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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843756040Author Brian LynchFormat HardbackPage Count 474Imprint UPSO (Universal Publishing Solutions Online) LtdPublisher UPSO (Universal Publishing...

As a young boy, Alexander Sinclair was the target of his mother's irrational hatred. She stopped at no lengths in her campaign to tear him to pieces both mentally and physically. In his chilling memoir, Alex describes how he received the most unnecessary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847474537Author Emu Camel DrumFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint ChipmunkapublishingPublisher ChipmunkapublishingWeight(grams) 345g

Leslie Kenton was the only child of Violet, a stunning Hitchcock blonde, and Stanley - the legendary jazz giant Stan Kenton. Their story takes place on the road in 1950s America and in the mania of Hollywood - a world of jazz clubs, dance halls and...

Biography of Sylvia PlathBook InformationISBN 9780750934220Author Ronald HaymanFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 230g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843941576Author J. MustardeFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint SerendipityPublisher Serendipity

In this moving and revealing memoir, Flavia Leng paints a powerful portrait of her mother, Daphne du Maurier. She presents an account of an unusual and often lonely childhood spent in London and especially Cornwall, at her mother's beloved home,...

Carla Lane's enchanting autobiography fizzes with the wry humour, sharp insights and fabulous characterization one would expect from the author of such award-winning TV dramas as the Liver Birds, Bread and Butterflies. Always a rebel, Carla's own life...

Millie Murray retells the stories of three East End men - Arthur White, Steve Johnson and Ian McDowall - who left behind their lives of crime and violence as nightclub bouncers, illegal debt collectors and drug addicts, when they encountered God and had...

For the first time the Astors' own version of events at Cliveden during the Profumo affair of the early 1960s can be told; and its devastating effect on the lives of Viscount Astor and his wife Bronwen. A tale of triumph over tragedy -- sex in high...

When Rose was warned by her mother to keep away from men who hid behind bushes and did unspeakable things to children, she was very careful to check behind every bush. But when her parents encouraged her to go on frequent trips with family friend, Uncle...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922461285Author Gary JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Ocean Reeve PublishingPublisher Ocean Reeve PublishingWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939710758Author John ErardiFormat PaperbackPage Count 325Imprint Orange Frazer PressPublisher Orange Frazer PressWeight(grams) 726g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837940974Author Gail GiffordFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Vanguard PressPublisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781449048303Author Ed.D S. Elizabeth EdwardsFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 637g

"Robert Burns And All That" is a real-life adventure packed with historical facts about Scotland's national bard. Meet the lassies who stole Burns' heart and the creatures that inspired his poetry. Join his quest to rescue a lost musical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841143712Author Andrew NormanFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Devon BooksPublisher Halsgrove

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841143248Author Andrew NormanFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Devon BooksPublisher Halsgrove

Under Gerard Houllier, Liverpool FC are once more a force to be reckoned with, winning five coveted trophies in 2001 alone. Incredible success on the field has come at a price, though. The passionate, committed Houllier has survived a major heart...

Judy, a beautiful liver and white English pointer, and the only animal POW of WWII, truly was a dog in a million, cherished and adored by the British, Australian, American and other Allied servicemen who fought to survive alongside her. Viewed largely as...

'In many ways we were an ordinary family: mum, dad, two kids, three dogs, one rabbit, two guinea-pigs. I stayed at home, studying with the Open University, and dad worked, and the kids went to private schools. We lived in a rather nice semi in a rather...

The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama was only two years old when his father walked out on the family. Many years later, Obama receives a phone call from Nairobi: his father is dead. This sudden news inspires an emotional...

Doug Beattie was due to retire from the British Army in 2007, until his CO made a desperate plea: stay on for just one more tour. In March 2008 he returned to Afghanistan.But if 2006 had been hellish, then 2008 was off the scale. For six months Beattie...

A mother, a daughter, and a family torn apart - this title offers the heartbreaking true story of an unimaginable betrayal. For the first six years of her life, Sarah Harris was a normal, happy, popular little girl. But, from the age of six her life was...

In RaW Voices: True Stories of Hardship and Hope, Vanessa Feltz meets men and women who have overcome great difficulties to change their worlds, and asks each to tell their own story.These extraordinary people were brought together from all walks of life...

WINNER OF THE 2013 BOARDMAN TASKER PRIZE On 29 May 1953, the summit of Mount Everest was finally reached. The achievement brought fame and honours to many involved - except the man who made the ascent possible. Now, for the first time, drawing upon...

Accidents happen to other people. But on On May 10th 2002, Nina Bawden discovered what it feels like to be one of the 'other people'. It was to be a lovely outing to Cambridge for a friend's birthday party. Nina Bawden and her husband Austen Kark boarded...

When George Mottershead moved to the village of Upton-by-Chester in 1930 to realise his dream of opening a zoo without bars, his four-year-old daughter June had no idea how extraordinary her life would become. Soon her best friend was a chimpanzee called...

The Atlantic salmon is an extraordinary and mysterious fish. For centuries mankind has wondered how it is able to survive both in fresh and salt water and how it navigates thousands of miles to feeding grounds in the northern oceans before returning to...

In "Stop the Ride, I Want to Get Off", Dave Courtney wrote about his life of crime and how he had decided to put that all behind him, and move into the world of the media. This proved harder that he thought, as he details in this book. For Dave...

General Sir David Richards is one of the best known British generals of modern times. In 2013 he retired after over forty years of service in the British Army and a career that had seen him rise from junior officer with 20 Commando to Chief of the...

At the outbreak of the Second World War Constance Miles was living with her husband in the pretty Surrey village of Shere. A prolific correspondent with a keen interest in current affairs, Constance kept a war journal from 1939 to 1943, recording in...

From girl next door to the nation's sweetheart, this is the story of Chantelle's spectacular rise to fame and celebrity. Told in her own words, Chantelle takes us on what has been a sometimes bumpy, but a truly magical journey. As a little girl growing...

Midnight feasts in dorms, jolly japes with chums, pranks on mad teachers and no boys whatsoever: THE REAL MALORY TOWERS LIFE from award-winning writer, Julie Welch. `As we spilled from the train we could hear loud revving and smell exhaust fumes, and...

Mike Massimino's compelling memoir takes us on a brilliant journey where the nerdiest science meets the most thrilling adventure to reveal what 'the right stuff' truly is. Many children dream of becoming an astronaut when they grow up, but when NASA...

It was the case that shocked the nation. On the evening of 20 April 2011, Tina Nash's life changed forever. After suffering months of beatings and domestic abuse at the hands of boyfriend Shane Jenkin, she was subjected to a barbaric and prolonged attack...

When Shannon Moroney married Jason Staples in October 2005, she had no idea that her happy life as a newlywed was about to come crashing down around her. One month after her wedding, a police officer arrived at her hotel door while she was out of town...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781456786076Author Roger LeggFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 330g

Rosie Boycott wasn't a typical 1960's Cheltenham Ladies College girl. By the age of 21 she had co-founded the feminist magazine Spare Riband the feminist publishing house Virago, whilst experimenting with drugs, sex and booze. But she wanted more: more...

Adriana Trigiani's two remarkable grandmothers, Lucia and Viola, lived through the 20th century from beginning to end as working women who juggled careers and motherhood. From the factory line to the family table, the two of them - the very definition of...