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Steven Gerrard spent 17 seasons, and half of his life, at Liverpool FC, the club he had always loved. In return, he has become arguably the fans' most adored player. Regarded by many as the greatest midfielder of his generation, his story is a lesson in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781445465944Imprint Parragon Book Service LtdPublisher Parragon

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781445424613Format HardbackImprint Parragon Book Service LtdPublisher Parragon

Alistair Cooke offers a gallery of portraits and sketches of many of the people he has known, admired, or covered during his career. He provides stimulating and candid protraits of some of the most important people of the past and present.Book...

'Spike Milligan: His Part in Our Lives' is a unique insight into the late Spike Milligan, one of Britain's best-loved comedians. Containing contributions from his many friends and colleagues, it sets out to present a 'living biography' bursting with...

The Water Road is the story of a four month circumnavigation by narrowboat of 'The Grand Cross', the name given to the inland waterway linking the Thames to the Humber, Severn and Mersey. Starting in London, Paul Gogarty follows a figure of eight through...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780849943546Author Nancy MankinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 2Imprint Word Publishing,USPublisher Word Publishing,USWeight(grams) 272g

Mary Queen of Scots is perhaps the most romantic and tragic figure in British history. Was her tragic life a product of bad luck, bad advice, or ambition? Destined to marry the Dauphin of France and reign as his queen, his early death changed Mary's life...

"Frank Skinner" by Frank Skinner, his first book, was one of the bestselling show business autobiographies of all time - and perhaps the best reviewed. It was variously hailed in the national press as 'hilarious - often shocking', 'painfully...

When Alex Ferguson joined Manchester United in November 1986, he came with a great track record from his time in charge of Aberdeen. But re-establishing the Reds as the most successful club in the land was an enormous task. Famously, he knew he had to...

Perry McCarthy decided at the age of 18 that he wanted to reach the top in the world's most expensive sport. With no racing experience, no cash, and little going for him except a passion for speed, the exuberant Cockney shouldn't have stood a chance. He...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905080496Author Dean WindassFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Great Northern Books LtdPublisher Great Northern Books LtdWeight(grams) 126g

At 23, James Toseland was the youngest ever winner of the World Superbike Championship and with more racing experience than riders twice his age, has overtaken previous champions Carl Fogarty and Neil Hodgson to become the next biking superstar...

Historically, many royal marriages have represented the unions of dynasties, with true engagements of the heart notable for their rarity. Yet royal couples could fall in love, and this book is full of surprises, from the undying love that the last Tsar...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780948400285Author Sally GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 16Imprint The Larks PressPublisher The Larks Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860518297Format PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Robson Books LtdPublisher Robson Books LtdWeight(grams) 431g

John Osborne (1929-1994), unapologetic rebel and original Angry Young Man, defined England in many controversial ways. As iconoclastic as Shaw or Wilde, he 'blow-torched his way into our lives', changing the face of modern British theatre in 1956, with...

In this sequel to `The Autobiography of a Supertramp', Davies describes his early career as a writer, and his friendships with Belloc, Thomas, Shaw, and other eminent literary figures of the period.Book InformationISBN 9780192818645Author W. H...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140156157Author Michael WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint PenguinPublisher Penguin Random House IndiaWeight(grams) 219g

Mark Cavendish is the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France's green jersey, the first to wear the iconic rainbow jersey in almost 50 years and our only ever rider to capture the Giro d'Italia points title. He is the most prolific sprinter in...

Carl Bernstein's stunning portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton shows the true trajectory of an astonishing life and career. From a staunchly Republican household and apparently idyllic Midwestern girlhood - her disciplinarian father here revealed as...

Sean Connery is reputedly argumentative and tight-fisted; he is also fiercely patriotic (he sports a "Scotland Forever" tattoo), a consummate professional and, now in his 70s, still dashing, charismatic and regarded by some as the world's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782877060509Author PagnolFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Editions FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 113g

For millions in Britain, John Motson or 'Motty' is the voice of football. In a career spanning over forty years and 2,000 matches, including commentating on fifty major finals, he has had an unparalleled insight into the ups and downs of the national...

The election of the first African American as President of the United States was always going to be a moment of immense historical significance but, beyond the fact of his race, what is perhaps most remarkable about Barack Obama has been his truly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781554685394Author Margaret TrudeauFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins PublishersWeight(grams) 535g

While his extravagant and glamorous lifestyle is well known, little has been published concerning Ian Fleming's contribution during the Second World War. In the very early days of the War, Fleming was earmarked by the Director of Naval Intelligence as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684192031Author Walter LaqueurFormat HardbackImprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 717g

This is an incredibly moving account of tragedy and its aftermath, as told by Gill Hicks, survivor of the London bombings in July 2005. Gill was the last person to be pulled alive from the wreckage of the tube train at Russell Square underground station...

In 1982, the American-born anthropologist Eric Michaels went to Australia to research the impact of television on remote aboriginal communities. Over the next five years, until his death, he became a major intellectual presence in Australia. Unbecoming...

In December 1988, Floyd Skloot was stricken by a virus that targeted his brain. The resulting damage left him totally disabled and utterly changed. "In the Shadow of Memory" is a candid memoir of living with a brain and a mind that have...

As one of the first African American vocalists to be recorded, Bessie Smith is a prominent figure in American popular culture and African American history. Michelle R. Scott uses Smith's life as a lens to investigate broad issues in history, including...

A.N. Wilson had John Bayley as his tutor at Oxford, which is where he met Iris Murdoch. He remained a close friend of them both throughout her life and it was at Iris's pleading in 1988 that he agreed to write her biography. Bound to be controversial,...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Henry Fraser is one of the most remarkable people I've ever met' J.K. Rowling 'What a story of transformation, inner power and inspiration' Jonny Wilkinson The memoir of the year by Henry Fraser, motivational speaker and mouth...

An unforgettable memoir of growing up in Syria under al-Assad's regime, surviving a gas attack, and rallying worldwide support to break the siege of cities across the country, with a foreword by Janine di Giovanni Chosen for the Big Issue's Best Summer...

'A beacon of hope in a dark world' Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Pool Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the Guardian and Observer This inspiring and courageous book is a guiding star for us all in troubled times. One night last winter, Antoine Leiris was...

Zombies in North London, death cults in the West Country, the engineering deck of the Enterprise: Simon Pegg has been ploughing some bizarre furrows in recent times. Having blasted onto the small screens with his now legendary sitcom "Spaced",...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312077167Author James HerriotFormat HardbackPage Count 502Imprint St. Martin's PressPublisher St. Martin's PressWeight(grams) 1465g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582619071Author Dusty RhodesFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Sports Publishing LLCPublisher Sports Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 572g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858339450Author QuadrillionFormat HardbackPage Count 138Imprint Quadrillion PublishingPublisher Quadrillion PublishingWeight(grams) 848g