Going on the Turn: Being the Extraordinary Stories of My Life and Dodging Death's Door (Baker Danny)(Paperback)

Going on the Turn: Being the Extraordinary Stories of My Life and Dodging Death's Door (Baker Danny)(Paperback)

In this book my father dies. I almost die.*** My showbiz career winds down. And yet everyone keeps telling me it's the funniest book I've ever written. If I'd known that's what the public wanted, I'd have cancelled Pets Win Prizes and just got sick sooner. Along the way this time we encounter,

Going to Sea in a Sieve - The Autobiography (Baker Danny)(Paperback / softback)

Comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter Danny Baker charts his 30 years in

Departures: from the Story Sessions (Potts Cherry)(Paperback)

Stories and poems about leaving, and being left behind; or that take an unexpected turn, going completely off piste. From authors featured at The Story Sessions, the South London live literature evening. Stories from Emily Bullock, David Steward, Helen Morris, Nic Ridley, Barbara Renel, Carolyn

The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories (James Henry)(Paperback)

A chilling new collection of Henry James's short stories exploring the uncanny, including 'The Turn of the Screw,' the basis for the new Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor In 'The Turn of the Screw,' one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, a governess becomes obsessed with the

Beyond the Tape - The Life and Many Deaths of a State Pathologist (Cassidy Marie)(Paperback / softback)

From the Heart of the Crow Country: The Crow Indians' Own Stories (Medicine Crow Joseph)(Paperback)

The world of the Crow Indians comes to life in this extraordinary collection of stories from respected elder and famed storyteller Joseph Medicine Crow. Raised by traditional grandparents, who remembered life before the reservation days, Medicine Crow as a child would listen to stories that his

The Explorers: Stories of Discovery and Adventure from the Australian Frontier (Flannery Tim)(Paperback)

A lively collection of extraordinary stories of adventure and discovery, The Explorers tells the epic saga of the conquest and settlement of Australia. Editor Tim Flannery selects sixty-seven accounts that convey the sense of wonder and discovery, along with the human dimensions of struggle and

The Mysterium: Unexplained and Extraordinary Stories for a Post-Nessie Generation (Bramwell David)(Paperback)

A CATALOGUE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY, THE STRANGE AND THE DOWNRIGHT CREEPY... Discover the unexplained mysteries and unsettling oddities of the modern world, from a beach in British Columbia awash with human feet, to the 'tulpamaneers' who claim to be channeling the living spirit of My Little Pony

The Origins of Happiness: The Science of Well-Being Over the Life Course (Clark Andrew)(Paperback)

A new perspective on life satisfaction and well-being over the life courseWhat makes people happy? The Origins of Happiness seeks to revolutionize how we think about human priorities and to promote public policy changes that are based on what really matters to people. Drawing on a range of evidence

The Open Door: And Other Stories of the Seen & Unseen by Margaret Oliphant (Oliphant Margaret)(Pevná vazba)

Despite being a household name during the latter half of the 19th century, few today are aware of the thrilling tales of Margaret Oliphant, and yet they are ripe for rediscovery. From suspenseful hauntings to strange tales of afterlife and the emotional echoes of ghosts beyond simple frights,

Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of The Beer Barons (James Christopher)(Paperback)

When a beer barrel containing the body of a man is delivered to the door of 221b Baker Street, an intoxicating new adventure begins for Sherlock Holmes. Together with his faithful companion, Dr John Watson, Holmes travels north to Burton-upon-Trent to investigate the poisoning of a regiment in

The Turn of the Screw and Other Ghost Stories - Henry James

In 'The Turn of the Screw', one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, a governess becomes obsessed with the belief that malevolent forces are stalking the children in her care. But are the children really in danger - and if so, from whom? The novella is accompanied here by several more of

Sherlock Holmes: The Will of the Dead (Mann George)(Paperback)

A young man named Peter Maugram appears at the front door of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson's Baker Street lodgings. Maugram's uncle is dead and his will has disappeared, leaving the man afraid that he will be left penniless. Holmes agrees to take the case and he and Watson dig deep into the murky

William Tyndale: The Smuggler's Flame (Rich Lori)(Paperback)

William Tyndale lived a life of adventure and danger, dodging the king's men, fleeing from his enemies and meeting with smugglers in the dead of night. What brought a well-educated young English man to such a state? Was he an outlaw? Was he a thief? No - he was a Bible smuggler and a brave one at

She-Clown, and Other Stories (Vincent Hannah)(Paperback)

Hannah Vincent's short stories depict the ordinary and extraordinary lives of women coping with the demands of society, the demands of men, of their fellow women, of their own bodies. At the centre of each story is a woman engaged in an act of self-preservation.In one story a young woman on the

Peregrine - The Hill of Summer & Diaries: the Complete Works of J. A. Baker (Baker J. A.)(Paperback / softback)

Reissue of J. A. Baker's extraordinary classic of British nature

Meeting the Other Crowd - The Fairy Stories of Hidden Ireland (Lenihan Eddie)(Paperback / softback)

Stories of the mysterious creatures who by turn afflict, enlighten and instruct those who cross their paths. One of the finest collections of Irish folklore in modern

Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: The Early Years, 1 (Posner Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The extraordinary life of one of the world's greatest music and literary icons, in the words of those who knew him best. Poet, novelist, singer-songwriter, artist, prophet, icon--there has never been a figure like Leonard Cohen. He was a true giant in contemporary western culture, entertaining and

The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III (Baker Peter)(Paperback)

BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times - The Washington Post - Fortune - Bloomberg From two of America's most revered political journalists comes the definitive biography of legendary White House chief of staff and secretary of state James A. Baker III: the man who ran Washington when Washington

Rewriting Our Stories: Education, Empowerment, and Well-Being (Gladwin Derek)(Paperback)

Rewriting Our Stories: Education, Empowerment, and Well-being harnesses the therapeutic power of storytelling to convert feelings of fear and powerlessness into affirmative life narratives. Rather than seeing fear as an outcome, we can view it as a feeling in the moment largely governed by

Extraordinary Popular Delusions: Selections from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (MacKay Charles)(Paperback)

2017 Reprint of 1852 Edition. Being selections from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. Mackay's work, first published in 1841, chronicles the various fallacies and delusions that have afflicted human thinking during the modern period. Though the scope of the first

Great Tales from English History: A Treasury of True Stories about the Extraordinary People--Knights and Knaves, Rebels and Heroes, Queens and Commone (Lacey Robert)(Paperback)

With insight, humor and fascinating detail, Lacey brings brilliantly to life the stories that made England -- from Ethelred the Unready to Richard the Lionheart, the Venerable Bede to Piers the Ploughman. The greatest historians are vivid storytellers, Robert Lacey reminds us, and in Great Tales

World According to Danny Dyer - Life Lessons from the East End (Dyer Danny)(Paperback / softback)

This book is a window into the world of Danny Dyer - and he's seen more of the world than most so he's got one or two things to say about it.Tackling such vital questions as 'Where have all the old school boozers gone?' 'Are there such things as ghosts?' and 'Am I middle class?' Danny shares his

Murmur (Eaves Will)(Paperback / softback)

Murmur evokes the extraordinary life of Alan Turing, the beauty and sorrows of love, and the nature of consciousness. Winner of the Wellcome Prize and shortlisted for the Goldsmiths