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  • China: Don't Go There Until...

    by Rob Walters ...
    If you are thinking of going to China to teach or travel then don't – not until you have read this book. The book may entice you to go or it may persuade you to stay. Either way if you are interested in China and wish to advance far beyond the tourist guide view, then read this book.The author lived in one of the most famous cities in China, yet few in the West have heard of it. He also lived near ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 3D Futures: The Disembodied, the Departed and the Dispossessed

    by Rob Walters ...
    Driven by current economics, technology and politics, the people of earth gradually take three distinct and separate routes forward. The rich go down, the dispossessed stay put and the adventurous take off.This book follows their progress through parallel, intimate and gripping story lines where the digitised are terrorised by corruption, the dispossessed are hunted by cannibalistic seekers of ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Being Down, Looking Up: The Adventures of an Itinerant Shoeshiner

    by Rob Walters ...
    This book is about an unusual journey: a unique journey through everyday surroundings. A few years ago Rob Walters decided to become a shoeshine boy. He stowed his shoeshine kit, a tent, and a few items of clothing in a trailer, connected the trailer to his push bike and set off from Oxford to visit the old shoe-making cities of middle England. Along the way he polished many shoes, met lots of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Turkey Trove

    by Rob Walters ...
    Turkey, the historic bridge between Europe and the East, excites the imagination.In a collection of ten short stories Rob Walters provides a fascinating glimpse into the culture and characters of this special country. The tales embrace everything from ants to fireflies, ferocious dogs to rutting bulls and natural aphrodisiacs to underground cities; all based within this secular, Islamic nation ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shaken by China

    by Rob Walters ...
    Shaken by China is a pacey novel based in modern China. It is eventful, thoughtful, and provides an intriguing insight into the modern republic.Very briefly Shaken by China is a story in which a young man escapes his overpowering problems at home by taking a teaching job in the rapidly changing world of modern China. It is targeted at readers who like a fast moving story based in exotic ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Naughty Boys: Ten Rogues of Oxford

    by Rob Walters ...
    This book will take you on a journey, a journey through Oxford and a journey through the lives of ten roguish males. All of the men have at least two things in common: a strong association with Oxford, and some claim to be a rogue. They are all famous in some way or another, some tending towards infamy. All but one has spent time at one of Oxford's famous colleges, though only a few obtained an ... Read more

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  • Political Chemistry: Margaret Thatcher and Dorothy Hodgkin

    by Rob Walters ...
    Most people do not know what a crystallographer does, and if asked to name one crystallographer most of us would need to call a friend... and the friend would probably need to visit Wikipedia.Everyone knows what a UK Prime Minister does, or what he or she should do. If asked to name one they could, and could certainly name the first woman Prime Minister of the UK, though some would not want to do ... Read more

    $3.48 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Battle for Stow

    by Rob Walters ...
    England has been at peace for as long as most people can remember - but there are still battles being waged in its towns and villages. Nearly 400 years ago Sir Jacob Astley set out for Oxford from the town of Bridgnorth with a small army raised from Wales and the West. He was the king's last hope in a disastrous civil war. But Astley did not reach the Royalist capital. His force was attacked by ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

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  • Bizarre London

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  • London Walks: London Stories

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