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The complete memoirs of a man of many talents and faces - the late, great Spike Milligan - affectionately recounted by his close friend and agent for 35 years, Norma Farnes. 'What's he really like?' Wherever I went and was introduced as Spike...

The complete memoirs of a man of many talents and faces - the late, great Spike Milligan - affectionately recounted by his close friend and agent for 35 years, Norma Farnes. 'What's he really like?' Wherever I went and was introduced as Spike...

GEORGE & TAMMY IS SOON TO BE A LIMITED SERIES-STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN AND MICHAEL SHANNON!Georgette Jones-the only child of country music's "First Couple," George Jones and Tammy Wynette-pens a memoir about life with her parents and the journey back to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312330347Author Rusty YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 371Imprint Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.Publisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm)...

`To seem the stranger lies my lot, my life/Among strangers': so begins one of the darkest and most overtly autobiographical of Hopkins's poems, written in Ireland a few years before his death. In this major new biography, more deeply researched, fully...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560256984Author Simon DoonanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Thunder's Mouth PressPublisher Thunder's Mouth PressWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780359013890Author Joseph KnowlesFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101984499Author Tom SanctonFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint E P Dutton & Co IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

The Prophet Muhammad is a hero for all mankind. In his lifetime he established a new religion, Islam; a new state, the first united Arabia; and a new literary language, the classical Arabic of the Qur'an, for the Qur'an is believed to be the word of God...

Who would top your list of the fifty people who have done the most to make the modern world a worse place?'I can't imagine how they whittled it down to just 50 people' - comedianNik Rabinowitz 'A fantastic thought-provoking book that renews my ...

Who would top your list of the fifty people who have done the most to make the modern world a worse place?'I can't imagine how they whittled it down to just 50 people' - comedianNik Rabinowitz 'A fantastic thought-provoking book that renews my ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953364862Author David Brian PlummerFormat HardbackPage Count 126Imprint Coch-y-Bonddu BooksPublisher Coch-y-Bonddu Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838164522Author BRIAN MAYFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint The London Stereoscopic CompanyPublisher The London Stereoscopic Company

Rumshott is one of the finest landed estates in England. However, when James Aden takes up the position of Deputy Agent he does not realise the full extent of what the job entails.He finds himself spending his days negotiating with royalty, farmers, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780940322776Author Dorothy WeaverFormat PaperbackPage Count 456Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)...

'Funny and honest dispatches from the world of modern dating' Vogue'Bushnell's voice is as knowing and sharp as ever' Washington Post'Bittersweet, amusing and well observed' Viv Groskop, Guardian'Fuelled by chilled rose, Sex and the City scribe Candace...

The classic story of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary families.Among the six daughters and one son born to David, second Lord Redesdale, and his wife Sydney were Nancy, the novelist and historian; Diana, who married fascist leader Sir...

The acclaimed author of American Dirt reveals the devastating effects of a shocking tragedy in this landmark true crime book-the first ever to look intimately at the experiences of both the victims and their families.A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins'...

Menhaden steamers were double framed, heavily built offshore fishing boats in use during much of the 20th century. As the name implies, they were used to catch menhaden, a member of the herring family used for bait, oil, and fertilizer. Powered by diesel...

After ten years living abroad, Tarquin Hall wanted to return to his native London. Lured by his nostalgia for a leafy suburban childhood spent in south-west London, he returned with his Indian-born, American fiance in tow. But, priced out of the housing...

"Beautifully written, searingly honest, and deeply affecting ... when the book ended, I only wanted more" - Roxane Gay"Ford is a writer for the ages, and Somebody's Daughter will be a book of the year" - Glennon Doyle, author of Untamed"Truly a classic...

FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WHAT I LOVED AND A WOMAN LOOKING AT MEN LOOKING AT WOMEN'Provocative but often funny, encyclopedic but down to earth . . . an extraordinary double story' Oliver Sacks'It is Hustvedt's gift to write with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912662678Author Max FarrarFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications Limited

Invitations to John Aspinall and John Burke's illegal gambling parties were the most sought after in 1950s London - only the wealthy and well-connected were allowed past their door. When the police finally arrested them, Aspinall and Burke challenged the...

In August 1979 twenty-seven-year-old Mike Trueman set sail from the south-west coast of Wales, en route to Cornwall. The young army helicopter pilot was helping to move his friend's yacht from Northern Ireland to the south coast of England. But as they...

Book of the Year in The Economist, Guardian, New Statesman, Wall Street Journal and New York Times.Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize, the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography and the British Society for the History of Science Hughes...

Bryan Gallagher's reminiscences of the Ireland of his youth, first heard on Radio 4's 'Home Truths', transport you to a world of boyhood pranks, playground politics and the confusion of growing up in a land that is every bit as magical and captivating as...

For the first six years of her life, Sarah Harris was a happy and popular little girl. Until she became the target of a dangerous but invisible enemy - and her life became a living hell. Before long she was suspended from school, alienated from her...

This book explores the lives and deaths of over 300 men, women and children buried in Dublin's Glasnevin Cemetery who died due to the War of Independence and Civil War. Detailed research brings their stories together for the first time with first-hand...

**NOW A MAJOR FILM A Christmas Gift from Bob, starring Luke Treadaway as James and Bob himself. A gift book of wisdom from everyone's favourite street cat.**'One thing I've known about Bob from the very beginning is that he possesses a wisdom that is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982168735Author RaekwonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Gallery BooksPublisher Gallery BooksWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 139mm * 21mm

In Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, New York Times bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anna Quindlen shares the events of her own life to illuminate our own. From childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, Quindlen tells life as she...

Deborah Solomon's biography sets Jackson Pollock in his time and portrays him as a shy, often withdrawn person, full of insecurities and self-doubts, and frequently unable to express himself about his art or its meaning. Solomon interviewed two hundred...

***NOW A MAJOR FILM, STARRING JONATHAN MAJORS AND GLEN POWELL***'This is aerial drama at its best. Fast, powerful, and moving.' Erik LarsonDevotion tells the gripping story of the US Navy's most famous aviator duo - Tom Hudner, a white New Englander, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643546001Author Stories of the ProphetsFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint NoahaPublisher Noaha

'Bowie, Cambo & All the Hype' traces the extraordinary and pivotal friendship between David Bowie and drummer John Cambridge, from the time when Bowie made his first major career breakthrough in 1969 to his death from cancer in 2016. John 'Cambo'...

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George Jacobs is generally considered 'the last of the Rat Pack', a member of the exclusive club that has fascinated us for decades. He was Sinatra's valet and confidant from 1953, when Ava Gardner had just left him, until the end of his marriage to Mia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781630519032Author Carl GreerFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Chiron PublicationsPublisher Chiron PublicationsWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

We left Robert a long way from home, a sixteen-year-old recruit in the RAF. Now, we follow his escape from the Forces (until National Service a few years later!), his return to Glasgow and life down the pit. Once more, Robert's fantastic memory for...