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Giles Foden - The Last King of Scotland
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| Added by: stoker | Karma: 5556.59 | Audiobooks | 12 September 2010 |
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 Giles Foden - The Last King of Scotland
Combining elements of the thriller noir with comedy, this novel is based on the macabre events of Idi Amin's regime, "The Last King of Scotland" being one of the many titles which the tyrant bestowed on himself. It is also about a young Scottish doctor who becomes involved in Amin's administration. |
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| Tags: Scotland, young, about, himself, bestowed, Foden, Giles |
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Turbulence by Giles Foden
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| Added by: stoker | Karma: 5556.59 | Audiobooks | 11 September 2010 |
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 Turbulence by Giles Foden
The D-day landings - the fate of 2.5 million men, 3000 landing craft and the entire future of Europe depends on the right weather conditions on the English Channel on a single day. A team of Allied scientists is charged with agreeing on an accurate forecast five days in advance. But is it even possible to predict the weather so far ahead? And what is the relationship between predictability and turbulence, one of the last great mysteries of modern physics?
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| Tags: weather, relationship, between, predictability, ahead, Foden, Turbulence, Giles, predict |
