Leaving Alexandria: A Memoir of Faith and Doubt by Richard Holloway
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
At fourteen, Richard Holloway left his working-class home north of Glasgow and travelled hundreds of miles to an English monastery to be trained for the priesthood. By twenty-five, he had been ordained and was working in the slums of Glasgow. In 2000 he controversially resigned as Bishop of Edinburgh, h ...Show more
The Rise and Fall of Alan Bond by Paul Barry
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
When Alan Bond won the America's Cup in 1983, Australia celebrated and welcomed him as a hero. Now, seven years later, the nation's most famous entrepreneur has become almost a villain. His empire is in ruins, he owes billions of dollars to the banks, and a special investigation has started into his bus ...Show more
Under a Mackerel Sky by Rick Stein
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Category: BIOGRAPHY | Reading Level: very good
'All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.' Rick Stein's childhood in 1950s rural Oxfordshire and North Cornwall was idyllic. His parents were charming and gregarious, their five children much-loved and given freedom typical of the time. As he grew older ...Show more
Trapped by Marcus and Julie Lee
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
How Australian Marcus Lee and his wife, Julie, survived wrongful imprisonment, house arrest and five years of trials and tribulations in Dubai. In 2006 Marcus Lee moved to Dubai with his wife, Julie, to take up his dream job working for Nakheel, the emirate's largest property developer. Everything went ...Show more
Confessions of a Ghostwriter by Andrew Crofts
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Category: BIOGRAPHY | Series: The Confessions Series
The new book in the bestselling Confessions series. A fascinating insight into the world of a ghostwriter. From glamour models to diplomats, Andrew Crofts has worked with an array of interesting characters. These are his confessions. From the team that brought you the bestselling CONFESSIONS OF A GP and ...Show more
Metallica: Justice for All by Joel McIver
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
The updated version of McIver's bestselling biography explores the aftermath of Metallica's comeback in the wake of 2008's Death Magnetic. The band entering the Rock And Hall Of Fame, toured as the leading member of the Big Four Of Thrash alongside Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax Establishing their own Ori ...Show more
Megrahi: You are My Jury: The Lockerbie Evidence by John Ashton
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29.95 (83% off)
Category: BIOGRAPHY
'You know me as the Lockerbie bomber. I know that I'm innocent. Here, for the first time, is my true story: how I came to be blamed for Britain's worst mass murder, my nightmare decade in prison and the truth about my controversial release. Please read it and decide for yourself. You are now my jury'. ( ...Show more
Rise & Rise Of Kerry Packer 'uncut' by Paul Barry
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
Paul Barry's THE RISE AND RISE OF KERRY PACKER is a classic piece of Australian non-fiction publishing. Originally released in 1993 when Packer was still alive, it has sold well over a quarter of a million copies and is widely seen as the definitive book on a man who throughout his remarkable life mysti ...Show more
The Moth: This Is a True Story by Catherine Burns (ed.)
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
For the first time in print, celebrated storytelling phenomenon The Moth presents fifty spellbinding, soul-bearing stories selected from their extensive archive (fifteen-plus years and 10,000-plus stories strong). Inspired by friends telling stories on a porch, The Moth was born in small-town Georgia, g ...Show more
Staunch: Ward of the State by Ginger Briggs
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
During the 20th century, over 500,000 Australian children were raised in institutional or out-of-home care. Tragically, many were abused - physically, emotionally and sexually. Staunch is the story of one boy's life as a Forgotten Australian, and the legacy he left behind. Andy's life began with difficu ...Show more
The Underground Girls of Kabul: The Hidden Lives of Afghan Girls Disguised as Boys by Jenny Nordberg
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
An Afghan woman's life expectancy is just 44 years, and her life cycle often begins and ends in disappointment: being born a girl and finally, having a daughter of her own. For some, disguising themselves as boys is the only way to get ahead. Nordberg follows women such as Azita Rafaat, a parliament ...Show more
On the Road: Growing Up in Eight Journeys - My Early Years by Richard Hammond
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
ON THE ROAD: GROWING UP IN EIGHT JOURNEYS - MY EARLY YEARS is a new form of autobiography, in which TOP GEAR presenter Richard Hammond tells the story of his early life through a series of significant driving episodes. He's a child in the back seat of Dad's car on the way to the seaside in Weston-Super- ...Show more