Paddy Ashdown’s autobiography was hailed as one of the most readable & exciting political life stories ever written of all – precisely because it was so very much more.

This is the autobiography of an old-fashioned Man of Action, an adventurer, to be compared more readily to Fitzroy Maclean than David Steel. Ashdown’s years as MP for Yeovil & leader of the Liberal Democrats pale alongside his time as a Royal Marine Commando, in the Special Boat squadron, as a spy, on military service in Northern Ireland & Indonesia, & then subsequently – perhaps his finest & most heroic role, as the UN’s High representative in war-torn Bosnia.

As one reviewer remarked: “ This must be the first political memoir to offer advice on the best way to execute a jungle ambush & on how to treat an open wound using red ants.”

Ashdown’s appeal – which explains this books’s hardback bestseller status – is that he transcends party political allegiances, & is seen as a genuinely honest & decent man unafraid to take on the hardest challenges.





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Born in Blackburn in 1907, Alfred Wainwright left school at the age of 13. A holiday at the age of 23 kindled a life-long love affair with the Lake District. Following a move to Kendal in 1941 he began to devote every spare moment he had to researching & compiling the original seven Pictorial Guides. He described these as his 'love letters' to the Lakeland Fells & at the end of the first, The Eastern Fells, he wrote about what the mountains had come to mean to him: I suppose it might be said, to add impressiveness to the whole thing, that this book has been twenty years in the making, for it is so long, & more, since I first came from a smoky mill-town (forgive me, Blackburn!) & beheld, from Orrest Head, a scene of great beauty, a fascinating paradise, Lakeland's mountains & trees & water. That was the first time I had looked upon beauty, or imagined it, even. Afterwards I went often, whenever I could, & always my eyes were lifted to the hills. I was to find then, & it has been so ever since, a spiritual & physical satisfaction in climbing mountains ...

When Natalie Moore is killed in a freak accident in France, her mother, Jessica knows instinctively there is more to it. However, Natalie's father, Charlie is so paralysed by the horror of losing his daughter, that he refuses even to discuss his wife's suspicions. This book presents a story of love, resistance, loyalty & betrayal. ...

Gina & Sally Makepiece have inherited a stall in the French House an antiques centre nestled in the heart of the English countryside.

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Gina & Sally Makepiece have inherited a stall in the French House an antiques centre nestled in the heart of the English countryside.

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Sheffield, Christmas, 1953.

Gloria Stewart & her family were used to cold & hungry Decembers
- a family of seven

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The heart-warming true story of a little boy & the cat that changed his life. Nine year old George was severely autistic; quiet & withdrawn, he appeared lost in his own world most of the time. His mother Julia despaired, but try as she might she couldn't bring him out of his shell. Then one day a small, black-&-white stray cat appeared at the bottom of her garden & George's face lit up at the sight of him. Despite herself Julia agreed to adopt him as a pet. George named his new friend Ben, & the four-legged addition to the household had a wonderful & unexpected side-affect. George & Ben bonded, & George began to open up; to play with Ben, to converse with him & make up stories about their adventures together to excitedly recount to Julia. For Julia this was a magical way to communicate with her son ...

Margery & Clementine Butcher-Baker are coming to the end of another busy half term as dinner ladies at Summerview Secondary school.  The school is abuzz with chatter about the upcoming break, the local harvest festival, & the fact that maths teacher, Mr Weaver, hasn't turned up to work in days. When the pair embark on an evening walk, they discover Mr Weaver's body in the woods, with a mysterious symbol painted on the tree beside him. Something suspicious is clearly afoot. As the nights grow darker & the mysterious symbols continue to appear around Dewstow, the Dinner Lady Detectives are pulled deeper into the case. Can they solve the mystery as deceit & chaos reigns, or will their killer pull off another deadly trick? A fun & charming cosy mystery, perfect for fans of J.M Hall & Fiona Leitch. Product Information:  •� ISBN:� 9781804364710 •� Author: Hannah Hendy •� Publisher: Canelo  •� Format:� Paperback •� Pages: 284 •� Dimensions:� 19.9 x 12.9cm ...

Details: Aladdin is a happy peasant boy from China. But the wicked Abanazar needs his help, as only Aladdin can enter
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Laugh along with Michael Mc Intyre as he lifts the curtain on his life in his long-awaited autobiography.

Michael’s

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