Calum Bruce's story of his life as a Pogues fan is a work of dedication, a chronicle of penury, injury, devotion, death, marriage, self-denial, stupidity, the vaulting of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, dare-devilry, drunkenness, comradeship, and random acts of kindness. It's de rigueur, nowadays, for the rock and roll musician to write a memoir or an autobiography. I think memoirist musicians could do no better than to read such a one, but of the rigours of being one of their fans. - James Fearnley

The Pogues - 'The best night out in town'

Humor & Entertainment

Bruce, Calum

Humor

UK Book Publishing

Inspired by true stories discovered on reddit.com of incredible people that most of us don't know about. This book is a quirky and fascinating collection of people who have changed history, performed amazing feats - or just been incredibly lucky. Read about the jockey who came first in his race - but was dead; the man whose love literally moved mountains; and the pilot who shot down his own plane whilst flying it... and much, much more. From the sublime to the ridiculous, these stories will entertain, inspire and amaze. A trivia-filled book to dip into and share with friends and family.

101 amazing people that we only know about because we reddit

Brady, Dan

Lunn, Ruth

Puzzles & Games

"It was in the March that I nearly met my maker. I was in the descent and as we passed 10,000ft I brought the speed down to the required two hundred and fifty knots. We had just cleared the cloud cover and into clear skies and I was just changing a radio frequency when I suddenly looked up and saw a light aircraft about half a mile ahead coming straight at me descending at the same rate as I was. At our closing speeds we would have collided within a few seconds so there was no time for the standard recommended avoidance procedure of each aircraft turning to the right. I remember grabbing the control column and shoving it fully forward to go underneath the guy but at that instant he did the same. The force that I used disconnected the autopilot accompanied by the loud wailing sound. So there I was heading steeply down with the opposition doing the same. I instinctively pulled the controls fully backwards to try to go over the top of him. He did the same. So I just kept pulling back harder and harder until the control column was fully wedged in my stomach. This all happened over a timespan of about three seconds and he was looming larger and larger in my windscreen and there was nothing I could do about it." The author, Captain Gwyn Mullett, was born in Montreal, Canada in 1946 and moved to England at an early age. He went to the College of Air Training near Southampton in 1964 direct from school. Graduating in 1966 he joined BOAC in the same year and commenced his airline flying world as a Co-Pilot on the magnificent VC-10. He flew a wide range of airliners until his retirement in 2001 after 34 years of continuous service. He finally retired to Berlin, Germany with Jo his wife and has two children Paul and Jenny.§

With my head in the clouds - Part 2

Engineering & Transportation

Mullett, Gwyn

Transportation

Tommy is just like every other six-year-old boy. He has lots of toys - big toys, small toys, even little toy cars which end up getting everywhere. But his favourite toy is Rainbow. Rainbow is a very special toy, and one day, when Tommy can't sleep, Rainbow takes Tommy away to a magical fun fair, on an adventure his parents will never believe. Tommy's Magical Night Adventures is the first children's book by Karen Anthony, and is filled with lots of colourful pictures to set the imagination alight!

Tommy's Magical Night Adventures

Children's Books

Anthony, Karen

Animals

Following on from the 'Mosaics of Fishbourne Roman Palace', Derrick Napier takes the reader on a journey through the beautiful Roman villas of Bignor, Lullingstone, Chedworth, Brading and Newport, in the South of England. Marvel at how well preserved the remains and mosaics are, and learn more about the motifs, designs and patterns that decorate these ancient villas.

Read roman mosaics

Arts & Photography

Napier, Derrick

History & Criticism

An interesting story? A bum for a head? What a strange thing to happen when you wake up in bed!

Bumhead Bill

O'Neill, Barry

Literature & Fiction

Myanmar is once again at a critical crossroad with a general election and important decisions to be made. These memoirs look back to events leading up to 1960 and put on record some of the critical developments and situations of national importance that the author was involved in and witnessed during many years of carrying out the policy directives from the Revolutionary Council Chairman.

Me and the generals of the Revolutionary Council

Biographies & Memoirs

Sein, Kyi Win (Malcolm)

Leaders & Notable People

A serial killer is stalking Tyneside. But there is a pattern to his killings, his choice of victims, his method of slaughter. David Carlisle, a criminal profiler, is brought in to assist DCI Jack Mason with his task of identifying the killer and stopping him in his tracks. The Wharf Butcher is a fast-paced thriller that shines a light on the dark forces at work within the corridors of power, in the board room and the police force itself. The clock is ticking to catch the monster that has been unleashed. But first Carlisle must get inside the killer's head...

The Wharf Butcher

Foster, Michael K

Genre Fiction

The definitive guide for anyone working in the oil business. Based on his 30 years' experience of working in oil logistics, storage, operations and oil trading, Stefan van Woenzel has compiled a comprehensive dictionary of oil terms and jargon. This third, updated edition contains more than 2,000 terms, definitions, abbreviations and phrases that are used every day by oil traders and those working in the industry. Use it as a reference book to help make sense of the jargon encountered in oil trading and enjoy better communication and understanding in your oil discussions and work. "Everyone involved in buying, selling, shipping, storing or distribution of oil, should have this book on their bookshelf." - arend van campen ma, Author of: 'Toxic Tanker and Safety of Ethics'

Oil traders' words

Reference

Woenzel, Stefan Van

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

When Andrea met Mark whilst holidaying in the UK and visiting family, she thought she had found a promise of 'happy ever after'. But very soon the reality of her marriage is revealed in all its torment and emotional, and physical abuse.  This raw and brutally honest true story about one woman's journey from riches to rags, through an abusive marriage, gives an insight into the shocking reality of 21st century slavery in Britain.  How far does one mother go to have a future with her children? What must she do to survive?

White Sorrow

Aviet, Andrea

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