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Secret codes have been used by generals to send orders to their military commanders in the field as far back as Roman times and beyond. Secret messages might instruct commanders when and where to attack and with how many troops, chariots and archers. In WW2 the Free World faced the use of highly sophisticated enemy

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When I was young – about 12 or 13 – I was struck hard by #Crohn’s #disease. After several years of suffering after a wrong diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis, surgery became the only and last resort. At that time I lost a lot of weight and resembled a ‘skeleton’ weighing in at about 41/2 stones.

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Unlike their paperback and hardback relatives, Kindle books only exist as computer code on Kindle readers. How then do you give them as Christmas presents? In this article I’ll be showing you ways of buying Kindle Christmas presents for kids (or anyone)in the shape of Kindle readers, registering them to your child’s Amazon account before

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Constructive feedback, like a five star book review is like treasure trove to an author. Since its publication on Kindle and paperback in 2010, I have received a number of helpful comments about “Austin and the Secret of Karnak House”, the second of the “Austin Chronicles”. As a result I’ve revised the story from start

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Having true and loyal friends in your life is the best! It is also important in stories too. Here is a short list of famous story friendships. How many of them have you read about? Harry Potter and Ron Weasley, Batman and Robin, Tintin and Captain Haddock (and Snowy), Tonto and the Lone Ranger, Han

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Thanks to all of you guys  who love honest adventure yarns with cliffhanger chapter endings and have read my books, because as of writing this post, ” Austin and the Secret of Karnak House ” has joined its younger brother on one of the same Amazon best seller lists! ” Austin and the Secret of

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I never thought it would happen to me, but “Austin and the Lost Kingdom of Atlantis” has made it onto not one, but two Amazon best seller lists today! ‘Austin and the Lost Kingdom’, or ‘Lost Kingdom’ for short is the latest in the ‘Austin Chronicles’ series of children’s adventure novels. A book is only

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On the 12th May, Yvette and the Austin Chronicles Roadshow will be chugging forth to the Ridgeway Playing Fields – off Yew Tree Road, Southborough, where we will be thrilling unsuspecting audiences with highly dramatic readings from the Austin Chronicles during the course of the day! If you can find time to pop along and

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Experts suggest that boys have poorer reading skills than girls of a similar age. The Amazon forums are peppered with posts from mothers seeking recommendations for books that might encourage their young sons to read. I wonder, however, if there might be another and more sustainable way of getting boys to read? As a youngster

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If you don’t have an eBook reader or the eBook you want to read won’t work with your particular reading device, fear not! You can easily read eBooks on your laptop or PC or Mac and convert them to different formats by using Calibre’s eBook management software. Calibre is free to download and use and

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