Autobiography: adventurers and explorers Books
Ebury Publishing Dress To Kill
Book SynopsisEddie Izzard - action transvestite, boy racer and male tomboy - spent the 1990s conquering Britain. As the decade ended, he looked further afield. Dressed To Kill, his stand-up tour, saw him transport his high heels and off-the-shoulder numbers to New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, taking a natural comedian''s delight in the differences separating the two sides of the Pond. In this book, he reflects on his birth in Yemen and his childhood in Northern Ireland, Wales and London, and muses on animals, male tomboys, street theatre, sex, crime, God, The Great Escape, Bible stories starring Sean Connery and James Mason, and cats who dig for oil. He also reflects on the trials and tribulations of being an cross-dressing, surrealist comedian intent on making it in America.
£11.69
Ebury Publishing The Autobiography of a Thief
Book Synopsis8 August 1963; a railway track in Buckinghamshire. The moon shines clearly over Bruce Reynolds and sixteen other men robbing a train of its sacks of money. The Great Train Robbery has entered British folklore as one of the most audacious and extraordinary crimes of the twentieth century. The haul 2,631,684 - is, in todays money, a staggering 26 million.Bruce Reynolds, the leader of the gang, was sentenced to 25 years in prison; even the Commissioner of the Met, Sir Robert Mark, thought that excessive. On its first publication in 1995 Bruce Reynolds autobiography was widely acclaimed and it is now regarded as a classic in the true crime genre. Now reissued with a new introduction and final chapter, the story is brought up to date to include the return of Ronnis Biggs to the UK, the deaths of Buster Edwards, Roy James and Taters Chatham and the continuing story of Reynolds life since his release from jail, as well as dozens of previously unseen photographs.Trade ReviewHis story stands apart ... skilful enough to capture both the immediate excitement of crime and the dull price it so often extracts * The Times *Far superior in style and narrative to the standard self-serving criminal memoir * Guardian *Exceptional... elegantly writtenAmazes and immorally amuses with his high-living, anti-establishment career * Daily Mail *
£15.29
Orion Publishing Co Bad Men Guantanamo Bay And The Secret Prisons
Book SynopsisExplosively personal account by a British lawyer who defends Death Row prisoners and Guantanamo Bay detainees.Clive Stafford Smith is the 46-year-old human-rights lawyer who has famously - some would say notoriously - spent more than twenty years in the United States representing prisoners on Death Row. His clients include many detainees in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, and he established the London-based charity Reprieve, developed to defending human rights in 1999. His book is quite simply, devastating, and many will laugh and cry reading it: laugh in disbelief, and cry in despair at the utter inhumanity and lack of imagination wrapped up in hypocrisy so enormous that it beggars understanding. Yet even in the face of insurmountable odds, Clive Stafford Smith remains an optimist. Few could maintain his capacity for work and his commitment to his clients if he allowed frustration or despair to divert him. His experiences, graphically recounted in this book, havTrade Reviewthis shattering account of the Cuban limbo is timelier than ever * INDEPENDENT *
£19.92
Beacon Press Renas Promise
Book SynopsisAn expanded edition of the powerful memoir about two sisters'' determination to survive during the Holocaust featuring new and never before revealed information about the first transport of women to AuschwitzIn March 1942, Rena Kornreich and 997 other young women were rounded up and forced onto the first Jewish transport of women to Auschwitz. Soon after, Rena was reunited with her sister Danka at the camp, beginning a story of love and courage that would last three years and forty-one days. From smuggling bread for their friends to narrowly escaping the ever-present threats that loomed at every turn, the compelling events in Rena’s Promise remind us that humanity and hope can survive inordinate brutality.
£17.99
The University Press of Kentucky Phyllis George
Book SynopsisTraces Phyllis George’s evolution from Miss America to professional broadcaster and explores her impact and legacy.Table of ContentsChampionship Day Texas Born and Raised Becoming Miss Denton There She Is... A Year of Reign It All Gets Real Abroad in Vietnam A Return to A.C. The Next Step Forward Lights, Camera, Action Hut! Hut! Hut! Cracking the Ceiling Smile... Roger and Ruffian Goddess of the Gridiron Turnabout is Fair Play Matrimony, Take One The Lost Season A New Relationship Camelot First Lady... and More Weighty Matters Fight Night (The Greek and Brent) Causes Start Spreading the News Hard News The Diagnosis A Return to TV Moving On... Again Hearts and Bones The Next Generation The Pageant Over Politics Making the Most of Life Strength Sisterhood You Are My Sunshine
£23.75
University of Minnesota Press The Motion Of Light In Water
Book SynopsisWinner of the 1989 Hugo Award for Non-fictionTrade Review"A very moving, intensely fascinating literary biography from an extraordinary writer. Thoroughly admirable candor and luminous stylistic precision; the artist as a young man and a memorable picture of an age."—William Gibson"Absolutely central to any consideration of black manhood. Delany’s vision of the necessity for total social and political transformation is revolutionary."—Hazel Carby"The Motion of Light in Water captures, as if in a time capsule, what it was like to be a young, gifted person of color coming to adulthood from roughly 1956 to 1966. Delany’s experiences show us that the ‘past’ is never as simple or as safe as some would like to believe."—American Literary History"The prose of The Motion of Light in Water often has the shimmering beauty of the title itself. This book is invaluable gay history."—Inches Magazine
£15.19
Lucis Press Ltd The Unfinished Autobiography
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£12.00
Simon & Schuster Ltd No Higher Honour
Book SynopsisThe long-awaited memoir of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's years in Washington
£18.70
SPCK Publishing Give the Best Away The Story of One of Britains
Book SynopsisHow John and Rosemary Lancaster made £136 million, and set about giving it away.Trade Review“What an incredible story – and beautifully written. I was in tears after the first few pages! Rose has changed the lives of so many through her generosity of heart and the amazing stewardship of what the Lord has provided.” -- Rosemary Conley CBE“Ray and I first met John and Rose thirty-five years ago when they were living in a caravan with their young family, but even with very little themselves, they were generous to us and have continued to be so to this day. They are incredible people and amazing friends.” -- Nancy Goudie, author and motivational speaker “John and Rose’s willingness to invest, specifically the three aircraft they enabled MAF to purchase, has resulted in thousands of lives being transformed. Their heart for Africa has always been demonstrated through their practical visits of support.” -- Ruth Whitaker, CEO MAF UK“Being friends with John and Rose, I have known something of their beautiful story. However, to see it all written down has been truly inspirational. I’m sure like me, you will be touched by their infectious virus of generosity.” -- Andy Hawthorne OBE, founder of The Message Trust, Manchester“This book is inspiring and portrays Rosemary’s compassionate heart and bravery, especially the story of going onto the dangerous rubbish dumps in Eldoret. With the incredible support of the Lancaster Foundation, Mary’s Meals is instrumental in getting hungry children to attend school by providing 22,000 school meals a day in Eldoret city.” -- Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow OBE, founder of Mary’s MealsTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments 6Prologue 9ChapterOne Floating! 11Two Family History 13Th ree Courtship and Marriage 28Four Family Life 41Five Testing Times 53Six Th e Rise of Ultraframe 70Seven Smugglers 84Eight Explosion! 104Nine Th e Lancaster Foundation 117Ten Flying High: MAF 126Eleven African Adventures Continued 142Twelve Sparrow Rainbow Village 152Th irteen Two Projects in the UK:Th e Story of NGM and Th e Message 169Fourteen Open Arms International 186Fifteen Th e Solomon Project 205Sixteen Full Circle 223Epilogue Refl ections from Switzerland 250Appendix Th e Lancaster Foundation 252
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O'Brien Press Ltd Vet on the Loose
Book SynopsisWhether castrating horses or tending to stoned Alsatians, Gillian Hick's sense of humour never deserts her in this engaging account of her life as a vet.Trade Review'This book is just hilarious. Suffice to quote the story of Gillian being called out to tend a guard dog called Rambo, who 'could best be described as a cross between a Rhodesian Ridgeback and a Rottweiler, with a bit of German Shepherd thrown in for good measure'. When she nervously approaches the giant beast in his kennel, the diagnosis was obvious. 'Rambo was stoned'. It emerged that the vigilent guard dog had chased off a drug dealer -- then consumed the prohibited substances abandoned in the persuit. This is Gillian Hick's first book, but will no doubt be the first of many in the James Herriot mould.' -- Countryman'An enjoyable light-hearted look behind the scenes at the world of veterinary medicine. Buy it for a would-be veterinary student or anyone who comes from a farming background - it's sure to please.' -- The Irish WorldIt's an engaging account of the situations she encounters where the humans are often more problematic than the animals, particularly the guys who want to know where the real vet is.' -- The Irish Independent * Irish Independent *'Lively sense of humour, and a pleasant, easy-going writing style. Animal lovers will be well-pleased with her pacy anecdotes' -- Irish Examiner * The Irish Examiner *'Gillian is not afraid to tell of her failures, nor is she ashamed to admit to shedding a few tears from time to time. There is nothing boastful or egotistical. It is very well written in an easy-flow style, and it would make a lovely ... present for an animal lover, especially one who does not object to gory details.' -- Irish Farmer's Journal
£9.49
Tommies Guides Farewell Raj Witness to End of Empire
£11.35
Circumspect Press Never Turn Your Back on the Tide
Book Synopsis“If truth be told, and it always should, I was taken in by the view, as so many others, both before and since. For me, it wasn’t the sea which proved my downfall, but a pair of eyes. Eyes, specifically, made to drown in.”Imagine thinking you had the ideal life. The perfect partner, on whom you relied and trusted. An infant child, newly adopted. Then one day, you wake up, and the life you’ve been living has suddenly turned upside down. Everything thought true becomes suspect. And you learn, quite quickly, that you can never again trust the person sleeping beside you.If Kergan Edwards-Stout’s life was a Lifetime movie, surely he would be played by Valerie Bertinelli, and his husband played by some charming hunk. But life is far more subtle than that. And even now, the truth is murkier, and even more disturbing. For Kergan, that email proved to be only the beginning.Like
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Ttlharmony Publishing Piercing the Veil
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Austin Macauley Publishers The Gatehouse Boy
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Austin Macauley Publishers Every Day a Thread
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£10.79
Austin Macauley Publishers Mums Secret Diaries
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Austin Macauley Publishers Sleep with the Holy Ghost
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£999.99
Austin Macauley Publishers Pioneers Icons of Australian Motorsport
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£53.24
Austin Macauley Publishers No Im Not A Pilot
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£999.99
Austin Macauley Publishers My Truth Might Not Be Yours
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£11.69
Austin Macauley Publishers Stones on the Camino or What It Was Like
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£11.55
Austin Macauley Publishers American Stories
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£14.39
Austin Macauley Publishers Endometriosis We are all Warriors
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£5.99
Austin Macauley Publishers Funnyology
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£16.19
Austin Macauley Publishers Soul Full of Sunshine
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£9.49
Austin Macauley Publishers Aeroplanes and an Angel
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Austin Macauley Publishers Fleeting Shadows of the Night
£6.99
Brandon Wallace StraightFace
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Memories of My Life
Book SynopsisMemories of my Life, first published in 1908, is an autobiography by the psychologist, anthropologist, geographer, and inventor Sir Francis Galton. This book contains a detailed account of Galton's life, and will be of interest to students of Victorian history. Table of Contents1. Parentage 2. Childhood and Boyhood 3. Medical Studies 4. Short Tour to the East 5. Cambridge 6. Egypt and the Soudan 7. Syria 8. Hunting and Shooting 9. South-West Africa 10. Lands of the Damaras, Ovampo, and Namaquas 11. After Return Home – Marriage 12. "Art of Travel" 13. Social Life 14. Geography and East Africa 15. British Association 16. Kew Observatory and Meteorology 17. Anthropometric Laboratories 18. Composite Portraits and Stereoscopic Maps 19. Human Faculty 20. Heredity 21. Race Improvement; Appendix; Principle Awards and Degrees; Index
£39.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Marginal Comment
Book SynopsisMarginal Comment, which attracted keen and widespread interest on its original publication in 1994, is the remarkable memoir of one of the most distinguished classical scholars of the modern era. Its author, Sir Kenneth Dover, whose academic publications included the pathbreaking book Greek Homosexuality (1978, reissued by Bloomsbury in 2016), conceived of it as an experimental' autobiography ruthlessly candid in retracing the full range of the author's experiences, both private and public, and unflinching in its attempt to analyse the entanglements between the life of the mind and the life of the body.Dover's distinguished career involved not only an influential series of writings about the ancient Greeks but also a number of prominent positions of leadership, including the presidencies of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and the British Academy. It was in those positions that he became involved in several high-profile controversies, including the blocking of an honoraryTrade ReviewSir Kenneth Dover was both one of the 20th century's most brilliant classicists and a far from merely academic protagonist in at least two major intellectual scandals - about which he laid bare his heart as well as his head. This new edition of his blisteringly controversial memoir, Marginal Comment, is hugely to be welcomed. * Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge, UK *Table of ContentsList of Figures Editorial Foreword Introduction: The Conception and Reception of Marginal Comment (Stephen Halliwell) Preface Acknowledgements 1. On Autobiography 2. Forebears 3. Escape Routes 1920–1932 4. Body and Soul 1926–1934 5. Exotica 1933– 6. Reconstitution 1935–1936 7. Transition 1936–1940 8. Intermission 1940–1945 9. Women, Children and Work 1940–1951 10. History, Comedy and Other Things 1949– 11. Migration 1951–1960 12. People and Power 1955–1966 13. Mind and Body 1958– 14. Plato and After 1962–1989 15. Tributaries 1962– 16. The Public 1964–1980 17. Fruition 1966–1968 18. Revolutions (Fringe) 1968–1975 19. Right and Wrong 1969–1983 20. Elevations 1970–1993 21. Dovers 1972–1982 22. College and University 1975–1986 23. Style 1977–1994 24. Excursions 1979–1984 25. The Blunt Affair 1979–1981 26. The Aston Affair 1980–1985 27. Admissions 1982–1984 28. Best Before 1983– 29. At Large 1984–1992 30. The Thatcher Affair 1985 31. A History Man 32. Epimetron 1994 Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC What Is a Jewish Classicist
Book SynopsisIn recent years, there has been no issue that has convulsed academia and its role in society more stridently than the personal politics of its institutions: who has access to education? How does who you are change what you study and how you engage with it? How does scholarship reflect the politics of society how should it? These new essays from one of the best-known scholars of ancient Greece offer a refreshing and provocative contribution to these discussions. What Is a Jewish Classicist? analyses how the personal voice of a scholar plays a role in scholarship, how religion and cultural identity are acted out within an academic discipline, and how translation, the heart of any engagement with the literature of antiquity, is a transformational practice. Topical, engaging, revelatory, this book opens a sharp and personal perspective on how and why the study of antiquity has become such a battlefield in contemporary culture. The first essay looks at hTrade ReviewIn these self-reflective essays Simon Goldhill tackles big issues of our era: race and religion, exclusion and belonging, privilege and minoritization. He interrogates the past and present of classics and poses some serious questions to its future. -- Katherine Harloe, Professor of Classics and Intellectual History, and Director of the Institute of Classical Studies, University of London, UK[This book] repays reading because of its illumination of Jewish responses to prejudice and challenge. * Classics for All *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Fitting In 1. The Personal Voice: Six Fragments of a Sentimental Education 2. What Is a Jewish Classicist? 3. Translation and Transformation Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC What Is a Jewish Classicist
Book SynopsisIn recent years, there has been no issue that has convulsed academia and its role in society more stridently than the personal politics of its institutions: who has access to education? How does who you are change what you study and how you engage with it? How does scholarship reflect the politics of society how should it? These new essays from one of the best-known scholars of ancient Greece offer a refreshing and provocative contribution to these discussions.What Is a Jewish Classicist? analyses how the personal voice of a scholar plays a role in scholarship, how religion and cultural identity are acted out within an academic discipline, and how translation, the heart of any engagement with the literature of antiquity, is a transformational practice. Topical, engaging, revelatory, this book opens a sharp and personal perspective on how and why the study of antiquity has become such a battlefield in contemporary culture. The firstTrade ReviewIn these self-reflective essays Simon Goldhill tackles big issues of our era: race and religion, exclusion and belonging, privilege and minoritization. He interrogates the past and present of classics and poses some serious questions to its future. -- Katherine Harloe, Professor of Classics and Intellectual History, and Director of the Institute of Classical Studies, University of London, UK[This book] repays reading because of its illumination of Jewish responses to prejudice and challenge. * Classics for All *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Fitting In 1. The Personal Voice: Six Fragments of a Sentimental Education 2. What Is a Jewish Classicist? 3. Translation and Transformation Notes Bibliography Index
£999.99
Austin Macauley Publishers The Most Undeserving Case
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£20.39
Austin Macauley Publishers When the Weight of the Paper...
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£18.69
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Trailblazer in Flight
Book SynopsisA warm and eloquent autobiography penned by a woman who, against all odds, managed to achieve a lifelong ambition.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Experimental Test Pilot
Book SynopsisAutobiographical readable/humorous account of ten years as an experimental/military test pilot at MOD Boscombe Down.
£24.00
Edinburgh University Press Rev. James Fraser 16341709
Book SynopsisA study of the autobiographical sources left by Rev. James Fraser of Kirkhill (1634 1709), a Gaelic-speaking scholar, traveller and minister.Trade Review"Out of the seventeenth-century Highlands, often thought a place apart, steps a determinedly cosmopolitan individual. David Worthington's study of James Fraser Gael, linguist, scientist, historian, continent-wide traveller and locally rooted parish minister is a masterly portrayal of a well lived and productive Highland life." -James Hunter, University of the Highlands and Islands
£76.50
Hodder & Stoughton Youll Never Believe Me
Book Synopsis''Captivating, sharp and very funny'' NEW YORK TIMES''A zippy, intimate account of low-level trickery'' THE ATLANTIC''Emphatically audacious, hysterical and compelling. Read this memoir!'' CAT MARNELL, author of How to Murder Your LifeAdopted from South Korea by a Mormon family in Utah, Kari struggled with questions of self-worth and identity as one of the few Asian Americans in her insulated community, and ran with the ''bad crowd'' in a bid to fit in. Stealing from shops soon turned into picking up men (and picking their pockets), and, before she knew it, Kari had graduated from petty theft to the state''s most-wanted list.Though she was able to escape her hometown for the bright lights of New York, she couldn''t outrun her new monicker: the Hipster Grifter. But beyond the internet infamy, headlines and speculation, there''s a side to Kari the media never saw - until now.
£18.70
HarperCollins Focus Friendly Fire
Book Synopsis“A powerful, gut-wrenching tale of pain, suffering, and recovery.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS“Unique and haunting…. A mesmerizing and unforgettable meditation on a stranger-than-fiction tragedy.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEWOne month before his college graduation, Paul Rousseau is accidentally shot in the head by his roommate and best friend.At some point in the course of Paul and Mark’s friendship, Mark acquired—legally and with required permits—five firearms. Those weapons lived with them in their college apartment. It was a non-issue for the two best friends. They were inseparable. They were twenty-two-year-old boys at the height of their college experience, unaware that everything was about to change forever.The bullet ripped
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Xlibris Domingo A. Mercante
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£21.85
AuthorHouse My Journal
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£9.27
Xlibris A Sky for Arcadia
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Hodder & Stoughton Glitter and Glue
Book Synopsis''I loved this book, I was moved by this book and now I will share this book with my own mother.'' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love. From the New York Times best-selling author of The Middle Place comes a new memoir that examines the bond between mothers and daughters. Kelly Corrigan''s mother summarised the the division of labour in her family as: ''Your father''s the glitter, but I''m the glue.'' This meant nothing to Kelly, who left her childhood sure that her mum would be nothing more than background for the rest of Kelly''s life. After college, she took off see things and Become Interesting. In a matter of months her savings had dwindled and she needed a job. That''s how she met John Tanner, a newly widowed Australian father of two looking for a live-in nanny.There, in that small, motherless house her mother''s voice was suddenly everywhere.Each day she spent with the Tanner kids was a day she spent reconsidering her rTrade ReviewIt's a great story, made all the more memorable because it is true. And because although it is far from Kelly's dream job, she is a good person and she wants to do nice things for the family. I loved the adage , Things happen when you leave the house, but by the end it seemed that you don't have to leave the house, as long as you've already left the country. Evan, I'm looking at you boy. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, finishing it in under 48 hours. It can be hard, sometimes, to care that much about someone else's life, their personal-to-them details that don't mean much to you, but the author got me so invested in this book I needed to know what happened to all the featured characters. The ending, in particular the epilogue itself, made me weep and I was sorry for the way some of it turned out, though not surprised. I too have traveled the world and made great friends along the way, but I'd be at a loss to tell you where they are and what they're doing now, Facebook updates aside. * The Book Bag *It's easy to see how Corrigan has become a best-selling author: she has an immensely likeable voice... while it's "heart-warming it's also perceptive. * Sunday Herald *
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Hodder & Stoughton After Auschwitz
Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER''A standalone classic . . . An incredible book, remarkable for its unflinching gaze at the past and also for its hope''GUARDIAN, ''Books to Give You Hope''''Remarkable . . . Makes it clear just what an achievement it was starting over again, when survivors were not only economically and physically depleted, but emotionally devastated, too''SCOTSMANEva was arrested by the Nazis on her fifteenth birthday and sent to Auschwitz. Her survival depended on endless strokes of luck, her own determination and the love and protection of her mother Fritzi, who was deported with her.When Auschwitz was liberated, Eva and Fritzi began the long journey home. They searched desperately for Eva''s father and brother, from whom they had been separated. The news came some months later. Tragically, both men had been killed.Before the war, in Amsterdam, Eva hadTrade ReviewIf it is possible to write with stark sensitivity then Eva has managed it, illuminating both the frailty and strength of the human spirit. After 60 years Eva Schloss is finally telling her own story and it deserves to be read. * Daily Express *
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AuthorHouse Away From My Mothers Watchful Eye
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iUniverse Tale of an Old Bold Pilot
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Xlibris My Flight
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The Dundurn Group A Mom Like That
Book SynopsisA brave and lyrical exploration of motherhood and mental health as terrifying as it is riveting. Susannah Cahalan, NYT bestselling author of Brain on FireA powerful exploration of postpartum psychosis and motherhood and a call to end the stigma and blame.Early motherhood is supposed to be joyous, but for Aaisha Alvi, those early days were ruined by terrifying, delusional thoughts about her baby and family. Far beyond the trials of breastfeeding and getting her baby to sleep, Aaisha's experience was the antithesis of everything she had ever been told about motherhood.When her second pregnancy ended in miscarriage, Aaisha's psychosis returned. This time, however, she was blindsided by the unimaginable: voices urging her to stab her daughter and to harm innocent people. Aaisha felt evil, worthy of taking her own life. But each time she sought medical help, she was turned away.With unflinching honesty, Aaisha takes readers beyond the
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