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The names of infamous crooks such as the Richardsons, Frankie Fraser and the Krays are all indelibly linked with the London gangland scene of the '50s and '60s. One man who stayed under the radar, however, was 'Scouse' Norman Johnson. This autobiography documents the many twists and turns that his life has taken.
A dynamic guide to owning your ambition and striving for success in an ever-changing world, while helping others along the way.'Practical and big-hearted... the New Testament for the sisterhood.' Cathy Newman'A soul-stirring self-help guide.' RED__________Part self-help guide, part master class in survival skills for life and work, Lift As You Climb examines what sisterhood looks like today, 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 planning careers in an ever-changing and uncertain world. 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 brilliant tips and invaluable insights, it's everything you need to know about making life better for yourself - without making it worse for others. __________Readers love Lift As You Climb:***** 'Inspires and provokes thoughts about how you can move forward in your career.'***** 'Supportive and reassuring.'***** 'Uplifting and full of hope, and of course written with a great deal of humour.'
Now a Sky Original film starring Outlander''s Sam Heughan, Ruby Rose, and Andy Serkis ''One of the great all-action characters of recent times. Like his creator, the ex-SAS soldier turned uber agent is unstoppable.'' Daily Mirror''Authentic to the core'' Daily ExpressThe Channel Tunnel. Your worst fears are about to come true...____________________Deep beneath the English Channel, a small army of vicious terrorists has seized control of the Eurostar to Paris, taken 400 hostages at gunpoint - and declared war on a government that has more than its own fair share of secrets to keep.One man stands in their way. An off-duty SAS soldier is hiding somewhere inside the train. Alone and injured, he''s the only chance the passengers and crew have of getting out alive. Meet Andy McNab''s explosive new creation, Sergeant Tom Buckingham, as he unleashes a whirlwind of intrigue and retribution in his attempt to stop the terrorists and save everyone on board - including Delphine, the beautiful woman he loves.____________________Hurtling us at breakneck speed between the Regiment''s crack assault teams, Whitehall''s corridors of power and the heart of the Eurotunnel action, RED NOTICE is McNab at his devastatingly authentic, pulse pounding best.What readers are saying:***** ''Always thrilling, once started it is hard to put down until the final page.''***** ''Constant action from beginning to end, and totally believable. The best thriller writer out there.''***** ''As a former SAS soldier himself, his stories are full of tactical details and facts that only come with that deep connection.''
As seen on THE ONE SHOW, and heard on WOMAN'S HOUR and THE ZOE BALL BREAKFAST SHOW on Radio 2'Challenges all the things we thought we knew about business.' Sam Baker__________How we live, buy and sell is changing, and it's changing for good.
But it quickly becomes clear that seeing his neighbour's face won't happen any time soon. Alice Gunnersley has been badly burned and can't even look at herself yet, let alone allow anyone else to see her.
Some people make living an art, none more so than Eustace Dunne, entrepreneur, maverick, magpie, media darling, advisor to government, bon viveur. Over the course of his long and storied life and career, he will straddle the worlds of design and cuisine and in so doing change them and the tastes of the nation forever....
It's 1936, war is brewing, tempers are running high, and by his thirteenth birthday, Sheldon Horowitz has been orphaned - twice.
When Bella learns not only that her father is seriously ill, but that her mother is expecting a fifth child, her dreams of leaving home to become a schoolteacher are quickly dashed.Times are hard, and when their father dies Bella also has to take on the role of mother to her baby brother.
Daubed on walls and doorways, they suggest that someone close to the queen harbours treacherous intent - none other than Leicester himself . So Radcliff and his team of informants and amateur spies are sent out into the city's markets, drinking dens and brothels to track down who might be behind such outrageous and subversive acts.
Through an examination of the culpability of governments and military commanders in a catastrophe that destroyed the best part of a generation, the author argues that Battle of Passchendaele, far from being a breakthrough moment, was the battle that nearly lost the Allies the war.
Allied victory is on its way, but it's bloody well dragging its feet. In a large house next to Hampstead Heath, Vee Sedge is just about scraping by, with a herd of lodgers to feed, and her young charge Noel ( almost fifteen ) to clothe and educate.
An impetuous decision to marry has left the young Lady Caroline widowed and with two estates in her name. She is now in a position to live her life to the full, socialising with London's finest aristocracy, but her unhappy experience has put her off marrying again.
From the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse comes a deliciously feel-good story about making your dreams come true, set in sun-kissed southern Italy. 'A tale full of wonderful characters, sunshine, food and romance.
Ambitious, far-reaching and mythic, it introduces a group of characters whose lives we will come to know and will follow through time and space until they reach their natural conclusion.
A New Statesman essential non-fiction read of 2021'Everybody should read [this]' Stylist"Blackness is an art, not a science. It is a paradox: intangible and visceral; a situation and a story. It is the thread that connects these essays, but its significance as an experience emerges randomly, unpredictably. . . . Race is the story of my life, and therefore black is the body of this book."In twelve intensely personal, interconnected essays, Emily Bernard sets out to tell stories from her life that enable her to talk about truth, race, family and relationships, and much more. She observes the complexities and paradoxes, the haunting memories and ambushing realities of growing up black in the South with a family name inherited from a white man, of getting a PhD from Yale, of marrying a white man from the North, of adopting two babies from Ethiopia, of teaching at a white college and living in America's New England today.Ultimately, she shows us that it is in our shared experience of humanity that we find connection, happiness and hope.What readers are saying:'Perspective changing essays' *****'A page-turner - full of empathy, love, and insight' *****'I raced through this' *****'I loved it' *****'Exquisitely crafted' *****'Essential reading' *****'I couldn't put it down' *****'Beautifully written. A must read for all races' *****'I loved everything about this book' *****
Confidence lies at the core of what makes things happen. Exploring the science and neuroscience behind confidence that has emerged over the last decade, clinical psychologist and neuroscientist Professor Ian Robertson tells us how confidence plays out in our minds, our brains and indeed our bodies.
And then there were three . It was a battle that ended in a devastating loss, and the scars they carry seem to have slowly pushed the sisters apart .
_________________"Brilliant - a grimly humorous yet humane account of the realities of growing old in the modern age.
WINNER of the An Post Irish Novel of the Year 2020'Endlessly surprising and incredibly moving' David Nicholls'A triumph ... the best novel I've read so far this year' Joseph O'Connor________________In 1973, twenty-year-old Moll Gladney takes a morning bus from her rural home and disappears. Bewildered and distraught, Paddy and Kit must confront an unbearable prospect: that they will never see their daughter again.Five years later, Moll returns. What - and who - she brings with her will change the course of her family's life forever.Beautiful and devastating, this exploration of loss, alienation and the redemptive power of love reaffirms Donal Ryan as one of the most talented and empathetic writers at work today.________________'Here is love as a weapon and a balm ... A gorgeously wrought book' Guardian 'Outstanding ... Tender and beautifully written' Independent'All the beauty and sorrow of life can be found in these pages' Kathleen MacMahon'Exquisite ... Beautiful' Anne Griffin, author of When All Is Said'Ryan gathers together the fragments of broken lives and makes us something new and beautiful from them' R n n Hession, author of Leonard and Hungry Paul
For fans of I MAY DESTROY YOU and FLEABAG and for readers who want to laugh and cry: the brave, beautiful, sometimes brutal story of a young misfit and her rocky road to womanhood, stopping at each year along the way. 'A raw, fierce, shockingly honest coming-of-age story' LOUISE O'NEILL 'Incredibly funny .
An unputdownable thriller, perfect for fans of THE HOLIDAY and BIG LITTLE LIES. 'A sparkling, thrilling whodunit with a cast of extraordinarily well-realised characters and a setting that will take your breath away.
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