Biography Books
Olympia Publishers It Was A Practised Prejudice And Not A Preached
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£5.99
Olympia Publishers Life Love Death NYPD
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£999.99
Olympia Publishers Chaos
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£9.71
Gill This Boys Heart
Book SynopsisJohn Creedon is a renowned storyteller. Following on from the sensational success of An Irish Folklore Treasury, here he seeks to capture the folklore of his own childhood.This Boy's Heart is set in a city-centre household bursting with humanity, with a cast of a dozen children and another dozen adults, including beloved aunts, an American writer, an African doctor and a Scottish bookie. The streets outside are teeming with brewery horses, Christian Brothers, beat clubs, dance halls, a Turkish Delight shop -- and a pub where a child could sit up on a high stool and smoke his cigarette in peace. Summers are spent farmed out to friends and family in the countryside, with hilarious tales of donkey derbies and cow chases.Set in wildly contrasting worlds from urban exotica to spacious meadows, from the classroom of fifty boys to the open road these stories of friendship, fun, family and folklore take you on a heart-warming journey into an Irish childhood.A thing of beauty. I adored it. Full of heart and warmth and humour, this is a book to lift your spirits.' Donal Ryan
£24.29
Gill Whatever It Takes
Book SynopsisRichie Hogan is one of the all-time greats of hurling, winner of seven All-Ireland senior hurling medals and multiple individual awards. His epic career brought him both immense joy and incredible heartache.This success did not come about by accident: Richie's complete focus on hurling success meant every decision he made revolved around hurling, from education to career to lifestyle choices. He grew up with Kilkenny hurling in his blood and from a very young age worked towards goals rather than dreams. Hyper-focused and determined, there wasn't a day in his life where he didn't think about what he needed to do to get to the highest level of the sport he loved and what he needed to do to stay up there.Now, in Whatever it Takes, Richie tells the story of his dazzling career, from his obsession with maintaining high standards in the Kilkenny team, to the stand-out moments on the pitch and the challenges he encountered along the way that threatened to derail everything. This frank and forthright account takes us inside one of the greatest hurling teams of all time as never before.
£24.29
Gill On Duty
Book SynopsisBetween 2016 and his retirement in 2022, Assistant Garda Commissioner John O'Driscoll was the public face of Garda operations targeting organised crime. This put him at the centre of a long-running quest to bring down the Kinahan drug cartel, culminating in US sanctions being imposed an unprecedented development spearheaded by O'Driscoll.But the Kinahans were just some of the many notorious drug dealers and criminals O'Driscoll successfully brought to book. During his tenure at Dublin's Store Street he was tasked with reckoning with the heroin epidemic: his unique approach to community policing got to the root of the power of infamous criminals like Tony Felloni, Michel Cronin and Derek Dunne, stripping them of their assets.No Assistant Garda Commissioner has ever written a memoir before; On Duty promises to be a unique insight into policing operations in Ireland at the highest level.John O'Driscoll makes anauthoritative and valuablecontribution, quite withoutprecedent, to the debatearound policing and securitypolicy in 21st century Ireland'Conor Brady, former editor of The Irish Times and author of The Guarding of Ireland.
£20.39
Gill Under the Rainbow
Book SynopsisFrom late 1994 to June 1997 Fine Gael, Labour and Democratic Left were a coalition government led by John Bruton, arguably the most left-wing government in the history of the state. Shane Kenny provides the reader with the ultimate fly-on-the-wall insider account of this crucial period in Irish politics: one which contained highly significant breakthroughs in the Northern Ireland peace process, the most high-profile murder in the history of the state (Veronica Guerin), the establishment of the payments to politicians' tribunal which finally exposed the sources of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey's wealth, and a divorce referendum which heralded a changing Ireland.This is also a story of tragedy, both political and human; of those who died and were injured needlessly by the resumption of IRA violence; of a government with good potential which fell; of timing which was wrong, and of an economic disaster that could have been averted, or at least substantially mitigated.
£24.29
Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers The Hard Way
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£13.49
Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers When I Stories
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£35.43
Sebra Fel yr Wyt
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£16.40
Olympia Publishers Truth be Told
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£9.17
Olympia Publishers Coming Free
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£11.69
Olympia Publishers Life Luck and Lessons Learned
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£13.16
Olympia Publishers The Lying Bitch and Her Wardrobe
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£12.59
Olympia Publishers Wright On Bowls
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£11.69
Olympia Publishers God Hates Me
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£13.49
Olympia Publishers Two Gay Men Three Cats and a Dog
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£13.49
Olympia Publishers From Paedophiles To Padded Cells A Life That No
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£8.54
Olympia Publishers Screaming Into The Darkness
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£7.59
Olympia Publishers The Lost Thirty Minutes
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£7.59
Olympia Publishers D.N.A.
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£8.54
Olympia Publishers On the Bench
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£8.54
The Book Guild Ltd Unshackled Mind
Book SynopsisUnshackled Mind is a story of hope and resilience, written by an A&E doctor who endured years as a psychiatric patient, diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression. It outlines her extraordinary journey to freedom and the remarkable healing that followed.
£10.44
The Book Guild Ltd Forbidden but Allowed
Book SynopsisForbidden but Allowed is an intimate memoir of a British expatriate navigating life in Saudi Arabia from 1984 to 1998.
£999.99
The Book Guild Ltd This Writing Business
Book SynopsisA captivating memoir detailing Susan Elkin's unexpected journey from secondary school English teacher to accomplished, wide-ranging journalist and author. With warmth, wit, and humility, This Writing Business recounts her inspiring transformation and reveals the joys and challenges of a life dedicated to the written word.
£9.49
Troubador Publishing An Acquaintance with Death Memoirs of a
Book SynopsisBereavement is what happens to you; grief is what you feel; mourning is what you do.Dr Wilson was one of the first clinicians to identify and discuss the trauma of bereavement on children and families. He is internationally known for his concept of Whirlpool of Grief and The River of Life' and Dream Babies'. This book records his experiences having met hundreds of children and families and what he learned from what they told him.The book highlights what children know about death and aims to answer many questions such as, why do children die and what are children's concepts of what happens when you are dead? Is God a Mole? says one child having seen the empty grave in the ground. The book explores the differences between how people grieve. What can friends and family say or do which can be helpful and what is considered unhelpful? How do parents and families react and what does the future hold? Is there anything a bystander can do to make it better and what approach should professionals take?You can't know what you don't know LISTEN. The book is illustrated with drawings portraying how children perceive death.
£12.59
Troubador Publishing Do It With Thy Might
Book SynopsisIn turn bleak, tender and darkly funny, Clare Dempsey's debut memoir takes us inside the Intensive Care Unit during the Covid outbreak.
£10.44
Troubador Publishing Missy Big Bungalow
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£10.79
Troubador Publishing Navigating Survival
Book SynopsisA story of a young adult cancer survivor and an example of breaking stigmas and stereotypes associated with this type of cancer
£9.49
Troubador Publishing Refugee Countess
Book SynopsisMarion Stein, a Viennese half-Jewish child escapes from Nazi persecution with her musical family to London. Proving to be a talented musician, she is set for a professional career as a concert pianist When the family moves in to live with composer Benjamin Britten and his partner, she learns about homosexuality, an experience which will serve her well in the future. Britten becomes a lifelong personal friend, one with whom she confides almost as a brother. Life changes dramatically when she meets the young Earl of Harewood, a man with a heroic war record and first cousin of Princess Elizabeth, soon to be Queen. They share a love of music and particularly opera. It is a Cinderella story in war-weary Britain. Home for Marion becomes Harewood House, a great mansion and estate in Yorkshire. She travels widely and meets and develops long-term friendships with many of the most famous musicians and singers of the century. She co-founds an international piano competition. But the marriage is not to last. Alone again and a beautiful woman, she has a lively social life and is courted by famous and influential men. However, the politician she chooses is not what he seems and he is soon involved in a sensational trial. Her loyalty is tested as never before.
£13.49
Troubador Publishing Grave Concerns
Book SynopsisHighgate Cemetery is perhaps Britain's most celebrated cemetery, best-known as the last resting place of Karl Marx. But also, of such luminaries as George Eliot and Michael Faraday, and still a sought-after burial ground with the likes of George Michael and Lucian Freud more recently interred alongside another 170,000 mostly ordinary Londoners. Adding to the attraction of celebrity names and fascinating histories is the lure of its remarkable architecture, a striking mix of Classical, Gothic and Egyptian styles setting its catacombs in a dramatic vista which for years was crowned by a spreading Cedar of Lebanon. An unchallenged Grade One landscape. But it has faced a major challenge in fighting the dereliction and the unfettered spread of self-seeded foliage while running short of grave space since it was abandoned by its original owners fifty years ago. Since then, it has been kept going by volunteers. In 2019 they had accumulated enough resources to begin a long-term conservation programme. But first they had to shepherd a Private Bill through Parliament to allow them to reclaim ancient grave-space to keep the Cemetery alive. This is a diary of the two years it took, the unexpected challenges along the way, which included Covid, and some reflections about life in the Cemetery.
£12.59
Troubador Publishing The Pursuit of Motherhood
Book SynopsisThe story of Jessica Hepburn's decade long journey through a diagnosis of Unexplained Infertility' involving multiple miscarriages, unsuccessful IVF and the heartbreak of not getting what you hoped for.
£9.49
Troubador Publishing 21 Miles
Book SynopsisThe story of how Jessica Hepburn met and ate with 21 inspirational women, and swam 21 miles across the English Channel to answer the question: does motherhood make you happy?
£9.49
Reaktion Books Christopher Isherwood
Book SynopsisA holistic approach to the monumental modernist writer Christopher Isherwood.
£11.69
Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers The Truth Behind The Tears
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£7.59
Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Coming To
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£10.79
Pitch Publishing Ltd Bright Lights and Dark Corners
Book SynopsisShocking and revealing autobiography of 100-fight journeyman boxer Johnny Greaves. Set in a world of violence, bravado and bravery, this immersive and powerful story feels like a Guy Ritchie movie!Written with award-winning documentary filmmaker and former Sky Sports features reporter Adam Darke. Have gumshield, will travel' was Johnny's motto as he picked himself up off pub floors, police cells and strangers' beds at the drop of a hat to appear on the undercard of huge fights involving the likes of Amir Khan and David Haye. Read and you'll discover: Exclusive stories about the world of professional boxing, and the role of journeymen in particular, from a gnarled 100-fight veteran who took on such leading lights as Anthony Crolla, Lee Selby and Gavin Rees How Johnny fought future British and world champions with little training, often impeded by the effects of alcohol and drugs, stuffing down a Tesco meal deal, necking a can of lager and smoking a few fags as he prepared for battle in front of an audience of thousands A harrowing dive into the world of depression and mental health, with disturbing and upsetting insights into the mind of a professional athlete trying to cope with the trauma of childhood and emotional scarring Visceral and chilling tales of domestic violence and childhood neglect, plus how those experiences shaped the thinking and behaviour of Johnny, how it instructed the choices he made in life, and led to a loss of identity and self-esteem Untold stories and insight about the world of unlicensed boxing, made famous by the likes of Lenny McLean and Roy Pretty Boy' Shaw, where Johnny learnt how to fight rough This outrageous yet poignant portrayal of a man on the edge, searching for validation in the most brutal business in the world, will make you gasp, laugh and cry in equal measure.
£21.25
Pitch Publishing Ltd Not Just a Pretty Face
Book SynopsisGripping autobiography of former Manchester United midfielder Luke Chadwick, one of football's nice guys, who fought a hidden battle with depression and anxiety due to appalling abuse from the media and fans.Foreword by football legend Dion Dublin, Luke's hero who became his team-mate.As a member of the Manchester United first team, Luke found himself lining up alongside Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Roy Keane as United marched to their third successive Premier League title. But instead of enjoying what should have been the happiest of times, he shut himself away from the outside world.Read and you will discover: A first-hand insight into Sir Alex Ferguson's unique method of signing promising youngsters and the way he dealt with the more established stars How unbeknown to his Manchester United team-mates, friends and family, Luke was battling depression and anxiety, brought on by the personal abuse he was receiving from the national media and football fans up and down the country Luke's time as an England under-21 international His early life growing up in a sleepy Cambridgeshire village although he had ambitions of becoming a professional footballer, never in his wildest dreams did he imagine he would play for the biggest club in the world Details of his time at Royal Antwerp, Reading, Burnley, West Ham United, Stoke City, Norwich City, MK Dons and Cambridge United, and how he became one of only a handful of players to score in each of the top five divisions in English football Having played more than 500 games across seven different divisions during his 15-year playing career, Luke's tale covers all aspects of life as a professional footballer. Brutally honest and often hilarious, his story isn't one of gloom it's a tale of resilience and inspiration.
£21.25
Pitch Publishing Ltd Brushes with a Stroke
Book SynopsisBrushes with a Stroke is the inspirational account of how the human spirit need not be crushed by the debilitating effects of a stroke. Veteran sportswriter and stroke victim Neil Harman tells seven vivid sporting stories: tales of doubt, fear and ultimately of fierce determination in the face of a frightening condition.
£13.49
Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers AServin of Er Majesty the Queen
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£14.17
Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers The Good Villain and Lady Diana Spencer
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£7.59
Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers I and the Village Daughter of the Kibbutz
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£999.99
Fighting High Ltd Epitaphs of Bomber Command
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£21.25
EnvelopeBooks Postmark Africa: Half a Century as a Foreign
Book SynopsisThe intelligence and passion that brought independence to colonial countries in Eastern and Southern Africa was greeted with enthusiasm by many progressive Whites. Michael Holman was one of them. A Rhodesian student activist whose support for black independence frightened his own minority white government, he was inspired by the black unionists and political leaders he interviewed, and whose message he took to Western readers, notably through the London Financial Times. But as the years passed, their early ideals became increasingly corrupted, internally and by what Holman still sees as the misguided policies of outside donors. Now brought together into a single volume, Holman’s 50 years of reporting vividly conveys the hopes and disappointments of the post-colonial era.Trade ReviewAlexander McCall Smith: "If you want to see what a good man in Africa has done, read this book. It contains profound observations of real and lasting significance on virtually every page ..."; Malcolm Rifkind: "This book should be read by anyone who not only wants to know the history of central and southern Africa but to understand its people, black and white. They are a fine people and in Michael they have had an honest, articulate and worthy champion, as rigorous, objective and professional in this book as he was in his journalism as Africa Correspondent for the Financial Times. He has an energy and an eloquence in recording not just what he knows or has analysed but also what he feels to be the reality of his homeland's tragic experience both under white, colonial domination and the black-led governments that followed ..."; Ed Balls: "Africa has no fiercer critic and no greater advocate than Michael Holman. Passionate, sometimes angry but also caring and often hilarious, Michael Holman once again delivers his trademark combination of beautiful prose and compelling story-telling. This book is both a delight and a tragic tale of hopes still unfulfilled ..."; John Githongo: "Throughout his career as a journalist and author, Michael has been a rebel with a clear cause. He has a seamless capacity to get under the African skin, and a ruthless insight for sniffing out what's working, even though it may not look it, and what's an utter waste of time, even though no one else will admit. He has brought this insight and unapologetic attitude in his quest for the truth to everything he has ever done, on and for Africa. All of it is informed by a deep sense of empathy for the land of his upbringing, warts and all, and a biting sense of humour ..."Table of Contents1960s Letter, Bulawayo Chronicle, 10 September 1964 1970s Apartheid, Rhodesian-style, 27 August 1971 Letter to friends in London, 11 March 1974 Dr. Sithole's success story, 16 June 1974 Mr. Smith in the black books, 23 July 1974 Daniel Madzimbamuto, 25 January 1975 Ndabaningi Sithole, 31 January 1975 Last hide-out for the Tangwena, 6 July 1975 Letter from Lusaka, 8 July 1976 Ian Smith torturers exposed, 4 September 1977 1980s In search of the missing M form, 18 June 1982 The strains begin to tell, 6 January 1983 Julius Nyerere, 1986 Medicine too harsh, 15 February 1988 Kinshasa: As time goes by, c. 1988 Namibia, 16 November 1988 Don't trust those statistics, 14 December 1989 1990s Facing up to the ethnic issue, 26 July 1990 Between reform and more decline, 13 August 1990 Step ahead, leap back, 2 November 1991 A continent at stake, September 1993 Long snakes and short ladders,15 March 1994 Who, me? A racist?, 21 January 1995 Robert Mugabe's legacy, 1995 Apartheid and the power of rugby, 20 May 1995 Patensie, Eastern Cape, June 1995 Welcome to the Hotel Milimani, c. 1995 A hotel at the peak of its decline, 14 October 1995 The sultan's band, 7 October 1996 Harry Oppenheimer, grandee, 7 November 1998 2000s Ideas of luxury, 2 October 2002 From Gwelo to Soweto, 2004 Africa's Potemkin village, 20 January 2004 Lessons from Kenya, August 2005 When a crocodile eats the sun, March 2007 Oliver Tambo, 2007 Desmond Tutu, 2007 Beyond the Malachite Hills, July 2009 2010s The last resort: A Zimbabwe memoir, May 2010 Mandela: Conversations with myself, December 2010 Band Aid, September 2011 Africa is rising, 28 February 2012 Dambisa Moyo: Dead Aid, August 2012 The last train to Zona Verde, June 2013 Blue Dahlia, Black Gold, September 2013 Mandela's magic, 6 December 2013 Mandela obituary, 7 December 2013 Funeral circus, 16th December 2013 Investors in corrupt 'new Africa', 9 April 2014 A young continent, 23 December 2014 The World Bank fails to credit, 27 January 2015 David Beresford, April 2016 What's next for Zimbabwe? 6 October 2016 The struggle continues, 13 January 2017 Can a crocodile change its spots? November 2017 Robert Mugabe: creature of colonialism, September 2017 Zimbabwe's broken dreams, 13 July 2018 Robert Mugabe obituary, 6 September 2019 Counting the geckos, May 2020 Appendices Rhodesian cabinet minutes, 1967 Exemption Board hearing, 13 January 1977
£12.34
Marble Hill Publishers Facing up to Father: The pleasures and pains of a
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£10.44
Springer International Publishing AG Albert Einstein His Life and Science
Book SynopsisThis book is part biographical account, part novel, and part popular science.The basic facts are historically true, but many episodes have additionally been dramatized with plausible content that brings the personal story to life in the style of a novel or movie script. This genre of a dramatized biography of scientists was first created by the author 45 years ago and became a great success selling over half a million copies in China, where it has been in particular demand for teaching. But this is not the whole story: In addition, the book explains, in a serious yet accessible manner, the basics of Einstein's scientific work, especially its impact on contemporary cosmology, astronomy, and physics. As an experienced teacher of relativity and astronomy for high-school and university students, the author knows how to make profound scientific subjects accessible, and his presentation is as fascinating as a detective story. Readers will learn not only about the historical setting but also about the challenges and frustrations faced by Einstein, about his breakthroughs and triumphs, as well as the far-reaching significance of his theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, and other scientific achievements. The reader will come to understand why, of all the billions of people living in the twentieth century, Albert Einstein was singled out as the Person of the Century.
£20.69
Yale University Press Joseph Smith
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£23.75
Yale University Press Jim
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£18.04
