Paperback. Pub Date :2009-09-03 Pages: 400 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins For the first time ever. a fascinating look at the remarkable life of Barbara Taylor Bradford.From the cobbled streets of Yorkshire to the sweeping avenues of Manhattan. Barbaras own story is as dramatic a tale as any one of her bestsellers.Barbara Taylor Bradfords rise to fame and fortune was a difficult one.But from an early age her mother marked her out for glory - at any cost.The drive and ambition instilled in Barbara were to reap huge rewards.From humble beginnings in Yorkshire she took Londons Fleet Street by storm.And then. with the creation of Emma Harte. the unforgettable heroine of her first novel A Woman of Substance. she inspired women the world over - and became one of the worlds bestselling authors.This is the first time that Barbara Taylor Bradford has been involved in a mem...

The Woman of Substance: The Life and Work of Barbara Taylor Bradford

Piers Dudgeon

Biographies & Memoirs

Harpercollins

Paperback. Pub Date :2005-10-24 Pages: 320 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins UK A fascinating insight into the life of one of the countrys bestselling and best-loved authors. marrying her work with her extraordinary life. and looking at her rise to fame and fortune against all the odds. 'Everything I have touched in my life figures in my books.Every single book I write has something that has happened yo me or my family or to my friends.' Josephine Cox was born in Blackburn during its decline as the cotton-weaving capital of the world.Life was hard but characterful. the joys and tragedies of her youth later inspiring her multi-million selling novels.One of ten children. Josephine knew poverty. hunger and charity.Between births . her mother worked in the cotton mills. her father on the roads.Sleeping up to six in a bed. her family lived in the tightly packed. working-...

CHILD OF NORTH PB

Arts & Literature

Providing a complete overview of the "Emmerdale" television series, this book contains photographs of the village and landscape, maps, shots of the actors in character, and descriptions of key episodes and story-lines.

"Emmerdale"

Humor & Entertainment

Television

Ebury Press

An extraordinary book about the imagination — and the astonishing force of its creative power . . . for evil as well as good. Captivated is a true story of genius and possession. The central character is the creator of Peter Pan, the novelist and playwright J.M. Barrie, a man tormented by inner demons since childhood. Barrie developed a consuming interest in the family of George du Maurier, author of Trilby, a bestselling novel featuring his creation Svengali. Barrie made his move on the du Maurier family immediately after George’s death, assuming George’s mantel. Soon Barrie was “Uncle Jim” to George du Maurier’s eight grandchildren, playing romping games of adventure and make-believe and inviting the children into the transcendental world of Neverland. Four of the boys (the “lost boys” of Peter Pan) and one of the girls (the imaginative tomboy Daphne) were captivated. This fascinating book delves deep, makes links and yields up secrets. It tells how Barrie’s victims — whom he would have not grow up — were lost to breakdown, suicide or early death. Daphne du Maurier, author of Rebecca emerges as the lost boys’ companion and the enigmatic chronicler of their fate. Captivated is about writing and the world of the imagination: it is a singular example of art being used not only to imitate life, but darkly to transform it. From the Hardcover edition.

Captivated: J.M. Barrie, the Du Mauriers & the Dark Side of Neverland

Historical

Vintage Books

Captivated: J.m. Barrie, The Du Mauriers & The Dark Side Of Never Never Land

Chatto&Windus

The first biography of Catherine Cookson to be written with her co-operation. Dudgeon tells the story of the ninety year old authoress through the heroines of her books - all of whom reflect some part of her personality, and particularly her harsh early life in Newcastle.

The girl from Leam Lane: the life and writing of Catherine Cookson

Headline

The first full-length biography of our greatest living classical composer, written with his full collaboration. Since 1997, when John Tavener's Song for Athene reduced the crowds to tears at the funeral of Princess Diana, he has enjoyed world-wide recognition. But ever since the 1960s - when he was a friend of the Beatles and lover of Mia Farrow - Tavener has been composing intensely personal and inspirational music that has made his voice distinct from any of his contemporaries. It was not, however, until the 1980s when Mother Thekla, a Greek Orthodox nun, became his librettist and spiritual guide, that Tavener found massive commercial success, with the Number One Bestseller The Protecting Veil. Piers Dudgeon has had unprecedented access to Sir John Tavener, who has given extensive interviews for the book; and to those who have most influenced his music, particularly Mother Thekla.

Lifting the Veil : The Biography of Sir John Tavener

Portrait

The Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities

Reference

Almanacs & Yearbooks

Virgin Books

"The Virgin 2010" guide is the only university guide to offer a uniquely students' eye view of what it's like to study at a particular university. As well as hard facts and practical information on every UK university - such as official ratings for teaching, statistics on where graduates end up and employment prospects by subject - the guide is also packed with useful information such as what the social scene is like, how much living costs are likely to be and what the student profile at a particular university is really like. With a comprehensive entry on every UK university, the Virgin guide contains all the information and advice potential undergraduates will need to choose the best university for them. With average student debt topping GBP12,000, choosing the right university has never been more crucial. The Virgin guide will make the choice easy.

The Virgin 2010 Students' Guide to British Universities

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Virgin Hardbacks

Josephine Cox returns to the land of her birth, the environment which provides so many settings for her novels, and in the company of her fictional characters rediscovers the influences whiech define her as a writer. The author has talked at length with Josephine Cox about her early years, and weaves together her childhood with the people she draws in her books. He has visited Blackburn where Jo grew up, delved into the town's archives, talked to people there who remember earlier days and taken many photographs to complement the contemporary pictures he has unearthed. The result is Jo Cox's story brought to life through character and reminiscence, photographs and imagination.

Josephine Cox

Headline Hardbacks

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