......2005-08-21

The entire book suggests that your back pain is caused by stress. That's it. No suggested treatment. Now you need to buy a different book on how to de-stress.

Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain

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Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain
Ronald D. Siegel; Michael H. Urdang; Douglas R. Johnson
Manufacturer: Broadway
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MC0EK2

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Invite a dear mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, or special friend to Holly Pond Hill® where sweet bunnies live in the peace and beauty of a more genteel time. Brimming with fun facts, musical selections, and mouthwatering recipes, they’ll experience the pleasures of taking tea through all seasons, discover the latest in teatime do’s and don’ts, take time for quiet reflection, and find pointers for brewing the perfect pot of tea.

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A great book, but a lousy review... read on.......2002-08-03

I must say first off that I love all of the Holly Pond Hill books, and rate all of them 5 stars. The drawings, writings and overall reading are pure joy! But.... I was extremely disappointed upon receiving this book because it is the same exact book as "Tea with Victoria Rose". Only the title and cover are different. I was very dissapointed that a usually reputable publisher would try to dupe me this way. I do recommend the book for Holly Pond Hill fans, because it is a good read. I just will be more careful in the future on my purchases.

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GREAT book for dolphin lovers.......1999-11-27

Having shared the experience of those who had swum with dolphins, one will love the animals more. Those who love dolphins and nature will surely love this book! Don't miss it!

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Someone what I was looking for.

Wanted more on discovering and making MY soul dolls ...

disappointingly slight

Good for a Group

Soul Mate Dols

Soul Mate Dolls: Dollmaking As a Healing Art
Noreen Crone-Findlay
Manufacturer: kp books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0873418069

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Readers will learn how to turn their stumbling blocks into stepping stones through this unique approach to dollmaking. Author Noreen Crone-Findlay will show them how to open doors to creativity, healing, and wholeness by making dolls that express their feelings, desires, and ideas. By going on a mystical journey, filled with metaphor, magic, and special friends, their souls will be reshaped and restored. Readers will create dolls by various means, including sewing, knitting, embroidery, crocheting, and weaving and learn about flat dollmaking, a new approach to making sturdy, jointed paper and card stock dolls. Includes more than three dozen dolls, clothing, and accessories, complete instructions, and full-size templates.

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Someone what I was looking for........2004-07-07

This is not a book on how to make plush dolls; this is a book on how to make jointed paperdolls. The ideas for embellishment are OK, but all in all I was dissapointed. I was looking for a more creative stuffed doll book.

Some of the patterns were very nice, however, if you're looking for paper doll patterns or for pleasant looking faces. Many of the patterns, with a little adjustment, can be made into a plush doll. The book did have a very nice weaving technique, though.

Also, the 'spiritual excersizes' leave a lot to be desired. To me, they seemed to be how a non-Wicca person sees Wicca. Too much emphasis was placed on the dolls and the person creating them for healing purposes.
This is one book any library won't weep without.

Wanted more on discovering and making MY soul dolls ..........2003-03-26

I had high hopes for this book, but instead of inspiring my OWN creativity and soul journey, I found the book filled with patterns and detailed instructions for making the AUTHOR'S soul dolls. It just ain't the same unless they're your own! I appreciated the paper doll pattern and fabric clothing, but I don't knit or own a sewing machine, so I was left just admiring the author's talents. Very detailed instructions - 14 steps to make a tassel doll, for example, with pipe-cleaner type hands - but the pages of numbered steps were rather numbing. I was also annoyed that every doll had "Soul Mate" in its name: Pocket Soul Mate Dolls, Skater Soul Mate Doll, Forgiveness Fairy Soul Mate Doll. (Name reinforcement can go too far.) Although it didn't work for me, this could be a great book for someone already comfortable with sewing, knitting, and weaving doll clothes. And I did enjoy some of the author's other art-therapy techniques, such as starting a Coloring Pages journal and using big fat crayons to "take a holiday from words."

disappointingly slight.......2002-12-23

I was not impressed with this book on either a spiritual or artistic level. The spiritual exercises were obvious and thin, and the dolls themselves didn't do much for me. I didn't learn much from this book. Perhaps my expectations were too high because I was hoping for something similar to Cassandra Light's _Way of the Doll_. I did think that some of the exercises and dolls would be useful for a class or group where you didn't want to go into too much detail on either the dollmaking or spiritual exercises. In particular, some of the paper dolls techniques were nice and would be easy to do for people without a strong craft background. A beginner to crafts or spiritual exercises might get more from this than I did.

Good for a Group.......2001-05-10

The book is charming, with lots of ideas for creating one-of-a-kind dolls. DEFINITELY not your usual Raggedy-Annes or floppy nonentities. If I were leading a women's retreat, either for my church or for a women's group, then I would want to use this book to help others exercise their hands and their souls at the same time. For me, harried mom of a toddler, who makes her dolls on the run, while coping with wind, toads large dogs and spraying hoses, however, the book did not offer much. Buy it if you have the time and inclination to do a lot more thinking than sewing.

Soul Mate Dols.......2000-09-28

I did not know what to expect when I ordered Soul Mate Dolls by Noren Crone-Findlay. After it's arrival I became totally intrigued. First of all, Noreen is so in tune with nature that she thanks the trees for the paper on which the book is printed. Each chapter is a story in itself. In the Basic Flat Soul Mate Doll chapter, learn not only how to cut and use the templates provided, but also how to weave on a simple loom made with ordinary household materials, how to draw a face without being intimidated and how to make your own wooden knitting needles!Chapter Two is The Power Story. Enter the realm of creativty and unleash your inner spirit. Read the delightful story of Mollie Whuppie, delight in Soul Mate doll chairs in the shape of animals and flowers, make a pocket doll and her pouch or crochet a tiny hat.Chapter Three delves into dreams, journals and doodling. Here you can make a bendable doll out of chenille stems or wire, knit an Ancient Dancer or soar and dance with cardstock dolls. I especially liked how Noreen gives you permission to be child-like in the creative approach.Chapter Four is emotion where our emotions can be recognized and immortalized.Both happy and sad feelings are explored through these dolls. Even a very simple tassel doll can be given to someone just as a thank you. You can construct a little kitty yarn dolly for the cat person in your life.Chapter Five is Magic mixed with Whimsey. How about a mermaid , a fairy or an elf. The Magical Children can be easily personalized with a tiny photo of your child's face.In Chapter Six, we find ourseleves developing a relationship with the Wise Old Person within us. How about carving a head from an avocado pit or making a paper kimono? Soul Mate Dolls is mind expanding, funny and mystical.Noreen Crone-Findlay gives us the tools to use our hands to reach into our hearts and souls.

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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

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Mothers will love this book.......2005-05-04

THE MIRACLE IN A MOTHER'S HUG BY HELEN BURNS is the perfect Mother's Day or anytime gift for any mother you know! Written from the very personal point of view of a world-renowned female preacher and teacher, it is very touching. Helen tells of rearing her three girls and the importance of giving love and hugs. Her writing will touch your heart and spark yhour memories of experiences as a mother or with your own mother. She makes us aware of how important a mother's presence is instead of presents. When a child's need for love and appropriate loving touch is met, the child grows up loving and self confident and carries the legacy into the next generation. If you as a mother ever feel unappreciated pick up this little treasure of a book and see how very important your role is, not only when your child is young but also all through his or her life. This book is a selection of the new Mothehood Club "Making a Difference One Kiss at a Time" an innovation of Howard Publishing Co.

Beautiful reflections on the role of a mother.......2005-04-23

As I read through it, I kept thinking that this would have been a great gift to give to my mother on my own wedding day so many years ago. Written straight from the heart with a transparency that is unmistakeable, this book is a window into the indescribable love that a mother has for her children and how it manifests itself through the lives of those children. While the words may not be our very own, I think mothers and daughters alike can identify with the unique bond they share, regardless of their current stage in life.

Inspirational.......2005-03-21

As a mom to two young kids, I found this book to be full of inspiration for the road ahead. It's warm and encouraging, and there is some real wisdom here. I highly recommend it to other mothers or moms-to-be.

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A Study in Eccentricity.......2001-04-18

Clough Williams Ellis was a peripheral figure in the world of the bright young things of the 1920s and 30s. A fashionable architect with a busy practice in London, he is best remembered as the designer of the extraordinary folly village of Portmeirion in North Wales, later to be the location of the TV series "The Prisoner". Jonah Jones, a Welsh sculptor, worked with Clough on Portmeirion and in this entertaining biography he describes Clough's life and work, not only at Portmeirion but as far afield as China, with revealing insights into his working methods - which even in old age were decidedly hands-on, hand-gilding the finial of one of his most elaborate creations from a rickety ladder at the age of 75, dressed in his unvarying costume of yellow waistcoat and knee-breeches. Clough's buildings always manage to charm, and so does this book.

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This biography of Hilde Bruch is a colorful, personal account of a legendary figure in modern psychiatry. Although she is best known as a pioneer in the field of eating disorders and is considered a major contributor to the conceptualization of anorexia nervosa, those accomplishments came in her "golden years" after an already prodigious career. Bruch authored more than 250 articles and six books, including The Golden Cage, a bestseller that introduced anorexia nervosa into popular culture. In the 60's, when thinness was a national obsession, she became widely known and quoted—remaining the worlds foremost authority on eating disorders well into her eighties.

Hilde's story begins in a turn-of-the-century German hamlet, where she stood out as an exceptionally intelligent and intuitive child who watched skeptically as Kaiser Wilhelm's troops grandly marched off to World War I. Later, as a young Jewish physician, she experienced and fled the prejudice of the Third Reich to England and eventually New York, escaping the terrible fate of numerous family members who died in Nazi concentration camps. She spent her own childbearing years as a pediatrician advising mothers while loving their children, through it all remaining ironically outside the biological experience of motherhood. Blessed with a flawless memory, unshakable confidence, and unflagging mental energy, Hilde was ruthlessly organized, mercilessly prepared, and intimidatingly productive.

Yet despite her professional achievements, her personal life, which has never been disclosed before, was sometimes a struggle. She coped with depression for many years and desperately fought from afar to help some of her family escape from Nazi Germany. Her romantic involvements—at least one of which was a clandestine relationship with a prominent married physician—were ultimately unhappy affairs.

Hilde spent her final twenty years as the "Grande Dame" of Baylor University Medical School in Houston and traveling the world lecturing about eating disorders and teaching today's experts. Despite the debilitating advances of Parkinson's Disease, Hilde continued writing and speaking until her death in 1984, after which she was eulogized in the Journal of the American Medical Association for her contributions as an author, pediatrician, and psychiatrist.

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