'A heart-breaking, inspiring read' ALAN CUMMING'ONE OF THE MOST MOVING ACCOUNTS OF NON-FICTION EVER WRITTEN' GUARDIAN 'If you like Shuggie Bain, then Slum Boy is for you' LEMN SISSAYJohn MacDonald is a four-year-old boy growing up in the slums of Glasgow.
On a cold, damp January night in 1961, 19-year-old Pearl Gamble made the final goodbye to her Mother an set off excitedly with two friends to the local dance.
Serpents of War, the memoir of Pennsylvanian Major Harry Dravo Parkin, is a rare account of World War I as seen from the perspective of a battalion commander.
From the A6 Disappearances to the Zodiac Killer, and all points between, here is a definitive A to Z of the many serial killer cases through history that were never solved.
Part memoir and part self-help guide, Blind Not Broken follows Lucy Edwards' sight loss journey to becoming a thriving career woman At only 17, Lucy's world went to black.
The follow up to azarewicz'sharrowing eby Nie Byo ladw (Leave No Trace) depicting the case of the politicalmurder of Grzegorz Przemykwhich earned azarewicz the Nike Literary Award in 2017the Gorgonowa Casefocuses on the case of Rita Gorgonowa, a cause clbre of the interwarperiod in Poland.
Serpents of War, the memoir of Pennsylvanian Major Harry Dravo Parkin, is a rare account of World War I as seen from the perspective of a battalion commander.
'I think this is one of the best books I have read by Maggie Hartley' Amazon reader reviewTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and perfect for fans of Cathy Glass, a new powerful true story from Maggie Hartley, foster carer for over 20 years.
Drawing on extensive ethnographic research, this fascinating book highlights the challenges and contradictions faced by neophyte paramedics as they transition from a classroom setting into day-to-day clinical work placements.
The first highly-illustrated work to explain the full story of Jack the Ripper, including the history, the conspiracy theory, and his enduring popularity as a character in the mass media.
It was my job to look and look and never look away, until I had captured every part of the scene, until I had told the story of those last moments that the dead could not.
On October 5, 1892, the last of the major outlaw gangs of the Old West was destroyed in a gun battle in Coffeyville, a small town in southeastern Kansas.
Es geht um die Erfahrung einer Frau - die sich auf dem Autismus-Spektrum bei 300 befindet - einen IQ von 120 hat, aber von der Welt nicht wahrgenommen wird.
The history of computer-aided face recognition dates to the 1960s, yet the problem of automatic face recognition - a task that humans perform routinely and effortlessly in our daily lives - still poses great challenges, especially in unconstrained conditions.
The next instalment in Pavilion's chart-topping activity book series by Sunday Times bestselling author Nathan JoyceWhether you're a diehard fan or just discovering the magic, The ABBA Activity Book will have you saying 'Thank You for the Music!
From the first shot fired by his grandfather on a jungle trail in 1903 to the day his father captured plans for the Chinese invasion of South Korea, William Crawford Woodss family has fought in nearly every American war of the twentieth century.
From the first shot fired by his grandfather on a jungle trail in 1903 to the day his father captured plans for the Chinese invasion of South Korea, William Crawford Woodss family has fought in nearly every American war of the twentieth century.
Esta es la historia de algunas mujeres que acompañaron a sus esposos a la India y a lo largo de ciento cincuenta años recorrieron el continente con sus oscuros y pesados vestidos sin perder la compostura a pesar del cansancio o el calor.
'An extraordinary story of grace, forgiveness and moral courage' Patrick Radden KeefeA 2024 HIGHLIGHT IN THE OBSERVER, GUARDIAN AND IRISH TIMESSHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDSAN IMMEDIATE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe English language has no specific word for the parent that has lost a child.
Die Abenteuer eines Anästhesisten in NeuseelandIm Krankenhaus von Wellington läuft der Kiwi anders: Da bricht ein hektischer Chirurg den Putz aus der Decke, weil er statt in den OP lieber auf den Golfplatz will.
'A sledgehammer of a book putting to bed all the cynicism and misinformation around a condition that affects so many hidden, brilliant people' Professor Tanya Byron'Laugh out loud funny and deeply validating - every person who thinks ADHD isn't real should read this book' Leanne Maskell, author of ADHD: An A to ZNobody should spend their life feeling defective.
Bullied as a child, The Guvnor, prisoner, Roy Shaw belt holder, barred out of the city of Newcastle for six years, doorman, bareknuckle fighter and chosen actor who'll be playing Viv Graham in The Sayers film.
Clay and Bones follows Lisa Bailey's extraordinary career as an FBI forensic artist, from the aftermath of 9/11 to sculpting the faces of the unidentified dead, while battling the Bureau's entrenched culture of sexism and retaliation.
