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The BSA Bantam was built from 1948 and was originally fitted with a 125cc engine. The bike was very fuel efficient, obtaining an impressive 100 mpg! ––––––––––––––––––––––– Available now as an ebook! Alex Sharkey Many of the bikes featured in this book are classics from the heyday of motorbike manufacturing. Sadly a number of these famous names – such as Ariel, BSA and Velocette – are consigned to the history books and the bikes themselves have become more and more of a collector’s item. Some credit the demise of the British motorbike industry to the invasion of the Japanese manufacturers (Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha) in the 1970s. They changed the face of motorcycling in Britain as they established themselves as a global phenomenon. But brands such as Royal Enfield, Norton and Triumph have survived into the 21st Century and now proudly cruise the country’s roads alongside the likes of Harley-Davidson and BMW. Available for  purchase on the below links:

The howl of a wolf can be an eerie sound on a dark night and can travel as far as 10 miles. Howling is just one of the forms of vocalization for a wolf to communicate with its pack if separation has  occurred. ––––––––––––––––––––––– Available now as an ebook! Rachael Martin When a wolf howls it is an eerie, spine-tingling sound to those who hear it. To the wolf, it’s a form of communicating with his pack. These animals are the largest members of the dog family and the gray wolf is the most common. This adaptable animal was once found all over the Northern Hemisphere, but today is found mainly in Alaska, Canada, and Asia. Few gray wolves survive in Europe, but where populations are high many wolves are not averse to attacking domestic animals. As a result many have been shot, poisoned, or trapped. Wolves have a long history with humans and are often feared, although attacks on people are extremely rare. Red wolves are confined to the southeastern United States where they are endangered

Two beautiful Bengal tigers enjoyed a swim in Thailand. There have been nine subspecies of tigers but only six remain of this endangered big cat, Bengal, Indochinese, Sumatran, Siberian, South China and Malayan. ––––––––––––––––––––––– Available now as an ebook! Sabine Wood Lions, leopards, and jaguars are closely related, while the snow leopard and tiger are sister species. Despite enormous differences in size, these various species of “big cats” are all fairly similar in both structure and behaviors. Only the cheetah – not technically a big cat – is significantly different. The only large cats that roar are the “big four,” comprising lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards. Although still termed as big cats, the other species don’t have the capability to make such impressive statements.  Habitats for these impressive carnivores vary from Asia, Africa, and Iran to North and South America and Europe. The main threat to their existence is man – due to poaching and the destruction of natura

  Monet in his studio at Giverny. Several of his works from the Water Lilies series can be seen along the walls. Giverny was where Monet lived for many years and he also spent many hours in his wonderful garden. ––––––––––––––––––––––– Available now as an ebook! Tasha Stamford Monet is familiar to millions of people the world over. His works are much loved and admired so it’s almost inconceivable to imagine that at the time he produced his first works, Monet enraged critics and the public alike. At times, the light Monet achieved in his paintings was almost the subject itself. The light enhanced the works and gave Monet’s paintings a photographic quality, despite the “impression” of the subject of the piece. It was these impressions – rather than the subjects or themes – that established Monet as a revolutionary artist. Monet was the founder of the Impressionist movement and worked across more than six decades, to the point of obsession, to produce one of the largest volumes of oeuvres

Henry Ford at the controls of one of his first tractors, powered by a B-type engine, on one of the many farms he owned at that time in the Dearborn area of the USA, 1908. ––––––––––––––––––––––– Available now as an ebook! Charlie Morgan Although there has always been much interest in “classic” or vintage cars, vans, lorries, motorbikes, and bicycles, the awareness of old tractors took longer to evolve. However, when it did in the latter part of the 20th century, the interest was phenomenal and worldwide.  How many have come to love these old tractors varies from those who flock to events including meets, reunions, and rallies, to those who remember a balmy summer as children camping in a farmer’s field and being allowed to sit on aging relics pretending to drive across the farmland wrapped up in a world of fantasy. What these people all have in common, is that they appreciate the character of these special old tractors and recognize the importance and nostalgia of the hulking ironmonge