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Headline Publishing Group Naked A vulnerable child trapped in a predatory
Book Synopsis''I''m not taking my clothes off.'' My words bounced off the walls of the empty changing room. I was ten years old. I folded my arms tightly across my chest. I''d seen them outside. Naked Mum tried a smile. ''Nobody minds here.'' But I minded. I''d never seen strangers naked before. With a volatile father and an alcoholic mother, ten-year-old Jo was a desperately unhappy child. Miserable at home and friendless at school, she didn''t think life could get worse. But it did. Her father became obsessed with going to nudist camps, and they soon became a dreaded weekly fixture. Forced to show her bare body in front of total strangers, Jo suffered at the hands of men who were at the camps to prey on young, naked girls. Men who were there to befriend, groom and sexually abuse. Living in fear of her shameful family secret being exposed, Jo coped by rebelling both at home and at school. But it took the violent rape of a young camper f
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Headline Publishing Group Disgraced Forced to Marry a Stranger Betrayed by
Book SynopsisBrought up in a violent Muslim household, where family honour is all, Saira is watched 24 hours a day. However, an innocent friendship with a boy is uncovered and Saira is sent to Pakistan, punished for dishonouring her family. There, the nightmare really begins. Forced to marry an older stranger who rapes her repeatedly and makes her his round-the-clock sex slave, she eventually plots her escape but, destitute, has to return to the family home in England. Once there, she discovers that one of her brothers has run up huge drug debts and Saira must earn money in the only way she can: by selling her body. Disgraced is the true story of an innocence ruined and a life shattered. But it is also a tale of survival told by a woman who has finally discovered her true voice.
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Headline Publishing Group Golf on the Rocks A Journey Round Scotlands
Book SynopsisGary Sutherland was a lapsed golfer, until he acquired his late dad''s putter. After studying a crumpled golf map of Scotland, Gary decided to embark on a voyage. His target was to play 18 rounds of golf on 18 Scottish islands in honour of his dad, a ship''s captain who, when he wasn''t at sea, was never off the golf course.His journey would take him from the Northern Isles to the Outer Hebrides. Playing in the Harris hail and Arran sunshine, he would encounter an odd variety of golfing hazards, including sheep on the tees, cows on the fairways and electric fences round the greens. This is golf in the raw - a million miles from St Andrews. It is a life-affirming tale of remembrance and discovery. It''s about having a laugh and holding on to what''s dear. And it''s about a putter with magical properties. You can believe what you choose to, but it all happened...Trade Review'A warm and insightful guide...Sutherland's sense of enjoyment shines through, all the way to the most perfect of conclusions' * Herald *'A marvellous romp...giving a pretty good idea of what golf on the islands is all about' * Telegraph *'A great concept...vividly brings to life the courses and often idiosyncratic island life' * Scotland on Sunday *'The most unusual round of golf in the world!' * Sunday Post *'If you're a golf fan you'll find plenty of gold in Sutherlands descriptions of his exploits...the tales of the people he meets, the animals he avoids and the apparently endless appetite for CalMac breakfasts' * Buteman *'Sutherland is very amiable company...a long distance from the stuffiness and snobbery of some golf writing, it's a refreshing and heartfelt journey' * Big Issue *'You don't have to be an enthusiast to enjoy Gary's rounds of golf...an exceptionally well-written book' * Undiscovered Scotland *'How refreshing it is to read a book about Golf which takes the reader miles away from the manicured greens of championship courses such as St. Andrews and Carnousitie' * Scots Magazine *
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Headline Publishing Group Gypsy Princess A touching memoir of a Romany
Book SynopsisThe true story of a Romany childhood... Gypsy Princess is a searingly honest account of what life is really like for travelling communities, for girls in particular, and captures a way of life that is slowly fading away. If you enjoyed the memoirs of Mikey Walsh and Jess Smith, you''ll be enthralled by Violet Cannon''s biography. ''A fascinating and enjoyable insight into Gypsy life'' - CloserA true blooded Gypsy, Violet Cannon grew up the Romany way. Life was tough at times, living in a cramped one-roomed trailer, but, unbound by strict routines, Violet spent her days learning to keep home, playing and roaming the fields with a sense of freedom long lost to the rest of modern society. Immersed in the Gypsy way of life, her childhood set her apart from other children. Bullied by classmates, and segregated from ''gorgia'' kids (all non-Gypsies), Violet eventually left school at the age of nine to live a life of travel, play Trade Review'A fascinating and enjoyable insight into Gypsy life' * Closer *'[A] fascinating insight into Gypsy culture and community' * Take a Break *
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Kwela Books Whose Laetie are You My Sowetan Boyhood
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The Merlin Press Ltd Lancelot Hogben Scientific Humanist An
Book SynopsisHogben escaped from a background of religious bigotry by the academic ladder and gained a major scholarship at Cambridge and graduated in 1916. During a noteworthy academic career, he found time to be active in the Fabian Society and in the London Labour Party. He also founded the Journal of Experimental Biology along with Julian Huxley and J.B.S. Haldane. He is most widely known for Mathematics for the Million and Science for the Citizen, and he played a big part in creating The Loom of Language.
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Spokesman Books Riding Two Horses Labour in Europe
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Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd Long Way from Adi Ghehad
Book SynopsisWith immigration and asylum seekers high on the agenda of governments throughout Europe, the life story of Dr Teame Mebrahtu is a timely reminder of a positive side of what has become a contentious and potentially divisive issue. It is a truly remarkable and inspiring story.Trade Review"Stories of outstanding people, who overcome great adversity, encounter almost impossible odds in rising from humble beginnings in remote villages to become noteworthy citizens of the world, form part of the most uplifting areas of literature. Such individuals and their life experiences in following a powerful mission to improve human-kind, provide exemplars of how to live a truly good life. This account of the life of Teame Mebrahtu is undoubtedly part of that pantheon of biographies." Professor Malcolm Johnson, University of BristolTable of ContentsList of Plates; Foreword by Professor Malcolm Johnson; Introduction; Eritrea Maps; PART ONE: Early Life; Mule Journey; The Village; Back to School Prison; Tutoring –Teacher Training Teaching; Teaching Teachers Beirut Annexation; Malcolm X; Teacher Training Institute; Student Strike; Marriage and Family; Bristol Masters Director; Mengistu Coup; Student Death; The Academy; University and the Death of a Friend; Leaving the Country; PART TWO: Return to Bristol Refugee; Rowntree Trust; PhD and University; Sudan and Refugee Schools University Teaching; Student Adviser; South-North Conference Extracurricular Development Education Multicultural; Zero School; Working with Refugees; Community Independence Beckons Independence; Building Anew; Badme War; Father’s Funeral; Living with a Difference; Dreams of a Global Educator; Acknowledgements; Index
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Saqi Books A Country of Words
Book SynopsisAn autobiography of newspaper editor Abdel Bari Atwan who recounts his many extraordinary encounters, including tea with Margaret Thatcher, his weekend with Osama bin Laden, intimate meetings with Yasser Arafat, and the row between Colonel Gaddafi and the Shah of Iran that earned him his first journalistic break.Trade Review'A penetrating insight into the world as seen from the point of view of someone born and bred a Palestinian refugee in a Gaza camp ... Atwan's authentic voice and sharp, descriptive writing brings alive a lifetime spent deep in the travails of the Middle Eastern tragedy.' Polly Toynbee 'Atwan's enthralling memoir charts his meteoric rise from shoeless urchin in the 1950s to cultured commentator whose opinion is now sought all over the world - A Country of Words combines in-depth analysis with a welcome dose of the personal - A skilful raconteur' Tribune Magazine 'A Country of Words traces [Atwan's] life in greater detail while also offering chapters on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, London, and his fascinating interviews with Osama Bin Laden and Yasser Arafat.' The Middle East in London 'A remarkable Palestinian memoir, exceptional because of its abundance of compassion, humor and humility' Electronic IntifadaTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments 10 Preface 12 1. Thorns in our Feet 15 2. Sleeping on the Roof 51 3. A Cairene Education 80 4. Career Moves 107 5. The Arab Independent 130 6. Culture Shock 161 7. Beirut-on-Thames 194 8. Osama bin Laden 214 9. Yasser Arafat and the PLO 230 10. Right to Return 259 Appendix 283
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Saqi Books Selected Writings
Book SynopsisA selection of the author's writings on war in the Middle East and elsewhere, the sexist gaze, censorship, and Abu Ghraib.Trade ReviewHere is a unique portrait of an Arab woman who lived with one foot in the East and one in the West, who embodied cosmopolitanism in its purest sense, and who remained always open-minded and inquisitive. Setting these writings side by side for the first time offers a fascinating glimpse of this A A A 'tour de force in Arab literature and lettersA A A ' (Guardian).
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New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd The House Next Door to Africa
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ABC-CLIO The Gift of Stories Practical and Spiritual Applications of Autobiography Life Stories and Personal Mythmaking
Book SynopsisThe stories we tell about ourselves are guided by cultural patterns and enduring elements. The current interest in mythology has made evident how the classic hero's journey represents a theme not only common to all the world's myths, but also our own lives today. The Gift of Stories offers a clear concise basis for understanding the nature and potential of sharing our stories. It provides specific, practical, instructional details for telling our own stories and gives the necessary guidelines for assisting others in telling their life stories. Its basic framework enables individuals with little experience to begin writing about the really important aspects of their lives and understanding how and why the universal elements of the stories we tell contribute to our continuing growth.Table of ContentsIntroduction The Power of Stories Understanding the Transforming Functions of Stories Recognizing the Enduring Elements of Sacred Stories Seeing our own Stories as Sacred The Gift of Stories Giving Yourself your own Story-Writing Autobiographically Universalizing your Story - Personal Mythmaking Merging your Personal Myth with the Collective Myth Giving Others their Story-Doing a Life Story Interview Afterthoughts Bibliography Index
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McPherson & Co Publishers,U.S. My Fathers War A Memoir
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Westworld International Anorexic The Incredible True Story of a Young
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Mothman The Facts Behind The Legend
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Medina Publishing Ltd Prison Time in Sanaa
Book SynopsisPrison Time in Sana'a tells the story of Dr Abdulkader Al-Guneid's harrowing experience inside jail in Yemen's capital shortly after it was taken over by Houthi rebels.Trade Review'A vocal critic of the Houthis and a tireless chronicler of the war' - Huffington Post
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London Books Cushty
Book SynopsisAn uplifting story of redemption, the realisation of dreams despite prejudice, and an updated, revised Observer Sports Bok of the Year.
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LEGARE STREET PR Oliver Cromwell
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Pan Macmillan The Ship Beneath the Ice
Book SynopsisMensun Bound is a leading maritime archaeologist who has discovered many of the world's most famous shipwrecks. Artefacts that he has raised can be found on permanent display in over a dozen museums worldwide. His excavations have featured in many documentaries and were the subject of a four-part series by the Discovery Channel entitled Lost Ships. He founded the first academic unit for maritime archaeology in England and from 1992 to 2013 was the Triton Fellow in Maritime Archaeology at St. Peter's College, Oxford University. He is a Trustee of the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and was Director of Exploration on the 2019 and 2022 expeditions to locate Shackleton's Endurance. The Ship Beneath the Ice is his first book.
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Headline Hazard Spectrum
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Hansib Publications Limited From the Hills to the City
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Flatiron Books Beyond the Story
Book Synopsis#1 New York Times BestsellerTHE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL BOOKPublished in celebration of BTS's 10th Anniversary, stories that go beyond what you already know about BTS, including unreleased photos, QR codes of videos, and all album information.After taking their first step into the world on June 13, 2013, BTS will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut in June 2023. They have risen to the peak as an iconic global artist and during this meaningful time, they look back on their footsteps in the first official book. In doing so, BTS nurtures the power to build brighter days and they choose to take another step on a road that no one has gone before.BTS shares personal, behind-the-scenes stories of their journey so far through interviews and more than three years of in-depth coverage by Myeongseok Kang, who has written about K-pop and other Korean pop culture in various media. Presented chronologically in seven chapters from befor
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St Martin's Press The Broken Constitution
Book SynopsisA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceAn innovative account of Abraham Lincoln, constitutional thinker and doer.When Abraham Lincoln assumed the presidency in 1861, the United States' constitutional arrangements were not the ones we know today. It was widely believed that the federal government could not use armed force to prevent a state from seceding. It was also assumed that it had no authority over slavery in states where the institution existed and that basic civil liberties could not be suspended during a rebellion without the consent of Congress. As president, Lincoln broke decisively with all these precedents, deliberately and repeatedly violating the United States' founding principles. To what end? How did Lincoln understand the Constitution and how did he transform it?In The Broken Constitution, Noah Feldman tells the full story of how Lincoln tore up the Constitution in order to save it. Prior to the Civil War, the docume
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Flatiron Books Pageboy
Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2023A TIME Magazine 100 Must-Read Books of 2023A Washington Post 50 Notable Works of NonfictionAn Autostraddle Best Queer Books of 2023Vivid...Moving...Juicy - NPREloquent and enthralling... -Washington PostSearing, deeply moving, and incredibly poignant... This isn't simply a book on what it means to be trans, it's about what it means to be human. -Alok Vaid-MenonFull of intimate stories, from chasing down secret love affairs to battling body image and struggling with familial strife, Pageboy is a love letter to the power of being seen. With this evocative and lyrical debut, Oscar-nominated star Elliot Page captures the universal human experience of searching for ourselves and our place in this complicated world.Can I kiss you? It was two months before the world premiere of Juno,
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Forgotten Books The Story of My Life Classic Reprint
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Hyperion A Little Closer to Home
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Simon & Schuster Ltd Freezing Order
Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES NO 2 BESTSELLER ** THE NEW YORK TIMES NO 1 BESTSELLER‘More explosive, compulsive and gasp-inducingly, spine-tinglingly, mouth-dryingly, heart-poundingly thrilling than any fiction I have read for years, but it is all true’ Stephen Fry‘Mind-blowing...Browder's battle for justice is at times terrifying, at times deeply touching’ Catherine Belton‘A jaw-dropping exposé by Putin’s anti-corruption nemesis’ Daily TelegraphFollowing his explosive international bestseller Red Notice, Bill Browder returns with another gripping thriller chronicling how he became Vladimir Putin’s number one enemy by exposing Putin’s campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars and kill anyone who stands in his way.When Bill Browder’s young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, wTrade Review'I was hooked from the first paragraph. More explosive, compulsive and gasp-inducingly, spine-tinglingly, mouth-dryingly, heart-poundingly thrilling than any fiction I have read for years, Freezing Order has a stunning plot – international conspiracy, malign and hidden rings of power and corruption, a dark threat to any hope of world order – but with this stunning twist: it is all true... Browder – with incredible courage, resilience and grace, and always at great risk to his personal safety and freedom – continues to chase after Putin and his henchmen... This is real heroism, and what a cracking good read it makes for.' -- Stephen Fry'Mind-blowing. Bill Browder takes us down the rabbit hole of Kremlin lawfare where down is up and wrong is right, and powerful Russian interests are trying to upend our legal and political systems. This personal account of Browder's battle for justice is at times terrifying, at times deeply touching - and leads inexorably to a vast money-laundering scheme the Kremlin will seemingly stop at nothing to cover up.' -- Catherine Belton'[Freezing Order] tells the story of Browder’s quest to establish a global regime for sanctioning Russians involved in corruption and criminality. But it reads like an international spy thriller. If its subject matter weren’t so grave, the book could be said to have all the elements of a high-octane drama. Murder. Conspiracy. Piles of dirty money. Sexual intrigue. Freezing Order shudders with the constant threat of assassination, abduction or sudden, extreme violence. It is a tense and gripping read. -- Jamie Susskind * The Times *'Freezing Order is a gripping tale of assassinations, legal battles and billions in cash. It would be entertaining fiction, but as a true story it’s a warning and a roadmap for fighting back against the waves of crime and corruption emanating from Putin’s Russia and other dictatorships. Bill Browder has shown that one man with courage can make a difference, and that even the most powerful regimes have weak spots. It’s an inspiring message we should all heed, and with urgency.' -- Garry Kasparov'This tale is full of villains - not just the Russians...but also the politicians, lawyers and judges in the West who carry out the Kremlin's dirty work. Despite the complexity of the affair, Browder has made his story into a real page turner. Amid the horrors being reported every day from Ukraine, it also provides a highly readable insight into the true nature of the regime that is responsible for them..' -- Peter Conradi * Sunday Times *'Browder’s account of how he stood up to Putin in the face of danger, arrest warrants, and bullying is mandatory reading for anyone who wants to understand the tactics of modern autocracy.' -- Anne Applebaum'[A] zesty new book about the theft, extortion, intimidation, lies and murder that are the Russian state’s daily levers of power...a breakneck financial thriller compelling breathless attention...splendidly readable... One of the most sobering aspects of Browder’s rollicking, dangerous adventure [is] that late-period Putin has found it so easy to manipulate our western democracies from the inside.' -- Julian Evans * Daily Telegraph *'Absolutely gripping. Bill Browder’s new book on the Magnitsky affair follows the money all the way to the top of Russia’s murderous kleptocracy. Freezing Order ought to be compulsory reading. Luckily it reads like a thriller.' -- Tom Stoppard'It’s an incredible story, told with pace and panache, that reads like a thriller. There’s something deeply offending to our sense of justice about an innocent man framed by powerful forces...but what is most troubling here is how acquiescent the western establishment has been to Russian crimes and lies.' -- Andrew Anthony * Observer *'Bill Browder's thrilling new book digs deeper into the kleptocratic world enabled and supported by the Russian state, for the benefit of the most powerful and well-connected crooks in Russia and beyond. This exploration of the dark heart of corruption asks the question of what one person can do in the face of such insidious corruption, and makes us ask what we can find in ourselves to stand up and resist those forces that would steal, decieve and murder for their own gain.' -- Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat'Riveting...An eye-opening exposé of the lengths Putin’s cronies will go to hide their crimes and punish their accusers.' * Publishers Weekly *'An essential work by someone who understood long before the rest of the world did just how far corrupt Russian officials and businesspeople will go to defend their ill-gotten wealth, and how foreign lawyers, lobbyists and public relations firms enable them... He expertly walks us through the ins and outs of various legal strategies and developments that include enough high drama, plot twists and colourful characters for a movie. Browder’s Freezing Order is not just a cracking good read - it is a reminder of the urgency of addressing the global plague of money laundering.' -- Timothy Frye * Washington Post *'Could not be more timely in illustrating why the support of Russia’s super-rich and their funds have become crucial to Putin’s powerbase.' * Independent *'Fast paced and engaging, Browder’s book reads like a spy novel, but it also makes a powerful and remarkably prescient case for the need to use all the legal and financial tools available to separate Putin’s financiers from their foreign-held bank accounts and luxury yachts.' -- Katie Stallard * New Statesman *'Gripping reading... there is no question that Browder’s dogged persistence against a backdrop of undoubted stress and personal courage have made an important contribution in highlighting the failures of contemporary Russia and the west alike, and offered new tools with potential to try to redress them.' -- Andrew Jack * Financial Times *'A must-read for fans of Red Notice... Revealing and damning, exposing Putin and his minions as little more than greedy international criminals. A timely book combining mystifying financial shenanigans with a fast-paced crime saga.' * Kirkus Reviews *'Riveting...An eye-opening exposé of the lengths Putin’s cronies will go to hide their crimes and punish their accusers.' * Publishers Weekly *
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Edinburgh University Press Lavengro
Book SynopsisA new scholarly edition of a bold yet overlooked Victorian text that blends the genres of memoir, travelogue, ethnography and the realist novelTrade Review"This well-researched and expertly edited new edition enables the reader to understand how Borrow's familiarity with wayfaring and the gypsy community raised their profile in an era of increasing centralisation, and highlights how this work related to current debates around evolution and anthropology. Radford demonstrates the ways in which Borrow's complex narrative voice draws upon post-Romantic ideas of subjectivity and shows how influential Borrow was to become on subsequent authors, ranging from Robert Louis Stevenson to the Dymock Poets." -Roger Ebbatson, Lancaster University
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Edinburgh University Press George Borrow Lavengro
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group A Life in Secrets
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group The Storytellers Daughter One Womans Return to Her Lost Homeland
Book SynopsisImagine that a jewel-like garden overlooking Kabul is your ancestral home. Imagine a kitchen made fragrant with saffron strands and cardamom pods simmering in an authentic pilau. Now remember that you were born in London, your family in exile, and that you have never seen Afghanistan in peacetime.These are but the starting points of Saira Shah’s memoir, by turns inevitably exotic and unavoidably heartbreaking, in which she explores her family’s history in and out of Afghanistan. As an accomplished journalist and documentarian-her film Beneath the Veil unflinchingly depicted for CNN viewers the humiliations forced on women under Taliban rule-Shah returned to her family’s homeland cloaked in the burqa to witness the pungent and shocking realities of Afghan life. As the daughter of the Sufi fabulist Idries Shah, primed by a lifetime of listening to her father’s stories, she eagerly sought out, from the mouths of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, th
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Random House USA Inc Brother Im Dying
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Little, Brown Book Group A Carnival of Snackery
Book SynopsisPicking up where Theft by Finding left us, A Carnival of Snackeries brings David Sedaris's wickedly funny, sometimes bizarre and often poignant diaries up to 2019.Trade ReviewGrumpy, bitchy, sympathetic, sad and welcoming all at once * Guardian *A rich trove for hardcore Sedaris fans * Kirkus *The humorist's eye for the peculiar is as sharp as ever * The Times *Sedaris' evolution will be fascinating to longtime fans; they'll love these insights into his life. * Washington Independent Review of Books *The second volume of the American humorist's diaries is full of his trademark wit * Observer *Sedaris is a singularly talented humorist who lands acerbic zingers with the calculating precision of a kamikaze pilot... Throughout the colorful, caustic yarns that fill his best-selling essay and story collections, he's maintained league-of-his-own status by staying light on his feet: Just when you're expecting a wry jab, he clocks you with a poignant gut punch. * Washington Post *Like Sedaris's exquisitely crafted personal essays, his diary entries explore odd hairstyles, blandly aggressive post office interactions, airport bureaucracy and the non sequiturs of small talk: micro-topics he elevates to their own pedestals of meaning and humor. * New York Times Editors' Choice *Uproarious... a must for Sedaris fans. * CNN *
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Little, Brown Book Group HappyGoLucky
Book SynopsisThe latest instalment from always funny, sometimes bizarre humourist David Sedaris. Praise for Theft By FindingThe writing here is funnier, (even) sharper . . . There isn''t a dull word among these pages (India Knight Sunday Times)Could there be a more delightful American import than the memoirist David Sedaris? Not since the peanut butter and jelly sandwich have we inherited something so sweet and comforting yet so wickedly naughty (The Times)This first of two volumes of his copious diaries takes us from 1977 to 2002, and sees him grow from a despondent21-year-old in menial jobs into the man recognised as possibly the best humorist of the 2000s(Daily Telegraph, Best Books Under the Sun, Summer 2017)So often Sedaris''s phrasing is beautiful in its piquancy and minimalism...His life is extraordinary in so many ways - the drug addiction, the eccentric family, the crazy jobs, the fame, the globetrottTrade ReviewIt's hard to think of a better living practitioner of hilarious honesty than David Sedaris * The Times *In this latest collection of anecdotes, the American humorist David Sedaris riffs on Covid, death and family . . . No longer elfin, Sedaris has matured into a devilish imp who scourges human folly and filth -- Peter Conrad * Observer *Sedaris' signature wit has always thrived on the macabre, so perhaps it should come as no surprise that Happy-Go-Lucky is some of his darkest - and most astute - writing yet... No topic is out of bounds for Sedaris' acerbic humor and sharp observations * Time *Sedaris is funny - invariably. That's his gift... Even amid the overwhelming gloom of the pandemic, a summer of unrest and the death of a father toward whom he still has complicated feelings, Sedaris never loses his wit or his crack timing * Los Angeles Times *Sedaris is one of the writers whose discovery you wish on friends, because it means they have a wealth of brilliant writing to discover . . . David Sedaris still delivering his killer lines * Irish Examiner *The writer's affable misanthropy and self-deprecation are on display in a new set of reflections on life and death -- Houman Barekat * Guardian *Sedaris gazes unflinchingly [...] at his family, including himself, in a way that is laugh-out-loud funny yet somehow avoids being cruel -- Books of the Year * TLS *There's a reason why David Sedaris has his own Radio 4 series and sells out Carnegie Hall in New York: as a performer of his own prose he's unmatched... The best way to enjoy Sedaris's waspish and funny essay collection is to hear it read by its author... [delivered] with impeccable comic timing -- Fiona Sturges * Guardian *
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Orion Publishing Co The Slippery Year
Book SynopsisThe hilarious and passionate NEW YORK TIMES bestselling story of a woman's reckoning with domesticity, mortality and the bittersweet gains and losses of adult life.
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Orion Publishing Co A Fish Supper and a Chippy Smile
Book Synopsis''A brilliant memoir of a strong woman'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader review''A must-read that will break your heart but also make you laugh'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader review''Oi, Hilda, the sign outside says you''re frying today but I ain''t seeing nothing done in ere!''The voice cut through my daydream. Already there was a queue of hungry customers on the cobbled street of London''s East End. In 1950s and 60s Bermondsey, the fish-and-chip shop was at the centre of the community. And at the heart of the chippy itself was ''Hooray'' Hilda Kemp, a spirited matriarch who dispensed fish suppers and an abundance of sympathy to a now-vanished world of East Enders. For Hilda knew all to well what it was like to feel real, aching hunger. Growing up in the slums of 1920s south-east London, the daughter of a violent alcoholic who drank away his wages rather thanTrade ReviewA lovely, nostalgic portrait of a strong woman in a vanished world. * PRIMA magazine *This memoir of married life in post-war Bermondsey will make the contemporary Londoner's eyes boggle. Before the sleek glass apartments there was a grinding poverty and semi-starvation, but a great sense of community and friendship. Hilda survives through the love of a good man and her job at the fish shop. Gut-wrenching. * The Lady *
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Orion Publishing Co I Belong to No One
Book SynopsisAbused, afraid and alone. This is the heartbreaking true story of a young woman forced to sacrifice it all to survive...*****GWEN WILSON WAS UNLOVED FROM BIRTH.Illegitimate, fatherless, her mother in and out of psychiatric hospitals, it would have been easy for anyone to despair and give up. Yet Gwen had hope. Despite it all, she was a good student, fighting hard for a scholarship and a brighter future. Then she met Colin. Someone to love who would love her back. Or so she hoped. Her relationship with Colin was the start of a living hell. Rape was just the beginning. By sixteen she was pregnant, and all alone. In an effort to save her son, Jason, from the illegitimacy and deprivation she''d grown up with, Gwen chose to marry Colin - and too quickly the nightmare of physical abuse and poverty seemed inescapable. I BELONG TO NO ONE is a story of desperate lows, the fight for survival and how one woman eventua
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Orion Across Mountains Land and Sea
Book SynopsisArman is just a boy when he is forced to leave his home and embark on the most extraordinary journey. Separated from family and friends, he travels across mountains, land and sea to find refuge. After encountering bandits, war and wolves, and surviving a hazardous boat crossing, he arrives at Dover, clinging to the underside of a lorry. Little did he know, his journey had just begun.Unable to speak English, Arman battles loneliness, despair and the reawakening of his traumas in this new strange place. Memories of his family haunt him. The dark clouds almost consume him. And still he persists, step-by-step.What follows is a struggle for self-understanding, and the great strength it takes to overcome the trauma we carry. Running through is the long journey to find peace, and how education is the most powerful tool to seeing one''s life through new eyes.This is the unforgettable, heartfelt and transformative story, from a child who
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John Murray Press Dream New Dreams
Book SynopsisA remarkably frank, deeply moving and thematically rich memoir about death, dying and the grieving process, by the wife of the late Randy Pausch, author of THE LAST LECTURE.Trade ReviewA touching memoir of grief . . . Far from being a mere add-on to her late husband's book, this work stands on its own as an eloquent testimony of a caregiver. * Kirkus *A brave and beautiful book. Dream New Dreams grabbed my heart from the opening page and didn't let go until its uplifting end. Jai Pausch is a stirring example of the power of life to triumph over any challenge. Bravo. * Bruce Feiler, bestselling author of Walking the Bible and The Council of Dads *
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Hodder & Stoughton A Hell for Heroes
Book SynopsisTheodore Knell went through hell in the SAS - but his biggest battle began when he left. A Hell for Heroes is a searingly honest autobiography about what life in the military service is really like. This is my life story and the story of my time in the SAS. I hope that any soldier who reads it will find some sort of connection with their own. I have tried to share my experiences honestly, and as such all of the incidents portrayed within this book are true, some so dark and painful that I often questioned whether I wanted to remain part of the human race.I hope it will provide you an insight into the life and mind of a soldier - what makes us the way we are, what drives us on when other men would fold, what binds us together like no other brotherhood on earth, what makes us laugh and what scares us shitless.Watching men die violently for the first time is not something I would wish on any young man. Yes, many who have not served will say ''It will make a man out of you son''. buTrade Review...an honest account of army life and, very importantly, life after the army. It's a fascinating read, warts and all - covering service in Ireland and Africa - which will leave you with deep respect for the military. * Big Issue in Scotland *
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Hodder & Stoughton When Fraser Met Billy
Book SynopsisBilly the cat was rescued from an abandoned house. Fraser was a two-year-old autistic child with a multitude of problems when he first met Billy at the cat protection shelter. Billy purred, laid his paws across Fraser and they have been inseparable ever since. Slowly but surely Billy has transformed Fraser''s life. Fraser''s mother Louise has watched her son move from being a child prone to anxiety, tantrums and sudden emotional meltdowns to now a much calmer, less moody four-year-old whose future looks a lot brighter. In their home on the Balmoral Estate, Billy acts as Fraser''s guardian - never leaving his side at mealtimes and bedtimes or whenever he''s feeling low. Their profound bond has immeasurably improved their lives and the family''s. And brought them lots of hilarious and touching moments along the way.Like A Street Cat Named Bob, this story will touch the hearts of all those who read it.Trade ReviewThe way in which Billy the cat encourages his friend Fraser is just amazing. Truly inspiring. * James Bowen, author of A STREET CAT NAMED BOB *Heart-warming... No cat-lover will be surprised by the story of how a grey and white rescue cat called Billy wove his feline magic around Fraser... Billy's is one of quiet, enigmatic triumph. Even without the uplifting element of child-animal bonding, I would feel humbled as well as educated by the human stories of what life with a child who is 'different' entails. * Daily Mail *
£12.58
Simon & Schuster Total Recall
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£18.70
Gallery Books Teaching the Cat to Sit
£16.80
Union Square & Co. Out of the Depths
Book SynopsisIsrael Meir Lau was eight at the time of liberation. This book is his harrowing but inspiring story, told in his own words.Trade Review“The maws of the Nazi machine fed on children. That Lulek escaped is remarkable in itself. But that, instead of stunting him, his tragic experiences spurred him on to become a sage and a leader is a tribute not only to his own qualities but to the exceptional people with whom his life was bound up. This book is many things: survivor story, autobiography, wisdom literature and an unabashed love letter to Israel, the home to which its subtitle alludes.”—Montreal Gazette“The Chief Rabbi of Israel recounts a harrowing journey from child prisoner in Buchenwald to champion of Holocaust survivors. . . . [An] uplifting story of peace, reconciliation and an incredible life’s journey.”—Kirkus“In 3,000 years of Jewish literature in all its scope and variety, we have had very few rabbinic autobiographies. . . . Why then, did some rabbis write their own biographies? Perhaps because their lives were tumultuous and adventurous . . . but primarily because they felt that others might learn some important lessons from their lives. . . . Out of the Depths contains both these elements: an eventful and rich life and a unique perspective on its purpose and meaning.”—Jewish Home “Thanks to his mother’s quick thinking (she sized up the situation as soon as she saw the Nazis sort the cattle cars by men, and women and children to different cars) she grabbed her seven-year-old son’s back with both hands and shoved him in the direction of the men. . . . The story of how Napthali [Lau’s brother] fought to stay near his little brother until the end of the war, and how the brothers finally reached Israel after Buchenwald was liberated in 1945, is a rich, beautifully told story.”—Jewish Book Council“[Rabbi Lau’s] tale of triumph and faith as a young boy during the Holocaust provides us with a model of personal greatness in the face of unimaginable hardship. . . . Out of the Depths tells the story of his miraculous journey from an orphaned refugee to become one of the leaders of the Jewish people.”—Aish.com “In this riveting and emotionally charged memoir, the former Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Israel relates the turbulent yet hopeful story of his life with unfailing honesty. . . . Rabbi Lau chronicles his life journey with ample detail to form vivid pictures and convey deep emotions. . . . The Holocaust comes alive with all its horrors, but so do the sparks of hope that emanate from his story.”—Orthodox Union
£14.24
Little, Brown & Company The Handoff A Powerful Story of Two Guys Sports
Book SynopsisSports radio personality JT the Brick's poignant memoir of losing his best friend to cancer - a crash course in what really matters in life and how to live when you know you're going to die.
£18.04
Dundurn Group Ltd Under the Blue Beret
Book SynopsisThe trauma of hostile fire, roadside bombs, mines, and the ab- duction and death of comrades is told in vivid, unforgettable detail. The fundamental and essential purpose of the United Nations is to keep the peace. Everything which does not further that goal, either directly or indirectly, is at best superfluous. Henry Cabot Lodge, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations From the 1950s to the present day, Canadian peacekeepers have been employed as a stabilizing force and an instrument of peace in every corner of the globe. In this first-hand account, Terry Stoney Burke paints a graphic picture of a peacekeeper's life in one of the most tumultuous and dangerous regions of the world. From the war-torn island of Cyprus, through his later missions in Israel, Lebanon, and Syria, we follow him as he weaves an intriguing narrative of life as a Canadian peacekeeper. Trade Review"Burke's descriptions of the interactions between the peacekeepers are fascinating and give a personal feel to the massive operation that is the U.N. This is a real, humbling, hilarious and poignant memoir by a veteran, giving readers a minute idea of what soldiers sacrifice to promote peace and stability." * Publisher's Weekly *"In this autobiographical accounting of his active participation to uphold [the United Nations’ mandate to ‘keep the peace’], author Terry “Stoney” Burke provides an insightful, and –despite the “peacekeeping” nature of that work – all too often harrowing on-the-ground view of what exactly it entails." * Ontario Historical Society Bulletin *
£15.19
Little, Brown Book Group The Sheep Stell
Book Synopsis''One woman''s gloriously lyrical account of life and love as a shepherdess'' Mail on Sunday''Janet White''s unfailingly enjoyable book . . . taps into a widespread feeling that we have become cut off from the natural world'' TLS''A book to share or even fight over if necessary'' Rosamund Young, author of The Secret Life of Cows''An immensely enjoyable and heartfelt book: it makes you want to run for the hills'' The LadyWith an introduction by Colin ThubronAs a child in wartime England, Janet White decided that she wanted to live somewhere wild and supremely beautiful, to inhabit and work the landscape. She imagined searching the whole world for a place, high and remote as a sheep stell, quiet as a monastery, challenging and virginal, untouched and unknown. Turning her back on convention, Janet''s desire to carve out her own pastoral Eden has taken her from the Cheviot Hills to SuTrade ReviewOne woman's gloriously lyrical account of life and love as a shepherdess * Mail on Sunday *Janet White's unfailingly enjoyable book . . . taps into a widespread feeling that we have become cut off from the natural world . . . both an evocative picture of a life adapted to seasonal rhythms and an arresting account of the casual sexism White experienced -- Rebecca Foster * Times Literary Supplement *Lovers of the countryside will enjoy this moving, quietly written account of a young woman's adventures as she made her way in the farming world . . . An immensely enjoyable and heartfelt book: it makes you want to run for the hills -- Rebecca Wallersteiner * The Lady *A fascinating read that will move and inspire with every turn of the page * Countryside *Intense insight -- Helen Brown * Daily Mail *A hymn to country solitude, lyrical, unpretentious and deeply felt * Colin Thubron *This is a strange and lovely book, and quiet as it is, it makes you gasp at the profoundly lived quality of the life it so modestly describes * Jenny Diski *A book to share or even fight over if necessary * Rosamund Young, author of The Secret Life of Cows *An extraordinary memoir . . . The Sheep Stell is pure joy, one of the most moving books I've read in a long time * Philip Marsden, author of Rising Ground *Utterly enchanting; a fascinating story, beautifully written * Penny Junor, author of The Duchess: The Untold Story *Janet White's book should be compulsory reading * John Barrington, author of Red Sky at Night *Janet writes delightfully of her unique life story and ultimately tranquil life on her West Country farm. But that idyllic lifestyle belies the steely determination that led her to the other side of the world and unforeseen drama, as she pursued her dream of shepherding * David Kennard, author of A Shepherd's Watch *A beautifully written memoir of a quietly courageous life. My admiration for its author grew on every page: her strength of purpose, her resolve, and her clear, straightforward love of solitude, space and freedom that carried her - and carried me - around the world and back * Nick Hunt, author of Where the Wild Winds Are *
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