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Barry Sheene 1950–2003: The Biography
Stuart Barker
The definitive life story of the seventies world 500cc motorcycle champion Barry Sheene – the Brit whose death-defying crashes and playboy lifestyle made him the most famous bike racer on the planet. Written by the only journalist to have ridden...
The Perfect Mile
Neal Bascomb
This edition does not include illustrations.The inspirational story of three international runners attempting to achieve what no one had managed – to break the four-minute mile barrier. It was the ultimate test of endurance, and the human drama...
Fish of the Seto Inland Sea
Ruri Pilgrim
An extraordinary portrait of one family across the years of Japan’s greatest changes; a loving, honest, moving biography of the author’s mother.Ruri Pilgrim tells the story of her family from the 1870s to the 1950s. She begins with the formality...
Bronwen Astor: Her Life and Times
Peter Stanford
When Bronwen Pugh married into the celebrated Astor clan in 1960, she seemed to have the world at her feet. She was a media darling, BBC television presenter, the most celebrated model of her generation, and, after her marriage to millionaire...
Confessions of a New York Taxi Driver
Eugene Salomon
Driving a cab for more than 30 years Gene Salomon has collected a remarkable selection of stories. He shares the very best in this unforgettable memoir.Eugene has had everyone in the back of his cab: Lauren Bacall, Leonardo di Caprio, John...
Lord Byron’s Jackal: A Life of Trelawny
David Crane
‘There is a mad chap come here – whose name is Trelawny… He comes on the friend of Shelley, great, glowing, and rich in romance… But tell me who is this odd fish? They talk of him here as a camelion who went mad on reading Lord Byron’s...
Hurricane: The Life of Rubin Carter, Fighter
James Hirsch S.
Rubin Carter is the Hurricane. A pistol shot in a bar room ruined his chances of becoming the middleweight champion of the world. But he did not fire the gun. Nineteen long years in prison, a massively high profile campaign to release him that...
Ready, Steady, Go!: Swinging London and the Invention of Cool
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy, author of ‘Rat Pack Confidential’ brings alive London in the swinging Sixties with a gripping, groovy story of those who created the scene that changed the world.This edition does not include illustrations.For a few years in the...
Gerald Durrell: The Authorised Biography
Douglas Botting
This edition does not include illustrations.The authorised biography of the great naturalist and conservationist Gerald Durrell, who died aged seventy in January 1995 in Jersey, where he founded the zoo he’d dreamed of as a small boy and...
The Last Playboy: The High Life of Porfirio Rubirosa
Shawn Levy
A scandalous story of money, drugs, fast cars, high politics, lowly crime, hundreds of beautiful woman and one man, Porfirio Rubirosa from the celebrated author of RAT PACK CONFIDENTIAL.The Dominican playboy Porfirio Rubirosa died at 8:00 am on...
Late Fragments: Everything I Want to Tell You
Kate Gross
*THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER*What are the things we live for? What matters most in life when your time is short? This brave, frank and heartbreaking book shows what it means to die before your time; how to take charge of your life and fill it with...
The 13th Gift: Part One
Joanne Smith Huist
A true Christmas story of a family suffering their darkest moments finding strength and love from a surprise Christmas miracle.December 1999: It was the Christmas season, but Joanne Smith was numb. She wished she could just go to sleep and wake...
The 13th Gift: Part Two
Joanne Smith Huist
A true Christmas story of a family suffering their darkest moments finding strength and love from a surprise Christmas miracle.December 1999: It was the Christmas season, but Joanne Smith was numb. She wished she could just go to sleep and wake...
Further Confessions of a GP
Benjamin Daniels
Benjamin Daniels is back. He may be older, wiser and more experienced, but his patients are no less outrageous.Drawing on his time working as a medical student, a locum, and a general practitioner, Dr Daniels would like to introduce you to …The...
Confessions of a British Doctor
Benjamin Daniels
THE UK’S BESTSELLING EBOOK OF 2011.Benjamin Daniels is angry. He is frustrated, confused, baffled and, quite frequently, very funny. He is also a GP. These are his confessions.A woman troubled by pornographic dreams about Tom Jones. An...
Confessions of a School Nurse
Michael Alexander
From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP.After sixteen years of high-pressure nursing, Michael Alexander has traded in his hospital uniform for the fresh air, comfort and routine of an International private school in...
The Complete Confessions of a GP
Benjamin Daniels
Confessions of a GP and Further Confessions of a GP together in one volume.Benjamin Daniels is angry. He is frustrated, confused, baffled and, quite frequently, very funny. He is also a GP. These are his confessions.
Confessions of a Police Constable
Matt Delito
Thieving ninjas, racist fast-food patrons, road traffic accidents, mischievous shoplifters, sudden deaths, car chases, and domestic violence – it’s all in a day’s work for London-based PC Matt Delito.Working at the front-line on the streets of...
Confessions of a Showbiz Reporter
Holly Forrest
The fifth book in the bestselling Confessions series.Press junkets. Premiers. Dom Perignon. They’re all in a day’s work for your average Hollywood celebrity. But, what’s it like on the otherside of the microphone? In this no-holds-barred memoir,...
David and Me: My path to solo motherhood
Esther Robinson
“This is the very beginning of the story of my life with my son. In some ways it is an unconventional one; a tale of choosing solo motherhood, with all its painful and joyful twists and turns. But at its heart it simply recounts a mother’s love...
Finding Gobi
Dion Leonard
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLERLike A Streecat Named Bob before it, Finding Gobi is a truly heart-warming story for animal lovers worldwide…In 2016, Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a little stray dog...
Murphy the Hero Donkey: A true WW1 story
Isabel George
The remarkable true story of an amazing and loyal donkey during World War I.The true story of a small grey donkey called Murphy, chosen to be a trusty ‘ambulance’ during the bloody Gallipoli campaign in 1915. He carried wounded soldiers over the...
The 9/11 Dogs: The heroes who searched for survivors at Ground Zero
Isabel George
Meet the dogs who searched for life amongst the ruins of the Twin Towers.Many heroes were made on 9/11 and in the weeks that followed. Not all of them showed human courage. Some of them could only show that they were truly man’s best friend....
The Bumpy Road to Married Bliss
Chris Dicken
In August 2012, Donny and Chris found themselves outside Islington Town Hall preparing to start the next chapter of their lives together. But from meeting on an Isle of Wight cliff top, to getting engaged in Thailand, and finally tying the knot...
Confessions of an Undercover Cop
Ash Cameron
The sixth book in the bestselling Confessions series.What is life like for a female Undercover Cop?Ash Cameron gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at life in the Police. Funny, moving and irreverent, you’ll never look at a bobby the same way...
From Angels with Love: True-life stories of communication with Angels
Jacky Newcomb
Many people around the world have experienced signs that our angels are listening and helping us in our daily lives.In From Angels with Love, afterlife expert and bestselling author, Jacky Newcomb, collects stories from those whom angels have...
Messages from Angels: Real signs our loved ones are looking down
Jacky Newcomb
In our deepest darkest hours, we are not alone. The spirits of our loved ones continue to exist after the body dies and many thousands of people around the world have experienced extraordinary signs from heaven to prove this.Afterlife expert and...
Touching Heaven: True stories of spiritual experiences
Jacky Newcomb
Have you ever wondered where we go when we cross through the light at the end of the tunnel? Or what – and who – is waiting for us on the other side? Angel expert Jacky Newcomb brings light where there was darkness with more unique and...
Raw: The diary of an anorexic
Lydia Davies
Lydia was 19 years old and enjoying university with a loving family and great friends when she became anorexic. The doctors told her that she would die.This is Lydia’s account of what anorexia did to her, how it changed her and how it impacted...
National Geographic Kids Readers: Walt Disney
National Geographic Kids
Fans of Disneyland, Disney World, and all things Disney are sure to enjoy learning all about the fascinating founder, Walt Disney.This new biographic reader reveals the interesting, enchanting life of one of the world's most beloved storytellers...
The Twinkling of an Eye
Brian Aldiss
Writer, soldier, bookseller, father: Brian Aldiss has earned many titles in his life. In the Twinkling of an Eye is a candid, vivid and charming look at the stories behind this distinctive writer of fiction.His life as a struggling novelist is...
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Thomas Quincey De
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.‘I here present you, courteous reader, with the record of a remarkable period in my life…’The ‘Confessions of an English Opium Eater’ is both a classic of...
An Average Joe's Search For The Meaning Of Life
David Shaw
David Shaw sees himself as an Average Joe.He grew up an average kid in an average neighbourhood in Ayrshire. Like many an Average Joe, he does ordinary things: goes to work, supports his local football team, puts the world to rights over a pint....
The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh: How a Remarkable Woman Crossed Seas and Empires to Become Part of World History
Linda Colley
This edition does not include illustrations.From the author of ‘Britons’, the story of the exceptional life of the intrepid Elizabeth Marsh – an extraordinary woman of her time who was caught up in trade, imperialism, war, exploration,...
The Goalkeeper’s History of Britain
Peter Chapman
The beguiling story of one boy’s dream to play in goal, that most British of positions, culminating in the moment when he faces the mighty Zico …If the French are the flair in midfield, the Germans the attack from the inside channels, the...
30 Days: A Month at the Heart of Blair’s War
Peter Stothard
A unique, unprecedented eyewitness account of the thirty most critical days of Tony Blair’s political career as Prime Minister, from 10 March 2003 to the end of the second Gulf War, written by the former editor of The Times.For thirty...
Counting Sheep: The Science and Pleasures of Sleep and Dreams
Paul Martin
A brilliant overview of that most vital, most underrated and most elusive of human activities, sleep.Using the approach and skills he deployed to such successful effect on the relationship between mind and body in the prize-winning ‘The...
Семь дней ТВ-программа №18/2019
Группа авторов
«Семь дней ТВ-программа» – развлекательный иллюстрированный журнал для семейного чтения, содержащий аннотированную телепрограмму. Телепрограмма с 29 апреля по 5 мая.
Свиданье с Богом у огня. Разговоры о жизни, любви и самом важном
Татьяна Устинова
Татьяна Устинова – известный писатель, телеведущая и интереснейший собеседник. Разговоры о жизни, любви и самом важном – сборник размышлений автора о тех самых простых и сложных вещах, составляющих нашу жизнь. Любовь, отношения в семье, дети,...
Преподобный Серафим
Протоиерей Валентин Свенцицкий
По благословению Патриарха Московского и всея Руси АЛЕКСИЯ II Ни в одном угоднике Божием так не воплощается дух нашего православия, как в образе убогого Серафима, молитвенника, постника, умиленного, всегда радостного, всех утешающего, всем...
Отмененный проект
Майкл Льюис
Даниэль Канеман – лауреат Нобелевской премии по экономике, автор книги «Думай медленно… решай быстро». Амос Тверски – лауреат премии Американской психологической ассоциации, стипендиат Фонда Макартуров.
Их сотрудничество началось в...
Личное дело. Правда о самых известных деятелях истории России XX века
А. С. Гаспарян
НОВАЯ КНИГА Армена Гаспаряна – это не только увлекательный рассказ о жизни, свершениях, подвигах и преступлениях самых известных деятелей российской истории XX века. Это еще и уникальный, основанный на новейших исторических данных, взгляд на...
Александр II в любви и cупружестве. Любовные приключения императора
Николай Фёдорович Шахмагонов
Книга повествует о личной жизни императора Александра II, который считается одним из самых любвеобильных русских самодержцев. Также рассказывается о любовных коллизиях в жизни братьев Александра II, великих князей Константина и Николая, о...
Николай II и Александра Федоровна. Любовь, победившая смерть
Николай Фёдорович Шахмагонов
Медовый месяц императора Николая II и императрицы Александры Федоровны продолжался 23 года! Они были примером не только в любви, но и в воспитании детей. О их дочерях полковник Е.С. Кобылинский, начальник Царскосельского караула и особого отряда...
Мозаика жизни заурядного человека. Часть вторая. Крутые повороты
Павел Шаров
Автор книги – свидетель и участник бурных исторических процессов, охвативших страну с 1980-х годов вплоть до нынешних дней. Он наблюдательно и интересно изображает эти годы: встречи с замечательными людьми, веселые житейские истории, серьезные...
История моей жизни
Эндрю Карнеги
Данное издание представляет собой увлекательную автобиографию Эндрю Карнеги, который был не только выдающимся предпринимателем, внесшим великие инновации в развитие железнодорожного транспорта, но и уникальным человеком, ставящим во главу угла...
Revolutionary. Frame by frame
Rem Word
Russian Empire, life in full. The first Russian revolution. Great War. The overthrow of the monarchy. October coup. Civil confrontation. The formation of the communist system. World War II. The development of the socialist camp. New time.
История одного филармониста. Мир перевернулся
Полина Безбородая
Если хочешь перемен, если готов, если уверен, что не свернешь с пути… хотя к черту все «если», уже пора… время пришло… начинаем жить.
Терминал «Транзит»
Сергей Викторович Еремин
События, изложенные в произведении, реальны и прочувствованы автором в полной мере. Действие разворачивается в наши дни. Присутствует некоторая художественная обработка, но все переживания и сомнения, а также основная фактическая составляющая...
Поезд до Дублина
Deirdre May Moss
Светлый, ностальгический и искренний роман-биография, поднимающий важнейшие вопросы в становлении личности, такие как: важность семьи для взрослого и ребёнка, формирование мировоззрения, роль человека в определении собственной судьбы. Книга...
