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Film fisticuffs always appear so real and deadly but the roundhouse right James Stewart is throwing to John Wayne looks like the perfect form for a perfect punch, in fact, Stewart missed him by a mile. Available now as an ebook from all major ebook stores. Swagger, sex appeal, on magnetism – yes John Wayne (the Duke) had most of it during his peak in moving making. It all started from humble beginnings as silent movies gave way to the “talkies” and paved the way for a record breaking career as a leading man. Wayne was lucky to be paired up with Director John Ford in the movie Stagecoach and this provided the platform he needed after a string of less successful B-movies.  This would set the scene for years to come, with the Western genre becoming his forte. The all-American hero Wayne had the drawl and the on screen presence in other movie formats too – especially war films. His connection with John Ford would also play a major part in his success – making many more films together....

London Heathrow Airport, 13 July 1985. Singer Phil Collins & wife Jill about to board a Concorde flight so he can perform at Live Aid, JFK Stadium in Philadelphia USA. Available now as an ebook from all major ebook stores. This is the story of one of the most distinctive aircraft of its time, known simply as Concorde. This iconic supersonic airliner made its mark in the field of commercial air transport and was the result of a remarkable collaboration between the governments and aviation industries of Britain and France. It charts how the aircraft was taken from the early drawing board ideas after World War II to the prototype versions built at the production lines of Filton and Toulouse. Concorde went on to have its maiden flight in British prototype 002 in April 1969 which was followed by the French prototype 001 in October 1969 reaching Mach 1.5 speeds. Concorde had all the makings of a game-changing new way of flying but noise pollution and expensive running costs made airl...