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NON-FICTION CATALOGUE
JANUARY - JUNE
2020
1
Last Stop Auschwitz
My Story of Survival
Eddy de Wind
An Auschwitz prisoner's remarkable account of suffering and
survival, widely thought to be the only complete book written inside
the camp itself.
Thought to be the only complete book written within Auschwitz itself,
Eddy de Wind's account of his time in the concentration camp is for
readers of The Cut Out Girl and The Boy Who Followed His Father Into
Auschwitz.
With an Afterword by John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped
Pyjamas
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Eddy de Wind, a Dutch doctor and psychiatrist, was shipped to
Auschwitz with his wife Friedel, whom he had met and married at the
Westerbork labour camp in the Netherlands. At Auschwitz, they made
it through the brutal selection process and were put to work. Each day,
each hour became a battle for survival.
For Eddy, this meant negotiating with the volatile guards in the
medical barracks. For Friedel, it meant avoiding the Nazis’ barbaric
medical experiments. Despite such daily stresses, love prevailed.
Passing notes through the fence, sometimes stealing a brief
embrace, Friedel and Eddy clung to life.
As the end of the war approached and the Russian Army drew closer,
the last Nazis fled, taking many prisoners with them, including Friedel.
Eddy hid under a pile of old clothes and stayed behind. And then he
began to write with furious energy about his experiences.
January 2020
Last Stop Auschwitz is an extraordinary account of life as a prisoner, a 9780857526830
near real-time record of the daily struggle to survive but also of the £14.99 : Hardback
flickering moments of joy Eddy and Friedel found in each other. 256 pages
Documenting the best and the worst of humanity, it is a unique and
timeless story that reminds us of what we as humans are capable of,
but that there is hope, even in Hell. It will linger with you long after
the final page has been turned.
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'Powerful and moving.' Wendy Holden, author of Born Survivors
Eddy de Wind (1916–1987) was the last Jewish doctor to graduate
from Leiden University in the Netherlands during World War Two. He
volunteered to work at the Westerbork labour camp under the false
impression that his mother, who had been taken by the Germans,
would be saved from deportation. There, he met and married his first
wife, Friedel. The couple was deported to Auschwitz in 1943.
De Wind returned to Holland in the summer of 1945 and specialized
as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. In 1949 he published
‘Confrontation with Death’, his famous article in which he introduced
the idea of concentration-camp syndrome. Last Stop Auschwitz was
published in Dutch in February 1946. As far as is known, it is the only
complete book written in Auschwitz itself.
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Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders
The Pioneering Adventures of the First Professional
Women
Jane Robinson
An inspiring and startling centenary history of the first
professional women whose determination to have
successful careers shaped the personal and working lives
of women today.
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It is a myth that the First World War liberated women.
The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 was one of the
most significant pieces of legislation in modern Britain. It
should have marked a social revolution, opening the doors of
the traditional professions to women who had worked so hard
during the War, and welcoming them inside as equals.
But what really happened? Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders focuses
on the lives of pioneering women forging careers in the fields
of medicine, law, academia, architecture, engineering and the
church. In her startling study into the public and private worlds
of these unsung heroines, Jane Robinson sheds light on their
desires and ambitions, and how family and society responded
to this emerging class of working women.
This book is written in their honour. Their shared vision,
sacrifice and spirited perseverance began a process we have
yet to finish. Their experiences raise live questions about equal January 2020
opportunity, the gender pay gap, the work/life balance – and 9780857525871
whether it is possible for women to have it all. £20.00 : Hardback
368 pages
Jane Robinson is also the author of Hearts and Minds: The integrated b/w
Untold Story of the Great Piligrimage and How Women Won the
Vote and Bluestockings: the Remarkable Story of the First
Women to Fight for an Education. She was born in Edinburgh
and brought up in Yorkshire before going to Oxford University
to study English Language and Literature at Somerville
College. She has worked in the antiquarian book trade and as
an archivist and is now a full-time writer and lecturer,
specialising in social history through women's eyes. She is a
fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, member of the Society
of Authors, and founder member of Writers in Oxford. She is
married with two sons and lives in Buckinghamshire. Ladies
Can't Climb Ladders is her eleventh book.
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Gaff Goddess
Simple Tips and Tricks to Help You Run Your Home
Laura de Barra
The ultimate She-IY and interiors guide to help unlock your
inner Gaff Goddess.
Laura de Barra is quite simply a Gaff Goddess. Expanding on
her popular online home hacks, Laura will teach you how to
handle the problems we all encounter in our homes.
Straight-talking and hilarious and packed with Laura’s stunning
illustrations, her step-by-step guides will prepare you to
handle the most common household emergencies with style.
From dripping taps to hanging a frame, how best to look after
your white goods, how to treat moths, mould and everything in
between, and with invaluable design ideas to improve the
living spaces in your home, this book is for everyone who has
ever wanted to tackle a bit of She-IY without really knowing
how.
Ingenious and sure to be an instant household must-have,
Gaff Goddess will empower you to make those repairs and
rediscover your space saving you time, money and stress in
the process.
Laura de Barra is a Cork-born property portfolio developer and
illustrator working in the competitive London rental market.
She is a regular guest on RTE’s Today with Maura and Dáithí,
and also has a regular home-hack column with thejournal.ie.
Her Instagram account @lauradebarra is a gold mine of clever February 2020
repair, décor and She-IY inspiration, and her joyful passion for
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her work will inspire even the most hesitant tenant or £14.99 : Hardback
homeowner to discover they really can do it for themselves.
288 pages
4
The Lost Pianos of Siberia
In search of Russia’s remarkable survivors
Sophy Roberts
A lyrical, personal journey through the history of the piano in Russia
reveals an unexpected musical legacy in the last place on earth you'd
expect to find it.
'An elegant and nuanced journey through literature, through history,
through music, murder and incarceration and revolution, through
snow and ice and remoteness, to discover the human face of Siberia.
I loved this book.' Paul Theroux
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Siberia’s story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies and
unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell.
Dotted throughout this remote land are pianos – grand instruments
created during the boom years of the nineteenth century, and
humble, Soviet-made uprights that found their way into equally
modest homes. They tell the story of how, ever since entering
Russian culture under the influence of Catherine the Great, piano
music has run through the country like blood.
How these pianos travelled into this snow-bound wilderness in the first
place is testament to noble acts of fortitude by governors,
adventurers and exiles. That stately instruments might still exist in
such a hostile landscape is remarkable. That they are still capable of
making music in far-flung villages is nothing less than a miracle.
But this is Siberia, where people can endure the worst of the world —
and where music reveals a deep humanity in the last place on earth
you would expect to find it.
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'A masterpiece of modern travel literature with words that sing from £16.99 : Hardback
its pages. A definitive exploration of Russia's wild east.' Levison 384 pages
Wood
Sophy Roberts is a British writer whose work focuses on the wild
places from Papua New Guinea to the Congo. She began her career
assisting the writer Jessica Mitford, and trained in journalism at
Columbia University in New York. She regularly contributes to the
Financial Times and the US edition of Condé Nast Traveler, among
others. The Lost Pianos of Siberia is her first book.
5
My Wild and Sleepless Nights
A Mother's Story
Clover Stroud
From the journalist and critically acclaimed author of The
Wild Other, an unflinching, beautifully written, and deeply
personal book about motherhood, female identity and
sexuality - for all mothers and anyone about to embark on
that journey.
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'Clover Stroud is a remarkable woman, and an incredible
writer.' - Bryony Gordon
‘Clover Stroud is a force of nature.’ Elizabeth Gilbert
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Mother to five children, Clover Stroud has navigated family life
across two decades, both losing and finding herself. In her
touching, provocative and profoundly insightful book, she
captures a sense of what motherhood really feels like – how
intense, sensuous, joyful, boring, profound and dark it can be.
My Wild and Sleepless Nights examines what it means to be a
mother, and reveals with unflinching honesty the many
conflicting emotions that this entails: the joy and the wonder,
the loneliness and despair.
Charting the course of one year, the first in her youngest
child’s life, Clover searches for answers to questions that many February 2020
of us would be too afraid to admit to – not only about
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motherhood, but also about female sexuality and identity. Her £14.99 : Hardback
story will speak to all mothers, and anyone about to embark
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on that journey.
Clover Stroud is a writer and journalist writing for the Daily
Mail, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph and Conde Nast Traveller
among others. She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and
five children. Her first book, The Wild Other, was shortlisted for
The Wainwright Prize.
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Seven Things That Make or Break a
Relationship
Paul McKenna
The UK's best-known,most trusted, multi-bestelling self-help author
is back with his biggest new book for a decade and a subject close to
everyone's hearts.
* Includes FREE audio and video downloads. IMPORTANT: Before
purchasing, please be aware that you will need to use a computer to
download this content*
Do you want a happy, fulfilling relationship?
Do you want to make your relationship stronger, richer and better?
Do you want to live with the person of your dreams?
Do you want to stop making the same mistakes over and over again?
Do you want to use the proven scientific principles that make
relationships work?
Do you want a wonderful future with your partner?
Then let Paul McKenna help you!
Over the past thirty years, Paul McKenna PhD has worked with people
facing the biggest challenges in life and some of the most successful
people in the world. Now, in this new book, he is turning to one of the
most important subjects of all - relationships. Drawn from decades of
scientific research, the system in this book includes downloadable
audio and video techniques. Everything that Paul McKenna would do in
personal session with you on relationships is in this system. The
powerful processes provide the answers for anyone who wishes they
could make their relationships last, and wants them to get better and
better. It provides practical solutions and techniques for personal
change that open the way to a stronger, loving future.
February 2020
Sometimes just one significant change can transform a relationship. 9781787632240
Here, you can learn all Seven Things that Make or Break a £14.99 : Trade Paperback
Relationship. 272 pages
Over the past thirty years, Paul McKenna, Ph.D. has helped millions of
people successfully lose weight, quit smoking, overcome insomnia,
eliminate stress, and increase self-confidence. He is Britain's
bestselling non-fiction author, having sold 10 million books in the last
10 years, and his TV shows and live appearances have been watched
and attended by hundreds of millions of people in 42 countries
around the world.
Paul has famously worked his unique brand of personal
transformation with Hollywood movie stars, Olympic gold medallists,
rock stars, top business achievers, and royalty. He has consistently
astounded his audiences and clients by proving how small changes in
people's lives can yield huge results, whether it's curing someone of a
lifelong phobia, an addiction or clearing up deep-seated issues in a
matter of days...
Now, it's your turn!
7
Upstream
How to solve problems before they happen
Dan Heath
New York Times bestselling author Dan Heath asks what
happens when we take our thinking upstream and try to
prevent problems before they happen.
New York Times bestselling author Dan Heath asks what
happens when we take our thinking upstream and try to
prevent problems before they happen.
We all have a tendency to work around problems. We are
resourceful. We improvise. We’re so accustomed to managing
emergencies as they strike that we often don’t stop to think
about how we could prevent crises before they happen. Why
'solve' crimes when we could stop them being committed? Why
treat chronic diseases when they could be prevented from
developing? Why provide shelter for the homeless rather than
working to keep people housed in the first place? Why do our
efforts skew so heavily towards reaction rather than
prevention?
The notion of preventing problems is an evergreen need in our
professional and daily lives. Which makes Upstream a book for
skeptical optimists - across all sectors - who know it's not
going to be easy, but who believe that we have the capacity to
solve some of our thorniest issues, if only we start to think
about the system rather than the symptoms. Drawing on
insights from Dan Heath's extensive research, as well as
hundreds of new interviews with unconventional problem March 2020
solvers, he delivers practical solutions for preventing problems
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rather than simply reacting to them. £14.99 : Trade Paperback
320 pages
Dan Heath is a senior fellow at Duke University’s CASE center,
which supports entrepreneurs fighting for social good. He lives
in Durham, North Carolina. Dan and his brother Chip have
written four New York Times bestselling books: Made to Stick,
Switch, Decisive, and The Power of Moments. Their books have
sold over two million copies worldwide and have been
translated into thirty-three languages.
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Lift as You Climb
Women and the art of ambition
Viv Groskop
A dynamic guide that tells you how to own your ambition without
losing your sense of self, and how to strive for personal success while
helping others along the way.
We all have difficult moments at work, times when we feel awkward,
when our daily micro interactions make us uncomfortable, perhaps
when we have to say no or assert ourselves in a way that makes us
feel less like ourselves, less 'sisterly'.
Part self-help guide, part master class in survival skills for life and
work, Lift as You Climb examines what sisterhood looks like these
days, asks what you can do to make things better for other women
and considers how to do that without disadvantaging yourself.
It's the ultimate confidence bible for women who want to plan a career
in a fast moving world, but without leaving anyone else behind. And it
addresses one of the biggest issues women face in the workplace -
how to be ambitious without losing your sense of self. It must be
possible, right?
Full of tips, takeaways and invaluable insights, this is everything you
need to know about making life better for yourself - without making
it worse for others.
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Praise for How to Own the Room:
'I recommend Viv Groskop's How to Own the Room to anyone wanting
more self confidence. Full of helpful concepts you can get your head
round and embody. I'm finding it very useful.' - Philippa Perry March 2020
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'Plenty of tips and tricks... The most valuable lesson is that, in £12.99 : Hardback
Groskop's words, "You don't have to be a great speaker to give an 240 pages
amazing speech."' - Style
'The ultimate guide to public speaking. Inspirational.' - Mary Portas
'Demystifies the art of talking to people and winning them round to
your cause.' - The Times
'This book is going to help so many people. It's brilliant.' - Emma
Gannon
'An excellent, truly useful guide to getting more women front and
centre, encouraging us to take part, noisily, in public life. (The
podcast is also fabulous.)' - Daisy Buchanan
Viv Groskop is a writer, stand-up comedian and TV and radio
presenter. She has hosted book tours for Graham Norton and Jo
Brand, is the veteran of four Edinburgh Fringe shows and fronts the
cult podcasts Dear Viv and We Are Women. She has presented BBC
Radio 4’s Front Row and Saturday Review and appears regularly on
BBC1’s This Week. As an executive coach, she works with women
across business, media and advertising, helping them to hone their
authority, presence and leadership.
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33 Meditations on Death
Notes from the Wrong End of Medicine
David Jarrett
33 Meditations on Death is a collection of short, profound,
personal and practical reflections on every aspect of death,
challenging us to change our perspective and start talking
properly about the end of life.
What is a good death? How would you choose to live your last
few months? How do we best care for the rising tide of very
elderly?
This unusual and important book is a series of reflections on
death in all its forms: the science of it, the medicine, the
tragedy and the comedy. Dr David Jarrett draws on family
stories and case histories from his thirty years of treating the
old, demented and frail to try to find his own understanding of
the end. And he writes about all the conversations that we,
our parents, our children, the medical community, our
government and society as a whole should be having.
Profound, provocative, strangely funny and astonishingly
compelling, it is an impassioned plea that we start talking
frankly and openly about death. And it is a call to arms for us
to make radical changes to our perspective on ‘the seventh
age of man’.
David Jarrett has been a doctor for forty years, thirty of which
as an NHS consultant in geriatric and stroke medicine. He is a
clinician, teacher, examiner and former medical manager with April 2020
extensive experience of frailty, death and dying and the
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modern world’s failure to confront the realities. He has also £14.99 : Hardback
worked in Canada, India, Africa and the USSR. He is married
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with two children and lives in Hampshire during the week, and a few b/w graphs
in London at weekends.
10Harrier 809
Britain’s Legendary Jump Jet and the Untold
Story of the Falklands War
Rowland White
The untold story of the Falklands War told through the exploits of the
iconic 809 Squadron
When the Falkland Islands were invaded by Argentina in April 1982,
Britain’s immediate response was to send a task force. But behind the
pomp and bravado of its departure, a sober reality lurked. A mere 20
Sea Harriers operating from two aircraft carriers would take on the
might of the Argentine air force, some 200 planes strong. The MOD
estimated that within four days and against such formidable air
power, half the harriers would likely be lost.
To reinforce that meagre force, and in just three weeks, the Navy
formed, trained and equipped a brand new squadron from scratch.
Not since the Second World War had so much been expected of such
a small band of pilots. Their home would be a container ship
converted into a makeshift carrier. 809 Naval Air Squadron was born.
Other covert operations mounted by MI6 and the SAS in Latin America
would provide vital intelligence to protect the task force from attack
but in the vanguard of the conflict it would be the Sea Harriers of the
809 whose heroics in the South Atlantic which would become
legendary.
With characteristic insider knowledge and in thrilling detail, Rowland
White tells the story of those amazing exploits - the dogfights, the
twenty-three kills, the deadly Exocet attacks, the ejections –
demonstrating just why the Harrier is mentioned in the same breath
as the Spitfire, the Lancaster and the Vulcan and is destined to join
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them in the ranks of our most celebrated aeronautical achievements.
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£20.00
Rowland White is the author of four critically acclaimed works of
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aviation history: Vulcan 607, Phoenix Squadron, Storm Front and Into The
320 pages
Black, as well as a compendium of all things aviation, The Big Book Of
Flight. His writing has appeared in a variety of national magazines and
newspapers including the Guardian, Daily Mail and Esquire magazine.
Born and brought up in Cambridge, Rowland studied Modern History
at Liverpool University. He has held a private pilot’s licence since
1998.
11The Panic Years
Nell Frizzell
Raw, hilarious and disarmingly honest, The Panic Years by
renowned journalist Nell Frizzell, is an arm around the
shoulder for every woman trying to navigate life’s big
decisions against the backdrop of the mother of all
questions: should I have a baby?
Read everything that Nell writes! We continuously mention her
work on the High Low because she really is such a unique
writer.' The High Low Podcast with Dolly Alderton and Pandora
Sykes
What happens when a woman begins to ask herself: Should
I have a baby?
Women go through adolescence, menopause, some have a
mid-life crisis, some might even have a quarter-life crisis, but
there is another time of profound change and it doesn't have a
name. Nell Frizzell is calling it The Flux. For most women it
happens between the ages of twenty seven and forty but it
isn’t actually about age at all.
The Flux is characterised by a preoccupation with one major
question: Should I have a baby? And of course with the
questions that inevitably follow: Do I want a baby? How do I
know? Will I ever be ready?
The Flux occurs when a woman realises that the options she's
taken for granted throughout her teens and twenties are not
available to her for ever. Every decision she makes in this time May 2020
will have an impact; partner, holidays, job, postcode, savings, 9781787632837
friendships - never mind your sense of self - nothing is off £12.99 : Hardback
limits. 320 pages
Raw, hilarious and beguilingly honest, Nell Frizzell's account of
The Panic Years is an arm around the shoulder and a call to
arms. We are none of us alone in this, but we must share our
experiences and those of the women around us - as Nell does
- to lessen the struggle with one of life's biggest questions.
12Taking on Gravity
A Guide to Inventing the Impossible
Richard Browning
An entertaining and inspiring guide to innovation from ‘Real-Life Iron
Man’, Richard Browning, inventor of the world’s first jet-powered
flying suit.
For readers of Adrian Newey’s How to Build a Car and Chris Hadfield’s
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, in Taking on Gravity inventor
Richard Browning tells the inspiring story behind his iconic jet suit,
and shares his creative principles for generating true innovation.
From Icarus to Iron Man, the sky has always tempted and taunted
mankind, daring those brave enough to reach up and conquer it. But
one man has gone further than most.
Richard Browning’s story is one of ground-breaking innovation.
Building an aviation business from his garage, he has invented a
whole new form of personal flight, a dream previously reserved for the
pages of science fiction. His iconic jet suit has captured the
imaginations of billions around the world, triggered ongoing
developments in technology and engineering, and inspired a new
generation of creative minds to pursue their dreams.
In Taking on Gravity, Richard reveals the creative principles of his
company, Gravity Industries, and shows us how grass roots innovation
can disrupt established industries in exciting and unexpected ways.
On this journey into the sky we’ll experience what it’s like to take
flight, to test the limits of the human body, and to convert moonshot
ideas into tangible results.
The Gravity story is an inspiring example of human creativity and our
ceaseless desire to push the boundaries of what is possible. Where May 2020
we go next is up to you. 9781787630895
£20.00
Richard Browning is the founder of human propulsion technology start Wrld All Lan(US+CA Pend) : Hardback
-up Gravity Industries Ltd, which he officially launched in March 2017 256 pages
after inventing, building and patenting an ‘Iron Man-like’ flight
system, the Daedalus flight suit.
A former Royal Marine reservist, Richard worked on a number of
innovations and new technologies at BP before becoming involved in
several start-ups, including a solar project in Kenya, lighting schools
via reconditioning old car batteries.
His passion for flight and his vision for Gravity are inspired by his
father, an aeronautical engineer and inventor.
13Life Under Fire
How to Build Resilience and Thrive Under Pressure
Jason Fox
The ground-breaking new book from former Special Boat
Services Sergeant Jason Fox, star of Channel 4’s SAS Who
Dares Wins and number one bestselling author of Battle
Scars.
The ground-breaking new book from former Special Boat
Services Sergeant Jason Fox, star of Channel 4's SAS Who
Dares Wins and number one bestselling author of Battle
Scars.
‘During my military career, I dealt regularly with fear, emotional
breakdown, pain in hostile environments and the horrors of war. I
summoned bravery during intense gun battles and, perhaps more
courageously, raised my hand for help during my darkest moment
- though it took a while. The psychological techniques I developed
during my time as an elite operator still serve me today, in and
out of danger.’ – Jason Fox
We all face internal conflict, both at home and at work. Some
pressures threaten to crush us mentally, others cause stress,
anxiety and self-doubt. Whether serving in the Special Forces,
rowing oceans or investigating some of the world's most
notorious drug cartels, Jason Fox has overcome more than his
fair share of these emotional and mental battles.
Recounting stories of the military operations and expeditions
that have tested his own resolve, in Life Under Fire he shares May 2020
the tools he's developed at the cutting edge of an elite military
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career and shows how you, too, can build the resilience and £20.00 : Hardback
inner strength to overcome whatever challenges life puts in
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front of you.
Jason Fox joined the Royal Marine Commandos at sixteen,
serving for ten years, after which he passed the gruelling
selection process for the Special Forces, serving with the
Special Boat Service for over a decade and reaching the rank of
Sergeant.
Today you are most likely to find him gracing our television
screens and giving us a taste of action and adventure around
the world.
14God is Dead
The Rise and Fall of Frank Vandenbroucke,
Cycling's Great Wasted Talent
Andy McGrath
The remarkable untold story of the mercurial cycling prodigy Frank
Vandenbroucke, written by William Hill award-winning author Andy
McGrath.
The remarkable untold story of the mercurial cycling prodigy Frank
Vandenbroucke, written by William Hill award-winning author Andy
McGrath.
They called him God. For his grace on a bicycle, for his divine talent,
for his heavenly looks. Frank Vandenbroucke had it all, and in the
late Nineties he raced with dazzling speed and lived even faster.
The Belgian won several of cycling’s most illustrious races, including
Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Paris-Nice and Ghent-Wevelgem. He was a mix
of poise and panache who enthralled a generation of cycling fans. Off
the bike, he only had one enemy - himself. Vandenbroucke dabbled
in nocturnal party sessions mixing sleeping pills and alcohol and
regularly fell out with team managers. By 1999 his team had
suspended him and this proved to be the start of a long, eventful fall
from grace. Depression, a drug ban, addiction, car crashes, divorce
and countless court appearances subsumed his life. He threatened
his wife with a gun. He tried to commit suicide twice. And when police
found performance-enhancing drugs at his house, Vandenbroucke
said they were for his dog.
It seemed he had finally learned from his mistakes. Then, on 12
October 2009, aged just 34, Vandenbroucke was found dead in a
hotel room in Senegal.
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Guided by exclusive contributions from his family, friends and team-
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mates, William Hill award-winning author Andy McGrath lays bare
304 pages
Vandenbroucke’s chaotic, complicated life and times. God is Dead is
the remarkable biography of this mercurial cycling prodigy.
Andy McGrath is the managing editor of Rouleur Magazine. Having
previously worked at Cycling Weekly and Cycle Sport, he has also
written on cycling for The Guardian and Financial Times. He is the co-
author of Official Treasures of the Tour de France, has contributed
chapters to several volumes of The Cycling Anthology, and is the author
of Tom Simpson: Bird on the Wire, which won the William Hill Sports
Book of the Year 2017.
15I Am An Island
Tamsin Calidas
Raw, visceral and haunting, this account of a woman's life
on a remote island in the Outer Hebrides draws in big
themes around solitude, friendship and survival, and merits
comparison with The Outrun.
When Tamsin Calidas first arrives on a remote island in the
Scottish Hebrides, it feels like coming home. Disenchanted by
London, she and her husband left the city and high-flying
careers to move the 500 miles north, despite having absolutely
no experience of crofting, or of island life. It was idyllic, for a
while. But as the months wear on, the children she'd longed
for fail to materialise, and her marriage breaks down, Tamsin
finds herself in ever-increasing isolation.
Injured, ill, without money or friend she is pared right back,
stripped to becoming simply a raw element of the often harsh
landscape. But with that immersion in her surroundings comes
the possibility of rebirth and renewal. Tamsin begins the slow
journey back from the brink.
Startling, raw and extremely moving, I Am An Island is a story
about the incredible ability of the natural world to provide
when everything else has fallen away- a stunning book about
solitude, friendship, resilience and self-discovery.
Tamsin Calidas is a writer and photographer living in the wilds
of the Scottish Hebrides.
She graduated from Oxford University in 1992 with a BA Hons June 2020
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BBC before giving it all up in 2004 to move from Notting Hill to a £14.99 : Hardback
tiny, remote island in Scotland to run a derelict croft with sheep 304 pages
and horses. Tamsin now also runs an alternative medicine
practice alongside GP services.
16Overpaid, Oversexed and Over
Here
How a Few Skinny Brits with Bad Teeth Rocked America
David Hepworth
From the bestselling music author, this is the tale of how a
few skinny Brits with bad teeth rocked America...
The Beatles landing in New York in February 1964 was the
opening shot in a cultural revolution nobody predicted.
Suddenly the youth of the richest, most powerful nation on
earth was trying to emulate the music, manners and the
modes of a rainy island that had recently fallen on hard times.
The resulting fusion of American can-do and British fuck-you
didn’t just lead to rock and roll’s most resonant music. It
ushered in a golden era when a generation of kids born in
ration card Britain, who had grown up with their nose pressed
against the window of America’s plenty, were invited to wallow
in their big neighbour’s largesse.
It deals with a time when everything that was being done -
from the Beatles playing Shea Stadium to the Rolling Stones at
Altamont, from the Who performing their rock opera at the
Metropolitan Opera House to David Bowie touching down in
the USA for the first time with a couple of gowns in his luggage
- was being done for the very first time.
Rock and roll would never be quite so exciting again.
June 2020
David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking
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about music and media since the seventies. He was involved in
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the launch and editing of magazines such as Smash Hits, Q,
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Mojo and The Word, among many others.
He was one of the presenters of the BBC rock music
programme The Old Grey Whistle Test and one of the anchors of
the corporation’s coverage of Live Aid in 1985. He has won the
Editor of the Year and Writer of the Year awards from the
Professional Publishers Association and the Mark Boxer award
from the British Society of Magazine Editors.
He lives in London, dividing his time between writing for a
variety of newspaper and magazines, speaking at events,
broadcasting work, podcasting at www.wordpodcast.co.uk and
blogging at www.whatsheonaboutnow.blogspot.co.uk.
17Fat Cow, Fat Chance
How I Took Control of the Battle With Obesity
Jenni Murray
Speaking to every woman who has ever stepped on to the
scales and worried about her weight, Jenni Murray brings
the relationship between fat and feminism into the twenty-
first century.
At sixty-four, Jenni Murray's weight had become a disability.
She avoided the scales, she wore a uniform of baggy black
clothes, refused to make connections between her weight and
health issues and told herself that she was fat and happy. She
was certainly fat. But the happy part was an Oscar-winning
performance. In private she lived with a growing sense of fear
and misery that it would probably kill her before she made it to
seventy.
Interwoven with the science, social history and psychology of
weight management Fat Cow, Fat Chance is a refreshingly
honest account of what it’s like to be fat when society dictates
that skinny is the norm. It asks why we overeat and why,
when the weight is finally lost through dieting, do we simply
pile the pounds back on again? How do we help young people
become comfortable with the way they look? What are the
consequences of the obesity epidemic for an already
overstretched NHS? And, whilst fat shaming is so often called
out, why is it that shouting ‘fat cow’ at a woman in the street
hasn’t been included in the list of hate crimes?
Fusing politics, science and personal pain, this is a powerful June 2020
exploration of our battle with obesity.
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Jenni Murray is a journalist and broadcaster who has
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presented BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour since 1987. She is the
author of several books, including Memoirs of a Not So Dutiful
Daughter and A History of Britain in 21 Women. She lives in
Barnet, North London, and the Peak District.
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