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Based on the life of an ambitious man, Hassan, who was born in Baghdad and moved to Canada amid the regional rifts to pursue his ideal life. But, as he was born in a conservative state, being a gay Muslim made him undergo testing times. He possesses a charismatic personality; he is a handsome man with green eyes blessed with the gift of love and friendship. Since he was gay, and on top of that, a Muslim, he could not afford to live in Baghdad anymore. Moving to Canada was not it, though. He found love there, made great friends, and brought positive energy and spark wherever he went. As he progressed in life, hardships continued to follow him. He got diagnosed with HIV, which he got from his ...
An affordable, lightweight sports car suitable for racing, the MG TC launched the sports car scene in postwar America. A wave of drivers first competed on the track in these and the later TD, TF and MGA models during the 1950s, many of them eventually moving up to Porsches, Alfa Romeos, Jaguars and Ferraris. Eighty such drivers, from the famous (e.g., Phil Hill, John Fitch, David E. Davis, Jr.) to lesser known men and women with equally vivid stories, are profiled in this book, which presents many of their recollections from firsthand interviews alongside a wealth of period photographs.
These lively and intelligent essays examine artistic responses to the British seaside from the 1930s onwards, including writers and artists such as Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, and John Piper.
A wide-ranging history of the geography and communities of Kent from the earliest times to the present day.Kent, with its long coastline and its important geopolitical position close to London and continental Europe, and on major trading routes between Britain and the wider world, has had a very significant maritime history. This book covers a wide range of topics relating to that history from the earliest times to the present day. It sets Kent's varied coastline and waters in their geological and geographical context, showing how erosion and sediment deposition have contributed to the changing nature of maritime activities and populations. It examines Kent's strategic role in the defence of...
The second volume of the definitive political history of Northern Ireland.
It is the year 2365. On the distant planet of Pelicos, the only colony of the human race has learned of a devastating war on Earth. Now the small colony must learn to survive without Earth's help. The imminent arrival of the starship Constantine gives the colonists hope, but the starship's captain hides a secret that could destroy them all. Young Conner Hassan, whose father has been jailed for attempted murder on Pelicos, tries to come to terms with the changes the future will bring, but first he must discover the secret of the Constantine.