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Everstorm is a story of hope and survival in a devastated world.The planet has been torn apart by a massively destructive storm for over a decade. The only way to survive was to go underground. We join sixteen year old Arvid and his friends in a bunker just outside Wellington. An emergency exercise quickly becomes horrifyingly real. They have been trained to deal with any emergency, but the ... Read more

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Everstorm is a story of hope and survival in a devastated world.The planet has been torn apart by a massively destructive storm for over a decade. The only way to survive was to go underground. We join sixteen year old Arvid and his friends in a bunker just outside Wellington. An emergency exercise quickly becomes horrifyingly real. They have been trained to deal with any emergency, but the
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Experiencing David Bowie

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In Experiencing David Bowie: A Listener's Companion, musicologist, writer, and musician Ian Chapman unravels the extraordinary marriage of sound and visual effect that lies at the heart of the work of one of the most complex and enduring performers in popular music. Still active in a career now well into its fifth decade, Bowie’s influence on music and popular culture is vast. At the height of the ... Read more

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In Experiencing David Bowie: A Listener's Companion, musicologist, writer, and musician Ian Chapman unravels the extraordinary marriage of sound and visual effect that lies at the heart of the work of one of the most complex and enduring performers in popular music. Still active in a career now well into its fifth decade, Bowie’s influence on music and popular culture is vast. At the height of the
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Alastair Riddell’s Space Waltz

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Alastair Riddell's band Space Waltz was a short-lived one-album New Zealand rock act who hit gold with a #1 hit single in October 1974 with the song 'Out On The Street' but thereafter failed to achieve anything even close to that feat. While relegated to one-hit-wonder status in the eyes of many, to this day Riddell and Space Waltz epitomize the mid-1970s heyday of glam rock in New Zealand. But in ... Read more

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Alastair Riddell's band Space Waltz was a short-lived one-album New Zealand rock act who hit gold with a #1 hit single in October 1974 with the song 'Out On The Street' but thereafter failed to achieve anything even close to that feat. While relegated to one-hit-wonder status in the eyes of many, to this day Riddell and Space Waltz epitomize the mid-1970s heyday of glam rock in New Zealand. But in
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Throughout the past five decades, research and development in the world of nuclear fusion has been led by large publicly funded national laboratories. Currently, fusion energy technology development is being embraced by small, fast-moving start-up companies.This edited book provides an overview of the commercialisation of fusion energy technology, stressing the role to be played by small ... Read more

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David Bowie FAQ

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Experiencing Alice Cooper

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Ian Chapman's Book of Poems

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This is a selection of poems written over many years. They portray my walk with my Saviour, The Lord Jesus Christ. Some poems will make you think, some will make you smile. Sit back and enjoy these few poems and be blessed. ... Read more

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The Complete David Bowie

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The biggest edition yet – expanded and updated with 35,000 words of new materialCritically acclaimed in its previous editions, The Complete David Bowie is widely recognized as the foremost source of analysis and information on every facet of Bowie’s career. The A-Z of songs and the day-by-day dateline are the most complete ever published. From the 11-year-old’s skiffle performance at the 18th ... Read more

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A music journalist and fan examines the life and work of the Scottish guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.The book that fans of the Skids, Big Country and the Raphaels have been waiting for—a critical perspective not only of Adamson's music and its wider cultural influence, but also the excesses of fame and how the music business really works. Stuart Adamson: In A Big Country tells the story of ... Read more

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