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£6.79
The Cupboard Under The Stairs: A Boy Trapped In Hell--
Paul Harrison - Paperback - Mainstream
Paul Harrison's father was a policeman. He was also a member of a sadistic paedophile ring that operated on the outskirts of Carlisle during the 1960s. He would keep Paul locked up and naked in a tiny cupboard under the stairs of their home before sexually abusing him. This title tells Paul's story.
£6.79
Gorbals Diehards: A Wild Sixties Childhood
Colin MacFarlane - Paperback - Mainstream
During the 1960s Glasgow boy Colin MacFarlane had a gang: the Incredible Gorbals Diehards. These were young boys trying to survive in one of the world's toughest areas, the infamous slums of Glasgow. Here, MacFarlane reveals what it was like to grow up on the streets in the Gorbals during this period.
£9.99
Jimmy Irish: Undercover And Alone Against The Mafia - A True Story
Norman MacDonald - Paperback - Mainstream
This is the true story of one mans fearless courage whilst working undercover to infiltrate the Mafia. On behalf of every law-abiding American, Jimmy Mullan put his own life on the line as every day and night he rubbed shoulders with the Mobs drug dealers, killers, extortionists, thieves and loan sharks.
£8.99
Leading From The Front: My Story
Gerald Ronson - Paperback - Mainstream
Gerald Ronson reveals how he fought his way to the top of the business ladder, lost everything twice, then clawed his way back up again.
£11.04
Tommy's Peace: A Family Diary, 1919-33
Thomas Cairns Livingstone - Paperback - Mainstream
Thomas Cairns Livingstone began to note his day-to-day experiences in 1913 and continued faithfully for the next 30 years. With each witty and well-observed entry, he recorded events at home and abroad through times of war and peace, joy and sadness. In this follow-up to 'Tommy's War', the focus is on the post-war years.
£11.04
Seven Steps In The Dark
Bob Smith - Paperback - Luath
Smith went into the pit when he was 14 years old, and spent his whole working life in the pits of Scotland until injury forced his retirement. This is his story, but it is also the story of the last 40 years of Scottish coalmining.
£11.04
Ma, I've Reached For The Moon An I'm Hittin The Stars
Martha Long - Paperback - Mainstream
'Never again will I let myself plunge so low, it nearly cost my life then ended in the mad house', Martha vows, as she sits back in the taxi. A young Russian monk from the mental hospital has proposed marriage. Then she receives a shock. A letter from Father Ralph Fitzgerald, the man who rescued her from the streets.
£9.34
Greyfriars Bobby: The Most Faithful Dog In The World
Jan Bondeson - Paperback - Amberley
Greyfriars Bobby, the most faithful dog in the world, kept vigil at his master's grave for 14 long years, before dying in 1872. This title tells the true story of this amazing dog, using original sources.
£16.14
Tomorrow You Die: The Astonishing Survival Story Of A Second World War Prisoner Of The Japanese
Andy Coogan - Hardback - Mainstream
The oldest child of poor Irish immigrants, Andy Coogan was born on April 1st, 1917. His recollections of life in Glasgow's slums during the 1920s and '30s are told with humour and candour in 'Tomorrow You Die'. They form the backdrop to a gripping war story that begins with jungle fighting against Japanese invaders in Malaya.
£12.71
A Waterboy's Adventures In Music
Mike Scott - Paperback - Jawbone
'A Waterboy's Adventures in Music' is a fascinating, evocative memoir by one of the great British songwriters of the past 4 decades, Mike Scott. It is an honest and revealing work that tells the story of a cocky Scot with a sound in his head and his lifelong effort to achieve success.