Much more than a rough-&-tumble frontiersman, Davy Crockett was also a businessman, a US congressman, & a freedom fighter. From his humble beginnings in east Tennessee to his valiant stand at the Alamo, this biography introduces young readers to the real person behind the larger-than-life image of Davy Crockett. ...

From his humble beginnings in east Tennessee to his valiant stand at the Alamo, this biography introduces middle readers to the real person behind the larger-than-life image of David Crockett. It separates fact from fiction as readers learn that Crockett did not really wear a coonskin cap & that he was never known as ' Davy' Crockett. ...

David Fairclough started just 92 games in an eight year Liverpool career yet his standing as one of the most famous goalscorers in the club’s illustrious history is without question.

Another 66 appearances as substitute boosted his Anfield career total & it was for his role as Liverpool’s number 12 for which he is best remembered.

Fairclough was, & always will be, the original ‘ Supersub’.

Yet it is a moniker he loved & loathed in equal measure & one he felt ultimately held him back in his career.

In this refreshingly candid autobiography Fairclough relives the highs & lows of a colourful career.

He recalls his meteoric rise to stardom & the priceless contribution he made to the Liverpool’s remarkable success under Bob Paisley. From his key role against St Etienne on arguably Anfield’s greatest night, through a career that witnessed 19 major trophies, Fairclough lifts the lid on what life was really like for him in the Anfield dressing room of that time, his often fraught relationship with Paisley & explains the psychological burden of being cast as ‘the outsider looking in’.

In an evocative collaboration with journalist Mark Platt, Fairclough’s story is at once a compelling insight into one of the greatest teams in football history, populated by the great players whom David played with & against, & the gripping & characteristically honest memoir of one of Liverpool’s most popular sons.

Ideal for football fans.

This hardback book has 243 pages & measures: 24 x 16 x 3cm approx.















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David; The Hayemaker; Haye is the former WBA world heavyweight champion & the former undisputed (WBA, WBC & WBO) world cruiserweight champion. Haye is one of British boxing's most celebrated & successful ring champions of the modern era & has won twenty-three of twenty-five professional fights. He has twice been shortlisted for BBC Sports Personality of the Year & is now recognised as the face of British & world boxing. Haye was involved in the biggest heavyweight title clash for nearly a decade when he fought Wladimir Klitschko in July 2011, with the fight televised live in over 140 countries. Although Haye ultimately lost his belt, following a twelve-round points decision, his charismatic approach has reminded fight fans of a time when the heavyweight championship was the greatest prize in sport. This is the authorised story of how Haye reached this point, & details the ten-year rise of the boxer from a precocious World Amateur Champion. Crafted by close confidant Elliot Worsell, Making Haye offers behind-the-scenes, never-before-told insights into some of the most pivotal ring wars of David Haye's turbulent, & at times controversial, professional boxing career. ...

Born the son of a Billingsgate market porter at the height of the Second World War, David Jason spent his early life dodging bombs & bullies, both with impish good timing. Giving up on an unloved career as an electrician, he turned his attention to acting & soon, through a natural talent for making people laugh, found himself working with the leading lights of British comedy in the 1960s & '70s: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Bob Monkhouse & Ronnie Barker. Barker would become a mentor to David, leading to hugely successful stints in Porridge & Open All Hours.

It wasn’t until 1981, kitted out with a sheepskin jacket, a flat cap, & a clapped-out Reliant Regal, that David found the part that would capture the nation’s hearts: the beloved Derek ‘ Del Boy’ Trotter in Only Fools & Horses. Never a one-trick pony, he had an award-winning spell as TV’s favourite detective Jack Frost.

David’s is a touching, funny & warm-hearted story, which charts the course of his incredible five decades at the top of the entertainment business. He's been a shopkeeper & a detective inspector, a crime-fighter & a market trader, & he ain't finished yet. As Del Boy would say, it's all cushty.

Perfect for Only Fools & Horses fans!

This paperback book has 392 pages & measures: 19.5 x 13 x 3cm approx.







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'' So lithe, ' they say. ' So spry & sparkling. So uncannily youthful. How on earth do you do it?'

Well, what

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'' So lithe, ' they say. ' So spry & sparkling. So uncannily youthful. How on earth do you do it?'

Well, what can

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As the undisputed master of the most dangerous race track in the world, the Isle of Man TT course, the affable Yorkshireman, David Jefferies risked so much & achieved such legendary status before being killed in practice for the 2003 TT. This is the biography of David Jefferies. ...

David Mitchell, who you may know for his inappropriate anger on every TV panel show except Never Mind the Buzzcocks, his look of permanent discomfort on C4 sex comedy Peep Show, his online commenter-baiting in The Observer or just for wearing a stick-on m ...

David Niven appeared in films for over 50 years of his life, from swashbucklers such as The Prisoner of Zenda & The Guns of Navarone to the Pink Panther series. Despite his on-screen persona, Niven wasn?t always the perfect gentleman. He was insecure both privately & professionally & used people to get ahead. But he did, he said, ?at least try to be a decent man. ? He knew he often failed, although it isn?t easy to find people who ever had a bad word to say about him. In this fascinating biography of the star, Munn looks at the funny stories & the sad underlying truth, from his outrageous days with Errol Flynn & their irrevocable split ?? You always know where you are with Flynn. He always lets you down? ? & numerous affairs with stars & prostitutes, to an attempted suicide, his horrific experiences in war-torn France & the breakdown & blame of his second marriage. This compelling text

Includes:: interviews with his second wife, Hjordis, John Huston, Rex Harrison, Laurence Olivier, Loretta Young (they discussed marriage once), Nivens long-time friend Michael Trubshawe, Peter Ustinov, Ava Gardner & many more. Funny, poignant & told with the compassion of one who knew him, this is a fascinating portrayal of a legend that really gets behind the screen & autobiographical persona.

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