Take a Walk on the Wild Side...Join travel adventurer John Dwyer on his epic journey from vibrant Cape Town to wild Kruger Park. Aided by his vivid descriptions and colorful commentary, you will come face to face with Great White sharks, get off the beaten track on the Wild Coast, soak up the raw energy of the townships, spot dangerous animals in Kruger National Park and wonder at the incredible biodiversity of the Garden Route.Through his engaging writing a...

This book sets out the 30 year police career and achievements of John Dwyer who served in Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Cheshire and retired as Assistant Chief Constable.It then goes on to to set out his political achievements in his two terms of office as Police and Crime Commissioner of Cheshire.This book contains a series of anecdotes - some serious, some sad, some humorous but all of them engaging.

Epic Travel Adventure Down UnderShunning the well-trodden tourists traps, John Dwyer chooses the road less travelled and explores unknown Australia. From abandoned mining towns in Western Australia to the ancient rainforest of Tasmania, this book brings you on an epic journey through the land Down Under.Whether being stalked by sharks on stunning coral reefs, watching for deadly crocodiles while camping, avoiding suicidal kangaroos on the lonely roads or try...

The eighteenth century is often described as the age of reason. This book argues that it should also be considered the age of the passions. Eighteenth-century writers recognised the passions as the springs of human life and actions. They began to explore self-interest, sociability and love in ways that would have momentous consequences for the development of western culture. The century's philosophes did not merely acknowledge the existence of the passions; they sought to manipulate them f...

This collection of essays on early modern Scotland offers 'new perspectives' on aspects of Scottish history from 1560 to 1800. Some essays challenge accepted interpretations; others explore subjects and sources that have previously not attracted the attention of historians; all represent new research on Scottish history from the Reformation to the Enlightenment. They indicate renewed interest in an age crucial to the development of modern Scotland.Contents: Rex Stoicus – George Buc...

"John Dwyer might be just the ticket to fill [Michael] Palin's well worn shoes" - HungryFeet.comOverland adventurer John Dwyer has less than three months to cross China, Tibet, Nepal and India and he has a to-do list:- Drink snake blood- Get smuggled into Tibet- Hike to Mount Everest- Watch the dead burning by the Ganges- Get from China to India in ten weeksFrom the Great Wall of China to the Taj Mahal, his journey takes ...

Has a Miracle Been Televised From The Moon?Something has happened at CATLUM 1, an isolated mission in the lunar highlands. The Vatican says it wants to know the truth, so does the CIA. A media storm trooper and his corporate allies plot a deadly scheme, while a scientific team is sent from earth to examine the man at the center of the controversy. Is he a saint or a dissolute fraud? Two women, one tied to the past, the other to the future, also wonder. He may hold ...

In Klondike House, John Dwyer recounts his memories of growing up on the remote but beautiful Beara Peninsula in West Cork, Ireland. The author's vivid and colorful stories describe his hard but happy life as part of an isolated but close-knit community, such as:His early school days spent in a building with no running water or electricityAn encounter with a violent sheep that literally turned his world upside downThe days spent cutting the turf a...

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Cape May, NJ, in the 1970s was bustling with social and economic changes. These personal, nonfiction stories, set mostly in that decade, illustrate those times and the social changes that seethed behind the traditional facade of Cape May.

This is a collection of personal travel experiences in the latter part of the 20th century. The author highlights places visited, means of travel, costs, political and social realities, and inner thoughts.

THE REMARKABLE ADVENTURE BEHIND THE TV SERIES ARABIA WITH LEVISON WOODShortlisted for the Edward Stanford Award'[A] rollicking Boys' Own adventure' - Spectator'This heart-stopping personal account of historic Arabia today.' - Compass MagazineFollowing in the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, Arabia is an insight into Levison Wood's mo...