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Confessions of an unconventional modelIsobella Jade is no ordinary model – she is far too short for a start. At ‘almost five foot four’ in heels she found herself shunned by the major agencies and forced to take any job that came her way just to make…
Confessions of an unconventional modelIsobella Jade is no ordinary model – she is far too short for a start. At ‘almost five foot four’ in heels she found herself shunned by the major agencies and forced to take any job that came her way just to make…
Previously published as The Great Grisby‘You cannot help but fall in love with Grisby’ Jeffrey MassonIn this charming bestiary of exceptional dogs, Mikita Brottman reflects on the role dogs play in our world, explored through her relationship with he…
Previously published as The Great Grisby‘You cannot help but fall in love with Grisby’ Jeffrey MassonIn this charming bestiary of exceptional dogs, Mikita Brottman reflects on the role dogs play in our world, explored through her relationship with he…
18 июля 1926 года в Финляндии родился Георгий Трифонов, больше известный как Михаил Дёмин. Профессиональный уголовник, вор, убийца и блатной по кличке Чума, он отмотал пару-тройку сроков, выпустил несколько поэтических книг, а потом, выехав к родстве…
18 июля 1926 года в Финляндии родился Георгий Трифонов, больше известный как Михаил Дёмин. Профессиональный уголовник, вор, убийца и блатной по кличке Чума, он отмотал пару-тройку сроков, выпустил несколько поэтических книг, а потом, выехав к родстве…
Выдающийся украинский, советский поэт, писатель, публицист, сценарист, журналист, редактор и общественный деятель Виталий Коротич размышляет о времени и переломных событиях, вспоминает друзей и единомышленников.
Выдающийся украинский, советский поэт, писатель, публицист, сценарист, журналист, редактор и общественный деятель Виталий Коротич размышляет о времени и переломных событиях, вспоминает друзей и единомышленников.
Учебное пособие посвящается выдающимся врачам и учёным мира, организаторам здравоохранения и медицинским династиям Донского края, которые в разные периоды истории несли своё служение, исполняя свой долг врача и гражданина.
Издание является продолжени…
Учебное пособие посвящается выдающимся врачам и учёным мира, организаторам здравоохранения и медицинским династиям Донского края, которые в разные периоды истории несли своё служение, исполняя свой долг врача и гражданина.
Издание является продолжени…
Что заставляет человека делиться своими мыслями с массовой аудиторией? Какие формы приобретает такое стремление? И как рождается автор? А шире – творец. Эта книга на примере яркого представителя сразу двух сфер – журналистской и литературной – расска…
Что заставляет человека делиться своими мыслями с массовой аудиторией? Какие формы приобретает такое стремление? И как рождается автор? А шире – творец. Эта книга на примере яркого представителя сразу двух сфер – журналистской и литературной – расска…
Россия, ХХ век… Казалось бы, история известна вдоль и поперек и ничего нового открыть здесь нельзя. Однако, авторы делают решительную и смелую попытку к этому, извлекая — на основе архивных данных — на свет Божий подробности того, что в действительно…
Россия, ХХ век… Казалось бы, история известна вдоль и поперек и ничего нового открыть здесь нельзя. Однако, авторы делают решительную и смелую попытку к этому, извлекая — на основе архивных данных — на свет Божий подробности того, что в действительно…
В сборник «О себе и не только в шутку и всерьёз» вошли очерки, эссе, мемуары, миниатюры и рассказы Альберта Восканяна.
Это первая книга автора. Он начал писать художественные произведения всего несколько лет назад, однако успел за короткое время заре…
В сборник «О себе и не только в шутку и всерьёз» вошли очерки, эссе, мемуары, миниатюры и рассказы Альберта Восканяна.
Это первая книга автора. Он начал писать художественные произведения всего несколько лет назад, однако успел за короткое время заре…
LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2014‘A symphonic poem about postwar England and Englishness … A masterpiece’ Financial TimesThe 1950s were not grey. In Jonathan Meades’s detailed, petit-point memoir they are luridly polychromatic. They were p…
LONGLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2014‘A symphonic poem about postwar England and Englishness … A masterpiece’ Financial TimesThe 1950s were not grey. In Jonathan Meades’s detailed, petit-point memoir they are luridly polychromatic. They were p…
Star of stage, screen and television, and one of only two people to be awarded two Knighthoods, Sir Derek Jacobi is one of Britain’s most distinguished actors.‘If you want to be an actor, don’t. If you need to be an actor, do.’The world of theatre co…
Star of stage, screen and television, and one of only two people to be awarded two Knighthoods, Sir Derek Jacobi is one of Britain’s most distinguished actors.‘If you want to be an actor, don’t. If you need to be an actor, do.’The world of theatre co…
The one and only Fay Weldon tells the story of her turbulent and controversial life.From the 1930s to the 2000s, Fay Weldon has seen and lived our times. As a child in New Zealand, young and poor in London, unmarried mother, wife, lover, playwright, …
The one and only Fay Weldon tells the story of her turbulent and controversial life.From the 1930s to the 2000s, Fay Weldon has seen and lived our times. As a child in New Zealand, young and poor in London, unmarried mother, wife, lover, playwright, …
Join Loose Women's Sherrie Hewson on her rollercoaster ride through the laughter, tears and tantrums of an extraordinary life lived on and off the screen.Sherrie Hewson is one of Britain's best loved telly stars. From her dazzling performances in the…
Join Loose Women's Sherrie Hewson on her rollercoaster ride through the laughter, tears and tantrums of an extraordinary life lived on and off the screen.Sherrie Hewson is one of Britain's best loved telly stars. From her dazzling performances in the…
BODACIOUS: THE SHEPHERD CAT is a heart-warming and charming tale in which Bodacious tells us about life as The Shepherd Cat on Black Sheep Farm.‘I am Bodacious, The Shepherd Cat , and this is my story. I wasn't always called Bodacious. I must have be…
BODACIOUS: THE SHEPHERD CAT is a heart-warming and charming tale in which Bodacious tells us about life as The Shepherd Cat on Black Sheep Farm.‘I am Bodacious, The Shepherd Cat , and this is my story. I wasn't always called Bodacious. I must have be…
The third best-selling volume in the powerful story of Helen Forrester’s childhood and adolescence in poverty-stricken Liverpool during the 1930s.Helen has managed to achieve a small measure of independence. At seventeen, she has fought and won two b…
The third best-selling volume in the powerful story of Helen Forrester’s childhood and adolescence in poverty-stricken Liverpool during the 1930s.Helen has managed to achieve a small measure of independence. At seventeen, she has fought and won two b…
Professor by day, callgirl by night – a true storyJenny is left penniless by an ex-boyfriend and, in order to make ends meet, she finds herself juggling two lives – respected college-lecturer by day and $200-an-hour high class callgirl 'Tia' by night…
Professor by day, callgirl by night – a true storyJenny is left penniless by an ex-boyfriend and, in order to make ends meet, she finds herself juggling two lives – respected college-lecturer by day and $200-an-hour high class callgirl 'Tia' by night…
Number One Sunday Times Best Seller.For the first time Cheryl tells her full story, her way. Revealing the truth behind the headlines, this is the only official autobiography, giving the fans the true story they’ve been waiting for. Includes exclusiv…
Number One Sunday Times Best Seller.For the first time Cheryl tells her full story, her way. Revealing the truth behind the headlines, this is the only official autobiography, giving the fans the true story they’ve been waiting for. Includes exclusiv…
The hugely popular Gareth Malone recounts the heart-warming stories and transformations behind the award-winning BBC2 series The ChoirFor the first time, Gareth reveals everything he has learned from working with so many groups of memorable people, i…
The hugely popular Gareth Malone recounts the heart-warming stories and transformations behind the award-winning BBC2 series The ChoirFor the first time, Gareth reveals everything he has learned from working with so many groups of memorable people, i…
All that you ever wanted to know – and never imagined – about what goes on behind-the-scenes at one of the world's most prestigious plastic surgeon's office.‘“I don't care if I die,” she said. “I waited my whole life to look good. I'm not going one m…
All that you ever wanted to know – and never imagined – about what goes on behind-the-scenes at one of the world's most prestigious plastic surgeon's office.‘“I don't care if I die,” she said. “I waited my whole life to look good. I'm not going one m…
Here for the first time is the full horror and madness of sharing a house, told by someone who’s been there. Birmingham pulls no punches: from dead rats in the kitchen to tent-dwelling lodgers in the living room, you’ll run for the safety of living a…
Here for the first time is the full horror and madness of sharing a house, told by someone who’s been there. Birmingham pulls no punches: from dead rats in the kitchen to tent-dwelling lodgers in the living room, you’ll run for the safety of living a…
A candid, moving and inspirational memoir about a high-flying business man who is forced to re-evaluate his life and values when he suddenly loses everything and goes to work in Starbucks.Michael Gill had it made. He was educated, wealthy and well-co…
A candid, moving and inspirational memoir about a high-flying business man who is forced to re-evaluate his life and values when he suddenly loses everything and goes to work in Starbucks.Michael Gill had it made. He was educated, wealthy and well-co…