Six decades of photographs of one of rock music's most influential artists. Neil Young's appeal crosses generations, from his time in Buffalo Springfield, pioneering country rock to his proto-grunge & other harder sounds. The man is an iconoclast, innovator, inspiration & influence to multiple generations of musicians. Despite his reluctance to enter the mainstream, Young has long been popular & has been photographed by some of the biggest names in rock photography. This superb collections gives an insight into the life of a legend! ...

Bill Bryson shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet & heads for Europe. He retraces his travels as a student twenty years earlier with caustic hilarity & his own unique brand of humour. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Bill Bryson lived in North Yorkshire for many years. First published in 1991 by Secker & Warburg. ...

60 years on, after Nella Last started her diary on 2nd September 1949, tens of thousands of people have read & enjoyed the first 2 instalments of her wonderfully detailed & moving diaries, written during & after the Second World War. This 3rd compelling volume sees Nella, now in her 60s, writing of what ordinary people felt during the early 1950s in a modernising Britain. It is an account that's full of surprises, as we learn more about her attitude towards changes in society, her fears of nuclear war, & her relationship with 'my husband'
- she rarely used his name. Her childhood dream of becoming a published writer, which was not fulfilled in her lifetime, has now been realised. This book has 296 pages & is 19.8cm x 12.9cm x 2cm.
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Nella Last's War established the housewife & mother from Barrow-in-Furness as one of the most powerful & moving voices of the Second World War, & inspired the award-winning television drama Housewife, 49. In this next instalment of her unique diaries, Nella Last describes how ordinary people re-built their lives after the war. The allies' victory was a cause for hope & celebration, much privation & anxiety remained. In her sensitive & playful account of daily life in the austerity years, written for the Mass Observation project, Nella Last captures the thoughts & feelings of post-war Britain. This book has 306 pages & is 19.8cm x 12.9cm x 2cm. ...

In September 1939, Nella Last, a housewife & mother, started a diary that would last her 30 years. The account she left behind gave an fascinating & unique insight into life during the Second World War. While Nella's younger son joins the army, she & the rest of her family try to adapt to the rhythms of life in Barrow-in-Furness, which suffered terribly from bombing raids. Writing each day for the 'mass-observation' project, Nella grows in confidence as the result of her work. & her diary entries tell a powerful story about the war years, covering everything from sex to the genuine fear of invasion. The dairy covers the period in which she turned 50, saw her children leave home & reviewed her life & marriage
- which she eventually compared to slavery. This is the war as Nelly Last lived it. This book has 311 pages & is 19.8cm x 12.9cm x 2cm.
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When Nelly returns home to find that her mother is missing, she has only one option: to fly out in a knitted hot air balloon with her best friend, a turtle called Columbus, & rescue her! She may be looking for her mother, but what she finds along the way is not what she was expecting.. . ...

When Nelly says she's going to do a thing, she does it. That's why she's knitted herself some sails, stocked her boat with supplies, got her best friend, a turtle called Columbus, on board, & set off on a voyage to find her missing father. But even Nelly isn't prepared for what happens next... ...

Details: In the turmoil & confusion of Londons East End between the wars, young Nelly Kelly soon learns that life may
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Explores the professional, personal, intellectual & practical origins of a practioner of Britain's naval comm&, to understand how the greatest warrior transformed the art of conflict, & enabled his country to survive the challenge of total war & international isolation. ...

Nelson Mandela is one of the world's most revered & popular public figures, a man synonymous with the long, bitter struggle to rid South Africa of a racist regime & replace it with a multi-racial democracy. He was seen as a symbol of world freedom, an ambassador for civil rights, a heroic liberator whose influence & image of moral integrity that extended beyond his homel&. Fully illustrated, this book chronicles his remarkable life, from his days as a student activist & guerrilla leader to the position as an iconic statesman. From his infamous trial for treason & his 27 year imprisonment, to the euphoria that greeted his eventual release & then his election as South Africa's first black president. ...