Her face is simply unmistakable as the council house brothel madam Lillian in channel 4's long-running cult drama Shameless. By her own admission not exactly the Brigitte Bardot of the North West Alice is fiercely & unapologetically proud of her working-class roots & the many obstacles she has overcome in life & in her acting career. In her long-awaited autobiography Alice reveals all about her early life & the almost barbaric treatment she suffered during her school years at the hands of bigoted bullies
- pupil & teachers alike. One day having been beaten for being a Catholic in the morning & a Protestant in the afternoon she eventually fought back. It was a turning point in Alice's life. She became a rebel & beat one of the bullies so badly that they never bothered her again. Who the Hell is Alice? is raw & personal
- warts & all. Alice's natural humour shines like a beacon but she also shares her personal tragedies including the shocking circumstances surrounding the death of her brother Tommy & her husband Terry. Alice is now happy again with partner Jeff & the pair love & respect one another deeply. The only slight twist in their magical bond is that Jeff is gay & their relationship is purely a platonic one!

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Where was the first World Cup held? A Argentina B France C Uruguay D The Netherlands Here's the ultimate challenge for all football fans & armchair contestants. If you think you could compete with the contestants who sit in the famous Who Wants to be a Millionaire? hot-seat then this is the quiz book for you. Packed with 1 000 brain teasing questions about UK European & international football created by the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? question masters this is the ultimate quiz book for any football fan. This World Cup find out if you really know your football by playing Who Wants to be a Football Millionaire? ...

Trixie Twinkle Toes doesn't want a maid to plump her cushions. She wants to roll in the mud & paddle in the puddles. She doesn't want to be carried over them by a butler. Trixie Twinkle Toes may look like a prancing poodley poodle. But on the the inside she's a dazzlingly daring dog ready to make a big splash... This stunning book from the award-winning international star & creator of Charlie & Lola Lauren Child is now available for the first time in paperback. ...

Alex Hurricane Higgins transcended sport in a way very few sportsmen ever have. In this definitive biography Tony Francis describes how Alex threw himself into life like a man throwing himself off a cliff. No safety net. No plan. No fear. No shame. Francis interviews more than sixty witnesses to this extraordinary life & comes up with a remarkable series of adventures to surprise even Alexs staunchest fans. We hear from his ex-wife Lynn who tolerated him for ten years helped him recover from a suicide attempt watched him trash the house but still has a fondness for the father of her kids. Snooker champion Jimmy White Alexs best friend says: I loved him I hated him I loved him I hated him! The author investigates the Irish drink culture which undermined his family colleagues & of course Higgins himself. How did Higgins fellow Irish sportsman & biggest fan Barry Mc Guigan escape the excesses which dragged Higgins & George Best into the gutter? Did drink account for Higgins wild outbursts or was there something more to it? Why did his lost love describe the man who once head-butted a tournament official as the gentlest man I ever met? For all his faults Higgins was for a time the most loved sportsman in Britain. He remains a legend & the most outstanding charismatic snooker player who ever walked into an arena. Francis traces his crazy life from the time when as a baby he was kept in a shoe box in his mothers top drawer to the sheltered accommodation in Sandy Row Belfast where died. If you want to know what kind of man could mesmerise & terrorise his way to the top; be acclaimed by millions one moment & literally thrown out of a pub the next; die in pitiful isolation yet be celebrated by thousands lining the streets in what amounted to a state funeral then Who Was Hurricane Higgins? is a must-read. ...

Who Will Comfort Toffle? A tale of Moomin Valley sees Toffle driven from his home by the frightening noises of the forest. Too shy at first to approach the many colourful Moomin characters he passes along the way he gains confidence by discovering a scared & lonely Miffle who needs his help. Toffles quest to save Miffle from the dreadful Groke is an inspiring tale that every child (and many adults) are sure to identify with. ...

As lead singer & extraordinary frontman of Slade Noddy Holder was one of the most successful musicians of the 70s & 80s. The epitome of the Glam Rock look & lifestyle they released anthem after anthem as they mixed pure pop madness with football chant choruses. Seemingly on a mission to corrupt the spelling of a generation the hits are songs we still hold dear today: Mama Weer All Crazee Now" " Look Wot You Dun" Cum On Feel The Noize"... In a short few years they had 12 top five hits 6 of them making number 1 spot. Their albums also topped the charts & their huge Christmas anthem " Merry Christmas Everybody" has entered the top twenty over 7 times. In the 80s Slade made a brilliant revival with even more hits especially " Run Run Away" & the classic " My Oh My". Today Noddy is as loved by the British public as he has ever been & in this hilarious autobiography he will tell us his complete life story from growing up in the Midlands to performing in the working mens clubs. The information of their first group The NBetweens & the mutation into an unlikely skinhead group Ambrose Slade. & then of course Glam Rock & all the excesses of lifestyle that accompanied the outrageous clothes not to mention guitarist Dave Hills incredible hair style." ...

Have more fun In the Night Garden" with this activity book complete with large twinkly stickers for tiny hands. It features simple activities to keep little ones engaged & occupied. Fold out the back cover & decorate your own Night Garden scene. What fun!" ...

This is a delightful retelling of the Christmas story. It has lift-the-flap interaction & simple repetitive storyline. It offers ideal one-to-one shared reading. It is also ideal as a Christmas gift stocking filler or for junior church. It is suitable for 3-5s (shared reading). Whos Hiding?" is a delightful retelling of the Christmas story for very young children. Each part of the story is told on a double-page spread with a repeated rhyme setting the story a lift-the-flap element & a simple semi-rhyming development of that part of the story. Events covered include: the annunciation the census the arrival in Bethlehem the shepherds receive the news arrival of the shepherds at the stable the shepherds worship Jesus the three wise men follow the star & the wise men worship Jesus. The final spread recaps each part of the story to reveal the angel Mary the shepherds & a wise man with the star." ...

This title presents fifty foul people from history
- personally selected by His Dearyness for their beastly behaviour. It is split
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Meet the people who really run the world & learn the low down about people politics power & expense scandals! How are governments elected why are different countries ruled in different ways & where does all that tax money actually go? Let your child join this lively debate on politics around the world. Theyll find out how different systems & beliefs have developed the ways in which laws are made what happens behind the scenes in parliament & how they can get involved. From famous leaders to great speeches revolutions to age-old traditions your child will discover all about the really big political issues in the world today! ...