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Left For Dead
My Journey Home from Everest
Häftad, 2001
292 kr
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Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's famous account of the 1996 Everest disaster, INTO THIN AIR, will remember the story of Beck Weathers: the gregarious Texan climber who went snow-blind in the Death Zone below the summit and who spent a night out in the open during a blizzard that took the lives of …
Turin Shroud: How Leonardo Da Vinci Fooled History
Av Lynn Picknett, Clive Prince
Häftad, 2012
275 kr
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In 1988, carbon dating of the world's most famous Christian relic revealed that it was a mediaeval or Renaissance forgery. Yet many questions remained. How could a hoaxer of 500 or more years ago have created an image that appears so astonishingly lifelike when seen in photographic negative? How …
Without Mercy
A Mother's Struggle Against Modern Slavery
Av Miriam Ali
Häftad, 1996
307 kr
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Providing an account of her battle with an abusive man and with bureaucracy, this is the story of a woman's fight against a violent and tyrannical relationship, and her struggle to reclaim her two daughters, sold into marriage in the Yemen. Mirian Kamouhi - half Pakistani, half English - met …
Al Pacino: A Life On The Wire
Av Andrew Yule
Häftad, 1992
307 kr
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Whilst Al Pacino's astonishing performaces have established him as one of the greatest actors of our time, Andrew Yule reveals that he has spent most of his life at war with himself. A traumatic childhood, years of grinding poverty and an inability to sustain relationships with, amongst others, …
East End Gangland
Av James Morton
Häftad, 2001
337 kr
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The East End has always held a malign fascination for the general public. In this book James Morton looks at this phenomenon from the days of the unsolved murders committed by Jack the Ripper to the 1960s when the Kray Twins held the reins of the Underworld, to the present and how the structure of …
Last Dance Last Chance
and other true cases
Av Ann Rule
Häftad, 2004
337 kr
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Dr Anthony Pignataro was a cosmetic surgeon and a famed medical researcher whose flashy red Lamborghini and flamboyant lifestyle in western New York state suggested a highly successful career. But appearances, as this shocking insider account of Pignataro's tailspin from physician to prisoner …
Call Me Elizabeth
Wife, Mother, Escort
Häftad, 2006
292 kr
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Dawn Annandale is bright, witty and well educated. But when her marriage began to fall apart, she had to face a seemingly insurmountable pile of debts on her own. Determined that her children would not suffer because of their parents' mistakes, and with no family to turn to for help, she searched …
Strachan
My Life in Football
Häftad, 2007
307 kr
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Gordon Strachan has had one of the most illustrious careers in modern football. As a player, he was the heartbeat of Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen in the early 1980s, before being signed by Ron Atkinson to play for Manchester United. He captained Leeds to championship in the early 1990s, won 50 Scottish …
Perricone Weight-Loss Diet
Häftad, 2007
292 kr
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Consider this staggering fact: as we age, we can expect to gain ten pounds of fat and lose five pounds of muscle each decade. In The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet, Dr Perricone unlocks for the first time the secret link between non-visible cell inflammation and unwanted weight gain. Dr Perricone shows …
Jinky: The Biography Of Jimmy Johnstone
Av Jim Black
Häftad, 2010
262 kr
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Jimmy 'Jinky' Johnstone, was born on the 30th September, 1944, in the district of Bothwell, Scotland. He enjoyed a wonderful childhood and it was the daily games of schoolboy football in his youth that would define his life and his place in history. Signed by Celtic in 1963, it's a testimony to …
Tales From Q School
Inside Golf's Fifth Major
Häftad, 2008
292 kr
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Every autumn, more than a thousand veterans and talented hopefuls sweat through three phases of hell in the Q School, as the PGA Tour Qualifying tournament is known, vying for the thirty slots available. It's a test all but a handful of the most brilliant golfers have to endure. And there's no way …
Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Häftad, 2009
262 kr
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Were the 70s and 80s all they were cracked up to be? Or have we never had it so good? Philip Glenister - one of our best-loved actors - takes a swig of Babycham, jumps on his space hopper, and heads off down memory lane to find out. Which Bond was better - Roger Moore or Daniel Craig? Was life …
Luck Of A Countryman
Tales from the Dales
Häftad, 2011
316 kr
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A vivid and charming portrait of life in the Yorkshire DalesThe enchanting sequel to A Countryman's Lot, which told the story of Max Hardcastle's move to the Yorkshire Dales and the richness of life as an antiques dealer, The Luck of a Countryman contains an array of eccentric characters and …
One Born Every Minute
Real Stories from the Delivery Room
Häftad, 2011
157 kr
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ONE BORN EVERY MINUTE, Channel 4's Bafta-winning documentary series has been a critical and popular smash-hit. And in January 2012, we'll be back on the maternity ward for fourteen brand-new, thrilling episodes.In this wonderful book, midwives Maria Dore and Ros Bradbury look back over their …
