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Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Short stories for Boys (ripping yarns), good condition, quarto, quarter red cloth spine unprinted, printed board front and plain board rear, foxing to edges and moderately internally, gift inscription dated 1944 on front free end paper, coloured frontis piece and line drawings accompanying text, 188 pages. [QP].

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Undated. Probably 1930s. Pictorial Boards with cloth spine strip. Shows a sailing ship on cover. With b/w ills. First Story Is 'The Seven Minutes War' by Arter. Colour frontis separated. One other colour plate Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 92 pages. Item Type: Book. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Children; Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 033576.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnRags to riches would also have been an appropriate title for this book. Duke was born in a log cabin during the Great Depression but rose to the pinnacle of his profession. He saw poverty first hand as his family lost their farm a.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnHis parents tragic deaths consigns an American boy to an orphanage, where his only escape is to join the army. Shipped off to London in 1944, he prevents the suicide of a pregnant young British girl by marrying her on the brink of.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Rags to riches would also have been an appropriate title for this book. Duke was born in a log cabin during the Great Depression but rose to the pinnacle of his profession. He saw poverty first hand as his family lost their farm and had to move to town to become the first Drapers to leave farm life. Duke's father was drafted and spent more than four years fighting in Europe during WWII. His mother provided for the family by scaling bark from heated logs in a local log mill. His sister lived with his grandparents. School, church and dating activities of the period are described. Because of numerous life threatening experiences, local townspeople doubted that Duke would live to adulthood. University life is described along with the experiences of a young paratrooper sent to Germany to become an occupation soldier in Nazi Germany. Army life is detailed in humorous and not so humorous details. Travel to many European countries with the funny incidents broadened his cultural outlook on life. Later he was to travel to 55 countries. Talks with a survivor of the Dachau Concentration Camp and a leader of the French Resistance who was tortured by the Nazis showed him the stark reality of life. Readers of this book will be able to discover: 1. Where babies are used to commit crimes.2. How gypsies rob tourists. 3. Which countries allow men to touch women on buses and trains. 4. Which country allows men to spit on females who enter their bars. 5. Where spotted dick is a food item. 6. Where chicken tenders are fried chicken feet. The book concludes with travel incidents, university graduation, marriage and family life. Above all, the Christian way of life and its values are placed in proper perspective. Duke knew his Guardian Angel had saved him many times.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - His parents tragic deaths consigns an American boy to an orphanage, where his only escape is to join the army. Shipped off to London in 1944, he prevents the suicide of a pregnant young British girl by marrying her on the brink of D-day. Following the horrors of WWII, he returns to his young wife, but she still loves another. Years pass without love or faith, and he is estranged from the boy he raised as his son. The death of his wife and hatred of his son leave him desolate until a mysterious woman changes his life. His lonely existence ends as his faith returns, and love never again becomes love again and again. This is the male version of the novel.A womans version is the second part. A young American soldier marries a pregnant British girl to save her from suicide, then he goes off to war. This story follows each characters journey through fear, doubt, and the acceptance of their fates through letters to each other while WWII rages in Europe. Reunited after the war ends, these virtual strangers have to discover how to become a family. Through the twists and turns of circumstances, they all discover that faith, love, and forgiveness are the salve that heals broken hearts to make loving again possible.Love Never Again is really two books in one. The struggles of finding love and keeping ones faith in God despite the horrors of war and personal loss make this story real, and each version finds resolution in its own way.