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A powerful and compelling memoir of growing up with a schizophrenic father, who hid his mental illness behind a charismatic larger-than-life, gluttonous personality and found logical explanations for the most bizarre ways of thinking. From the intern…
A powerful and compelling memoir of growing up with a schizophrenic father, who hid his mental illness behind a charismatic larger-than-life, gluttonous personality and found logical explanations for the most bizarre ways of thinking. From the intern…
The inside story of the ‘reluctant medium’, finally available in a mass-market A-format editionBetty Shine was originally an opera singer, but studied all forms of alternative healing, becoming a vitamin and mineral therapist.Guided by spirit voices …
The inside story of the ‘reluctant medium’, finally available in a mass-market A-format editionBetty Shine was originally an opera singer, but studied all forms of alternative healing, becoming a vitamin and mineral therapist.Guided by spirit voices …
In 1956, fresh from Eton and Oxford, the 23-year-old Colin Clark (son of ‘Lord Clark of Civilisation’, brother of maverick Tory MP and diarist Alan) worked as a humble ‘gofer’ on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl, the film that disastrously unit…
In 1956, fresh from Eton and Oxford, the 23-year-old Colin Clark (son of ‘Lord Clark of Civilisation’, brother of maverick Tory MP and diarist Alan) worked as a humble ‘gofer’ on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl, the film that disastrously unit…
В настоящую книгу, которая представляет собой собрание сочинений выдающегося российского и польского цивилиста и процессуалиста Е.В. Васьковского, включена его фундаментальная работа в области гражданского процесса – «Курс гражданского процесса». Это…
В настоящую книгу, которая представляет собой собрание сочинений выдающегося российского и польского цивилиста и процессуалиста Е.В. Васьковского, включена его фундаментальная работа в области гражданского процесса – «Курс гражданского процесса». Это…
Новая книга А. Максимова посвящена Герою России, легендарному сотруднику Службы внешней разведки Л.Р. Квасникову, которого называют идеологом и стратегом атомной разведки. С юношеских лет жизненный путь Леонида Романовича был связан с техникой; четве…
Новая книга А. Максимова посвящена Герою России, легендарному сотруднику Службы внешней разведки Л.Р. Квасникову, которого называют идеологом и стратегом атомной разведки. С юношеских лет жизненный путь Леонида Романовича был связан с техникой; четве…
Настоящий сборник посвящен памяти двух выдающихся деятелей российской юридической науки – профессоров кафедры международного частного и гражданского права МГИМО Виталия Алексеевича Кабатова, заслуженного деятеля науки РСФСР, и Сергея Николаевича Лебе…
Настоящий сборник посвящен памяти двух выдающихся деятелей российской юридической науки – профессоров кафедры международного частного и гражданского права МГИМО Виталия Алексеевича Кабатова, заслуженного деятеля науки РСФСР, и Сергея Николаевича Лебе…
В книге О. Р. Айрапетова, к. и. н., доцента МГУ, представлена подробная биография Николая Николаевича Обручева – выдающегося русского военного деятеля, одного из основателей службы Генерального штаба, русской военной статистики и журналистики, автора…
В книге О. Р. Айрапетова, к. и. н., доцента МГУ, представлена подробная биография Николая Николаевича Обручева – выдающегося русского военного деятеля, одного из основателей службы Генерального штаба, русской военной статистики и журналистики, автора…
Всеми нами любимы фильмы выдающегося кинорежиссера и актера – Леонида Гайдая. Пользующиеся баснословной популярностью в 60‒80-е годы прошлого века, они и сейчас не теряют своей злободневности и в самые мрачные будни нашей действительности способны за…
Всеми нами любимы фильмы выдающегося кинорежиссера и актера – Леонида Гайдая. Пользующиеся баснословной популярностью в 60‒80-е годы прошлого века, они и сейчас не теряют своей злободневности и в самые мрачные будни нашей действительности способны за…
В книгу Ираклия Андроникова «Всё живо…» вошли его неповторимые устные рассказы, поразительно запечатлевшие время. Это истории в лицах, увиденные своими глазами, где автор и рассказчик совместились в одном человеке. Вторая часть книги – штрихи к портр…
В книгу Ираклия Андроникова «Всё живо…» вошли его неповторимые устные рассказы, поразительно запечатлевшие время. Это истории в лицах, увиденные своими глазами, где автор и рассказчик совместились в одном человеке. Вторая часть книги – штрихи к портр…
Irresistible to the punters, champion jockey Frankie Dettori is a charismatic personality with an easy charm and immaculate dress sense that make him an instant favourite on the track and a household name off it. His autobiography has been fully upda…
Irresistible to the punters, champion jockey Frankie Dettori is a charismatic personality with an easy charm and immaculate dress sense that make him an instant favourite on the track and a household name off it. His autobiography has been fully upda…
Graham Thorpe’s achievements on the cricket field contrasted wildly with his personal problems, where drink and depression combined to send him spiralling off the rails. This is his brutally honest life story, including his dramatic retirement from T…
Graham Thorpe’s achievements on the cricket field contrasted wildly with his personal problems, where drink and depression combined to send him spiralling off the rails. This is his brutally honest life story, including his dramatic retirement from T…
‘“How did a short bald, man with a speech impediment have such an impact?” How indeed? Like his life, “Inside Story” is a pacy romp. Honest and heartfelt, it should be required reading.’ ObserverOn 28 January 2004, four years to the day after becomin…
‘“How did a short bald, man with a speech impediment have such an impact?” How indeed? Like his life, “Inside Story” is a pacy romp. Honest and heartfelt, it should be required reading.’ ObserverOn 28 January 2004, four years to the day after becomin…
Whether skateboarding across the kitchen as a child,or taking part in the world's most prestigious vintage road race, TV chef James Martin has never been oneto sit still. In this entertaining narrative he revealshow his two passions – cooking and car…
Whether skateboarding across the kitchen as a child,or taking part in the world's most prestigious vintage road race, TV chef James Martin has never been oneto sit still. In this entertaining narrative he revealshow his two passions – cooking and car…
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, is an American icon. To many, he is a symbol of values, sacrifice and determination. Modern notions of nationalism, liberty, and cons…
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, is an American icon. To many, he is a symbol of values, sacrifice and determination. Modern notions of nationalism, liberty, and cons…
Adeline Harris grew up in surroundings steeped in religion, from the beloved ayah in India who told her stories of Jesus wrestling tigers, to the strict father in England who placed a stone under her knee when she said the Rosary. It was no wonder th…
Adeline Harris grew up in surroundings steeped in religion, from the beloved ayah in India who told her stories of Jesus wrestling tigers, to the strict father in England who placed a stone under her knee when she said the Rosary. It was no wonder th…
When a simmering family feud between three clans of Irish travellers erupts after one member dies following a pub fight in London, the clans decide to go to war.Knuckle is the true story of James Quinn McDonagh – clan head and champion bare-knuckle f…
When a simmering family feud between three clans of Irish travellers erupts after one member dies following a pub fight in London, the clans decide to go to war.Knuckle is the true story of James Quinn McDonagh – clan head and champion bare-knuckle f…
Little Drifters can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 4 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 4 of 4 (Chapters 19-24 of 24).The harrowing true story of a travelling Irish family bonded by love, broken apart by life, and then betrayed by …
Little Drifters can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 4 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 4 of 4 (Chapters 19-24 of 24).The harrowing true story of a travelling Irish family bonded by love, broken apart by life, and then betrayed by …
This deeply moving memoir tells the story of Hannah: a child who has been beaten and abused; a girl full of loneliness and rage; a student no one but learning disabilities teacher Mary MacCracken could reach.Mary had reservations about eight-year-old…
This deeply moving memoir tells the story of Hannah: a child who has been beaten and abused; a girl full of loneliness and rage; a student no one but learning disabilities teacher Mary MacCracken could reach.Mary had reservations about eight-year-old…
What happens behind closed (ambulance) doorsMeet Tom, an Emergency Medical Technician for the London Ambulance service. It is Tom who shows up to pick up the drunk tramp, the heart attack victim and the pregnant woman who wants to go to hospital in a…
What happens behind closed (ambulance) doorsMeet Tom, an Emergency Medical Technician for the London Ambulance service. It is Tom who shows up to pick up the drunk tramp, the heart attack victim and the pregnant woman who wants to go to hospital in a…
From the playing fields of Eton via the horrors of the Western Front to the pinnacle of political power in 20th-century Britain – a brilliant collective biography of Harold Macmillan, Lord Salisbury, Oliver Lyttleton and Harry Crookshank.Harold Macmi…
From the playing fields of Eton via the horrors of the Western Front to the pinnacle of political power in 20th-century Britain – a brilliant collective biography of Harold Macmillan, Lord Salisbury, Oliver Lyttleton and Harry Crookshank.Harold Macmi…