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£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.
£7.64
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.
£16.99
Robert Craufurd: Wellington's Wayward Martinet
Ian Fletcher - Hardback - Pen & Sword Military
To most students of the Peninsular War the name Robert Craufurd usually evokes images of a battle-hardened martinet, flogging his men across Portugal and Spain, driving them hard. However, it is only half of the picture of this most complex character and it is the other half that has never before been revealed.
£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.
£8.49
All Because Of Henry
Nuala Gardner - Paperback - Black & White Publishing
'All Because of Henry' picks up the lead from 'A Friend Like Henry', which traced the childhood journey of Dale, the Gardner family and, of course, their amazing golden retriever Henry, who has finally helped Dale to communicate with the world. Now, we meet Dale again, aged 17, to find out where his story goes next. He is no longer the victim of severe classical autism, but a young man facing a challenging and uncertain future.
£7.64
Island Wife: Living On The Edge Of The Wild
Judy Fairbairns - Paperback - Two Roads
A memoir of a woman's life on a remote Scottish island - from 19-year-old girl to wife of one to mother of five, hotelier, domestic miracle worker, to empty nester to writer.
£11.04
Birdie Bowers: Captain Scott's Marvel
Anne Strathie - Paperback - The History Press
Henry 'Birdie' Bowers realised his life's ambition when he was selected for Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition to the Antartic, yet he also met his death on the journey. This biography, drawing on Bowers' letters, journals and previously neglected material, sheds new light on Bowers and tells his full story.
£14.99
Tracks Of My Years
Ken Bruce - Paperback - Pan Books
The Ken Bruce Show on Radio 2 is a national institution, much loved by millions of loyal listeners. Here, Ken reveals how his dream of working in radio kept him going through the wilderness years of accountancy, his stint at a car hire company, and finally a job at Radio Scotland before his move to Radio 2.
£60.00
Hamish MacCunn (1868-1916): A Musical Life
Jennifer Oates - Hardback - Ashgate
Hamish MacCunn's music was popular during his lifetime and through the middle of the 20th century. After World War II MacCunn receded into obscurity, but in recent years his music has begun to be performed, recorded, and studied with renewed vigour. Jennifer Oates explores MacCunn's professional activities and compositions chronologically and includes what is known of his private life where relevant.