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Northern Irish writer Jonny Blair ended up living in Poland after a long journey around the world. This is Jonny's journey of ups and downs, through over 150 countries, which culminated in his arrival into the seaside city of Gdansk. This is a truly unpredictable and wacaday adventure packed with thrills, mishaps, football, beer and all that tends towards a true heartful passion.
Don't Look Back In Bangor is the first volume from Jonny Blair's Backpacking Centurion series. This book focuses on Jonny's early days growing up in Northern Ireland, watching football and dreaming of one day travelling to far flung places like Yugoslavia, East Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Jonny kicks things off in Northern Ireland, with stories of childhood hobbies, teenage angst and global aspirations. Expect honesty and lies intertwined with regret, remorse, desire and passion. This is a journey of ups and downs. By the end of volume one, Jonny will have taken you from Bangor to Bobruisk, from Belfast to Bournemouth and from Newtownards to Osterweddingen. The book includes diaries from Jonny's first trips abroad, his discovery of unknown places and the loves of his life. It is a thriling and emotional journey with boundless energy, flawless flair and unstoppable aplomb.
Taints and Honours is Volume 3 of Jonny Blair's Backpacking Centurion series. This volume is all about the countdown to that dream of visiting 100 countries. Stories come from a hostel dorm in Bucharest to vintage nudity in Finland via a few 20 year reunions. We also have a fire festival in El Salvador, a visit to Saddam Hussein's House of Horrors in Iraq, some visits to countries that don't exist (to some) and a reunion with the GAWA. All that comes before an important flight to Tunisia. Don't expect roses, champagne or works of fire. Be ready for trauma, distress, anguish and all that tends towards a true whackpacking madliness. This ain't for the faint hearted. Join the completion of Jonny's dream.
Lands Down Under is Volume 2 of Jonny Blair's Backpacking Centurion series. While the first Volume, Don't Look Back In Bangor dealt with Jonny's early years, his departure from Northern Ireland and his younger backpacking days, this volume is more mature. Expect tales from Asia, Australia, South America and Antarctica on a much more hardcore and intense level than ever before. With stories of love, lust, anger, relocation and anguish, Jonny takes his backpacking adventures to a new level here. No place is off limits anymore, and the rulebook has gone. Jonny's sense of wonder has opened new doors as he backpacks on a much more extreme level, surpassing the 50 country mark, visiting all 7 continents and honing in on the magic 100 country achievement.
"Drowned in love and false kisses. A gathering of no meaning" - Richey James Edwards.Starogard Girl is a poem, a song, a story, a book and a person! On Jonny's journeys he encountered the famous to infamous "Starogard Girl".She, perhaps unknowingly, was to influence his journeys ever since. Hailing from the calm Kociewien capital city of Starogard Gdański, the Starogard Girl came and went into Jonny's life with fleeting charm, wacaday aplomb and free spirit. "Egg is jajko; and apple's jabłko. A travel writer who fell in love with; a Starogard Girl. She's a Starogard Girl" - Jonny Blair. As Jonny backpacked hardcore through far flung places like Senegal, Kyrgyzstan and France, something was...
They are what I am and I am what they are We both bow down to different God's in the morning and at night Our tatoos tell different stories Both proud of what we should be ashamed of They bring out the worst in me and I in them All these things accumulate and become the enemy It comes from what we have and who we are Every one is a soldier for what they believe in You have be careful that you don't go off on the deep end of a philosophy or doctrine You can get out there and get lost and never make it back Between the truth and reality is a place called common sense and balance In the grip of pride everything you say and do is right.
Almost all web designers use Cascading Sheets to control the presentation of the websites they construct out of HTML. Why learn one and then the other when you can just as easily—and much more effectively—learn both at the same time? This book's integrated approach speeds your progress and leaves you with a stronger, more cohesive set of skills. Inside, you'll learn about: Writing well-structured HTML for use by any web-capable device Designing page layouts using CSS Controlling fonts, colors, backgrounds, borders, and margins Using lists to create attractive, button-like menus Using images as backgrounds, links, page content, and decoration Creating and styling forms Personalizing your weblog Understanding and applying design and usability principles Publishing and testing your pages Validating your code Making pages accessible to all visitors Throughout the book you'll find real-world examples of effective CSS-based pages. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
A photo-packed memoir by the Ramones guitarist and “true iconoclast” (Publishers Weekly). Raised in Queens, New York, Johnny Ramone founded one of the most influential rock bands of all time, but he never strayed from his blue-collar roots and attitude. He was truly imbued with the angry-young-man spirit that would characterize his persona both on and off stage. Through it all, Johnny kept the band focused and moving forward, ultimately securing their place in music history by inventing punk rock. The Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002—and two years later, Johnny died of cancer, having outlived two other founding members. Revealing, inspiring, and told on his own terms, this memoir also features Johnny’s assessment of the Ramones’ albums; a number of eccentric Top Ten lists; rare historical artifacts; and scores of personal and professional photos, many of which have never before been published. “Feels like a conversation with Johnny.” —The Boston Globe
A revelatory account of Tony Blair’s tumultuous leadership, The Blair Years gathers extracts from the diaries of the man who knew him best: Alastair Campbell—Blair’s spokesman from 1994 to 2003, his press secretary, strategist, and closest confidant. It is a compelling chronicle of contemporary British politics and the rise of New Labour, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in Britain’s history. Here are the defining events of the time, from the Labour Party’s new dawn to the war on terror; from the death of Princess Diana to negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland; from Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq to the Hutton Inquiry of 2003, the year Campbell resign...