New Biographies & Autobiographies
New for June
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At The Coalface
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PaperbackGrowing up in a mining family, Cath's husband Doug promised his father he wouldn't follow in his dangerous footsteps. But after struggling with terrible poverty in 1970s Scotland, Doug decided a pit job would provide his wife and young family much needed security. In this book, Doug's wife Cath describes their struggle against the odds.
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Blink: A Journey Through Gangland Mayhem
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PaperbackIan MacDonald slashed, fought and robbed his way to the top of the Scottish underworld ladder. His reputation earned him an offer as lieutenant of Scotland's most notorious criminal, Arthur Thompson, but MacDonald had other plans. This is his story.
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Caspar Hauser: Inertia Of The Heart
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PaperbackThis is a classic book which tells the story of Kaspar Hauser's remarkable, short life and his effect on those who met him. Wassermann interviewed many people connected with Hauser to glean as much detail as possible, to best try to understand the strange young man.
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The Cocaine Diaries: A Venezuelan Prison Nightmare
£10.19
PaperbackWhen Paul Keany proceeded through Caracas airport in Venezuela with six kilos of cocaine hidden in his suitcase, he was expecting a holiday in the sun with a pay packet of 10,000 Euros: enough to pay off a bank loan and a few small debts. But Paul quickly realised he was in serious trouble.
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Cry And You Cry Alone: The Girl Who Vowed She'd Never Forget
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Paperback'Cry and You Cry Alone' is the achingly honest story of a survivor of shocking child abuse that took place in the heart of an English suburb.
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Flying Scotsman: An Airman's Story
£16.99
HardbackThis is the memoir of a 26 year career in the RAF, told with humour and modesty that belies the danger of flying over 47 different types of military aircraft in war and peace.
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George Mackay Brown: The Wound And The Gift
£12.99
PaperbackRon Ferguson, who was described by George Mackay Brown as 'a true craftsman in literature' tracks with curiosity and passion his friend's literary and spiritual journey, including his controversial move from Presbyterianism to Roman Catholicism.
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Groomed: An Uncle Who Went Too Far, A Mother Who Didn't Care, A Little Girl Who Waited Years For Justice.
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PaperbackThis is a shocking memoir of a difficult, abusive childhood in the 1950s and 1960s written by Laurie Matthew, a leading expert in child protection.
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The Last Slave Market
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PaperbackThis title brings John Kirk's years in Zanzibar to life. The horrors of the overland passage from the interior, and the Zanzibar slave market itself, are vividly described, together with Kirk's final, bitter conflict with Dr Livingstone, who blamed Kirk for his own failings.
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My Song: A Memoir
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Paperback'My Song' is an inspiring story of performance and protest, from a superstar singer and actor who was on the front lines of practically every progressive political battle in modern memory. Along the way, he befriended some of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
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No Mean Glasgow: Revelations Of A Gorbals Guy
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PaperbackFollowing on from his 'The Real Gorbals Story', Colin MacFarlane charts his eventful, fun-packed passage from Gorbals street boy to grown man. In an attempt to escape his Gorbals gang days, he took a job in a top restaurant, but struggled to integrate into an area that was considered to be affluent.
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Rob Roy Macgregor
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PaperbackRob Roy MacGregor was mythologised by Sir Walter Scott but was very much a fact in the Trossachs of Scotland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Scott's romantic image is, however, far from the rogue which Nigel Tranter protrays in this work.
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The Still Single Papers: The Fearless Musings Of A Romantic Adventurer Aged 32 1/2
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PaperbackSingle girls today are smarter, stronger and funnier than ever and journalist Alison Taylor is the witty voice for this new generation who are looking for 'the one' but not willing to undergo a personality lobotomy in the process.
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Stolen: Escape From Syria
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PaperbackIn the middle of one of the worst civil wars in Syria's history Louise Monaghan risked her own life crossing a heavily guarded border to save her six-year-old daughter from the father who had snatched her from her home in Cyprus.
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Yoga For People Who Can't Be Bothered To Do It
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PaperbackFrom Amsterdam to the Zone - the Black Rock Desert of Nevada - this is the story of Geoff Dyer's quest for a meaningful life & how he finally lost himself in the peak experiences.
