Charismatic, erudite & often controversial Winton Churchill was one of the most inspiring leaders of the twentieth century, & one of its greatest wits. Including Churchill's famous quips & witticisms, as well as little known asides & observations, this book celebrates the humour & humanity of this most imposing man. ...

Tells the story of how the British really won two world wars
- by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler & bluffing their way out
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Across almost 50 years, Winston Churchill produced more than 500 paintings.

From his family homes at Blenheim & Chartwell,

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' This is the room from which I will direct the war, ' Churchill declared, shortly after becoming Prime Minister in 1940. It was from these cramped confines that Churchill turned a seemingly inevitable defeat at the hands of the Nazis into a famous victory. Built in 1938 as a temporary refuge in case of air raid attack, this secret bunker became a second home to Churchill
- & to large numbers of military personnel & civil servants whose work until now has been largely unsung. Drawing on a fascinating range of original material, including newly available first-hand accounts of the people who lived there, Holmes reveals how & why the bunker & its war machine developed; how the inhabitants' lives were transformed; & how their work led to victory. Elegant & illuminating, Churchill's Bunker is a unique exploration of one of the most important sites in British history.
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Details: During the Second World War, Churchill's cigar was such an important beacon of resistance that MI5, together
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Cider with Roadies is the true story of a boy's obsessive relationship with pop. A life lived through music from Stuart's audience with the Beatles (aged 3); his confessions as a pubescent prog rocker; a youthful gymnastic dalliance with northern soul; the radical effects of punk on his politics, homework & trouser dimensions; playing in crap bands & failing to impress girls; writing for the NME by accident; living the sex, drugs (chiefly lager in a plastic glass) & rock & roll lifestyle; discovering the tawdry truth behind the glamour & knowing when to ditch it all for what really matters. From Stuart's four minutes in a leisure centre with MC Hammer to four days in a small van with Napalm Death it's a life-affirming journey through the land where ordinary life & pop come together to make music. ...

Growing up amongst the fields & woods & characters of the place, this memoir is about the authors childhood in a remote Cotswold village, a village before electricity or cars, a timeless place on the verge of change. It also depicts a world that is both immediate & real & belongs to a now-distant past. ...

The West Country is justly famous for its wide variety of delicious ciders. Over the last thirty years there has been a quiet revolution in the area with a steady growth in cider producers, from small, local companies to well-established outfits pumping out millions of gallons a year. In this book, James Crowden charts the development of cider making in the West Country, from the sixteenth century monks to the diverse industry of today. Crowden takes us on a tour around the beautiful & fragrant West Country orchards, outlining the differing manufacturing methods, & investigates the differences between a farm-house cider & an industrially manufactured one. He shows how the best cider makers translate their passion into the process & treat each different batch of cider like winemakers would a vintage. He also takes a look at the rise of perry making & profiles the companies dedicated to getting the best out of the West Country pears. " Ciderland"

Includes:: comprehensive summaries & descriptions of every cider & cider producer in the West Country & covers topics such as cider folk traditions & remedies, placing cider making firmly within the local culture.

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Her beauty saved her life... & condemned her.

In 1942, Cilka Klein was sixteen-years-old when she was taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau.

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Based on the heartbreaking true story of Cilka Klein, Cilka's Journey is the phenomenonal sequel to the No.1 bestseller, The Tattooist of Auschwitz. In 1942 Cilka Klein is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, & forces her separation from the other women prisoners. Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly given, equals survival. After liberation, Cilka is charged as a collaborator by the Russians & sent to a brutal prison camp in Siberia. Innocent, imprisoned once again, Cilka faces challenges both new & horribly familiar. After learning to nurse those who are ill in the camp, Cilka tends to a man called Alexandr and finds that despite everything, there is room in her heart for love. Cilka's Journey is a powerful testament to the triumph of the human will. It will move you to tears, but it will also leave you astonished & uplifted by one woman's... ...