John Tovey's story is one of delinquency during a tough childhood in Bristol, followed by episodes of violence, alcoholism and a spell in prison. Redemption for him came following the greatest catastrophe of his life when he went blind at the age of 42. This memoir recounts how a self-confessed 'bad lad' came to view life from a completely new perspective thanks to his partnership with his guide dog, Dez.

A Dog Called Dez

Biographies & Memoirs

Veronia Clark

Community & Culture

John Blake Publishing

World According to Manager Mark S

Mark Jenkins

Ian Gillan

Arts & Literature

Micky Moody: Snakes and Ladders: My Autobiography

Micky Moody

George Michael: The Life: 1963 - 2016

Arts & Photography

Emily Herbert

Music

This is the true and horrifying account of the brutal torture and murder of the author’s brother and his long-time girlfriend forty years ago. In July 1978, two bodies were found in the sea off the coast of Guatemala, and proved to be the remains of Dr Chris Farmer and his lawyer girlfriend, Peta Frampton, young graduates, aged twenty-five and twenty-four, from Greater Manchester. After suffering a three-day ordeal in which they were tortured, they were then thrown overboard while still alive from the yacht on which they had been crewing, their bodies weighted down with heavy iron engine parts and their heads covered in plastic bags. For nearly forty years, no one was charged with these savage murders, even though the name of the yacht, the Justin B., and its owner, an American named Silas Duane Boston, were known. But this is also the story of how Chris’s sister, journalist Penny Farmer, and her family, tracked down the killer and assembled the evidence against him, leading to the arrest of Boston in California in December 2016. At the age of 76, he was charged with two counts of maritime murder. He pleaded not guilty, but amongst the evidence that Chris Farmer’s family, the police forces in both the UK and the USA, as well as the FBI and Interpol, had so patiently collected, was the shocking eyewitness testimony of both of Boston’s two sons who, aged thirteen and twelve, had been present when the murders took place. Regrettably, Boston will now never face justice, for he effectively took his own life in prison in April 2017. But for the families of Chris and Peta, they have at least the satisfaction of knowing that, through their own efforts over many years, this Californian serial killer did not escape being made to face his crimes.

Dead In The Water

Farmer, Penny

The Day the Nazis Came is an utterly unique memoir, depicting the world of Hitler’s prison camps through the eyes of a child - a word in which the real dangers often seemed trivial and every day was a new adventure. Above all, it pays tribute to the preciousness of hope, and shows that human kindness may flower in the unlikeliest of places

Day The Nazis Came

Matthews, Stephen R.

Won't You Love Me?

Toni Maguire

Ava Thomas

Memoirs

The bloody history of Britain through the stories of its most notorious traitors\nA History of Treason details British history from 1352 to 1946, covering major historical moments in a fascinating and innovative way, using the history of high treason and deception as its theme.\nAppealing to a range of audiences, it covers more than 650 years of momentous history through the use of both famous and lesser known events which shaped Britain. Using original documents and detailed research undertaken by The National Archives' record specialists, it will cover moments in history which led to fundamental changes in eras. It will also include unique discoveries from these archives, uncovering mysteries and stories of how dealing with treason have brought about the changes which have influenced and shaped Britain throughout the centuries. Among these are:\n- the trial and execution of Anne Boleyn on the orders of her husband, Henry VIII 
- several major acts of sedition, including the Popish Gunpowder Plot and the revolution plotted in the Cato Street conspiracy 
- the evidence brought against the Irish patriot Sir Roger Casement, executed at Pentonville and his remains later exhumed and given a state funeral in Ireland 
- the trial and execution of the William Joyce who, as 'Lord Haw-Haw', broadcast Nazi propaganda from Berlin during the Second World War\nThe book covers many stories that explore the nature of treason and how the crown and state reacted to it - from the introduction of the Treason Act in 1352 right through to the twentieth century.\nWritten by experts from among the historians at the National Archives, the book is copiously illustrated with images from the unrivalled collections of The National Archives.

A History of Treason

National Archives

History

Detailing whatÂ’s been called Â“The Great Eminem Sham,Â” his mother, Debbie Nelson, tells all in her book, My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem. His songsÂ’ defamatory references to Debbie were heard Â’round the world, but for the first time ever in the United States, we learn the truth from the woman labeled the most hated mother in America.

My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem

Debbie Nelson

Annette Witheridge

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