One terrible night in January, 1953, Britain's East Coast was battered by a huge North Sea surge. Hundreds died and many more were made homeless. Lincolnshire was one of the counties worst affected. This is the story of what happened that fateful night in the popular holiday resorts of Mablethorpe, Skegness, Cleethorpes and Ingoldmells.

February 2024 marks sixty-two years of playing bass and guitar for Jim Wright. Jim started his first band with a school friend and went on to open for such groups as the Animals, the Turtles, Tommy James & the Shondells, Peter & Gordon, We Five, Chad & Jeremy, New Colony Six, the Buckinghams, Shadows of the Night, The Cryan' Shames, the Jackson Five and many others. He has also performed backups with Chuck Berry and Neil Diamond and jammed with Edgar Winter.He performed solo singin...

Successful comic strip artist Ridley Dunham, bored by the predictability of his characters, Poncho the cat and Sammy the dog, finds it difficult to come up with new situations for them until he introduces Odin the Rottweiler, who thunders into the nice, clean, middle class neighborhood and reduces it to a war torn Third World slum. Former enemies Poncho and Sammy unite to drive Odin away.Ridley's fans are stunned by the alarming turn of events. Within weeks, newspapers are canceling...

In April 1907, Grimsby mayor Jacob Pickwell was probably one of the few in the town who possessed a telephone.At 6am one day in April that year, it rang, rousing him from his slumber.Who was the caller at such an early hour?The man pronounced himself to be Prince Makaroo, a Zulu chieftain!What happened next makes up one of the chapters of this publication which recounts many strange events as recorded in newspaper accounts of the time.Also explored a...

"A refreshingly authentic and engagingly written look at the little known ornithologist behind the iconic name. Ian Fleming could not have written better." —Pete Dunne, author of Birds of Prey"Whatever happened to him actually outshines anything I've had my James Bond do." —Ian FlemingJames Bond: author, ornithologist, marksman, and . . . identity-theft victim? Packed with archival photos, many never before published, and interviews with the...

By mid 2018, there were more 342,000 wind turbines spinning on the planet - either on land or offshore.The figure includes more than 105,000 in China, 53,000 in the USA and 10,000 in Europe.They have been installed partly to make profitable use of a free natural resource, wind, and partly in response to ongoing concerns that longstanding use of fossil fuels to generate energy may be gradually warming the globe, resulting in rising sea levels and other perils.But the...

Dr. Jim Wright considers one of the most provocative questions facing believers today: Why did God allow Donald Trump—a polarizing and unconventional figure—to secure stunning electoral victories in 2016 and again in 2024?Drawing from biblical prophecy, historical patterns, and eschatological insights, the author presents a compelling thesis: Trump’s presidency serves a divine purpose in advancing end-times events. Specifically, God has positioned him to play a pivotal role in faci...

A Time-Traveling Adventure That Rewrites HistoryStep into a riveting journey through time with New Yesterdays by Jim L. Wright, masterfully narrated by Jeremy Lunnen and published by Audiobook Publishing Services. This historical fiction novel blends time travel, Native American history, and cultural preservation into an unforgettable tale of adventure, friendship, and resilience. A Boy Out of Time, a People on the Brink W...

The Selva Maya (Jungle of the Maya) is one of the world's most magical yet least appreciated places—an enormous tropical forest that encompasses much of Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. At 9,000,000 acres, it is the largest contiguous tropical forest north of the Amazon in the Western Hemisphere. Within its borders, the Selva Maya provides habitat for an astonishing diversity of plants and animals—more than 500 species of birds alone. The forest also contains the fascinat...

Jim Rohn often spoke of how fortunate he was to have found a mentor who impacted his world in such a way that his life was never the same. Someone who offered support, encouragement and inspiration to help him become more than he ever thought possible. Just as he learned much about the world from his mentor, Jim spent the balance of his days guiding others, teaching the fundamentals for successful living and inspiring millions to design their best life. In this book, you’ll enjoy a special...

Why did no other ancient society produce something like the Bible? That a tiny, out of the way community could have created a literary corpus so determinative for peoples across the globe seems improbable.For Jacob Wright, the Bible is not only a testimony of survival, but also an unparalleled achievement in human history. Forged after Babylon's devastation of Jerusalem, it makes not victory but total humiliation the foundation of a new idea of belonging. Lamenting the destruction ...

A history of the first destroyers of the Royal Navy, which revolutionized the way war was fought at sea with new armaments and a great improvement on earlier designs.Between 1892, when the first destroyers were laid down, and 1918, destroyers evolved radically from 27-knot, 250-ton ships into 35-knot, 1,530-ton ships. All these ships were involved in some form during World War I; the smaller, original destroyers in an auxiliary support role and the newer, larger de...