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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Born in 1966 Kash the Flash Gill is proud of his roots in Birminghams inner city area of Handsworth. Kash was the first Asian to become World Champion in a contact sport. Today he remains the unbeaten four times World Kickboxing Champion. Standing tall at 6ft 3 he has an impressive line-up of British European & World titles under his belt. Kashs mother died when he was only nine so his father worked 18 hour days as a factory worker to support him his sister & four brothers. Athletic from an early age Kash discovered kickboxing at the age of 14 fell in love with the sport & the rest is history! With a Foreword by Tom Ross Head of Sport at BRMB Kashs biography has international readership appeal. Our 50+ contributors include close family members & friends; international musicians Apache Indian & members of UB40; Joe Egan Cyrille Regis & a host of other celebrities. Kashs speed athletic ability & flashy showmanship earned him the nickname The Flash inside the ring but outside of the ring he is a charismatic ambassador for the sport
- a positive role model for the champions he trains & the students he inspires."
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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. ...

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. ...

Described by The Guardian as providing 'high-grade entertainment' Brendan Sheerin has acquired fans in their millions young & old alike through his enthusiastic cordial & comical role as the tour guide on Channel 4's runaway hit reality show Coach Trip. Packed full of laugh-out-loud tales described in Brendan's unique voice & with a brand new chapter this warm funny & very down-to-earth book will charm fans the world over. Brendan has been a professional tour guide for more than thirty years. Born in Leeds Yorkshire he spent his childhood summers with his family in Ireland
- & his life travelling the globe finally settling in Malaga Spain. From stories about Brendan's childhood through to the mishaps & mayhem of life on the show & how he felt finding fame in his fifties A Coach Trip Adventure is as entertaining & enjoyable as the man himself.
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John Goode is a leftie lecturer who just wants to give his beloved wife & kids a normal life. You know: north London good schools nice neighbours sash windows...yes you know. But who can afford that kind of normal these days? Goode can only daydream of becoming a television academic or else of a bloody great economic crash that would make his job worth something again. So when he stumbles on a long-buried assault rifle whilst planting plum-trees for his children he soon begins to wonder if this might be just the tool to seriously renegociate his familys future... ...