Biography: General
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£7.991,001 Nights Without Sex: The Curse Of The Single Girl - - Paperback
In hilarious detail, Suzanne Schlosberg chronicles the true story of her 1001 days without sex, and her outrageous attempts to end it. -
£16.99313 Days To Christmas: A Human Record Of War And Imprisonment - - Hardback
In February 1943 the prisoners of war in Stalag Luft III, Sagan, were restless and bored. Alan Mackay decided to do something about the rumours and low morale. So Daily Recco was born, the only paper for POW's printed during the Third Reich. -
£16.99The Abode Of Love: A Memoir - - Hardback
This is an insider's tale of life within a Victorian religious cult by a woman whose grandfather had claimed to be Jesus Christ. It is a remarkable story of a young girl's gradual realisation that her dilapidated childhood home and its eccentric but kindly inhabitants masked a tale of religious scandal. -
£7.99The Abode Of Love: The Remarkable Tale Of Growing Up In A Religious Cult - - Paperback
This is an insider's tale of life within a Victorian religious cult by a woman whose grandfather had claimed to be Jesus Christ. It is a remarkable story of a young girl's gradual realisation that her dilapidated childhood home and its eccentric but kindly inhabitants masked a tale of religious scandal. -
£16.99Adam Smith: An Interpretation For The Twenty-First Century - - Hardback
This title shows that Adam Smith (1723-90), the author of 'The Wealth of Nations', was not the promoter of ruthless laissez-faire capitalism that is frequently depicted. Smith's 'right-wing' reputation was sealed after his death when it was not safe to claim that an author may have influenced the French revolutionaries. -
£17.99After The Match, The Game Begins: The True Story Of The Dundee Utility - - Hardback
As young boys, Kenny McCall and John Robb faced an early choice, Dundee United or Dundee FC. Kenny chose United and Robb picked Dundee. But, instead of becoming bitter rivals, they stood side by side as the only firm in the city which 'defended' both clubs. This is the true story of the Dundee Utility thugs. -
£7.99After They Killed Our Father: A Refugee From The Killing Fields Reunites With The Sister She Left Behind - - Paperback
Loung Ung picks up where the bestselling 'First They Killed My Father' left off, with her escape from a devastated Cambodia in 1980 at the age of 10, flying to the US as a refugee. The book follows the parallel lives of Loung and her closest sister, Chou, during the 15 years it took for them to be reunited. - £24.95Air Road To The Isles: The Memoirs Of Captain E.E. Fresson, OBE - - Hardback
E.E. Fresson served in the Royal Flying Corps, built aeroplanes in China & barnstormed his way around the UK, but is best remembered as a pioneer of commercial aviation in the north of Scotland during the 1930s. He founded Highland Airways & flew civilian services through World War II, & until his company was nationalised in 1948. -
£2.00Alasdair Gray - - Paperback
In his earlier years Alasdair Gray was best known in Scotland for his drawings, paintings and occasional plays on radio and television, but since his novel 'Lanark' appeared in 1981, he has been internationally known as a writer of imaginative fiction. This is a short essay on his present state and origins. -
£7.99Aleister Crowley: The Beast Demystified - - Paperback
Self-dubbed 'the great beast', Aleister Crowley has a terrifying reputation. Stories of drugs, orgies and magical ceremonies involving the sacrificing of babies abound. In this biography, Roger Hutchinson offers an agnostic view of Crowley.