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  • 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 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

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  • 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: 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

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

    $5.99 CAD

  • 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

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  • An Exposition of the Last Psalme

    by John Boys ...
    John Boys’ An Exposition of the Last Psalme is a detailed theological and literary analysis of Psalm 150, the final psalm in the Book of Psalms, which is a hymn of praise to God. Written in the early 17th century, Boys, an English clergyman and scholar, offers a rich, expository sermon on this psalm, which calls for the worship of God through music and instruments, focusing on the universality and ... Read more

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  • 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

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  • An Exposition of the Last Psalme (Start Classics)

    by John Boys ...
    "An Exposition of the Last Psalme", published in 1613, was delievered as a sermon by John Boys. ... Read more

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  • An Exposition of the Last Psalme

    A Deep Dive into Biblical Interpretation and Spiritual Insights

    by John Boys ...
    In "An Exposition of the Last Psalme," John Boys delves into the profound themes and theological intricacies of Psalm 150, the concluding psalm of the biblical Psalter. With a meticulous exegetical approach, Boys employs a rich tapestry of literary devices to illuminate the psalm's call to universal praise through vivid imagery and rhythmic cadence. His work is situated within the context of early ... Read more

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