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This new and engaging biography profiles a pilot who, until now, hasn't been the subject of such a thorough book-length study. The story of his career is incredibly entertaining, featuring a number of hair-raising episodes, and is sure to appeal to fans of aviation history as well as the more general reader seeking out an action-packed biography offering fresh insights into one of the most pivotal conflicts of the twentieth century\"--Publisher description.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303453733237,"sku":"9781781593110","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781781593110_60fa9bbc-34f3-4cc9-81f2-ff61495eade5.jpg?v=1786025513"},{"product_id":"9781906999575","title":"Freedom Through Love","description":"What does it mean to be human? What is knowledge? What is freedom? Philosophy offers answers to these questions, but are its rarefied arguments relevant to people today, or just abstractions? Are we not more preoccupied with day-to-day survival and the unending problems surrounding human relationships?  Yet most if not all people seek for meaning in life. We are not content with being specks on a random planet in a solar system, part of a vast clockwork universe. To dismiss consciousness as worthless, or merely the play of chance, is to give up on finding real meaning in existence.  Freedom Through Love offers possibilities for dealing with some of these big questions, leading to satisfying and convincing conclusions. Although based on Rudolf Steiner's Philosophy of Freedom, Nick Thomas does not begin his book with complex philosophical arguments, but with themes that reflect modern times. 'Let us not start with abstract questions far from life, but from life itself!', he states in his opening page.   Thus the search for meaning, truth, freedom and love begins with the realities of daily life  -  people and their relationships  -  as these constitute the most difficult, but real, issues of contemporary society.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308329873781,"sku":"9781906999575","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781906999575_831a0491-bef3-437b-b427-5c4d8120e17d.jpg?v=1786029304"},{"product_id":"9781906999469","title":"The Battle for the Etheric Realm","description":"Using an accessible question-and-answer format, this short but focused book tackles themes relating to the etheric - or life - realm. What is etheric technology? What are the impacts of radioactivity and atomic energy? How should we read apocalyptic symptoms in science and society?  In a fascinating series of discussions Nick Thomas examines a range of concepts, including: the right and wrong ways to develop an etheric technology; spiritual events in the etheric realm; how the physical world works into the etheric world and vice versa; Rudolf Steiner's 'Strader machine'; the nature of truth and lies; attacks by the adversaries on forces of vitality; and humanity's crossing of the threshold to the spiritual world. His explanations and ideas help to evoke a living picture of a great struggle between forces of good and evil, with the future of humanity and the Earth at stake.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309032780149,"sku":"9781906999469","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781906999469_4c3ac3c4-a793-4928-b281-b84d34c10304.jpg?v=1786029297"},{"product_id":"science-between-space-and-counterspace","title":"Science Between Space and Counterspace","description":null,"brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57490301124981,"sku":"9781902636023","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781902636023.jpg?v=1786442187"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-nick-thomas.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}