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Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
You'll find this book an easy transition into your 40s (or any age) with an added comedic twist. You may be standing somewhere right now, questioning, "Is this actually happening to me?" Let me reassure you now, you're not alone. This well-kept secr..
16.11£
Brand: University of Chicago Press
Joel Agee, the son of James Agee, was raised for twelve years in East Germany, where his stepfather, the novelist Bodo Uhse, was a member of the privileged communist intelligentsia. This is the story of how young Joel failed to become a good communi..
32.86£
A celebaration of the Sesiwn Fawr festival on reaching its 30th year, by Ywain Myfyr and friends. ISBN: 9781845278687Publisher: Gwasg Carreg GwalchImprint: Gwasg Carreg GwalchPublished date: 28 Jul 2022DEWEY: 780.784292DEWEY edition: 23Language: Wel..
23.41£
Autobiography of the talented and charismatic conductor and musician Alun Guy who has made an enormous contribution to the music scene in Wales. Amidst the people he has met during his career are Robert de Niro, Kiri Te Kanawa and Marisa Robles. ISB..
18.11£
On four occasions Georgina Hurst has been drastically changed by events outside her control, dealing with the implications head-on. Most significant was the road smash that apparently destroyed her dreams as a passenger in a car driven by the man sh..
20.66£
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
In what is one of the finest autobiographies to come out of the First World War, the distinguished poet Edmund Blunden records his experiences as an infantry subaltern in France and Flanders. Blunden took part in the disastrous battles of the Somme,..
15.40£
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
One of the most talked-about and bestselling books of last year, this is the no-holds-barred autobiography of a sporting legend driven to the brink of self-destructionThe bestseller that has everyone talking.In this, his first, autobiography, 'Iron'..
16.97£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
University on Watch is a story about youthful hope, yearning for more, triumph over failures, and mistakes beyond our own control and doing. The book is a native story to New York, but couldn't be more otherworldly, at times supernatural, and grippi..
17.53£
Brand: Orion
'A hilarious insight into the everyday heroics of firefighter who put their lives on the line for us all' Russell BrandWARNING: MAY CONTAIN CATS UP TREESLeigh Hosy-Pickett has seen it all in his twenty-five years as a firefighter. He's battled infer..
21.91£
Brand: John Murray Press
Deborah Devonshire is a natural writer with a knack for the telling phrase and for hitting the nail on the head. She tells the story of her upbringing, lovingly and wittily describing her parents (so memorably fictionalised by her sister Nancy); she..
14.77£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
Completely without any professional qualifications, Brian Hutchinson had 31 different jobs during a long working life. From acrobat to special advisor to a cabinet minister; all completely unplanned through opportunity knocks! Brian (Hutch) Hutchins..
12.97£
Brand: Birlinn Ltd
Walking Through Shadows describes a winter walk in memory of the author's friend, Clive Dennier, a popular Inverness journalist, who died in Knoydart in March 2013 but whose body was found only some weeks later. The journey begins at Whiten Head on ..
18.49£
Brand: The History Press
Mark O'Connell didn't want to be Luke Skywalker, He wanted to be one of the mop-haired kids on the Star Wars toy commercials. And he would have done it had his parents had better pine furniture and a condo in California. Star Wars, Jaws, Close Encou..
24.01£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
Success and failures are worth telling, because we can learn from them and strengthen ourselves. We can use that experience to strengthen organizations and societies in which we work and live. This book is a true story, set in the gender segregated..
13.73£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
This book is a testament to the knowing that soulmates do usually find each other, in one way or another, as the universe deems. The author's story is meant to enlighten and give credence to those who are desperate to encounter their one and only so..
15.84£
Brand: Hodder & Stoughton
DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK'A sparkling memoir... My hope is that Philip Serrell will do for the antiques trade what James Herriot did for cow's bottoms, as his memoir contains every ingredient for similar popular success... Serrell is laugh-out-lou..
13.00£
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
'I was spotty, wore an anorak, had biro-engraved flared blue jeans with "purple" and "Sabbath" written on the thighs, and rode an ear-splittingly uncool moped. Oh yes, and I wanted to be a drummer…'Bruce Dickinson - Iron Maiden's legendary front man..
13.84£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
The path from a refugee's child to a chairman of the board of a large company leads the author to a variety of people and unforgettable experiences. Hansjuergen Nelde experiences multiple political systems: born in national socialism, he grows up in..
14.11£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
This hugely entertaining tale begins in the south of the USA in 1958. The novel is part memoir. Fact and fiction coalesce as the family embarks upon a life-changing journey. The dynamics of family life is what gives the narrative momentum. Names hav..
21.10£
Brand: Berghahn Books
Apartheid and its resistance come to life in this memoir making it a vital historical document of its time and for our own. In 1969, while a student in South Africa, John Schlapobersky was arrested for opposing apartheid and tortured, detained and..
32.08£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
It's about time. This is the first true story about a much-decorated African American New York city police officer. In the 1960s in Harlem, NYC, street crime was rampant on all levels. To most of the city's two million blacks and Hispanics, conditio..
20.25£
Born in South China before 1949, brought up and educated in Southeast Asia and Australia, and having worked in Southeast Asia, Australia and Hong Kong, Professor Yen has a unique personal experience in telling the fascinating stories of the encounte..
96.80£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
Meet Andy Kent. Husband, dad, businessman and survivor of death. This is the story of a person's life - the story of a life fully lived, a life touched by many others and a life that has made a difference. It hasn't been plain sailing, and many less..
18.18£
"I knew that Jupiter has seventy-nine known moons and where the swimming pool was located on the Titanic, yet I didn't know how to connect with this beautiful child who called me "Daddy."" WHY DOES DADDY ALWAYS LOOK SO SAD? is the story of one man's..
18.47£