Posted by Louise on September 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
THE HEART-WRENCHING true story of how legendary TV reporter Michael Nicholson smuggled an orphan out of war-ravaged Sarajevo is being released as an ebook to mark 20 years since her rescue.
Natasha’s Story, which went on to become the award-winning film Welcome to Sarajevo, tells how Nicholson resolved to bring nine-year-old Natasha home to England while reporting the horrors of the Bosnian War.
Forging her name into his passport, he faced the... Read More
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Posted by Louise on June 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
THE INCREDIBLE true story of the daring US pilots who flew in the secret war in Laos is told today as The Ravens goes digital for the first time.
Christopher Robbins‘s meticulously-researched work – hailed by Tom Clancy as “a book of outstanding integrity” – reveals the brutal truth about the men who served in the Vietnam War’s most dangerous unit.
Flying without uniforms or ID in planes that were officially off the books of the US... Read More
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Posted by Louise on May 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Gem TV’s Wondwossen Dereess, Adanech Admasu and Jemuru author Bob Maddams at last night’s ceremony
APOSTROPHE AUTHOR Bob Maddams joined his Gem TV colleagues on stage in London last night as they collected a prestigious One World Media Award.
The Gem TV team, whose breathtaking films about Ethiopia are helping transform the lives of many in the country, picked up the Special Award at the ceremony, which honours media coverage in the developing... Read More
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Posted by Louise on April 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment
THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT… or is it? Apostrophe Books is lifting the lid on what the rest of the 21st century holds in its latest e-book, A Brief History of Tomorrow.
Written by leading technology journalist Jonathan Margolis, this fascinating book takes a witty look at the successes and failures of futurologists by talking to some of the experts in the field – and explores whether modern-day predictions are likely to be any better.
Margolis... Read More
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