Strap yourself in for a magical musical ride to the very core of England's rock & roll heritage. Bulging with stories, facts & anecdotes & crammed with rare archive photographs, Never Mind the Bollards showcases English rock & pop music's biggest stars & wildest characters, visiting the places where these musical heroes grew up & hung out. The book focuses on the enduring heroes & legends of English rock & pop music from The Beatles & the Rolling Stones, to The Smiths, Blur & Oasis as well as some of England's unsung heroes. It delves into the stories behind the songs & visits the places that have inspired a million song lyrics: from Waterloo Bridge to Penny Lane, Primrose Hill to Solsbury Hill & Billericay to Totnes. From Battersea Power Station to Dungeness, this book tours the locations where the famous & not-so-famous album sleeves were shot & discovers the locations where some of the best pop videos were filmed. In addition there are quirky stories throughout from informative to scandalous & humorous; themed playlists from anti-Thatcher tracks to songs that evoke the seasons & it also encourages readers to recreate their own album cover with partners, friends & a camera phone. * Rock history told through landmark locations * Traces the development of each musical scene & genre * Showcases English rock & pop music's stars & characters * Presents momentous gigs & places where these musical heroes grew up & hung out * Crammed with stories, facts, anecdotes & photographs ...

Books Thriller Books Bestselling author of It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover, joins forces with the New York Times bestselling author of The Wives for a gripping, twisty, romantic mystery unlike any other. Charlie Wynwood & Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk. They've been in love since the age of fourteen. But as of this morning… they are complete strangers. Their first kiss, their first fight, the moment they fell in love… every memory has vanished. Now Charlie & Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them & why. But the more they learn about the couple they used to be… the more they question why they were ever together to begin with. Forgetting is terrifying, but remembering may be worse...   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780008620486 •†Author:†  Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher •†Publisher:† HQ •†Format:†  Paperback  •†Pages:† 400 •†Dimensions:† 12.9 x 2.5 x 19.8 cm ...

Josie Clark is a loving wife & mother. She & her husband Jeff don't have much & it's often difficult to make ends meet. But Josie will do anything to protect her family & keep them safe. Bel Monkton is a successful property developer, living in a beautiful house by the sea. She seems to have everything going for her, but she's lonely. ...

Diana ' Steve' Escott-Stevens knows the risks. For 12 months she has fed & looked after agents preparing for a mission in France. Knowing they have a 50/50 chance of coming back. Young, brave & fluent in French. She applies to join the Special Operations Executive she is readily accepted & sent off for training to prepare her for the field. The training is demanding: sabotage, h&-to-hand combat, codes, parachute jumps. Soon finding herself in Lysander flying to France, where any mistake could mean capture, torture or death, for her & the very people she is trying to liberate. This book has 372 pages & is 17.7cm x 11cm x 2.4cm ...

Don't teach the bunny rabbits your own disgusting habits Don't picnic with a python in the park Everyone knows about saying please & thank you, & not talking with your mouth full. But when it comes to dealing with grumpy grizzly bears & hairy chimpanzees, things get a lot more complicated... Rollicking rhymes combine perfectly with Nick Sharratt's trademark witty illustrations in this thoroughly modern look at good behaviour! ...

Details: When three young women are discovered strangled & mutilated in a Glasgow park, it is up to DCI Lorimer to find
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In NEVER SURRENDER Robert Kershaw captures the authentic voices of the ordinary heroes of the Second World War. Read first-hand ...

In Never Surrender Robert Kershaw captures the authentic voices of the ordinary heroes of the Second World War, from the soldiers ...

ï ½I am six. We are sitting on the piano bench. Daddyï ½s wearing his undershorts. Thatï ½s all. Iï ½m wearing my white underpants. Thatï ½s all. It doesnï ½t feel like weï ½re going to make beautiful musicï ½ï ½ Catherine Mc Callï ½s father was a high-profile doctor, her mother regularly hosted bridge parties. Growing up in their beautiful, historic home in Brooklyn, Cathy appeared to have everything a girl could want. No one, not the neighbours, the nuns at school or her beloved grandmother, could have guessed that there was a torture chamber in the basement of 763 Montgomery Place, or that Cathy was being raped repeatedly by her father. By the age of eighteen, Cathy didnï ½t know either: she had repressed every memory of abuse. Twenty years later, looking after her now ailing parents, Cathyï ½s memories begin to return. In this starkly authentic & utterly immediate memoir, Cathy describes both how she uncovered the horrific secrets sheï ½d kept so well throughout her childhood & her inspirational journey to overcome them. ...

A nail biting thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. When prep school junior Julia Whitmire is found dead in the bathtub of her familys Upper East Side apartment, her left wrist slashed & suicide note resting on her dresser, Ellie Hatcher & her partner, J.J. Rogan initially write the case off as a suicide. Julias parents insist that their daughter would never take her own life, but Ellie knows all too well that family members can be the last to accept the truth. But when Julias mother appeals to her with the evidence ? including a h&-written suicide note she believes her internet-obsessed daughter would never have composed ? Hatcher is confronted with the possibility of a troubled young girl's murder. ...