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In July 1943, the young Welsh poet and soldier Alun Lewis, already recognised as one of the outstanding writers of his generation, arrived on sick leave at the house near Madras of Freda Aykroyd, a devotee of literature and the wife of a British...

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Whilst Al Pacino's astonishing performaces have established him as one of the greatest actors of our time, Andrew Yule reveals that he has spent most of his life at war with himself. A traumatic childhood, years of grinding poverty and an inability to...

This book tells the remarkable story of Soname's triumph over adversity, told against the backdrop of a turbulent and dangerous Tibet. Soname was born in the harsh Tibetan countryside during the Chinese occupation. When she was just sixteen Soname risked...

Twenty-five years after her tragic death, James Patterson tells the heartbreaking true story of Princess Diana's life as a mother and a global icon.______________________________At the age of thirteen, she became Lady Diana Spencer.At twenty, Princess of...

On the eve of his eightieth birthday Ken Dodd is still touring the country, performing in packed venues an average of two nights a week with his legendary four hour sets. 'I do it because that is what I do. I do it because that is what I am,' he said,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250619846Author Dan WetzelFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Square FishPublisher Square FishWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907984167Author Eugene BarterFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Sunpenny PublishingPublisher Sunpenny Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953915316Author John GibbensFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Touched PressPublisher Touched Press

The Colliers are a pretty normal family: mum, dad, two kids, two dogs and two cats ... Oh, and a few wallabies, two lemurs, several owls, Ringo the bad-tempered crane and two cheeky, hand-reared meerkats named Wren and Rascal.THE MEERKATS OF SUMMER FARM ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496980946Author George StephensFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Authorhouse UKPublisher Authorhouse UKWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Born and bred in what is now northern Spain to a family of olive-oil magnates, Hadrian was lucky enough to benefit from the patronage of his maternal cousin, Trajan, who would later become emperor, and who named Hadrian his successor on his death in AD...

I've told my kids for years that God doesn't make mistakes," writes Mary Beth Chapman, wife of Grammy award winning recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman. "Would I believe it now, when my whole world as I knew it came to an end?" Covering her courtship...

Dr Mawson had the unique experience of moving freely, often unguarded, around some towns and villages of Saxony tending allied Prisoners of War. A sequel to "Arnhem Doctor", this title presents the story of a British Medical Officer who witnessed the...

Tracing her family history from 1816, the author provides a fascinating account of five generations of missions activity. Covers the founding of the WEC mission organisation, and missionaries in sucessive generations of the family: Royal Wilder, Robert...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781434359919Author W. Ambrose BebbFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 347gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 13mm

Told by her mother, this is the story of Cassie Bernall, murdered in the Colombine High School massacre on 20 April, 1999, who when asked with a gun pointed to her head if she believed in God, answered "yes". This is an account of a teenager's path to...

Regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Einstein, Stephen Hawkins has also defied the odds and this book explores his whole journey from his shocking diagnosis at age 21, through his career at Cambridge, to his current work as...

For two years, Princess Der Ling was the favorite lady-in-waiting to the Empress Dowager Cixi in the imperial palace in Beijing. This book provides a unique and surprisingly intimate portrait of the Dragon Lady, who ruled China for 47 years, and brought...

The story of my life would be a bloody sight shorter if the man who tried to murder me outside the Broadway Theatre in Barking on a winter's evening in 1989 had succeeded. He nearly did.Frank Warren has spent forty years working with boxing's most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902483030Author Paul HenkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Good Read PublishingPublisher Good Read Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250117076Author Ian HardingFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint St. Martin's PressPublisher St. Martin's PressWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 218mm *...

Carl Merritt comes from a world where no rules apply, where violence has always simmered close to the surface. Still in his teens, he became trapped in a world of illegal fighting. The men who owned Carl built him into an awesome opponent, and plunged...

'A powerful and honest account of love, grief and starting again, it's moving and sad, but also surprisingly funny. You'll love it.' Closer'Devastatingly honest and deeply moving.' Daily Mail'As inspiring as it is heartbreaking.' News of the...

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a revealing new portrait of Albert Einstein, the world's first scientific "superstar""With graceful lucidity, Gimbel illuminates the intensely personal challenges facing the great physicist."-Booklist, Starred...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060987015Author His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso the Dalai LamaFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint HarperPerennialPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845276980Author Gareth GlynFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Gwasg Carreg GwalchPublisher Gwasg Carreg Gwalch

Matt Feroze had a rather unusual dream: to become a cheesemonger in the highly competitive French cheese industry. To accomplish this, however, he would have to make huge sacrifices: give up a good job as an accountant in England and say goodbye to his...

Iffat Al Thunayan, spouse of the late King Faysal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (r. 1964-1975), was a pillar of the ruling Al Saud family. Born and raised in Istanbul to an uprooted Saudi family, she returned to the Kingdom in 1932, a few months before the...

At once harrowing and light-hearted, Sulzbach's exceptional diary has been highly praised since its orginal publication in Germany in 1935. With the reprint of this classic account of trench warfare it records the pride and exhilaration of what to him...

His best-selling books are violent, terrifying, brilliantly written and have sold millions of copies around the world, but Stieg Larsson was not there to witness any of their international success. That he died in 2004 and his fame as an author is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781919612706Author Oliver MorrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 121Imprint Twisted BooksPublisher Twisted Books

Catherine Cookson's previous collection of essays and poems, Let Me Make Myself Plain, was published in response to the enthusiastic reception of a series of late night radio Epilogues. Now, following the remarkable success of that volume, she has...

Discover how these two men changed the world in very different times. Follow Caxton's life as he introduced the world to the printing press, and compare with Berners Lee and his invention of the internet.Discover the differences and similarities between...

Wit and heartbreak collide in a memoir of a life intertwined with an obsession with film. A 'Fever Pitch' for cinema lovers. 'This book will consider the influence of movies on one life, the interaction of celluloid fantasy and the growth of a...

Odilo Globocnik, a collaborator of Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler, was responsible for the deaths of at least 1.5 million people in three Polish camps: Treblinka, Sobibor, and Belzec. Along with Rudolf Hoess, Globocnik may be named as one of the first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591847939Author Sophia AmorusoFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 139mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062039743Author Justin BieberFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

From "Over the Rainbow" to "Moon River" and from Al Jolson to Barbra Streisand, The Songs of Hollywood traces the fascinating history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as High Noon. Extremely well-illustrated with 200 film...

John 'Willy' Williams was a medical student and passionate surfer turned Squadron Leader and Second World War ace. In the Australian tradition, he insisted on fighting his war in non-regulation attire and led his squadron into air combat over Libya and...