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Tripping Over is a true story of life in post war England in the 1950s and 1960s. It tells the story of John, who grows up in the shadow of his dad, a returned war hero. John senses he is different but not in a good way and knows he has big shoes to fill. He is not coping well. Beleaguered and confused, poor judgement and clumsiness dog his every move. When his parents visit the annual Earl's Court Motor Show to buy a new car but return with a boat instead – turmoil follows. Later he is almost killed on a disastrous wild horse ride on Rotten Row but is he really guilty of the police accusation of fraud? As a teenager John explores his sexuality, only to fall in love for all the wrong reasons. John's self-deprecating reminisces are often illuminating as the reader accompanies him on his bittersweet journey of both triumph and disaster. John's first book Reluctant Hero , is about his dad, Bill, who was a Lancaster bomber pilot in WW2. Tripping Over is its sequel. Sex, Lies and Crazy People, published in 2014, follows on from Tripping Over. They are all true stories.

Analysieren von Proben – preiswert und effektiv Die elektrochemische Stripping-Analyse stellt eine au?erst empfindliche und gleichzeitig einfache und preiswerte Analysenmethode dar. Von einer kurzen theoretischen Einfuhrung uber den Aufbau einfacher Me?anordnungen bis hin zu zahlreichen Anwendungsmoglichkeiten bietet dieses Buch alles Wichtige uber diese Methode. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf den praktischen Aspekten und den Anwendungsbeispielen aus der Spuren- und Umweltanalytik. Dabei gibt der Autor dem Leser Hilfen zum Auffinden der fur seine Probleme geeigneten Me?methode und weist auf Stormoglichkeiten bei den verschiedenen Messungen hin. Die ausfuhrliche Beschreibung der Instrumentation versetzt den Benutzer in die Lage, einfache Me?anordnungen auf seine Bedurfnisse zugeschnitten selbst zusammenzubauen. Dieses Buch ist fur alle Praktiker der Analytik, wie Chemieingenieure und Chemotechniker, aber ebenso fur Praktikumsleiter in Ausbildungsstatten geeignet. Der Autor war 25 Jahre auf dem Gebiet der Spuren- und Umweltanalytik bei Siemens tatig.

Grace Mackie is having the worst day. Finding out her fiance only proposed for the sake of a promotion is one thing. But discovering he'd also knocked up his assistant? There's no coming back from that. Desperate to escape her own destination wedding, she'll do just about everything to get back home and put the whole mess behind her. Even driving cross-country in a rental car. Finn Kavanaugh's day is even worse. What started as a brother bonding trip has now left him stranded three thousand miles from home without a car or credit card…because his brother took off with both. So much for bonding, right? As much as he might want to throttle his brother, he first has to find a way to get home. His only option? A rental car and a cross?country trek. Neither Grace nor Finn expected their trip would come complete with a surprise passenger. But desperate times and all that. Warning: This sweet, sexy, and laugh-out-loud-funny romance is filled with all the most ridiculous road-trip stories you can imagine and is sure to drive you crazy with all the feels!

If Tripping with Allah is a road book, it’s a road book in the tradition of 2001: A Space Odyssey, rather than On the Road. Amazonian shamanism meets Christianity meets West African religion meets Islam in this work of reflection and inward adventure. Knight, the “Hunter S. Thompson of Islamic literature” seeks reconciliation between his Muslim identity and his drinking of ayahuasca, a psychedelic tea that has been used in the Amazon for centuries. His experience becomes an opportunity to investigate complex issues of drugs, religion, and modernity.Though essential for readers interested in Islam or the growing popularity of ayahuasca, this book is truly about neither Islam nor ayahuasca. Tripping with Allah provides an accessible look into the construction of religion, the often artificial borders dividing these constructions, and the ways in which religion might change in an increasingly globalized world.Finally, Tripping with Allah not only explores Islam and drugs, but also Knight’s own process of creativity and discovery.

A fascinating journey through the world’s musical cultures. Every culture on Earth has music. Every culture that’s ever existed has had it, but we don’t exactly know why. Music is not like food, shelter, or having opposable thumbs. We don’t need it to live, and yet we can’t seem to live without it. Glenn Dixon travels the globe exploring how and why people make music. From a tour of Bob Marley’s house to sitar lessons in India, he experiences music around the world and infuses the stories with the latest in brain research, genetics, and evolutionary psychology. Why does music give us chills down the backs of our necks? What exactly are the whales singing about and why does some music stick in our minds like chewing gum? Through his adventures, Dixon uncovers the real reasons why music has such a powerful hold on us – and the answers just might surprise you.