A beautiful woman surrounds herself with all that is pleasing. Her life seems perfect, yet a darkness surrounds her.In a run down council estate a young boy despairs of his future. Somehow, no matter what it takes, he needs to get away from the desperation around him.A young mother, abandoned by her Italian lover, turns down the only path that can help her plight, with a devastating result.These three lives eventually entwine and have an unforgettable impact on each other. Only on Days Like These can such things exist...

Days Like These

Literature & Fiction

Calley, Roy

Genre Fiction

AuthorHouse

The World Water Speed Record: The Fast and The Forgotten

Poetry

Amberley Publishing

The quest for the Water Speed Record is one of the most dangerous, least forgiving and most unheralded of endeavours. Defined by the fatal crash of Donald Campbell in 1967 on Lake Coniston, it lacks some of the glamour of the land speed record, yet hundreds have made attempts over the years – many with spectacular and sometimes tragic results.The first official record of 74 mph was set in 1920 in a boat elegantly called Miss America. Fifty-eight years later, the Spirit of Australia skimmed across the surface at over 317 mph, a speed still unsurpassed. That small 243 mph increase in just under six decades pays little testament to the trials and tribulations endured by the likes of Campbell Snr and Jnr, Segrave, Don and Warby. Whereas the land speed record has been beaten time and again by surprisingly large margins, the water version has been tougher and more pronounced, only being increased by percentages. This book captures the burning desire and incredible single-mindedness that is needed to take on the elements and propel a craft across water faster than anyone before … and for what glory?

Mary, Queen of Scots is one of the great tragic figures of British history. Born in Scotland one December morning in 1542, she was to become Queen of Scots just six days later. Growing up mostly in France and marrying the sickly French king Francis II in 1559, she returned to Scotland on his death, a widow at the age of eighteen. Four years later she married Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, but their miserable union ended with his murder and her subsequent marriage to his alleged killer, the Earl of Bothwell.Forced by rebellion to flee south to England, she was confined by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I in various manor houses and castles before, eighteen years later, being executed on her cousin's orders.On the Trail of Mary, Queen of Scots takes the reader on a journey through the landscape of Mary's time. In her footsteps we will visit resplendent castles, towering cathedrals, manor homes, chapels and ruins associated with Mary. Each location is brought to life through an engaging narrative and a collection of photographs and works of art.

On the Trail of Mary, Queen of Scots: A visitor’s guide to the castles, palaces and houses associated with the life of Mary, Queen of Scots

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

North Korea is the country with the highest number of military and paramilitary personnel in the world (nine and a half million). International organisations have declared that human rights violations there have no parallel in the modern world. It is estimated that 10,000 people die in North Korean prison camps every year.How did this come about? And what is life really like for the country's 26 million citizens? As a journalist who has visited the country and talked to the people on many occasions, Roy Calley is in a unique position to pull aside the veil to reveal the reality of life there.He explains how the nation changed virtually overnight from a Buddhist country to one embracing the 'Juche' theory of total selfreliance after independence from Japan.He also analyses the central importance of 'victory' in the Korean War (1950-53) to how the North Koreans - both those in absolute power and the people - view themselves.Some of the author's observations of everyday life come as a shock: in Pyonyang, for example, we find very little poverty. This is one of the most modern cities in the world, but it is completely devoid of any type of commercialism. The people genuinely adore the Kim dynasty. There is no possibility of self-advancement - but the concept means nothing to the ordinary citizen. To come to terms with the world's latest nuclear power we need to understand how she works. Roy Calley has gone inside to bring back a genuine report about one of the world's least understood countries.

Look With Your Eyes and Tell the World: The Unreported North Korea

History

Asia

James Hunt and Niki Lauda defined an era in Formula 1 in the 70s. Their battle for the 1976 World Championship is still regarded as one of the most exciting and dramatic in the sport's history. This is the story of that season and much more. With Lauda’s return from life-threatening injuries the stuff of legend and Hunt’s last gasp title success bringing a whole new generation of followers previously immune to the sport, the Playboy and the Rat brings that story to life once more. After that remarkable season, their careers, and their lives, went in almost polar opposite directions, with Lauda becoming the respected elder statesman of the sport. Hunt died at an unseemly age after a life that typified the image of a racing driver.

The Playboy and the Rat - The story of James Hunt and Niki Lauda

Sports & Outdoors

Miscellaneous

JMD Media

Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992

Europe

Breedon Books Publishing Company Ltd

Hampson, Matthews, Mortensen, Suddick, Green, Armfield, Ellis and Adam. Smith, Stokoe, Ayre, Grayson and Holloway. Atomic Boys, hooligans, boycotts and homecoming. 1953 and 2010. The best trip. Blackpool Football Club. Every fan knows that supporting this club is the much-used clich rollercoaster ride. Every success is followed by failure, every moment of hope followed by despair and every dream becomes a nightmare. Its what being a Blackpool fan is all about. Blackpool supporters are not that different from any others, and the club is not that different either, but theres something in the fabric of its identity that says that nothing will ever come easily. Flat Caps & Tangerine Scarves isnt a history. Its a biography. A manic dash around the seasons like a stream of consciousness. Getting into the minds of the players, the managers and the supporters of the club that defies normality and embraces controversy and crisis. Quotes, interviews, opinions and unusual stories. Like the Golden Mile, its brash and unexpected. Read, recall, argue and agree, but identify as a fan because We Are Blackpool. ---- About the Author ---- Roy Calley was a BBC sports journalist for 26 years, but far more importantly has followed Blackpool FC for twice that long. Despite the regular failings, under-achievement and annual crises, he has stuck by them, even when moving to the south of France. This is his 13th book, ranging from Mary, Queen of Scots and North Korea to James Hunt and Niki Lauda and everything in between. Flat Caps & Tangerine Scarves is a work of passion. An ambition finally realised. For Roy, theres always something about Blackpool

Flat Caps and Tangerine Scarves: A Biography of Blackpool Football Club

World

Conker Editions Ltd

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