Bøger af Mark Blackburn

Final Approach charts the turbulent flightpath between a jetsetting father and a planespotting son.The 1970s were the final gasp of the Golden Age of Flying. Mark Blackburn grew up amidst this fuel-guzzling splendour, with airports his playground of choice. He came to adulthood well-heeled and well-travelled. However, he had to contend with his multimillionaire father.Luxury cars. Private planes. Racing stables. Foreign Mistresses.Paranoia, bullying and power plays.At the centre was the inescapable pull of the father.Half memoir and half travelogue, wrapped in an ode to planespotting, this is one man's journey to break free.It's the trip of a lifetime. Take your seat and buckle up for take-off.

Brian is a teddy bear who goes on holiday to Spain with his person, Mia, and her family. Sadly, after a mix-up, he gets left at the airport at the end of the holiday. Will he ever find his way home? Maybe with the help of some friendly birds he can ...

This, the first volume of Medieval European Coinage, surveys the coinage of Western Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West in the fifth century to the emergence of recognizable 'national' political units in the tenth. It starts with the Vandals, Visigoths, Burgundians and other Germanic invaders of the Empire, whose coins were modelled on contemporary issues of the Western or Eastern emperors. The coinage of the Franks is followed from early Merovingian times through to the establishment and subsequent fragmentation of the Carolingian empire. Italy is represented by the coinages of the Ostrogoths, Lombards, Carolingians and popes down to the Ottoman conquest in the mid-tenth century. The coinage of the Anglo-Saxons is traced from the introduction of minting in the early seventh century to the emergence of a united kingdom during the first half of the tenth century, including the aberrant coinages of Northumbria and the Anglo-Viking coinages of the Danelaw.

Hula and surfing represent the quintessential Hawaiian experience. Over 270 original photographs and postcard images are presented chronologically from 1870 to 1940 to powerfully portray the evolving styles and popularity of these icons of Hawai`i. The Hula and surfing traditions both are deeply rooted in legend and myth and Hula dancing was actually outlawed for over 60 years. Surfboards were highly prized by the ancients and the sport became reserved for Hawai`i''s kings. These enchanting images include famous personalities like Duke Kahanamoku, as well as unknown practitioners of their arts.

Original tattoo designs from Polynesian cultures at Easter Island, Hawaii, the Marquesas, New Zealand, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga are presented in over 250 historic drawings and color illustrations. Accounts of native ceremonies by the earliest mariners who first reported this practice to the West are provided. The design elements are interpreted in relation to their historic context, and may serve as dramatic inspiration for today's popular tattoo styles.