One of the biggest stars in tennis Serena Williams has captured every major title. From growing up in the tough neighborhood of Compton California to being trained by her father on courts littered with broken glass & drug paraphernalia to becoming the top women's player in the world Serena has proven to be an inspiration to her legions of fans. Her accomplishments have not been won without struggle. She has been derailed by injury criticized for her unorthodox approach to tennis & was devastated by the tragic shooting of her older sister. Yet somehow Serena always manages to prevail both on & off the court. She's applied the same strength & determination that helped her to become a champion to her successful pursuits in philanthropy fashion television & film. In this compelling & poignant memoir Serena takes an empowering look at her extraordinary life & what is still to come. ...

President Bill Clintons My Life is the strikingly candid self-portrait of a world leader who decided in early life to devote his intellectual & political gifts & his extraordinary capacity for hard work to serving the people of America & the entire world population. It is the fullest most concretely detailed most nuanced account of a presidency ever written & a testament to the positive impact that his work & his political ideals had on America & on the world. Here is the life of a great national & international figure revealed with all his talents & contradictions. Filled with fascinating moments & insights it is told openly directly in President Clintons immediately recognisable voice. A fascinating journey through American politics & one of the worlds most famous politicians & popular presidents. ...

Steven Gauges response to an impending midlife crisis didnt involve piercings tattoos or leather trousers
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In My Life as a Quant Emanuel Derman relives his exciting journey as one of the first high-energy particle physicists to migrate to Wall Street. Page by page Derman details his adventures in this field-analyzing the incompatible personas of traders & quants & discussing the dissimilar nature of knowledge in physics & finance. Throughout this tale he also reflects on the appropriate way to apply the refined methods of physics to the hurly-burly world of markets. ...

Born in London during the Blitz Elisabeth Luard
- step-daughter of a British diplomat & reluctant debutante in her teens
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When Julia Child arrived in Paris in 1948 a 'six-foot-two-inch thirty-six-year-old rather loud & unserious Californian she spoke barely a few words of French & didn't know the first thing about cooking. ' What's a shallot?' she asked her husband Paul as they waited for their sole meuniere during their very first lunch in France which she was to describe later as 'the most exciting meal of my life'. As she fell in love with French culture buying food at local markets sampling the local bistros & taking classes at the Cordon Bleu her life began to change forever & My Life in France follows her extraordinary transformation from kitchen ingenue to internationally renowned (and loved) expert in French cuisine. Bursting with adventurous & humorous spirit Julia Child captures post-war Paris with wonderful vividness & charm. ...

'I think it's wrong for me to complain that people don't understand disability & then refuse to talk about my personal life. Telling my story is the best way I know to make issues I care about understood' In autumn 2005 Alison Lapper's body became familiar to thousands of people when Marc Quinn's 16-foot marble statue of her
- Alison Lapper: Pregnant
- was placed on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. MY LIFE IN MY HANDS is Alison's story: from her mother's rejection at birth through a childhood deprived of affection in children's homes to independence a first class art degree motherhood & critical success. Her resilience fortitude & humour are humbling yet she rejects any notion of 'bravery'. From the beginning Alison was different to most children yet through the strength of her personality & the nurturing of her artistic talents she was determined to live as full a life as possible. MY LIFE IN MY HANDS challenges our perceptions of disability by showing how Alison overcame pain prejudice violence & loneliness to reach a state of happy independence. MY LIFE IN MY HANDS is an extraordinary & compelling story like no other.

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Terry Walton has kept an allotment in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales for over fifty years. He started when he was four helping on his fathers plot on the side of the mountain cutting bracken & collecting sheep manure to feed the vegetables. He was farming his own plot at eleven & he went on to build an allotment empire selling his vegetables & flowers to local customers. The proceeds paid for his first car a canary yellow Ford Popular when he was just seventeen. Then in 2006 after half a decade of happy gardening Terrys allotment was adopted by the Jeremy Vine Show & he became an unlikely media star. In this absorbing & entertaining memoir Terry documents how the valley has changed over the years his own conversion to organic gardening & the colourful characters he meets; insterspersing his anecdotes with topical tips family recipes & quirky line drawings. My Life on a Hillside Allotment" is the perfect read for gardeners allotmenteers & anyone who loves the great outdoors." ...

This is the fantastically funny third title to the My Sister's A Pop Star" series starring straight-talking super-klutzy Sam. Sam's life is turned upside down when her pop-star sister Danni Devine announces her decision to move out of their house & out of the limelight. This means cancelling Danni's reality TV show " The Devine Life" & since their home is owned by the TV company Sam & her mum are soon to be made homeless. So when Robert Danni's manager has an idea for a show about a girl at a horse-riding academy with Sam in the starring role she has some tough choices to make. Watching Danni struggle with the pressures of fame has turned Sam off stardom for life but with Danni leaving showbiz who'll provide for her family? Unfortunately Sam's no natural when it comes to performing especially when she's acting opposite a truly handsome but horrible co-star. Truth is Sam's more into this cute guy Carlos but he's so not into celeb-chic & is all about keeping it real. Sam's torn between following her heart & looking out for her family but while she tries to work out who she is & what she really wants the cameras keep rolling... Celebrities & reality TV are the hottest of topics & down-to-earth Sam tells it all in hilarious style from the glamour & backstabbing to the truth behind the scenes." ...

When Judith Summers husband & father both died within the space of two weeks she found herself floundering. Life for her & her eight-year-old son Joshua seemed relentlessly bleak. Then George bounced into their lives. A loving Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with film-star looks George reawoke their joie de vivre. Yet Judith soon discovered that living with George had its drawbacks. He was a full-time job & as expensive to run as a Ferrari. Wilful & badly behaved he refused to eat anything other than roast chicken preferred travelling by car to walking & became as jealous as a spurned lover if any man dared show an interest in her. & when a near-death tangle with a Staffordshire Bull terrier resulted in costly sessions with an animal psychologist Judith found that it was she who was put on the couch. ...