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Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2013-04-15
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 1445623730
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUsed in The Prisoner and seen in many countries, the Mini Moke was a fun alternative to the Mini, originally developed from a military contract requirement.
Author: R.M. Clarke
Publisher: Brooklands Books Limited
Published: 2005-09-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781855206908
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA portfolio of contemporary articles that are drawn from the leading motoring journals of four continents. Trace the progress of the robust, versatile Mini Moke from its pre-production in 1964. Off-road, racing, touring, restoration articles and sales literature are included for a car that has reached cult status. Models covered include: • The original English Moke • Australian • Portuguese • Cagiva
Author: Giles Chapman
Publisher: Motorbooks
Published: 2019-05-21
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 0760364001
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMini celebrates 60 amazing years of this iconic car, from its revolutionary introduction to the popularity of its new-generation models. The first two-door Mini, introduced in 1959 and built until 2000, revolutionized automotive design with its innovative front-wheel-drive layout that made the car appear bigger on the inside than the outside. In 1999, the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th century, behind the Ford Model T. Designed for British Motor Corporation (BMC) by Sir Alec Issigonis and manufactured in England, Australia, Spain, Belgium, Chile, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Yugoslavia, the Mini was as successful in competition as it was on the street, winning the Monte Carlo Rally four times from 1964 through 1967. Originally built by BMC, the Mini’s later parent company, Rover, was acquired by BMW in 1994. In 2000, BMW sold most of the Rover Group but retained the Mini brand. The last and 5,387,862nd original Mini rolled off the production line in October 2000. In July 2001, BMW launched production of the new-generation of Mini which was soon joined by Countryman, Clubman, convertible, Cooper Works, and numerous special editions. Nearly 20 years later, the new Minis remain as popular as the original from 1959.
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Published: 1965-10
Total Pages: 256
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPopular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
Author: Kate Marshall
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Published: 2008-12-01
Total Pages: 121
ISBN-13: 1606933574
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Dixon family travels from New Zealand to the Australian Outback to spend Christmas with family. Eleven-year-old James and his cousin embark on one last adventure around the opal mines and go missing.
Author: David R. Bird
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Published: 2024-03-01
Total Pages: 265
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile German bombs were falling on London people didn't worry too much when hearing Hitler's doodlebugs, the dreaded V1 flying bomb. But when the noise stopped then they were worried because they knew that the rocket was about to drop – on them! David, hanging in a basket inside an air raid shelter, was oblivious to all of this for he was just a baby. Growing up in West London he spoke with a cockney accent even though he wasn't a true cockney. He went to a good school and later to an art college but not being impressed with the lifestyle of an artist or of an interior designer he left and got an ordinary job, His sporting interests included rowing with a club on the nearby River Thames and gaining instruction in the sport of judo but at the age of 18 he was looking for something more, an adventure. He joined up for a three-year stint in a colonial police force in Southern Rhodesia and never looked back. He lost his cockney accent, learned a lot about police work and the native Rhodesians, both black and white, and his three-year stint turned into over ten. Then using his police experience he started two successful private security companies, one in Rhodesia, the other in South Africa, and later emigrated to British Columbia in Canada where he started a third. In 1984 he began working for the Canadian government, firstly in a security capacity and later in their commercial sector before taking early retirement on December 31st, 1999, and moving to the United States at the beginning of the new millennium. Now in his fifth country of residence, he resurrected his artistic talents and began selling his art at various shows in the south-eastern United States. He also joined a local rowing club and within a few months was their manager and coach. He has enjoyed many years of travel to over forty countries, has lived in five on three different continents and continues to live a healthy lifestyle which includes kayaking, cycling and plenty of walking.
Author: Alwyn Brice
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2010-07-21
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 1453533796
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book records the buying, restoring, maintenance and running of 20 interesting, unusual, rare or eccentric cars that the author has owned in the last 25 years. Each car has a been a love affair in its own right and in consequence, like true love, they have not always run smoothly
Author: Erika Kimpton
Publisher: Spinifex Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9781875559343
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlix Clemenger, sophisticate and internationally famous composer and concert pianist, is the toast of high society. A succession of momentous milestones has determined her life and career, the last being when she meets Tansie Landon. Tansie, beautiful, enigmatic, fragile, is -- although not yet successful -- an exceptional sculptor. But Tansie's childhood of abuse and neglect has left her so emotionally scarred that love has become a source of embattlement. When Tansie begins to display towards Alix the same harshness and indifference she knew as a child, she tests Alix's love to its limit and pushes herself to the edge of destruction. In the end, Tansie's gift to Alix is a lesson in the possibilities and limitations of love.
Author: Dele Layiwola
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-11-05
Total Pages: 155
ISBN-13: 1134429266
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this lively and varied tribute to Martin Banham, Layiwola has assembled critical commentaries and two plays which focus primarily on Nigerian theatre - both traditional and contemporary. Dele Layiwola, Dapo Adelugba and Sonny Oti trace the beginnings of the School of Drama in 1960, at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where Martin Banham played a key and influential role in the growth of thriving Nigerian theatre repetoire and simulaneously encouraging the creation of a new theatre based on traditional Nigerian theatre forms. This comparative approach is taken up in Dele Layiwola's study of ritual and drama in the context of various traditions worldwide, while Oyin Ogunba presents a lucid picture of the complex use of theatre space in Yoruba ritual dramadar drama. Harsh everyday realitites, both physical and political, are graphically demonstrated by Robert McClaren (Zimbabwe) and Oga Steve Abah (Nigeria) who both show surprising and alarming links between extreme actual experiences and theatre creation and performance. The texts of the two plays - When Criminals Turn Judges by Ola Rotimi, The Hand that Feeds the King by Wale Ogunyemi, are followed by Austin O. Asagba's study of oral tradition and text in plays by Osofisan and Agbeyegbe, and Frances Harding's study on power, language, and imagery in Wole Soyinka's plays.
Author: Sophie Williamson-Stothert
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Published: 2016-06-30
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 1785001442
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe R-Series BMW MINI had a lot to live up to. Launched in 2001, it was riding in the wake of the classic 1959-2000 Mini. At the time, BMW were going to have to create something as special and innovative as its longstanding predecessor in order to silence the naysayers. And they did. Since its launch in 2001, BMW's modern MINI has become the pinnacle of small yet funky family cars in the premium small (and sometimes not so mall) car segment. Now in its third generation, having unveiled the new F-Series in 2014, BMW MINI offers 3- and 5-door hatchback models and convertibles, the estate Clubman, the five-door Countryman, the Coupe, the Roadster and the three-door crossover Paceman. MINI enthusiast and motoring journalist Sophie Williamson-Stothert explores the journey from 1959 to the present day, covering design and development of the new MINI, launch and reception by the press, its many model variations and special editions, and an owner's and buyer's guide. Superbly illustrated with 170 colour photographs.
