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John Nettles - BBC Television's Sergeant Bergerac - is seen by many as a symbol of Jersey and has grown to love the island and its inhabitants. In this book he delves into its past to reveal stories of heroism and cruelty, murder, mystery and romance that form part of the patchwork of Jersey's colourful history. The book's topics include personalities such as Lily Langtry and Sir George Carteret, the German occupation and the unsolved mystery of the Newalls' murder, and the text is supported by colour photographs of the island's historic landscape. Product details Format Hardback | 240 pages Dimensions ...

South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. He is the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films starring Robert Downey Junior. The personal tale of Musk's life comes with all the trappings one associates with a great, drama-filled story. He was a freakishly bright kid who was bullied brutally at school, and abused by his father. In the midst of these rough conditions, and the violence of apartheid South Africa, Musk still thrived academically and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he paid his own way through school by turning his house into a club and throwing massive parties. He started a pair of huge dot-com successes, including PayPal, which eBay acquired for $1.5 billion in 2002. Musk was forced out as ...