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Colin F. Taylor

    January 1, 1937 – January 1, 2004

    Driven by a lifelong passion for France—its language, culture, and history—this author discovered the Lauragais region twenty years ago and has since explored it extensively by various means. Realizing a scarcity of English-language works on the area's past, the author set out to illuminate its rich history. Drawing upon deep personal knowledge and the invaluable help of long-rooted local friends, the narrative brings to life a land that was once a magnet for the powerful and the ambitious.

    Lauragais
    Menu from the Midi
    Dynamic Soaring Dissected
    The Life of a Scilly Sergeant
    Native American Weapons
    The American Indian
    • 2023

      Dynamic Soaring Dissected

      • 180 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      A description of how birds and aircraft fly, with particular reference to the dynamic soaring of albatrosses and the high-speed dynamic soaring of model gliders.

      Dynamic Soaring Dissected
    • 2021

      Menu from the Midi

      • 344 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Menu from the Midi explores French gastronomy from the farmer's field to the dining room table.

      Menu from the Midi
    • 2018

      Lauragais

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      A journey through the past and present of a little-known area of south-west France. Explores the people, places and events that shaped a land once too important to ignore. A whole library has been written about the Lauragais in French, but virtually nothing in English.

      Lauragais
    • 2017

      The Life of a Scilly Sergeant

      • 294 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.9(56)Add rating

      Policing is like this everywhere but not everywhere is Scilly'Meet Sergeant Colin Taylor, he has been a valuable member of the police force for over 20 years, 5 of which have been spent policing the quiet' Isles of Scilly, a group of islands off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula.

      The Life of a Scilly Sergeant
    • 2017

      Etwa fünfzig Kilometer vom südwestlichsten Zipfel von Cornwall entfernt liegen die Scilly-Inseln. Wunderschöne Gärten, Sonnenuntergänge unter Palmen, ein weiter Blick aufs Meer: Die Inselgruppe mitten im Atlantik ist ein wahres Idyll. Und Sergeant Colin Taylor der Mann, der entschlossen einschreitet, wenn die Luft brennt – egal, ob ein Streit zwischen angeheiterten Küchenchefs oder erhitzten Pub-Besuchern entflammt oder jemand einen wuchtigen Anker wegzuschleppen versucht. Auch bei den durchschnittlich drei gestohlenen Fahrrädern im Jahr bleibt der lustige Polizist entspannt, denn: „Wirklich weit kommt man mit dem Diebesgut ja sowieso nicht.“ Mit hinreißendem britischem Witz und Charme schreibt der Scilly Sergeant über seine Abenteuer als Insel-Bobby. Ausstattung: mit Farbfotos

      Möwenschiss und Ankerdiebe
    • 2005

      Native American Weapons

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      The book showcases 155 color photographs and illustrations of weapons crafted by American Indians from prehistoric times to the late nineteenth century. It highlights the evolution of these weapons, emphasizing their functionality and decorative aspects, as well as their significance in tribal gatherings and warfare. The narrative explores how these weapons were tailored to their environments, reflecting both practical use and cultural pride.

      Native American Weapons
    • 2002

      The American Indian

      • 415 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      This comprehensive volume presents a detailed look, region by region, at the history and traditions of all the tribes of native North America. It's a stunning value for such a thorough survey of Native American lives and experiences, with sections on the development, technology, manufacture, and use of weapons and tools, plus fascinating insight into the arts and crafts, dwellings, recreation, transport, religion, cultivation, hunting practices, and trade goods of each American Indian culture.

      The American Indian
    • 2000

      A collection of three books about the American West, looking at the lives of Native Americans, the age of the gunfighter and the people of the frontier including pioneers, trappers, miners, buffalo hunters, cowboys and lawmen.

      Wild West Trilogy
    • 2000
    • 1998