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  • A White King in East Africa: The Remarkable Adventures of John Boyes, Trader and Soldier of Fortune, who became King of the Savage Wa-Kikuyu

    by John Boyes ...
    This book is simply an attempt to set down, in a plain and straightforward manner, some account of the various experiences and adventures of the author during a period of some fifteen years spent in hunting, trading, and exploring, principally on the eastern side of the African continent. The title has been suggested by some episodes in the narrative, the main facts of which are within the ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Blue Streak

    Britain's Medium Range Ballistic Missile

    by John Boyes ...
    In the early 1950s the United States wished to concentrate its defence resources on the development of a 4,000 mile range intercontinental ballistic missile. As a stop-gap measure, US defence chiefs hoped to assist Britain with the development of its own intermediate range missile. Despite US concerns that British resources were limited the Air Ministry nonetheless proceeded with the missile, ... Read more

    $9.54 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Thor Ballistic Missile

    The United States and the United Kingdom in Partnership

    by John Boyes ...
    In the mid-1950s faced with worrying advances in Soviet missile technology, the United States sought to develop an IRBM to act as a stop-gap until the Atlas ICBM became operational. Intense inter-service rivalry followed before the US Air Force gained the upper hand in deploying the missile. The UK, keen to improve the 'special relationship' with the US which had suffered following the Suez Crisis ... Read more

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  • A White King in East Africa

    by John Boyes ...
    "A White King in East Africa" by John Boyes is a captivating narrative that chronicles the author's adventures and experiences in the heart of East Africa. Boyes, a British explorer, immerses himself in the rich cultures and landscapes of the region, providing readers with vivid descriptions and insightful observations. His encounters with local tribes, wildlife, and the challenges of the ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Project Emily: Thor IRBM and the RAF

    Thor IRBM and the RAF

    by John Boyes ...
    A history of the 4-year period from 1959 to 1963 when RAF bomber command operated 60 Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles as part of the UK nuclear deterrent force, and how and why it was dismantled. It is well illustrated with aerial photographs of the missile bases alongside photographs, maps and diagrams. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A White King in East Africa

    Enriched edition. The Remarkable Adventures of John Boyes, Trader and Soldier of Fortune, Who Became King of the Savage Wa-Kikuyu

    In "A White King in East Africa," John Boyes embarks on a captivating exploration of colonial themes and cultural encounters in the late 19th century. Through a vivid narrative that expertly interweaves personal memoir and political commentary, Boyes chronicles his experiences as a British settler in East Africa. His prose is marked by a blend of observational acuity and earnest reflection, ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • John Boyes, King of the Wa-Kikuyu

    A True Story of Travel and Adventure in Africa

    by John Boyes ...
    "John Boyes...has had as many hair-raising adventures as any one in the world who has lived to tell the tale, for at one time was virtually king of the savage Kikuyu tribe." -Boston Globe, Nov. 9, 1912"John Boys...was the actual controlling power for several years in a great region into which before no white man had been allowed...he entered the hostile territory practically alone...had to do a ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Best-Loved Poems

    by John Boyes ...
    ... poetry is the blossom and the fragrancy of all human knowledge, human thoughts, human passions, emotions, language.' Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThis glorious celebration of classic poetry features verse from around the English-speaking world. Carefully selected and divided into themed sections, the poems encompass the wealth of human experience - love, death, youth, old age, nature, travel and ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Great Speeches

    Words that Shaped the World

    by John Boyes ...
    Great Speeches collects over forty of the most powerful and stirring addresses delivered in the English language.It captures the significant historical events of the past 400 years in the words of their participants, from those speeches given in times of war and sorrow, such as Winston Churchill's 'This Was Their Finest Hour', to those delivered at moments of hope, such as Barack Obama's election ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Poems that Will Save Your Life

    by John Boyes ...
    Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soul,And sings the tune without the words,And never stops at all.- Emily DickensonFrom time immemorial, poetry has provided its readers with a source of comfort and encouragement in times of need. In this superb anthology can be found the best of the English-speaking world's inspirational and reassuring verse, including such classics as Rudyard ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Poetry of the Civil War

    by John Boyes ...
    On January 17 1861, a few weeks after South Carolina became the first state to formally secede from the Union, Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier's 'A Word for the Hour' was published in The Boston Evening Transcript. It was to herald the birth of a new era of American poetry - one that expressed the hopes and fears, and the hatred and hostility, of a nation torn in two.The only conflict to be ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

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    Presented in an accessible and easy-reference format, Greatest Love Poems includes over 220 poems by a wide range of famous and lesser-known authors from different periods of history. These are divided into five themed sections, including:• Romance• Poems for Marriage• Unrequited Love• Long Distance Love• Lost LoveFeaturing short biographies of every author, this beautiful edition allows you to ... Read more

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