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"Andy Griffith (1926-2012) was one of North Carolina's most beloved exports for decades, capturing America's heart as Sheriff Andy Taylor. Evan Dalton Smith was born in Asheboro, North Carolina a few decades after Andy, just over an hour south of Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy. Both were small-town boys who grew up in similar places, where the counties were dry and the churches plentiful. But for both, there was darkness, crushed hopes, and tragedy,...
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Liz Hayes has graced our television screens for more than four decades. Millions of Australians kicked off their weeks with Liz co-hosting Channel 9's Today show, and now for over 25 years have settled into their Sunday nights to watch her investigative journalism on 60 Minutes.
From camping in grizzly bear territory to sipping tea with an Afghani warlord in an active warzone, Liz has almost seen it all. She has shared the stories of celebrities and...
3) Chopin
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One man. One instrument . A wealth of music.
A biography of the brilliant and tormented Polish composer Chopin, set against the rich historic background of the era.
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This is the book that should never have had to be written - let alone experienced.
Every child and human being has a fundamental right to a life free from humiliation, fear and violence. Yet the World Health Organisation estimates that up to 40 million children are abused every year and according to Women's Aid, 1 in 3 women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime.
In this shocking memoir, Cassie Moore gives a very...
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A biography of Mary Wollstonecraft who was the author of A” Vindication of the Rights of Woman” (1792), one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. She has been called Britain's first feminist. Her daughter Mary Shelley is the author of the novel “Frankenstein” (1818).
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CHAPTER I. Childhood and Early Youth. 1759—1778
CHAPTER II. First Years of Work. 1778—1785
CHAPTER III. Life as Governess. 1786—1788
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6) How We Fish: The new book from the fishing brains behind the hit TV series GONE FISHING, with a F
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Paul Whitehouse and John Bailey have been devout fishermen for longer than they care to remember. A hobby, past time or sport – call it what you want – they have felt the pull of the water ever since they were kids and have never missed the chance to set up on the bank and try their luck. In this wonderful book, the two fishermen collaborate to celebrate the rich tapestry that is fishing – from mentors to memories; from philosophy to modern...
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A shocking true story that reveals how one woman was tormented to the very depths of despair by her husband through coercive control and continual physical and sexual abuse. Broken in mind, body and spirit and completely isolated from the rest of the world, Hannah thinks she'll never find the strength to escape, until one day an opportunity arrives...
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Speaking Volumes Christian Book of the Year 2016 In 1992, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow was enjoying a pint with his brother when he got an idea that would change his life — and radically change the lives of others. After watching a news bulletin about war-torn Bosnia, the two brothers agreed to take a week's hiatus from work to help. What neither of them expected is that what began as a one-time road trip in a beaten-up Landrover rapidly grew to become...
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On 13 June 2020, Patrick Hutchinson, a black man, was photographed carrying a white injured man to safety during a confrontation in London between Black Lives Matter demonstrators and counter-protestors. The image went viral and quickly travelled around the world with Patrick being widely praised for his actions. In the press interviews that followed Patrick revealed a simple philosophy for his own personal beliefs on racism and why he had responded...
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'No one is born a soldier. You only become a soldier after time and perseverance, often in the most extreme situations and scenarios. This was my way-of-life for fourteen years, and the lessons it taught me will remain with me forever.' Fourteen years of military service.
Four years in the Parachute Regiment.
Ten years in the SAS, Two Everest summits. No one is better equipped than Jay Morton to reveal what it takes to become the best of the best....
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A heartbreaking memoir from a girl who escaped county line trafficking only to become prey to other abusers.
At just 11, Emily is groomed and forced into county line drug trafficking as well as being sexually abused. This is the beginning of an unbreakable cycle and by the time she is 14, she has become prey to a huge trafficking ring. The scale of the ring is truly horrifying — Emily is abused by over 1,500 men — and feels like she will never...
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For comedian Katy Brand, part of the joy of watching Mary Poppins as a child was the thrill of the film's iconic, no-nonsense heroine. Her unshakeable confidence, her staunch independence, and that touch of magic. Now she's all grown up, Katy takes another look beyond the talking umbrellas, bottomless bags and dubious cockney accents to show that Mary's still got something to teach us. She explores how the beloved nanny was brought to life from the...
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Have you ever wondered what really happens during the day when your precious little angels are at school? In this book, The Two Mr. P’s will take you on a side-splittingly funny journey through the weird and wonderful world of primary schools. It will also explore the pressures of modern-day teaching, revealing exactly what it takes to wrangle a chaotic classroom, or seven, every week. So sit up straight, four legs on your chair, fingers on lips,...
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When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned. The baby is coming to her straight from hospital and will have no contact with her teenage mother, Haylea. Even more worrying, she will be brought to Cathy with a police escort as it's vital her extended family don't know where she is. Abandoned at birth, Cathy and her family quickly bond with little Darcy-May although they have to accept she will...
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Rob Beckett never seems to fit in. At work, in the middle-class world of television and comedy, he's the laddy, cockney geezer but to his mates down the pub in south-east London, he's the theatrical one, a media luvvy. Even his wife and kids are posher than him. In this hilarious exploration of class, Rob tries to understand the life he lived growing up as a working-class kid in comparison to the life he lives now. Will he ever favour a craft beer...
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Transport yourself into a world of magic, secrets and never-before-told stories with Joel M — TikTok's favourite magician star. Interwoven with hilarious anecdotes that will leave you on the edge of your seat, Joel delves into his own personal story, including why he turned to magic, how it helped him transform his life and how it could do the same for you. Touching on his favourite tricks, on-stage slip-ups and successes, magical heroes, social...
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When Lanfranco 'Frankie' Dettori arrived on British shores in 1985, aged just 14, he couldn't speak a word of English. Having left school just a year earlier and following in the footsteps of his father, he was eager to become a stable boy and apprentice jockey, willing to do everything it took to make it. This was his first, but certainly not his last, leap of faith. Despite his slight size, Frankie's impact upon the British racing scene was immediate...
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The side-splittingly hilarious and heart-warming next book from your favourite teacher duo, The Two Mr. Ps. Now put that thing down! Yes YOU. It's time to sit up and listen... From the stars of and the bestselling authors of comes a book filled with chaos, clangers and confessions from the... classrooms. You'll be taken on a journey where you'll meet a rogues' gallery of classroom characters, read some juicy teacher confessions and learn why every...
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Subconsciously, I pressed myself into the loch's banks as that summer inched forward. We'd got off to a rocky beginning, but I started to see Treig in a different way. There was something about this land that told me just to hold on a while longer. It might've been just a whisper at the time, but I knew it was definitely worth heeding. I just knew that was it. This was the place.
Seventy-four-year-old Ken Smith has spent the past four decades in...
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In Justify This, veteran character actor Nick Searcy takes you through his wide-ranging career, from both sides of the camera as an actor and director, to guest-hosting for Rush Limbaugh, managing a professional wrestler, costarring in the hit show Justified-and somehow continuing to work in Hollywood even after he went to Washington DC on January 6, 2021.
Director of Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer and producer/star of the...
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