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John Pickering Author

John Pickering qnd Katie Hall are professional designers, illustrators and photographers.

Studio - Jazz Drum Cookbook cover

Studio - Jazz Drum Cookbook

John Pickering - Book

£18.99

Beyond Photography – Encounters with orbs, angels and mysterious light forms! cover

Beyond Photography – Encounters with orbs, angels and mysterious light forms!

2 authors - Paperback

£12.99

Memoir on the Language and Inhabitants of Lord North's Island. from the Memoirs of the American Academy. cover

Memoir on the Language and Inhabitants of Lord North's Island. from the Memoirs of the American Academy.

John Pickering - Paperback

£13.99

The Truth About Heaven & Earth cover

The Truth About Heaven & Earth

John Pickering - Paperback

£12.00

Orbs and Beyond – Communications and Revelations from another Reality cover

Orbs and Beyond – Communications and Revelations from another Reality

2 authors - Paperback

£12.99

The Authority of Experience cover

The Authority of Experience

John Pickering - Paperback

£51.99

The Authority of Experience cover

The Authority of Experience

John Pickering - Hardback

£150.00

To Be Free cover

To Be Free

John Pickering - Paperback

£7.50

Drummer's Cookbook cover

Drummer's Cookbook

John Pickering - Book

£18.99

The Quantum Mechanics of Prophecy cover

The Quantum Mechanics of Prophecy

John Pickering - Paperback

£11.99