Biography Books
Olympia Publishers I Had a Dream
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£10.44
Olympia Publishers Anonymity
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£6.99
Troubador Publishing The Jagged Path
Book SynopsisThe Jagged Path tells the true story of a young girlâs journey from an idyllic life in rural Nigeria, through the heartbreak of losing her parents, the tumultuous years living with uncaring guardians, an abusive marriage which ended in betrayal, to finally finding hope and happiness on the other side.
£11.69
Troubador Publishing This Murderous Business
Book SynopsisDespite the efforts of respectable parish and police constables, the magistrates and court officials in their fine new jail and the Industrial Revolution on the horizon, this dip into Argyll's history tells how crime in the county was just as bloody and violent as in former eras.
£9.49
Troubador Publishing The Stamp of Innocence
Book SynopsisNoel Thomas, who was a respected village sub-postmaster and councillor, was sent to prison accused of stealing money from the post office he ran on Ynys Mon, Wales. A charge based on computerized evidence which later turned out to be totally false. Noel tells the story in his own words as we follow his heroic journey with all its twists and turns over the years to clear his name. Fighting not only two huge corporate institutions in the form of computer giants Fujitsu and the Post Office with all their power, influence and money. But also taking on successive UK Governments as well - the sole shareholder of POL (Post Office Limited).The book also features the voice of his daughter, Sian Thomas, who has devoted years of her life researching and networking widely to help her father clear his name. The Stamp of Innocence is a story about an unbreakable bond between a father and daughter, building up to their eventual redemption in the Court of Appeal in April 2021, and their continuing campaign to be fully compensated for the cruel injustice perpetrated against them. It''s also a story about their beloved island community and the support provided by that community to sustain the family through all their trials and tribulations. It''s a tale to shock and horrify, but it''s also an uplifting tale about the resilience of the human spirit.The Stamp of Innocence is a heart-rending tale of an ordinary Welsh family whose lives were ripped apart by false imprisonment and an epic 16-year battle against the Post Office to restore the family name.
£10.79
Troubador Publishing For Those in Peril
Book SynopsisIn September 1897 James Holland Walker, aged eleven, entered the Hull Trinity House Navigation School and began a lifetime at sea.His uniform that year was almost identical to that worn by the young powder monkeys on Nelson's HMS Victory.James first went to sea in 1901 as an apprentice on a Liverpool barque called the Santon and in 1904 still aged only seventeen, he was shipwrecked during a storm in the North Sea.This would be only the first of five occasions that he would find himself in a lifeboat, either of his own choosing or otherwise.His career would embrace both World Wars during which time he was shipwrecked courtesy of a German U-boat torpedo that cast all on board into shark infested water. He was involved in rescuing other mariners in peril on three occasions and was decorated for gallantry at sea five times, including by George V in 1931.One of the rescues James undertook in 1929 was captured on film and can still be viewed today.Typical of his generation, James Holland Walker was a true White Star Line hero, and this is the extraordinary story of his life and career.
£9.49
Berghahn Books John F. Kennedy’s Hidden Diary, Europe 1937: The
Book Synopsis Presenting the 1937 diaries of John F. Kennedy’s tour of Europe, this volume offers insights into his early experiences on a continent under the shadow of Nazism. In 1937, while still a student, John F. Kennedy undertook a grand tour of Europe with his close friend and traveling companion, Lem Billings. On this journey he began to keep a diary, which is reproduced here in full and provides an unadulterated account of his thoughts and feelings. Superficially, it presents a picture of two young men enjoying their summer, sightseeing, going to the movies, bars and night clubs; but behind this we find, in Kennedy’s political observations and encounters, the looming shadow of Nazism. In retrospect there are blind spots and misjudgments, but also insights of great topicality, for example on populism, and propaganda and its potent effects. On this trip and during his later travels in Germany, Kennedy engaged with the crucial questions of his later presidency: How does a dictatorship work? How is an alternative concept of society to be countered? And how can an impending war be averted? Kennedy’s European and Russian policies and also his famous Berlin speech of 1963 (“Ich bin ein Berliner”) are to be understood against this background. In addition to numerous archive photographs, this volume contains Kennedy’s complete diary of his 1937 trip to Europe and, as a counterpart, the “Scrapbook” of Lem Billings who documented it from his perspective.Trade Review “Professor Lubrich has written a brilliant Introduction that examines both the background to Kennedy's travels in 1937 and provides a preview of his subsequent visits to Germany in 1939, 1945, and 1963." • Philip Cassier, Welt am SonntagTable of Contents Acknowledgements About this book Introduction: “Hitler seems so popular here”: John F. Kennedy’s Travels in Germany Between Insight and Misperception Oliver Lubrich Editorial Principles Images 1939-1945 John F. Kennedy—European Diary, July—September 1937 Kirk LeMoyne Billings—Scrapbook, 1937 Images 1937 Travel Itinerary and Timetable Bibliography
£15.15
Icon Books In Search of Mr Darcy
Book SynopsisA coming-of-middle-age memoir, about the search for love, friendship and the ever-elusive Mr Darcy. Prince Charming? Happily ever after? Childhood fairy tales are full of promises, but the reality - life - is a very different story. And that story has a hell of a lot to teach us. Written with honesty, humour and warmth, Christina Ford looks back on four decades of dates, loves, marriages, friendships, affairs, divorces, parenting disasters and stepparenting nightmares. For all those who have ever wondered if there is life after divorce, sex after 40, or who have had their heart broken and questioned if they will ever find love again, this is a reaffirming rallying call that mid-life is exactly that - the middle and not the end. AUTHOR: Christina Ford is a former TV and film executive who crossed continents to be with a man ? and you can guess how that turned out. She lives in London and documents her life in her blog A Broad in London. This is her first book.
£9.49
Hawksmoor Publishing Champions Again: The Story of Liverpool's 30-Year
Book SynopsisWritten by a lifelong Liverpool fan, this is a dramatic story of highs and lows, and how the club overcame its extended wait to be Premier League Champions Again.
£9.99
Hawksmoor Publishing Thinking About Tomorrow: Excerpts from the life
Book SynopsisThinking About Tomorrow is the amazing tale of rock and roll survivor Keith West. With his Tomorrow bandmates, Keith was a pioneer of psychedelic music in the 1960s with songs such as My White Bicycle. He also achieved international fame alongside Mark Wirtz with the song Excerpt from a Teenage Opera.
£18.04
Hawksmoor Publishing Thinking About Tomorrow: Excerpts from the Life
Book Synopsis"Thinking About Tomorrow" is the amazing tale of rock and roll survivor Keith West. A pioneer of psychedelic music in the 1960s with such songs as "My White Bicycle", and he also achieved international fame alongside Mark Wirtz with the song "Excerpt from A Teenage Opera".
£21.84
Amersham Publishing Limited A Few Wise Words: Volume One
Book SynopsisAn outstanding collection of high profile and enormously respected individuals, each describe the journey they took to become extraordinarily successful in life. They then share their insightful wisdom and ultra-valuable advice, to both inspire you and empower you, to make the most of your own journey too... A Few Wise Words is a fundamental guide and a hugely practical resource, that delivers impactful help for anyone who aspires to become truly successful in life. Our exceptional contributors will show you exactly what you need to do from today, to plan for and then navigate, your own unique journey with confidence, purpose, and direction.... Whether you are at the very start of your journey, or your career is already fully underway, you will find A Few Wise Words an inspiring travelling companion.... This book is helpful for parents too, with invaluable advice on what we can all do to encourage our children to flourish early, and to prepare themselves completely, for when their own journey begins in earnest later on... Contributors to the book include: Sir Ben Ainslie --- Frank Arnesen --- Zak Brown --- Ursula Burns --- Sir Roger Carr --- Sherry Coutu --- Pablo Ettinger --- Mikhail Fridman --- Stephen Fry --- Dame Katherine Grainger --- Tanni Baroness Grey-Thompson --- Anya Hindmarch --- Declan Kelly --- Martha Baroness Lane-Fox --- Dame Joanna Lumley --- Dame Carolyn McCall --- Sir Keith Mills --- Vin Murria --- Danielle de Niese --- Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks --- Shriti Vadera --- Sir Clive Woodward
£12.95
Headline Publishing Group The Story of the Burberry Trench
Book SynopsisThe epitome of British heritage fashion, the Burberry trench coat is a beloved wardrobe classic. Practical yet versatile; it is sleek and sexy but also a preppy favourite. Since the launch of the coat in 1912, Burberry has unveiled a selection of styles that has reached iconic stature and here you will discover their original designs, seasonal adaptations and limited editions.The book also takes a behind-the-scenes look at the craftsmanship, the preloved market and how to authenticate a Burberry. So, whether you are considering buying retail or secondhand, dressing for weather or fashion, this is your ultimate guide to the world''s most famous coat.
£13.49
Orphans Publishing Geezers: Up Close and Personal: On Camp with the
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£12.74
Dedalus Ltd Parisian Sketches
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£8.99
Vertebrate Publishing Ltd Lure of the Mountains: The Life of Bentley
Book SynopsisLure of the Mountains is the first published biography of accomplished photographer, ornithologist, teacher and 1924 Everest expedition member Bentley Beetham (1886 - 1963). Written by the late Michael D. Lowes, a pupil of Beetham's at Barnard Castle School in County Durham, and with a foreword by Graham Ratcliffe MBE, the first Briton to have summited Everest from both the North and South sides, and also a pupil of Barnard Castle School, Lure of the Mountains charts Beetham's life from childhood in Darlington, to rock climbing in the Lake District and selection by the Mount Everest Committee as a member of the infamous and ill-fated 1924 Everest Expedition on which George Mallory and Sandy Irvine disappeared high on the mountain. Many of Beetham's images, including those made on the 1924 expedition, were for over 25 years curated by Michael Lowes and are reproduced in this book with the kind permission of the Bentley Beetham Trust and Durham University. His images of Tibet are 'an important historical record of Tibetan culture and a way of life that in modern times has rapidly begun to disappear'. Beetham was a highly skilled rock climber and a pioneer of new routes in the Borrowdale Valley, where he established such notable climbs as Little Chamonix on Shepherd's Crag, and Corvus on Raven Crag. The author, like many other pupils Beetham inspired, was introduced to climbing by his teacher in the Lake District on club trips, and over the years he became a valuable source of information and expert on Beetham's life and work.
£12.34
Crescent House Mischief in Patagonia Paperback: An intolerable
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£11.40
Vertebrate Publishing Ltd 1865: the Golden Age of Mountaineering: An
Book SynopsisFrom the Wetterhorn in 1854 to the Matterhorn in 1865 – from triumph to tragedy – the Alps were conquered in a decade. It was what Reverend W.A.B. Coolidge called the ‘golden age of alpinism,’ the era of the first great guides (Christian Almer, Melchoir Anderegg, Michel Croz) and gentlemen climbers (Leslie Stephen, John Tyndall, Edward Whymper).Almost all European Alpine clubs were founded during this period, crowned by the successful ascents of the Aiguille Verte, the Matterhorn, and the Brenva face of Mont Blanc. Summits were no longer scaled in the name of science, but for the beauty and difficulty of ascents that embodied the pleasure of the ‘noble sport’ of mountaineering, as invented during this golden decade.1865: the Golden Age of Mountaineering, by Gilles Modica, documents this great time in the history of alpinism. Illustrated with 350 photographs and illustrations and lavishly produced, it is co-published in English and French by Vertebrate Publishing and Éditions Paulsen.Table of ContentsIntroduction: 1865, the Golden Age of Mountaineering; Chapter 1: Early Ascents (1744-1854); Chapter 2: James David Forbes and Albert Smith; Chapter 3: The Wetterhorn - 17 September 1854; Chapter 4: Chamonix Guides - Auguste Balmat and Francois Devouassoud; Chapter 5: Chamois Hunters; Chapter 6: One Guide or Another - La Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix; Chapter 7: Charles Hudson - or Mont Blanc without Guides; Chapter 8: The Alpine Club; Chapter 9: John Ball and John Ruskin; Chapter 10: Johann Josef Bennen - First Attempts on the Matterhorn; Chapter 11: Conquering the Weisshorn; Chapter 12: The Race to the Matterhorn - John Tyndall and Edward Whymper; Chapter 13: John Tyndall (1820-1893); Chapter 14: Shaggy Natives, Gentlemen Travellers - Nutrition and Health; Chapter 15: Shaggy Natives, Gentlemen Travellers - Early Equipment and Techniques; Chapter 16: Leslie Stephen - The Schreckhorn; Chapter 17: Francis Fox Tuckett - At the Height of the Golden Age; Chapter 18: A.W. Moore - Keeping up the Pace, 20 June - 27 July 1864; Chapter 19: The Year 1865; Chapter 20: Edward Whymper - A Keen 'Wanter'; Chapter 21: The Matterhorn - Mr Whymper's White Trousers; Chapter 22: The Matterhorn - Taugwalder's Rope; Chapter 23: The Brenva Spur; Appendices: Major Alpine Firsts; Bibliography; Picture Credits; The Author; Acknowledgements; Viatimages and Viaticalpes.
£33.15
Luath Press Ltd On the Trail of William Wallace
Book SynopsisOn the Trail of William Wallace offers a refreshing insight into the life and heritage of the great Scots hero whose proud story is at the very heart of what it means to be Scottish, and whose effect on the ordinary Scot through the ages is manifest in the many sites where his memory is marked.In trying to piece together the jigsaw of the reality of Wallace's life, David R. Ross weaves a subtle flow of new information with his own observations. His engaging, thoughtful and at times amusing narrative reads with the ease of a historical novel, complete with all the intrigue, treachery and romance required to hold the attention of the casual reader and still entice the more knowledgeable historian. An encyclopaedia-cum-guidebook, this is stuffed with fascinating titbits not usually on offer in the conventional history book.
£8.54
Otago University Press Peat
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£17.09
New In Chess Magnus Carlsen -- A Life In Pictures: The story
Book SynopsisMagnus Carlsen: A Life in Pictures tells the story of the reigning World Chess Champion. Magnus Carlsen, born in 1990 in Oslo, Norway, became a Grandmaster by 13. Carlsen was crowned World Champion in 2013, when he defeated Anand and has successfully defended his title three times. He currently plays again for the title in Dubai. Carlsen is a family man, often surrounded by his father, mother and sisters. As a sports fanatic he plays and follows football and basketball. He doesnt shy away from his celebrity status, and was both a G-Star model and a Real Madrid VIPguest. But his most genuine smile breaks through when he talks chess with his youngest fans, the kids in a chess tournament. For this book, publisher New In Chess, part of the Play Magnus Group, had access to pictures of the Carlsen family archive and to all pictures of the best chess photographers.
£22.91
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press How to Be an Ironman
Book SynopsisIn April 2016, Dr. Nasser Al-Mohannadi became one of the first Qataris ever to complete a full Ironman race. He swam 3.8km, biked 180km and ran 42.2km on one of the most difficult Ironman courses in the world. It was the fulfilment of a childhood dream and the climax of 28 years of preparation and training. In this book, Al-Mohannadi shows how he overcame childhood fears, cultural misunderstanding, and physical injuries to reach his goal. Through careful planning, persistence and learning through mistakes, he achieved what seemed impossible.
£7.99
Random House USA Inc The Baburnama
Book SynopsisBoth an official chronicle and the highly personal memoir of the emperor Babur (1483-1530), The Baburnama presents a vivid and extraordinarily detailed picture of life in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India during the late-fifteenth and early-sixteenth centuries. Babur’s honest and intimate chronicle is the first autobiography in Islamic literature, written at a time when there was no historical precedent for a personal narrative—now in a sparkling new translation by Islamic scholar Wheeler Thackston.This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes notes, indices, maps, and illustrations.
£16.14
University of California Press Being Brown Sonia Sotomayor and the Latino
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Being Brown reads, and feels, like the right book at the right time. The dream of the ‘Brown Democratic Commons’ that drives so much of Lázaro Lima’s thought, and his hope, in this transformative study has never felt so possible, and so impossible, at the same time." * Latino Studies *Table of ContentsOverview Introduction. On Being Brown in the Democratic Commons Part I. A latina for the nation 1. Sonia Sotomayor and “the Latino Question” 2. Sonia Sotomayor’s Elusive Embrace Part II. Losing Sonia Sotomayor 3. Sonia Sotomayor, the Mediapheme 4. Sonia Sotomayor and Other States of Debt Coda. Thinking Otherwise: Sonia Sotomayor and the Emergence of Latino Legal Thought Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography
£15.19
The University of Alabama Press American Examples
Book SynopsisThe third in a series of annual anthologies produced by the American Examples workshop. In the latest volume from this innovative academic project, ten topically and methodologically diverse scholars vividly reimagine the meaning and applications of American religious history.Trade ReviewAmerican Examples seeks nothing less than to shake the founding assumptions of American religious history. What happens, these contributors ask, if we approach our archives not with the question of how they fit into a broader historical narrative but ask instead: what does this tell us about 'religion' or 'America'? What does the field look like if we foreground the religious studies focus of J. Z. Smith rather than the normative assumptions of narrative history? This volume offers a timely, provocative contribution to the field and will be sure to inspire debate!" - Anthony Petro, author of After the Wrath of God: AIDS, Sexuality, and American Religion
£26.96
Cornell University Press Illinois
Book SynopsisAn account of the state's development, from the earliest native settlements. Focusing on the state's changing population over time, this book highlights the achievements of ordinary people, including the women, the African Americans, and the other minorities. Containing illustrations, it appeals to students of history and general readers alike.Trade ReviewBiles' first-rate primer on the state's history will be a useful resource for anyone curious about a state whose residents have played crucial roles in almost every major episode in the nation's history. * Chicago Tribune *Lively and informative.... Biles clearly and cogently traces the Prairie State's distinctive history, from its earliest geological and Indian eras to the present. * THe annals of iowa *A scholarly and highly accessible survey text that balances the rural and urban experience. * Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society *Table of ContentsTable of Contents List of maps Preface 1 The Indians and the French 2 British Colonial Rule and American Independence 3 From Territory to Statehood 4 Settling the Frontier 5 Slave State or Free? 6 Civil War 7 A Modernizing World 8 The Spirit of Reform 9 An Artistic Renaissance 10 World War I and the Red Scare 11 Prosperity and Depression 12 World War II 13 Postwar Boom and Suburban Growth 14 Turbulence and Change 15 An Uncertain Future Epilogue Notes Bibliographical Essay Index
£20.39
Reaktion Books Henri Matisse
Book SynopsisHenri Matisse’s experiments with form and color revolutionized the twentieth-century art world. In this concise critical biography, Kathryn Brown explores Matisse’s long career, beginning with his struggles as a student in Paris and culminating in his celebrated use of paper cutouts and stained glass in the last decade of his life. The book challenges various myths about Matisse and offers a fresh perspective on his creativity and legacy. Chapters explore the artist’s enthusiasm for fashion and cinema, his travels, personal ties, interest in African art, love of literature, and willingness to challenge audience expectations. Through close readings of Matisse’s works, Brown offers new insight into the artist’s friendships and battles with dealers, critics, collectors, and fellow artists.Trade Review"Effortlessly and engagingly told, a sprightly and readable critical biography. Brown clearly understands that the reason to find out about Matisse is primarily his painting and sculpture, that family, fame, history and culture are the support for this discussion, not the focus." * International Times *"This is a compact and succinct overview of the life and work of renowned French artist Henri Matisse (1869–1954). Brown explores the artist’s life, from his early years struggling in Paris and painting in the fauvist style, to his turn-of-the-century success thanks to the patronage of the Stein family of American collectors (Leo, Sarah, Michael, and Gertrude). The book then follows Matisse’s travels to Morocco and Tahiti; his more abstract work, created during World War I; and his mature years working in the South of France. Brown situates Matisse’s art in relation to his own philosophy about making art, and his contemporary critics, and more recent discourses on the art historical analysis of his work." * Library Journal *"Brown's lucid and sophisticated text presents the great modernist, Henri Matisse, as a highly experimental artist who drew on an exceptionally wide range of visual sources and yet was also a shrewd marketing man, carefully managing his public identity and surrounding himself with a constellation of supportive poets and writers. Bolstered by astute summaries of the current critical debates around Matisse and sensitive formal analyses of the artist's work, Brown's book is the best short biography of Matisse available." -- Simon Kelly, curator of modern and contemporary art, Saint Louis Art Museum"An insightful addition to Matisse’s scholarship [and] a true page-turner, written in an engaging style, this study is a multi-layered analysis of Matisse’s career. It focuses on Matisse’s talent to shape his own transnational public image as one of the first internationally famous artists of the twentieth century." -- Véronique Chagnon-Burke, Academic Director, Christie’s Education
£12.34
John Blake Publishing Ltd Killers Behind Bars: Britain's Deadliest
Book SynopsisWhen Kate married gangster Ronnie Kray, he introduced her to the most deadly criminals ever known. She persuaded them to talk about their crimes, fears and dreams. The result is a book offering an authentic, shocking and gripping insight into the criminal mind. In this true crime classic, Kate Kray delves into the world of some of Britain's most dangerous prisoners, conducting first-hand interviews with them in order to better understand their crimes. From cold contract killings to crimes of passion, this is a fascinating insight into the minds of murderers who have been punished with the longest sentence of all.
£8.54
Arcturus Publishing Ltd Jeff Bezos: The World-Changing Entrepreneur
Book SynopsisWhat is the key to Jeff Bezos''s success? This biography takes a deep-dive into his career and the decisions he made to become the world''s most successful business magnate.Entrepreneur and e-commerce pioneer Jeff Bezos is a success story of the business world. The executive chairman of Amazon and founder of Blue Origin, he became the first centibillionaire on the Forbes wealth index and one of the world''s most recognisable names in modern history. This book explores his empire of achievement and how his vision and hands-on efforts have led him from a start-up in his garage to his legacy today.Featuring photographs which chronicle his rise to success, this book is fascinating read for aspiring entrepreneurs or anyone looking to build a successful business.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Visionaries series brings together entertaining biographies of leading figures within business world and beyond, tracing their lives, careers and the innovative thinking that made them world-famous.
£8.54
Olympia Publishers Forever Young Diaries of a Gorbals Man
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£22.09
Olympia Publishers This is Not a Suicide Letter
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£8.54
Seagull Books London Ltd Letters around a Garden
Book SynopsisAn intimate glimpse into the life and letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, one of the most important poets of the twentieth century. In July 1921, displaced European poet Rainer Maria Rilke sequestered himself in the chateau of Muzot, a thirteenth-century medieval tower perched in the vineyards above the town of Sierre in the Canton Valais, Switzerland. In this sun-flooded landscape of the Rhone Valley, he found beguiling echoes of Spain and his beloved Provence. Here, the Duino Elegies were famously completed and the Sonnets to Orpheus followed. During this time, Rilke's correspondence also bloomed, and Letters around a Garden collects some of those letters together into English for the first time. One intriguing exchange from 1924 to 1926 was with a young aristocratic Swiss woman Antoinette de Bonstetten, a passionate horticulturist who had been recommended as a potential advisor for the redesign and upkeep of the Muzot rose garden. In twenty-two precious letters originally written
£9.99
Seagull Books London Ltd The Blue Light
Book SynopsisThe Blue Light is an autobiographical novel in chapters and vignettes that travels through memory, time, and language. Hussein Bargouthi tells his story with Bari, a Turkish American Sufi, during Bargouthi’s years as a graduate student at the University of Washington in the late 1980s. The Blue Light has several beginnings and many returns—from Beirut’s traumatic sea to musings on color and identity, from Buddhist paths to Rajneesh disciples, from military rule to colonial insanity, from drug addiction to sacred rock. Written and lived between Arabic and English, this is a unique book whose depth is as clear as its surface. It will tempt you to dismiss it as it compels you to devour it for illumination. Merging memoir with fiction, and the hallowed with the profane, The Blue Light is a meditation on and liberation from madness—a brilliant, inimitable literary achievement.Trade Review"The Blue Light is philosophically capacious: Barghouthi explores spirituality and sociality, as well as knowledge, creativity, and writing." * Full Stop *
£15.19
Verso Books Different Speeds, Same Furies: Powell, Proust and
Book SynopsisThere are few writers about whom opinions diverge so widely as Anthony Powell, whose Dance to the Music of Time sequence is one of the most ambitious literary constructions in the English language. In Different Speeds, Same Furies, Perry Anderson measures Powell's achievement against Marcel Proust's celebrated In Search of Lost Time.The literature on Dance is a drop in the ocean compared to that on Proust. Yet in construction of plot and depiction of character, Anderson ranks Powell above him. How much do particular advantages of this kind matter, and why is Powell an odd man out in English letters? At once so similar and dissimilar, the intricate retrospectives of the two novelists on bohemia and Society, upbringing and mortality, relationships and personality, invite interrelated judgements. The closing chapters of Different Speeds, Same Furies reach beyond their handlings of time to chart the historical novel from Waverley to Underworld, and the breakthrough in epistolatory fiction of Montesquieu's Persian Letters, held together by what its author described as 'a secret chain which remains, as it were, invisible'.Trade ReviewIt is Perry Anderson's achievement that stimulated me to have another go at Proust, even while his original criticism of Anthony Powell was instrumental in provoking yet one more reading of A Dance to the Music of Time. -- William H. Pritchard * Wall Street Journal *
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Verso Books Into the Melee
Book SynopsisInto the Mèlée probes the mercurial relationship between culture and politics through versatile critical writing on Conrad, Orwell, Sartre, Raymond Williams and Roberto Schwarz, among others. The ‘mèlée’ that Romain Rolland wrote to deplore was the Great War of 1914. The phrase gained general currency as a call to cultural service beyond the pressures of everyday political and social strife, a vocation ‘above the fray’. Francis Mulhern writes in the contrary belief that there is no social location corresponding to this desire, strong and appealing though it may be. Into the Mèlée opens with questions of nationality, from F. R. Leavis’s efforts to assert an English literary subject to Tom Nairn’s political vision of England and Scotland ‘after Britain’. Other essays concern intellectuals and, in one way or another, the politics of revolution and counterrevolution, from Burke to the present. The
£23.75
Olympia Publishers The Believer
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£12.59
Olympia Publishers Legal Stories
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£12.59
Olympia Publishers Two Naughty Dogs
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£9.49
Troubador Publishing Ltd Sea Sick
Book SynopsisIs there a doctor who wouldnât want to work on a cruise ship sailing to Rio?Ruth sets off on the voyage of a lifetime with her husband, Tom, yearning for a blissful break away from 15 years as a hectic GP in the East End of London.
£10.44
Troubador Publishing Ltd A Bed with a View
Book SynopsisAn honest and times amusing description of being a patient in an NHS hospital ward. Also a humorous autobiography of growing up and finding work in Liverpool.
£14.39
Troubador Publishing Ltd Sugar Gravy Pleasure
Book SynopsisA memoir set in the indie/alternative music world of the 1990âs and 2000âs in the time of Britpop and alternative rock. An underdog story about someone from a provincial town trying to succeed in the music business.
£9.49
Troubador Publishing A Memoir In 65 Postcards The Recovery Diaries
Book SynopsisInspired by Julia Cameron's classic The Artist's Way, Eleanor set out on a project to write every morning, and crucially, to publish it on Substack that same morning; a commitment to press the button as soon as she'd finished, and before she had time to regret it. She set rules: she'd do no forward planning, she'd tell whatever story came to mind, the writing would take no longer than an hour, the reading of it, no longer than a minute. What came was A Memoir In 65 Postcards, the personal story that had been knocking about her system for well over twenty years. Questions were answered, and a puzzle was put together. Using the same rules of engagement, its follow up, The Recovery Diaries, became a deeper exploration of what emerged and how she is now.With humour and honesty, from a pagan commune to sobriety, this collection of essays and stories form a unique exploration of wealth, survival, the questions that haunt us, and what makes us human. It's you and me. It's where our worlds collide.
£9.49
Troubador Publishing Ltd Independence
Book SynopsisA story of three generations of passionate Finnish women. A family history, as well as the story of Finland from the 1918 civil war to the 1970âs.
£14.39
Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Lolek
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Fighting High Ltd Main Force to Mosquito Master Bomber
Book SynopsisWing Commander Eric Benjamin was no stranger to danger or excitement. In an action-packed career as part of the RAF Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR), he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross twice for his bravery under fire. He flew Fairey Battles with No. 150 Squadron during the Battle of France, Main Force Avro Lancasters with No. 61 Squadron during the Battle of Berlin, and De Havilland Mosquitoes as an elite Pathfinder Master Bomber in the latter stages of the war. He survived being shot down on his first operation, when his air gunner was severely wounded, and was among the last RAF aircrew to be evacuated from France in the summer of 1940. He was pulled clear of the mangled wreckage of a Vickers Wellington that crashed in flames during a spell as an instructor, narrowly escaping with his life for a second time, and starred' as a Flight Commander interviewed for Pathé News after a successful raid on Berlin in 1943. Towards the end of 1944, he achieved his ambition of flying Mosquito
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DAS EDITIONS The German Crocodile: A literary memoir
Book SynopsisIn this compelling memoir of growing up different, Ijoma Mangold, today one of Germany's best literary critics, remembers his youth in 1970s Heidelberg and the new Federal Republic, and momentous visits in early adulthood to the USA and Nigeria. His own story is inextricably linked with that of his mother, a German from the eastern province of Silesia, forced to escape as a refugee in the expulsions from 1944, and to start afresh in utter poverty in West Germany. His Nigerian father came to Germany to train in pediatric surgery but returned before Ijoma was old enough to remember him. His reappearance on the scene forces a crash collision with an unknown culture, one he grew up suspicious of, and a new complex family history to come to terms with. Mangold explores many existential questions in this lively narrative; How does a boy cope with an absent father? What was it like to grow up 'bi-racial' in the Federal Republic? Was he an opportunist, a master adaptor who had over-assimilated? What is the relationship between race and class? And what is more unusual in Germany: having dark skin or a passion for Thomas Mann and Richard Wagner? Ijoma shares his story with its dramatic twists and turns, not forgetting the surprises he uncovers about himself along the way.Trade Review"Written without anger or hectoring but with grace and humour, it is the true-life story of a gifted man who happens to be Nigerian-German growing up post-war in a conservative country which throws many challenges – and opportunities - in his path. It is that very German genre, the bildungsroman, both a moving personal history and an affectionate portrait of contemporary Germany. I loved it - and the style, autobiography told in the third person, enables the reader to be both insider and outsider, reflecting the experience of its remarkable author Ijoma Mangold.” Rosie Goldsmith, Journalist and Director of the European Literature Network - “The German Crocodile is a delight to read. Not only because it is eloquently, thoughtfully and often funnily written, but also because it is honestly written. In an era where writings around race, identity and belonging are often visibly geared towards forwarding one ideological agenda or the other, The German Crocodile makes for refreshing reading by exploring these issues in a manner that does not appear calculated. Mangold's combination of thoughtfulness, wit, nuance and lack of calculation is a much needed one for our times.” Dr Remi Adekoya, Author of Biracial Britain.- “This is about one man’s journey to his roots. It is also a book about memory: the limits and the unreliability of it. Things Mangold thought he knew to be irrefutable facts eventually turn out not to be so at all. Above all, this is a touching and beautiful exploration of what it means to both belong and not belong in spaces that claim you and those that you claim” Chika Unigwe, Award winning Nigerian writer and Professor of creative writing at Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, Georgia.- “A beautifully written, rueful account of growing up not Nigerian enough for his well-meaning German neighbours.” Philip Hensher, The SpectatorTable of ContentsPART I The Boy Silesia PART II Tenno Drama Club Prussian in Spirit PART III African Americans Nigeria All in Vain Obama PART IV Mama's Death Self-doubt Family
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd The World's Most Evil Serial Killers: Crimes that
Book SynopsisThere are few people alive who are so cruel, so heartless and so undeniably evil that they will kill again and again. Yet at any one time, there are between 25 and 50 active serial killers in the USA, and their chilling crimes have fascinated us since the days of Jack the Ripper. Here you will discover how these heartless killers committed their gruesome deeds, what motivated them to kill and how, eventually, they were caught. This collection features more than 50 compelling stories, including:• Ed Kemper, who dismembered the bodies of his victims once he had finished with them;• Ted Bundy, who abducted, raped and brutally killed more than 30 women;• Charles Manson, who led a cult of mayhem and murder;• Jeffrey Dahmer, who stored a human head in his freezer;• Randy Kraft, who was pulled over for drunk driving with a body in the trunk of his car;• Alexander Pichushkin, who aimed to kill a person for every square on the chessboard.
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Authentic Media A Second Chance: Breaking Free from the Cycle of
Book SynopsisA testimony of God’s unfailing and unending love and protection even before we know him. Simon Williams’ life was dominated by alcohol, illegal drugs, fraud and theft. After countless crazy escapades, including crossing a mine-field in a tractor, Simon found himself on trial in Israel. Throughout his life he had noticed how he seemed to have been protected and cared for. But who was looking out for him? Throughout this experiences though Simon remained unchanged, and ended up back in prison in the UK. His home life began to break down and he tried in vain to wean himself off his old habits. In despair, Simon shouts out to God for help. Within just a few days Simon found himself able to resist cocaine, and his life is now radically changed for the better as he started to get to know the God who had always looked after him. A Second Chance will help you: • See how God can change peoples’ lives, no matter what their past, and extend forgiveness and restoration for a hopeful future. • Find a gripping story of a life transformed from drugs and prison • See how God works in the lives of people from all backgrounds and in all situations. A Second Chance is provides hope for anyone feeling lost in dire situations and is an ideal resource for anyone involved in prison ministry or evangelism. Simon’s autobiography provides a powerful testimony of the work God is doing day in day out in a world of people searching for hope and a new brighter future.
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