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£8.49
The Glasgow Curse
William Lobban - Paperback - Birlinn
This chilling and disturbing memoir tells the story of one of Glasgow's most notorious criminals, a man accused of many murders. Writing in his own words, William Lobban tells how he was born in Exeter Prison to a violent, schizophrenic mother and went on to start his own career in crime.
£14.44
In The Front Line: A Doctor's Life In War And Peace
Alec Glen - Paperback - Birlinn
This is a memoir by a Scottish doctor who was born and went on to work in Govan. Less an account of the author's inner life, it is a graphic narrative, by a practitioner in the hospitals and homes of a major city, of hands-on medical care during much of the twentieth century.
£9.74
Va Va Froome: The Remarkable Rise Of Chris Froome
David Sharp - Paperback - Birlinn
This is a portrait of a wonderful sporting anomaly. An honest, intelligent, thoughtful, bookish 27-year-old with a hidden steely determination. Chris Froome is the African who will fight to capture the crown of the Tour de France from Bradley Wiggins in 2013.
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Up In Lights: The Memoirs Of A 1920s Chorus Girl
Marjorie Graham - Paperback - Pan Books
Born into an ordinary Edinburgh family in 1904, Marjorie Graham was expected to grow up like any other respectable girl. But her childhood dance classes with friends instilled a burning desire in her: to be a star. She couldn't have chosen a better time. As the roaring twenties flared into life, young Marjorie got her first break as a chorus girl. But the glamour of being a 'flapper' brought with it hidden dangers, an altogether darker world of failed love affairs, poverty and addiction to drink.
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A Day To Die For: 1996, Everest's Worst Disaster
Graham Ratcliffe - Paperback - Mainstream Publishing
This title reveals for the first time the full, startling facts that led to the 1996 tragedy on Everest. As a first-hand witness, Graham Ratcliffe spent the night of 10th May on Everest's South Col, at 26,000 ft, sheltering from the deadly storm that would claim eight lives. This is Grahams incredible story.
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Maggie & Me
Damian Barr - Hardback - Bloomsbury
It is 12 October 1984. An IRA bomb blows apart the Grand Hotel in Brighton. Miraculously, Maggie Thatcher survives. In small-town Scotland, eight-year-old Damian Barr watches in horror as his mum rips her wedding ring off and packs their bags. He knows he, too, must survive. Damian, his sister and his Catholic mum move in with her sinister new boyfriend while his Protestant dad shacks up with the glamorous Mary the Canary. Divided by sectarian suspicion, the community is held together by the sprawling Ravenscraig Steelworks.
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Maggie & Me
Damian Barr - Paperback - Bloomsbury
It's 12 October 1984. An IRA bomb blows apart the Grand Hotel in Brighton. Miraculously, Maggie Thatcher survives. In small-town Scotland, eight-year-old Damian Barr watches in horror as his mum rips her wedding ring off and packs their bags. He knows he, too, must survive. Damian, his sister and his Catholic mum move in with her sinister new boyfriend while his Protestant dad shacks up with the glamorous Mary the Canary. Divided by sectarian suspicion, the community is held together by the sprawling Ravenscraig Steelworks.
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Ma, I've Reached For The Moon An I'm Hittin The Stars
Martha Long - Paperback - Mainstream Publishing
'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.
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A Mother's War: One Woman's Fight For The Truth Behind Her Son's Death At Deepcut
Yvonne Collinson Heath - Hardback - Mainstream Publishing
Yvonne Collinson Heath will never forget the telephone call that changed her life for ever. On 23 March 2002, her elder son, James - a private with the Royal Logistic Corps - was found dead in mysterious circumstances at the notorious Deepcut barracks. He had a single gunshot wound to the head. It was a tragedy that to this day raises questions. 'A Mother's War' recounts Yvonne's anguish at losing her son, a boy who dreamed of serving his country but died before he had even reached his 18th birthday.
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Once Upon A Time: The Lives Of Bob Dylan
Ian Bell - Paperback - Mainstream
This text draws together the tangled strands of the many lives of Bob Dylan in all their contradictory brilliance. For the first time, the laureate of modern America is set in his entire context: musical, historical, literary, political and personal.