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Countess Dracula

The Life and Times of Elisabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess

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This is the story of Elisabeth Bathory, a 17th-century Transylvanian countess. She was tried as a vampire and became an inspiration for depraved murderers up to the present day.;Based on research conducted at archives in Eastern Europe, this account includes both the recorded truth and the legend that has grown up around her. Tony Thorne is the author of the "Bloomsbury Dictionary of Slang". ... Read more

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This is the story of Elisabeth Bathory, a 17th-century Transylvanian countess. She was tried as a vampire and became an inspiration for depraved murderers up to the present day.;Based on research conducted at archives in Eastern Europe, this account includes both the recorded truth and the legend that has grown up around her. Tony Thorne is the author of the "Bloomsbury Dictionary of Slang".
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Brasso, Blanco and Bull

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When Tony Thorne first turned up for his medical in 1956 he had little idea of the adventures he would face and the people he would encounter over the next two years in service. Brasso, Blanco & Bull is the hilarious account of life in National Service, where 23339788 Thorne faced the horrors of basic training, the boredom of the drill yard as well as the unforgettable camaraderie of the squad ... Read more

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When Tony Thorne first turned up for his medical in 1956 he had little idea of the adventures he would face and the people he would encounter over the next two years in service. Brasso, Blanco & Bull is the hilarious account of life in National Service, where 23339788 Thorne faced the horrors of basic training, the boredom of the drill yard as well as the unforgettable camaraderie of the squad
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The Singularity is Coming - The Artificial Intelligence Explosion

by Tony Thorne MBE ...

Tony Thorne MBE's new 'fact against fiction' book is probably his most important ever. It's about THE SINGULARITY, and the resulting Artificial Intelligence Explosion. So what is a singularity? It's easiest described as a one way event, something which once it occurs cannot be reversed. We might say that a commercial plane crash is a singularity. Being born seems to fit the definition too, ... Read more

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Tony Thorne MBE's new 'fact against fiction' book is probably his most important ever. It's about THE SINGULARITY, and the resulting Artificial Intelligence Explosion. So what is a singularity? It's easiest described as a one way event, something which once it occurs cannot be reversed. We might say that a commercial plane crash is a singularity. Being born seems to fit the definition too,
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Dictionary of Contemporary Slang

by Tony Thorne ...

With more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions. In this fully updated fourth edition of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, language and culture expert Tony Thorne explores the ever-changing underworld of the ... Read more

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With more than 7,000 definitions, this book provides a definitive guide to the use of slang today. It deals with drugs, sport and contemporary society, as well as favourite slang topics such as sex and bodily functions. In this fully updated fourth edition of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, language and culture expert Tony Thorne explores the ever-changing underworld of the
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Time Travel Trouble

by Tony Thorne MBE ...

An introduction to the concept and hazards of Time Travel...in either direction, including a collection of quirky tales to illustrate them including:Time to Survive – The awesome perils of short term time travel, before you even arrive!Testing Time – Some trips might be unplanned, and take a lot longer than expected.Timely Encounter - How to escape justice... on a permanent basis?Brain Leak – An ... Read more

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An introduction to the concept and hazards of Time Travel...in either direction, including a collection of quirky tales to illustrate them including:Time to Survive – The awesome perils of short term time travel, before you even arrive!Testing Time – Some trips might be unplanned, and take a lot longer than expected.Timely Encounter - How to escape justice... on a permanent basis?Brain Leak – An
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Bill's Helical Blues

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Mystery and mayhem ensue when our luckless hero decides to start an aerial photography business, using his new model helicopter, after successfully dealing with a particularly annoying intruder in his garden.Things develop successfully, until a sinister client approaches him with a proposition that seems a little shady, but financially impossible to refuse.Thereafter, one murky event leads to ... Read more

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Mystery and mayhem ensue when our luckless hero decides to start an aerial photography business, using his new model helicopter, after successfully dealing with a particularly annoying intruder in his garden.Things develop successfully, until a sinister client approaches him with a proposition that seems a little shady, but financially impossible to refuse.Thereafter, one murky event leads to
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Points of View

Points of View, #1

by Tony Thorne MBE ...

Series Book 1 - Points of View
In the POINTS OF VIEW series, the hero is a young blind Londoner, named Horace Mayberry, who is a cautious lad, who occasionally enjoys vivid dreams of being a secret agent. Then he becomes fitted with superhuman, nanotronic, eyes for free, but there is a catch.. They are inherently intelligent and can develop various functions to assist in whatever awkward situations he experiences. In payment ... Read more

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In the POINTS OF VIEW series, the hero is a young blind Londoner, named Horace Mayberry, who is a cautious lad, who occasionally enjoys vivid dreams of being a secret agent. Then he becomes fitted with superhuman, nanotronic, eyes for free, but there is a catch.. They are inherently intelligent and can develop various functions to assist in whatever awkward situations he experiences. In payment
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Points of View - The Weapons

Points of View, #2

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The further adventures of previously blind Horace Mayberry now fitted with nanotronic AI eyes having superhuman properties that can range over most of the electro-magnetic spectrum. To pay for them he has been apprenticed to an active government secret agent, Major Aubrey Jackson. In this action-packed Book Two of the series, five nanotronic beam weapons have been stolen by terrorists from the ... Read more

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The further adventures of previously blind Horace Mayberry now fitted with nanotronic AI eyes having superhuman properties that can range over most of the electro-magnetic spectrum. To pay for them he has been apprenticed to an active government secret agent, Major Aubrey Jackson. In this action-packed Book Two of the series, five nanotronic beam weapons have been stolen by terrorists from the
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Bill's Helical Blues

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Mystery and mayhem ensue when his luckless hero decides to start an aerial photography business, after successfully dealing with a particularly annoying intruder in his garden, using his new model helicopter. His new hobby of photographing aerial pictures of local properties, for their owners, develops successfully, until a sinister client approaches him with a proposition that seems a little ... Read more

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Mystery and mayhem ensue when his luckless hero decides to start an aerial photography business, after successfully dealing with a particularly annoying intruder in his garden, using his new model helicopter. His new hobby of photographing aerial pictures of local properties, for their owners, develops successfully, until a sinister client approaches him with a proposition that seems a little
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Best Selling Author Plan

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Do aspire to become a successful writer and sell a lot of books?The competition is becoming fiercer, and nowadays editors and agents must suspect there are more writers around than readers... so what can you hopeful, eager, first time authors do about it?This modest little book will inspire you to get things going... and to succeed, whatever your age..!One reader said: "Absolutely inspiring! It ... Read more

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Do aspire to become a successful writer and sell a lot of books?The competition is becoming fiercer, and nowadays editors and agents must suspect there are more writers around than readers... so what can you hopeful, eager, first time authors do about it?This modest little book will inspire you to get things going... and to succeed, whatever your age..!One reader said: "Absolutely inspiring! It
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Best Seller Plan

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This book outlines two different ways of being a successful author. Readers can decide for themselves which is the best to try? The first section covers the author's personal experiences, failures to triumphs and his ongoing optimistic situation.The second section introduces another maverick writer, fanatically determined to succeed come what may... and it all does! Readers will enjoy seeing how ... Read more

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This book outlines two different ways of being a successful author. Readers can decide for themselves which is the best to try? The first section covers the author's personal experiences, failures to triumphs and his ongoing optimistic situation.The second section introduces another maverick writer, fanatically determined to succeed come what may... and it all does! Readers will enjoy seeing how
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Time Travel Trouble

by Tony Thorne MBE ...

Most scientists today seem to agree that Time is still a mystery. Also some of the things we do know about it now must seem weird , if not crazy, to the uninformed. For example, it's a fact that a clock runs faster upstairs than it does downstairs, and a lot faster if you put it up in an Earth Satellite. However, the hard part to accept is the fact that it's time itself that changes, not the clock ... Read more

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Most scientists today seem to agree that Time is still a mystery. Also some of the things we do know about it now must seem weird , if not crazy, to the uninformed. For example, it's a fact that a clock runs faster upstairs than it does downstairs, and a lot faster if you put it up in an Earth Satellite. However, the hard part to accept is the fact that it's time itself that changes, not the clock
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