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Claudio Ranieri. Proud Man Walking

Proud Man Walking

Claudio Ranieri

Betrayed by his club but beloved by the fans, former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri was a constant headline-maker in 2004. Occasionally puzzling, often eccentric, but always fascinating and refreshing, the Italian describes the highs and lows...
George Fraser MacDonald. Quartered Safe Out Here

Quartered Safe Out Here

George Fraser MacDonald

‘There is no doubt that [Quartered Safe Out Here] is one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War’ John KeeganLife and death in Nine Section, a small group of hard-bitten and (to modern eyes) possibly eccentric Cumbrian borderers...
Tara Bhattacharjee Gandhi. Reflections of an Extraordinary Era

Reflections of an Extraordinary Era

Tara Bhattacharjee Gandhi

An inspirational and vivid behind-the-scenes biography of the Gandhi family and the tumult of India’s independence by Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi.The granddaughter of both Gandhiji and Rajaji, Tara Gandhi...
Cathy Glass. Saving Danny

Saving Danny

Cathy Glass

The fifteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass.Danny was petrified and clung to me in desperation as I carried him to my car. Trapped in his own dark world, he couldn't understand why his parents no longer loved or wanted him, and were sending...
John  Cornwell. Seminary Boy

Seminary Boy

John Cornwell

One of the most extraordinary memoirs of recent years, the acclaimed writer John Cornwell has finally written his own story, and the story of a choice he had to make between the Church and a life lived outside its confines.John Cornwell decided...
Patrick  Jephson. Shadows of a Princess

Shadows of a Princess

Patrick Jephson

Reissued for the twentieth anniversary of Diana’s death, this sensational and controversial bestseller is an explosive account of her life, from the man who was by her side throughout its most turbulent period.In 1981 Lady Diana Spencer was seen...
David  Pritchard. Shooting the Cook

Shooting the Cook

David Pritchard

The true story of a bumbling and undistinguished television producer who inadvertently changed the landscape of cookery programmes forever to give rise to the world of the 'celebrity chef'.As the producer behind the phenomenally successful Keith...
Richard  Holmes. Sidetracks

Sidetracks

Richard Holmes

In the ebook version of the classic, the author of 'Footsteps' collects the biographical stories that have captured his fancy in the course of researching his books on the romantic poets, creating a captivating mixture of biography and...
Leo  McKinstry. Sir Alf

Sir Alf

Leo McKinstry

Since England’s famous 1966 World Cup victory, Alf Ramsey has been regarded as the greatest of all British football managers. By placing Ramsey in an historical context, award-winning author Leo McKinstry provides a thought-provoking insight...
Natalie Lucas. Sixteen, Sixty-One

Sixteen, Sixty-One

Natalie Lucas

Sixteen, Sixty-one is the powerful and shocking true story of an illicit intergenerational affair, in the vein of Nikki Gemmell and Lynn Barber.Natalie Lucas was just 16 when she began a close relationship with an older family friend. Matthew...
Mary  Hazard. Sixty Years a Nurse

Sixty Years a Nurse

Mary Hazard

When 18-year-old Mary Hazard touched down in post-war Putney to begin her nurse’s training, she could never have known that it was the beginning of a colourful career that would still be going 60 years later – one of the longest ever serving NHS...
Pauline Prescott. Smile Though Your Heart Is Breaking

Smile Though Your Heart Is Breaking

Pauline Prescott

A tale of Catherine Cookson-esque tragedy and Northern grit, Pauline Prescott's life story will shock and amaze.A mother and a faithful friend, Pauline is not your typical politician's wife. She is immensely proud of her role as a housewife and...
Rupert  Colley. Stalin: History in an Hour

Stalin: History in an Hour

Rupert Colley

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Arguably no person in history had such a direct and negative impact on the lives of so many as Joseph Stalin. Under the Red Tsar terror knew no limits, it did not discriminate; no one was...
Ken  Pople. Stanley Spencer (Text Only)

Stanley Spencer (Text Only)

Ken Pople

Stanley Spencer (1891 – 1959) has recently been recognised by a wide general public, as well as by art historians, as probably the greatest English painter of the twentieth century.His strange and thrilling settings of biblical and semi-biblical...
Rosie  Lewis. Taken: Part 1 of 3

Taken: Part 1 of 3

Rosie Lewis

Experienced foster carer, Rosie Lewis, takes on the heart-breaking case of Megan, a baby born with a drug addiction and a cleft palate.Addicted to drugs from birth because of her mother’s substance abuse during pregnancy, new-born Megan is taken...
Rosie  Lewis. Taken: Part 2 of 3

Taken: Part 2 of 3

Rosie Lewis

Experienced foster carer, Rosie Lewis, takes on the heart-breaking case of Megan, a baby born with a drug addiction and a cleft palate.Addicted to drugs from birth because of her mother’s substance abuse during pregnancy, new-born Megan is taken...
Rosie  Lewis. Taken: Part 3 of 3

Taken: Part 3 of 3

Rosie Lewis

Experienced foster carer, Rosie Lewis, takes on the heart-breaking case of Megan, a baby born with a drug addiction and a cleft palate.Addicted to drugs from birth because of her mother’s substance abuse during pregnancy, new-born Megan is taken...
Irene Holland. Tales of a Tiller Girl

Tales of a Tiller Girl

Irene Holland

A heart-warming nostalgia memoir from a member of the world famous dance troupe, The Tiller Girls. Based in London in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Irene’s story will transport readers back to a more innocent, simple way of life.This is the story of a...
Thelma Madine. Tales of the Gypsy Dressmaker

Tales of the Gypsy Dressmaker

Thelma Madine

Thelma Madine, star of Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings and fairy godmother of extravagant wedding dresses, reveals the drama, secrets and surprises involved in ten incredible traveller weddings.Through the tales of ten elaborate gypsy wedding...
Sun  Shuyun. Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud

Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud

Sun Shuyun

Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud is a beautifully written account of Sun Shuyun’s journey to retrace the steps of one of the most popular figures in Chinese history – the monk Xuanzang, who travelled to India searching for true...
Dan  Richards. The Beechwood Airship Interviews

The Beechwood Airship Interviews

Dan Richards

A journey into the headspaces and workplaces of some of Britain’s most unique artists, from the co-author of the critically acclaimed Holloway.Bill Drummond. Richard Lawrence. Stanley Donwood. Jenny Saville. David Nash. Manic Street Preachers....
Tazeen  Ahmad. The Checkout Girl

The Checkout Girl

Tazeen Ahmad

How much do you know about what really goes on at your local supermarket?We see them every week and they are privy to some of our most intimate secrets – those we wouldn't even share with our closest friends. To us they are the anonymous helpers...
Tom Reynolds. The Complete Blood, Sweat and Tea

The Complete Blood, Sweat and Tea

Tom Reynolds

Collected in one volume, here are the true life stories of London ambulance driver, Tom Reynolds.*Previously published as Sirens, after the Channel 4 TV show inspired by the book*On any given day Tom Reynolds might be attacked by strangers,...
Джонатан Франзен. The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History

The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History

Джонатан Франзен

Jonathan Franzen arrived late, and last, in a family of boys in Webster Groves, Missouri. ‘The Discomfort Zone’ is his intimate memoir of his growth from a ‘small and fundamentally ridiculous person’ through an adolescence both excruciating and...
Alex  Salmond. The Dream Shall Never Die: 100 Days that Changed Scotland Forever

The Dream Shall Never Die: 100 Days that Changed Scotland Forever

Alex Salmond

The inside story of the campaign that rocked the United Kingdom to its foundations, and the implications of the Scottish independence movement for the future of British politics.Alex Salmond has been a passionate supporter of Scottish...
Penny  Junor. The Firm: The Troubled Life of the House of Windsor

The Firm: The Troubled Life of the House of Windsor

Penny Junor

It would be hard to invent a group of personalities more extraordinary than the British Royal Family – known as 'The Firm' by Prince Philip. With an eye on the past, present and future, this book takes a look at how the family really operates...
Alexander  Masters. The Genius in my Basement

The Genius in my Basement

Alexander Masters

As Aristotle understood it, ’there is no great genius without a mixture of madness’ and he may well have had a point: Einstein routinely forgot his way home when out walking the streets of Vienna, Nietzsche wound up in an insane asylum and Bobby...
Amy  Schumer. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

Amy Schumer

The highly anticipated first book from award-winning comedian, writer, producer and actress, Amy Schumer.In The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy shares stories about her family, her relationships, her career, good – and bad – sex, recounting...
Mark  Glanville. The Goldberg Variations

The Goldberg Variations

Mark Glanville

From football hooligan to opera singer, from the Cockney Reds to Catullus, from a hectic household to tranquility of spirit, Mark Glanville has travelled many paths, been many people – this is his remarkable story.The story of Mark Glanville’s...
Stella  Grey. The Heartfix: An Online Dating Diary

The Heartfix: An Online Dating Diary

Stella Grey

‘Shocking, tender and funny… as gripping as a thriller’ Miranda SawyerMind-boggling, heart-rending and darkly comic, this is the full story for the first time, from the writer of the Guardian column Midlife Exwife….When her husband fell in love...
Will  Hodgkinson. The House is Full of Yogis

The House is Full of Yogis

Will Hodgkinson

A witty memoir about the trials of adolescence, the tribulations of family life and the embarrassment that ensues from having larger-than-life parentsNeville and Liz Hodgkinson bought into the Thatcherite dream of home ownership, aspiration and...
Chris Donald. The Inside Story of Viz: Rude Kids

The Inside Story of Viz: Rude Kids

Chris Donald

This is the straight-talking, fascinating story of Viz magazine, founded in 1979 by Chris Donald – editor until 1999. Chris tells the remarkable story of the magazine, from the tatty rag produced in his Newcastle bedroom to becoming one of the...
Eric Newby. The Last Grain Race

The Last Grain Race

Eric Newby

An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last ‘grain race’ of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby.In 1939, a young Eric Newby – later renowned as a travel writer of exceptional talent – set sail aboard Moshulu,...
Sarah  Fraser. The Last Highlander: Scotland’s Most Notorious Clan Chief, Rebel & Double Agent

The Last Highlander: Scotland’s Most Notorious Clan Chief, Rebel & Double Agent

Sarah Fraser

Saltire First Scottish Book of the Year 2012The story of the life of Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat : a clan chief of the Scottish nobility, rebel and Jacobite conspirator. He became the last British peer to go under the axe, marking a moment in...
Paul  Preston. The Last Stalinist: The Life of Santiago Carrillo

The Last Stalinist: The Life of Santiago Carrillo

Paul Preston

The life of the complex, ruthless adversary of General Franco, whose life spanned much of Spain’s turbulence in the 20th century.From 1939 to 1975, the Spanish Communist Party, effectively lead for two decades by Santiago Carrillo, was the most...
Paul  Preston. The Last Stalinist: The Life of Santiago Carrillo

The Last Stalinist: The Life of Santiago Carrillo

Paul Preston

The life of the complex, ruthless adversary of General Franco, whose life spanned much of Spain’s turbulence in the 20th century.From 1939 to 1975, the Spanish Communist Party, effectively lead for two decades by Santiago Carrillo, was the most...
George Fraser MacDonald. The Light’s On At Signpost

The Light’s On At Signpost

George Fraser MacDonald

From the author of the ever-popular Flashman novels, a collection of film-world reminiscences and trenchant thoughts on Cool Britannia, New Labour and other abominations.In between writing Flashman novels, George MacDonald Fraser spent thirty...
Malcolm Olivers. The Little Book of Zlatan

The Little Book of Zlatan

Malcolm Olivers

The Little Book of Zlatan is a celebration of one of the most charismatic, mercurial and talismanic footballers in the game, an individual so distinct, so talented and so perfect that he must refer to himself in the third person at all times. ...
Craig  Brown. The Lost Diaries

The Lost Diaries

Craig Brown

The Lost Diaries is a wide-ranging anthology of the world's greatest diarists, each of them channelled onto paper through the considerable psychic force that is Craig Brown.Arranged on a day-to-day basis, spread throughout an entire year, these...
Shaun Ellis. The Man Who Lives with Wolves

The Man Who Lives with Wolves

Shaun Ellis

To wolf expert, Shaun Ellis, wolves aren’t just his work, they’re also his family. An extraordinary man, Shaun has been fascinated by wolves all his life, living as part of their pack for two years with no human contact. What he gained was a...
Kaye  Jones. The Medieval Anarchy: History in an Hour

The Medieval Anarchy: History in an Hour

Kaye Jones

Nicknamed ‘The Anarchy' for its unprecedented levels of chaos and disorder, the succession crisis that followed the death of King Henry I in 1135 resulted in England's first civil war.‘The Medieval Anarchy: History in an Hour’ neatly covers all...
Charlotte  Mosley. The Mitfords: Letters between Six Sisters

The Mitfords: Letters between Six Sisters

Charlotte Mosley

The never-before published letters of the legendary Mitford sisters, alive with wit, affection, tragedy and gossip: a charismatic history of the century’s signal events played out in the lives of a controversial and uniquely gifted family.Nancy,...
Isabel  George. The Most Decorated Dog In History: Sergeant Stubby

The Most Decorated Dog In History: Sergeant Stubby

Isabel George

An inspiring and heart-warming short story of canine devotion and bravery.A stub-tailed Bull Terrier, Sergeant Stubby was recognised many times over for his bravery in the trenches of Flanders. His specially embroidered jacket, laden with...
Amy  Tan. The Opposite of Fate

The Opposite of Fate

Amy Tan

An unbearably moving, intensely passionate, deeply personal account of life as seen through the eyes of one of America’s best-loved novelists.‘When I began writing this history, I let go of my doubts. I trusted the ghosts of my imagination. They...
Austin  Mitchell. The Pavlova Omnibus

The Pavlova Omnibus

Austin Mitchell

An omnibus containing Austin Mitchell’s classic books THE HALF-GALLON QUARTER-ACRE PAVLOVA PARADISE and PAVLOVA PARADISE REVISITED, available for the first time in ebook.Austin Mitchell’s witty, seminal books, observing New Zealand, its people...
Huan  Hsu. The Porcelain Thief

The Porcelain Thief

Huan Hsu

In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu’s great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze River. But before they left a hole was dug as deep as...
Sinead Fitzgibbon. The Queen

The Queen

Sinead Fitzgibbon

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Elizabeth II is the longest lived and, after Queen Victoria, second longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. From her coronation in 1953 to her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Queen...
Arabella  Weir. The Real Me is Thin

The Real Me is Thin

Arabella Weir

The hapless and hilarious tale of a life lived under the constant and ruthless reign of a chocolate biscuit…Lumped into 'the too fat for potatoes group' by her mother, carefree eating isn't something Arabella Weir had much experience of growing...

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