Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand The Future

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I had no idea that the real mystery had happened! This is the kind of book that sends me down a googling wormhole. Sometimes the best mysteries an author can create are those based on real events. I absolutely loved the setting of the lighthouse. It was so unique and felt particularly atmospheric and vivid. It actually made me want to go inside a lighthouse, to experience what the characters experienced. A catalogue of exhibits from the Stadtmuseum Weimar by Hasso Heydenreich dated June 1979.Similar content to Bryant and May but not anything like as comprehensive. The impossibility of knowing a person fully is also a theme. Do I know what this man or woman I love is truly capable of? Is there a darker side? Perhaps even tending toward violence? Does solitude exacerbate untoward symptoms of dysfunction? Will loneliness and the absence of communication send grief spiraling toward a violent destination? These are all questions that Stones explores, probing the behavior of people who don’t understand their frailties, their absolute limits. The Bengali Swiss automatic lighter (1929 - 1939) was to lighters what Bentley was to cars in the 1930s: intelligent engineering, outstanding quality of materials, meticulous assembly and brilliant design. The highly confidential production run of around 5,000 units lasted 10 years and was halted by the outbreak of the Second World War. The Bengali lighter, a first cousin of the Thorens lighter, has become an iconic object, thanks to its rarity, purity and craftsmanship. Collectors the world over aspire to own one. This highly detailed and refined book, which is available in a signed and limited numbered edition, will tell you all about the eventful Bengali history, its creators and the Swiss workshop where it was born. Twenty years later a best selling author wants to solve the mystery. He talks to the women left behind and we hear from the men themselves. All hold different parts of the story, things the know, that need to be put together. We also, and I enjoyed this, learn about how the men lived, worked, the setup of their living spaces.

A great book about striker lighters showing a magnificent collection. High quality photographs of strike lighters in gold, silver and enamel. A treat for the eyes.

This book gives the history of Zippo, dating, companies, military, sports, boxes. It is what is says: field guide, one to keep with you at all times. A must for every Zippo collector. The first half of the book dragged quite a bit. We got to know the three lighthouse keepers but we also got to know wives and girlfriends who were left behind after the disappearance. An atmospheric, slow-moving, well-rounded mystery centered around a real-life disappearance of lighthouse keepers.

That’s the inspiration but Emma Stonex imagines her own set of events and characters and it is absolutely addictive, often very creepy and with some beautiful writing. Personalized 4-Tier Collection Box, Coin Collection, Stamp Collection, Sea Shell Collection, Stone Collection, Bottle Cap Collection The Emperor tarot card engraved lighter, engraved lighter, tarot card engraving, cool lighter, cute lighter, tarot, The Emperor tarot card A French book about tobacco history including vesta cases and Lighters. Really well made with great illustrations. Published by Dunhill Ltd for the 100 year anniversary of the company. A detailed review of Dunhill’s history as one of the earliest luxury brands in the world. The book contains several great pictures of Dunhill lighters from the Dunhill Museum.BUT-if you are intrigued by this real bit of history and would like to read this author’s idea of what might have occurred-this story is fascinating, though a bit DRY in its story telling style. This is a Japanese companyset up in 1949, possibly American influenced. The catalogue has many recognizable lighters - copies of others makers. A magnificent book about the development of fire steels. First quality illustrations and information. This is THE book on the topic.

Sharks are] cool torpedoes of blubber, sliced at the gills, equipped with teeth. Fat and teeth, that’s the thing. Needles in a bowl of curd.’ I liked that the timeline jumped between when the men went missing and 20 years into the future, with the lasting effect it had left. I also loved the chapters where their wives were speaking to the author, I’ve never read anything quite like that before. My only complaint was that I struggled in general with the writing style. I was unwell when I read this book so it’s possible that this affected my reading. But, I couldn’t get fully immersed in the book because the writing style didn’t suit me personally. That being said, I really enjoyed the ending and felt very moved, this definitely boosted my feelings on the book a little! The first book from these authors is a practical guide for lighter collectors with great photography and accurate information. Not as extensive as their second book but more practical to take along. The encyclopedia for Zippo collectors. The book contains excellent historical information and a vast collection of lighter-pictures and illustrations.I mean, honestly! I’m sure you’d prefer that, but I’m afraid it’s all ridiculous. We’re not in your world now, we’re in mine; and this isn’t a thriller, it’s my life.” In 1900 three lighthouse keepers disappeared from the Eilean Mor lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides. They were never found and there has been no explanation for their vanishing. In a well constructed novel, Emma Stonex reimagines this event by transposing the time to 1972 and the location to the rugged coast of Cornwall.The result is a multi layered novel that fuses atmosphere and mystery with personal and societal psychology. The wives who should’ve have bonded together over this incident are estranged and only one is talking. I felt the supernatural elements of the story didn’t fit as well as they could. One main event Sid coming to repair the boiler was left totally unexplained, why the high voice? I thought Sid was going to turn out to be Jenny in disguise, I was left wondering if Sid was meant to be the men’s conscience?