Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014137845X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Boy and Going Solo is the whole of Roald Dahl's extraordinary autobiography in one volume. Roald Dahl wasn't always a writer. Once he was just a schoolboy. Have you ever wondered what he was like growing up? In BOY you'll find out why he and his friends took revenge on the beastly Mrs Pratchett who ran the sweet shop. He remembers what it was like taste-testing chocolate for Cadbury's and he even reveals how his nose was nearly sliced off. Then in GOING SOLO you'll read stories of whizzing through the air in a Tiger Moth Plane, encounters with hungry lions, and the terrible crash that led him to storytelling. Roald Dahl tells his story in his own words - and it's all TRUE. And now you can listen to all of Roald Dahl's novels for children on Roald Dahl Audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! Also look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits.
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141965339
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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In Going Solo, the world's favourite storyteller, Roald Dahl, tells of life as a fighter pilot in Africa. 'They did not think for one moment that they would find anything but a burnt-out fuselage and a charred skeleton, and they were astounded when they came upon my still-breathing body lying in the sand nearby.' In 1938 Roald Dahl was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home. However, he got far more excitement than he bargained for when the outbreak of the Second World War led him to join the RAF. His account of his experiences in Africa, crashing a plane in the Western Desert, rescue and recovery from his horrific injuries in Alexandria, flying a Hurricane as Greece fell to the Germans, and many other daring deeds, recreates a world as bizarre and unnerving as any he wrote about in his fiction. 'Very nearly as grotesque as his fiction. The same compulsive blend of wide-eyed innocence and fascination with danger and horror' Evening Standard 'A non-stop demonstration of expert raconteurship' The New York Times Book Review Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780141311418
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 393
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Roald Dahl's life was as bizarre, frightening, exciting and funny as the stories he wrote. Now you can read the whole of his extraordinary autobiography in one volume.
Author: Roald Dahl
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher:
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Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Boy presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school; Going solo recounts Dahl's adventures as a young man working in East Africa for the Shell Company, including living in the jungle and later flying a fighter plane in World War II.
Author: Cynthia Baxter
Publisher: Belgrave House
ISBN: 1610848179
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 325
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Three girls embark on a summer adventure: a music camp for talented teens. Shy but ambitious Megan sees it as her ticket to success. Glamorous Tiffany goes reluctantly, determined not to have fun. Violinist Allegra, whose real dream is singing rock 'n roll, has to decide between pleasing her parents and pleasing herself. All three meet challenges and surprises during this unique and exciting experience. Cynthia Baxter writing as Cynthia Blair; originally published by Fawcett Juniper
Author: Robert Beeson
Publisher: Focus on the Family
ISBN: 1589979397
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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This first-hand account of a single father teaches single parents to practice five helpful habits and three "Healing Principles" as they adjust to their new life. It also provides hope that God can lead struggling single parents to a new perspective on life, as well as to healing and restoration.
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780606053204
Category : Authors, English.
Languages : en
Pages : 209
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As a young man working in East Africa for the Shell Company, Roald Dahl recounts his adventures living in the jungle and later flying a fighter plane in World War II.
Author: Eva Rottenanger
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669830713
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 477
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Going Solo is an evocative armchair journey around the world aimed at inspiring confidence and courage, not only in travel but in self-exploration, that will have readers itching to hit the road. The author combines an up-close-and-personal experience of the joys and realities of day-to-day travel with insightful observations on expatriate living and the immigrant experience. By inviting a deeper contemplation of the social, historical and spiritual similarities and contrasts discovered along the way, the memoir shows how every outward journey can be a platform towards a truer, more intentional version of ourselves as our old beliefs and priorities are challenged. Contact with unfamiliar environments adds meaning to life by helping us define our values and our place in the world. The memoir concludes with meditations on questions raised and offers travel tips for newbies to help them on their way.
Author: Tara Mills
Publisher: Sherman Hills Press
ISBN: 0990308448
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 95
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Resenting him was natural; wanting him, a revelation. There’s nothing Shasta Kovich won’t do to save her recording contract after blowing her voice during The Velvet Bitches’ first major concert tour. But asking her to put up with Blake Adams? That’s pushing it. Big surprise they’d clash. She came up the old-fashioned way; she worked her ass off. Blake, on the other hand, has led a charmed life, the product of the best musical education money can buy. It’s pretty hard not to resent him, especially with that elitist attitude of his. It can’t get any worse than that, right? Wrong. During one of their rocky sessions together Adams strays upon a secret she’s hidden from everyone, including her bandmates. Suddenly, the guy tasked with saving her career knows something that could potentially ruin her musical aspirations for good. Can she trust him? Keywords: opposites attract, enemies to lovers, pride and prejudice, opposite sides of the track, music, jazz, composer, voice training, Norah Jones, bassist, musicians, jealous rival, misunderstood hero, sassy heroine
