The Prime of Life
- 608 pages
- 22 hours of reading
The second volume of Simone de Beauvoirs autobiography, starting at the age of 21.
Transitioning from a career in architecture and city planning, this author brings a unique perspective to mystery writing, drawing on experiences with intrigue and potential skullduggery encountered in his professional life. His debut novel features an architect who stumbles upon a murder during a major flood, forcing him into an amateur sleuthing role to protect his career and life. The author's narrative style is shaped by a background in proposal writing and a deep appreciation for family histories, including humorous war accounts and journalistic endeavors, infusing his fiction with both suspense and authentic detail.
The second volume of Simone de Beauvoirs autobiography, starting at the age of 21.
Stunning photographs capturing diesels at work across six continents, from the mid-1970s to present day.
This book looks at Shrewsbury itself, the lines that radiate from there, and the trains that ran on them, in the late twentieth and the early part of the twenty-first century.
This collection of vignettes highlights life in London and Lancashire during the early 20th century. With a focus on the unique characters and customs of the region, the book provides an engrossing and entertaining snapshot of a bygone era.
A thoughtful and rigorous philosophical inquiry into the perennial question of why a benevolent and omnipotent God would allow suffering and evil to exist, seeking novel answers that challenge traditional theological dogmas.
Good Coverage of coastal and mountain scenery.
Many photographs of collieries, now long-closed, are included.
Contains photographs of all fifty Class 50sMany less well-known locations appear alongside the popular onesMany locations have changed beyond recognitionSignalling and other railway infrastructure appear in many photos
Wonderful, previously unpublished photographs, of the railways of South East Asia. A fascinating insight into the railways of this rapidly changing area of the world.
Elite Allied airborne troops were to provide a corridor into northern Germany, but the Operation failed and more than 6,000 men were captured in around a fortnight.