I found a website asking people to write to prisoners on Death Row. I wanted a proper killer, & preferably one who'd mown down innocent bystanders with a machine gun. Now what 15-year-old can say they have a murderer as a pen-pal? Me, Chas Parsons, that's who. Chas thinks it'll be funny to get letters from a convict. After all, it's not like an inmate with a life sentence can turn up on his doorstep. Is it? ...

The true story of the author's journey to Antarctica in a 27-foot sailing boat. Joined by the boat's young Norwegian owner & an Argentinian newlywed, he set sail with little idea of the tumultuous storms, mishaps & emergencies that loomed on a Shackleton-style voyage to the world's coldest, most dangerous & inaccessible continent. ...

Books Autobiographies From brutal schooldays to 80s anarchy, through The Young Ones & beyond, Berserker! is the one-of-a-kind, fascinating memoir from an icon of British comedy, Adrian Edmondson. Berserker [noun]: A Norse warrior frenzied in battle & held to be invulnerable; often off his tits on henbane & large quantities of alcohol; one who is out of control with anger or excitement. Ade Edmondson smashed onto the comedy circuit in the 1980s, stormed The Comedy Store &, alongside Rik Mayall, brought anarchy to stage & screen. How did a child brought up in a strict Methodist household – & who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools – end up joining the revolution? Well, he is part Norse. Could it be his ‘berserker’ heritage? With wisdom, nostalgia & uniquely observed humour, Ade traces his journey through life & comedy: starting out on the alternative scene, getting arrested in Soho, creating his outrageously violent characters & learning more about his curious (possibly Scandinavian) heritage. With star-studded anecdotes & set to a soundtrack of pop hits which transport the reader through time, it’s a memoir like no other. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781035014279 •†Author: Adrian Edmondson •†Publisher:†  Macmillan •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 416 •†Dimensions:†16.3 x 4.0 x 24.2 cm ...

Bertha is a very special factory machine in Spottiswood Factory who, along with her friends, manages to cope with all sorts of puzzling problems. Episodes are: ' The Best Machine Competition', ' The Windmills', ' Mouse in the Works' & ' The Great Painting J ...

Edward VII, who gave his name to the Edwardian Age but was always known as Bertie, was fifty-nine when he finally came to power in 1901. He was only king for the last nine years of his life. The eldest son of Victoria & Albert, Bertie was bullied by bot ...

Edward VII, who gave his name to the Edwardian era but was always known as Bertie, was fifty-nine when he finally came to power & ushered out the Victorian age. The eldest son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, Bertie was bullied by both his parents. ...

Bertie, a young hippopotamus, wants to drink coffee, read the newspaper, use a credit card, & more, just like Daddy, who appeases the eager hippo with age-appropriate options such as making a newspaper hat. At story's end, the tables turn when Daddy wants to play like Bertie. ...

Beryl Bainbridge is best known as a prolific writer of novels that ranged from black comedies of contemporary life, often autobiographical in inspiration, to idiosyncratic reimaginings of historical events & characters. This book offers a highly persona ...

Can you remember why the sea is salty? How does the moon affect the tide? Where were Britain's most notorious places for smugglers? And what was the mystery of St Michael's Mount? There are almost as many stories about the sea as there are pebbles on the beach. Beside the Seaside is a book for anyone who has been captivated by the crash of waves on s&, thrilled by the exploits of pirates or delighted in an ice cream at the end of the pier. Answering such questions as what to look for in rock pools, which are the best knots & how to avoid being cursed by a mermaid, Beside the Seaside is bursting with facts, fables, history & mystery about Britain's seaside & coast. ...

Bess of Hardwick was one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era. Gently-born in reduced circumstances, she was married at 15, wedded at 16 & still a virgin. At 19 she married a man more than twice her age, Sir William Cavendish, a senior auditor in King Henry VIII's Court of Augmentations. Responsible for seizing church properties for the crown during the Dissolution, Cavendish enriched himself in the process. During the reign of King Edward VI, Cavendish was the Treasurer to the boy king & sisters & he & Bess moved in the highest levels of society. They had a London home & built Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. After Cavendish's death her third husband was poisoned by his brother. Bess' 4th marriage to the patrician George, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl Marshall of Engl&, made Bess one of the most important women at court. Her shrewd business acumen was a byword & she was said to have 'a masculine understanding', in that age when women had little education & few legal rights. The Earl's death made her arguably the wealthiest & therefore
- next to the Queen
- the most powerful woman in the country. This book has 555 pages & is 19.7cm x 12.8cm x 3.7cm

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