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Gang Of One
Gary Mulgrew - Paperback - Hodder
Imagine you're a 35 year old, white, British, middle-class businessman sentenced to three years in Big Spring, one of America's most notorious prisons. You've been told that if get into any trouble, your sentence will be doubled. You've just said goodbye to your lawyer. You're on your own. You are a gang of one.
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Strike!: The Radical Insurrections Of Ellen Dawson
David Lee McMullen - Paperback - University Press of Florida
This is a biography of Ellen Dawson (1900-1967), a Scottish woman who participated in three of the largest and most dramatic textile strikes in U.S. history - Passaic, New Jersey; New Bedford, Massachusetts; and Gastonia, North Carolina.
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Traveller In Two Worlds: The Tinker And The Student
David Campbell - Hardback - Luath
This biography of Scottish storyteller Duncan Williamson traces the friendship between Williamson and David Campbell through their capers and quarrels. Campbell opens the door to Williamson's captivating 'other' world crammed with anecdotes, folklore and memories.
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Blue-Eyed Son: The Story Of An Adoption
Nicky Campbell - Paperback - Macmillan
Adopted into a comfortable, protestant family at an early age, BBC presenter Nicky Campbell was always aware that the family he was part of was not his birth family. But when he embarked on the trail of his natural parents, what he found came as quite a shock. This is the story of his journey and how he came to terms with who he is.
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Call The Fire Brigade: Friendships, Fire And Fear
Allan Grice - Paperback - Mainstream
Allan Grice recounts his most memorable experiences as a member of the London Fire Brigade in the 1970s. He worked the city's East End, with its myriad commercial premises, brooding Thames-side warehouses, seedy tenements, and its colourful cosmopolitan community, ranging from prosperous manufacturers to down-and-out winos.
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The Gangster's Wife: Life With A Notorious Crime Boss
David Leslie - Paperback - Mainstream Publishing
This is the life story of Mags McGraw, from being a London clippie through often hilarious days running an ice cream van during the infamous Glasgow ice cream wars to managing a notorious bar, being agony aunt to the toughest criminals around, hiding a secret love, and sharing a life with husband Tam, the notorious Licensee.
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I'm Still Standing: Facing Adversity And Finding Courage
Mel Carnegie - Paperback - Mainstream
Mel Carnegie recounts the discovery that her soulmate and husband of ten years was in fact a charming, ruthless sociopath. Drawing on her life experiences and skills as a motivational trainer, she fought her way back. Here she shares her journey in the hope that she can help others recognise and escape the clutches of emotional abuse.
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Jack's Book: An Oral Biography Of Jack Kerouac
Barry Gifford - Paperback - Canongate
In this kaleidoscopic portrait of Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Carolyn Cassady, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Gore Vidal and many others talk, argue and reminisce about their times with him.
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Rogue Warrior Of The SAS: The Blair Mayne Legend
Martin Dillon - Paperback - Mainstream
More than fifty years after his death, Lt Col Robert Blair Mayne is still regarded as one of the greatest soldiers in the history of military special operations. This text presents a rounded portrait of a man who was one of the most distinctive combatants of the campaigns in the Western Desert and Europe.
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Flying Scotsman: An Airman's Story
Alastair Mackie - Hardback - Pen & Sword Aviation
This 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.