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Paul Rowcliffe joined the British Army at the tender age of 15 in the early 1970s. Despite the harsh realities of life he faced in his first barracks, it seemed the Army life suited him as he went on to serve for 20 years in the Catering Corps. For him, the motto "Join the Army and See the World"...

The great poet Clive James's musical collaborations with songwriting partner Pete Atkin - 200 tracks prolific - gets reflected on from its seventies origins forward. Foreword from Stephen Fry. For the last 50 years, Clive James has been writing remarkable songs - witty, moving, sometimes satirica...

The execution of King Charles I is one of the well-known facts of British history, and an often-quoted snippet from our past. He lost the civil war and his head. But there is more to Charles than the civil war and his death. To fully appreciate the momentous events that marked the twenty-four yea...

Punk protagonist, legendary drinker, Irish musical icon. This is the complete and extraordinary journey of the Pogues' notorious frontman from outcast to national treasure, Shane MacGowan. 'A Furious Devotion' vividly recounts the experiences that shaped the greatest songwriter of his generation,...

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Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with dementia at the age of just 58 and was shocked by the lack of awareness about the disease. A phenomenal memoir, Wendy grapples with many questions and strives to get to the very heart of what it means to be human. THE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK THE SUNDAY TI...

A bold, candid, vulnerable, and entertaining memoir of a literary life by the writer otherwise known as Lemony Snicket.