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Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
This book tells the story of the extraordinary life of a man from North London, from 1960 to 2020. He battles his way through life, mostly in a catastrophic manner. To the reader he openly admits his faults and mistakes, from violence, cocaine, sexu..
15.70£
Brand: Filbert Press
Celebrated plantsman Roy Lancaster's birth on 5th December 1937 was the start of something big for plants and horticulture. His chance find of a Mexican tobacco plant in a local allotment brought him fame as a Bolton schoolboy and sowed the seeds of..
32.74£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
"Mum always shoos us outside because we 'need fresh air'. We get more fresh air than anyone else I know." The author invites us into her world where children improvised play in their neighbourhood, growing up with little adult supervision but rushin..
15.60£
Brand: John Murray Press
When Jenny and Robert fall in love in the late 1960s they decide to build a new future together, away from the city. They escape to an isolated sheep farm nestled on a mountainside. It has no running water but it is beautiful and rugged. Their young..
13.17£
From Olympic hopeful to hours away from death, a harrowing yet inspirational true story of suffering and recovery from severe anorexia nervosa.Running Free is a ground-breaking memoir of suffering and ongoing recovery providing hope and inspiration ..
24.91£
Brand: Random House
_____________________________'If you've ever wept, "Why Do I Want To Run?", your answer is here.' CAITLIN MORANAlexandra Heminsley had high hopes: the arse of an athlete, the waist of a supermodel, the speed of a gazelle. Defeated by gyms and bored ..
13.71£
Brand: Simon & Schuster
A dramatic true story about Sigmund Freud's last-minute escape to London following the German annexation of Austria and the group of friends who made it possible. In March 1938, German soldiers crossed the border into Austria and Hitler absorbed the..
32.97£
Brand: Birlinn Ltd
At the age of 10, Rowena Farre left the security of her parents' home in India and was sent to live with her aunt on a lonely croft in the wild and remote Highlands of Scotland. During her stay in Sutherland, she drew strength from the isolation of ..
13.07£
Brand: University of Toronto Press
Born in Ireland in 1879, W.P.M. Kennedy was a distinguished Canadian academic and the leading Canadian constitutional law scholar for much of the twentieth century. Despite his trailblazing career and intriguing personal life, Kennedy's story is lar..
118.16£
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
A gripping, flawlessly researched, and overdue portrait of America's trailblazing female journalists. Kim Todd has restored these long-forgotten mavericks to their rightful place in American history.--Abbott Kahler, author (as Karen Abbott) of The G..
31.07£
The stories of women from Wales minority communities are seldom heard. This book comprises the life stories of 40 Black Asian Minority Ethnic women that were finalists/winners for the Ethnic Minority Welsh Women Achievement Awards (2011-2019). ISBN..
27.54£
Brand: Y Lolfa
This is a book about friends, family, growing up in north Wales, feeling you're being left behind, snogging, sex, lessons learned along the way and the people who carried you when you didn't even know you needed to be carried. A book about making se..
17.38£
Brand: Macmillan Inc
'Shh, new vicar might be listening . . .'As the newly appointed Vicar of Helmsley, David was looking forward to working in this picturesque market town, set in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside. Admittedly the vicarage, which dated back to the twe..
23.95£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
The contents of this book are a perfectly true account of the noteworthy events that occurred before and during the author's 53-year career in sewage treatment and water pollution control. Many of those events, referred to as "SHIT HAPPENINGS" were ..
14.66£
Brand: Olympia Publishers
ISBN: 9781788308939Publisher: Olympia PublishersImprint: Olympia PublishersPublished date: 30 Sep 2021Language: EnglishWeight: 544gHeight: 205mmWidth: 139mmSpine width: 29mm..
16.06£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
The book Sides of the Same Coin is the true story of a one-time social service worker, who lost employment and moved into his mother's home to help care for her amidst mental deterioration and aging. After a major disagreement between siblings, this..
15.21£
Brand: Little Brown and Company
A memoir about motherhood and music from the bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' Barack ObamaMaya Angelou's seven volumes of autobiography are a testament to the tal..
13.44£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
Things were different immediately following the Second World War. Everyone's father had been 'away' and we all liked marching and uniforms. Everyone's mother had been holding the country together and helping the grandparents. The author was born one..
12.87£
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
"Chilling. . . . There is a gritty honesty to her cautionary confession that will alert others to listen for and respond to wake-up calls of their own." -- New York Times Book ReviewSlow Motion is the critically-lauded bestselling memoir from acclai..
14.83£
Brand: Bonnier Publishing Fiction
'Simon Woolley revolutionised British politics' - Guardian Can an outsider ever become a member of the establishment? Simon Woolley is a member of the House of Lords, the first Black man to head an Oxbridge college, and a policy changemaker who has ..
24.98£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
My memoir traces the many traumatic events I've dealt with, in socially changing times, from the mid-1950s onwards. I've fought the government's solicitors because of inequality, survived a rare type of cancer and sepsis, and battled depression too...
15.36£
It's the adventure of Wild, the contemplation of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and the neuroses of Eat, Pray, Love, all on a shoestring budget... and bicycles.LESSONS OF THE ROAD: -WORRY DOESN'T HELP. -JUST WAIT AND SEE. -LET GO OF THE..
28.73£
Brand: Ad Lib Publishers
Following Kate Marshall's first year in the mortuary at a north of England NHS hospital, with each month exploring the people she meets, in life and death, as well as her own growing awareness of life behind the veil. Meet Mr X Found in his apartm..
13.02£
Brand: Simon & Schuster
From Tunde Oyeneyin, the massively popular Peloton instructor, fitness star, and founder of SPEAK, comes an empowering, inspiring book about how she transformed grief, setbacks, and flaws into growth, self-confidence, and triumph--perfect for fans o..
30.70£