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John Harris

    21. August 1945 – 7. März 1991

    John Harris ist ein Schriftsteller, dessen Auslandserfahrungen seine literarische Arbeit tiefgreifend geprägt haben. Seine frühen Reisen, insbesondere durch Afrika und Südostasien, lieferten die reiche Kulisse und die Erzählungen, die sein Werk definieren. Harris bringt eine einzigartige Perspektive in seine Geschichten ein und erforscht oft Themen der Entdeckung und der menschlichen Erfahrung in verschiedenen Umgebungen. Seine Schriften fangen die Essenz ferner Küsten und die transformative Kraft des Zusammentreffens mit neuen Kulturen ein.

    Build Your Own Statue of Liberty
    Maybe I'm Amazed
    Tod in Allahs Garten
    Pink Floyd und The Dark Side Of The Moon
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    • Sieben Schiffsunglücke zwischen 1847 und 1969, deren Ursachen nie aufgeklärt werden konnten, werden vom Autor untersucht.

      Auf letzter Fahrt
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    • Maybe I'm Amazed

      A Story of Love and Connection in Ten Songs

      • 272 Seiten
      • 10 Lesestunden

      In this extraordinary memoir, a father tells the story of how music has opened up the world to his son, one song at a time. Obsessed with music since he was a child, John Harris had no idea that he was in fact preparing himself for the greatest challenge of his life. But so it transpired. When his son James was born, and three years later diagnosed with autism, music became a source of precious connection and endless wonder for both of them. Maybe I'm Amazed describes how the music of The Beatles, Kraftwerk, Funkadelic, The Velvet Underground, Amy Winehouse and many more were soon woven into the fabric of James's life, becoming an essential part of who he is. It takes us through the struggles of raising an autistic child in a prejudiced world, and uncovers a hidden history of neurodivergence and creativity that casts new light on why notes, chords and lyrics speak so powerfully to the human mind. Anyone who has fallen in love with a band or heard their life reflected back to them by a song will recognise themselves in the story of this father and his son. And in considering the intense and transcendent way James absorbs and connects with music, it has lessons in listening and living for us all.

      Maybe I'm Amazed
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    • Trust Me, I Hate You

      • 186 Seiten
      • 7 Lesestunden

      Love and hate are not opposites, but sometimes they're born from the same fire... Sean: Soldiers die, that's just how it goes. It's different when it's one of your brothers. Team Maelstrom, my team, was broken when we lost one of our own. And now we have to sit around Stateside while the men in charge figure out what to do with us. When they find a replacement, I immediately know it's not going to work. I can't deal with this pain in the ass. I want him gone. It looks like I'm stuck with him, but I don't have to make it easy... Aidan: I didn't ask for this, I don't want this. I've been thrown into this dysfunctional team with a team leader who's out to get me. The guy's an ass, and he's driving me crazy. I can hardly think straight when I'm dealing with him. Then everything changes when he pins me to a wall and kisses me... Before Sean and Aidan can figure out what to do about that kiss, Team Maelstrom is thrown from the frying pan into the freezer. Fear and peril changes people, but will it change these two hot military men enough to keep the team alive? Can they work things out between them and get everyone back home in one piece? And what about the future?

      Trust Me, I Hate You
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    • Conspiracy, Calamity and Cover-up

      • 416 Seiten
      • 15 Lesestunden

       , The Hess affair requires an understanding of a variety of disciplines and Wartime aviation, political history and human psychology to name but three. Harris and Wilbourn have over an extended period tried to learn as much as possible about all relevant aspects of what is in concert a complicated subject, one that has not yet been satisfactorily explained even after more than 80 years.In the past there have been works that have concentrated on single aspects of the affair; usually in great detail, but in Conspiracy, Calamity and Cover-up the authors’ work on the individual components provides the best ever yet plausible explanation of the affair as a whole.Official secrecy on the grounds of ‘National Security’, obfuscation and downright lying have all played a part in preserving the truth behind the flight. Through dogged perseverance and endeavour Harris and Wilbourn now present what they believe is the ultimate truth behind the affair.,

      Conspiracy, Calamity and Cover-up
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    • This second volume from Titan Books is a collection of world-renowned visionary artist John Harris' unique paintings captures breath-taking, otherworldly vistas on a massive scale.

      The Art of John Harris: Volume II - Into the Blue
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