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John Healy, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and killers fight for survival and each day brings the question of where to find the next drink.

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Awkward teachers, pompous school governors and fearsome lollipop ladies occasionally make the author's hectic job as a school inspector more than difficult. But, for him, the main challenge remains the frankly spoken children. This title tells his story.

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An exploration of the complex relationship between artists and their muses profiles nine women, including Alice Liddell, who inspired Lewis Carroll; ballerina Suzanne Farrell, for her impact on George Ballanchine; and Yoko Ono and John Lennon.

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A harrowing, profoundly personal investigation of the causes, effects, and communal toll of a deeply troubling crime - the brutal murder of three young children by their parents in the border city of Brownsville, Texas.

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Drawn from recently declassified FBI files and interviews with family members and former apostles, a daring portrait of the controversial Elijah Muhammad is illustrated in this explosive biography of the man considered the "Prophet" by his followers, and a threat to national security by J. Edgar Hoover, and whose disciple was Malcolm X. of photos.

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The heartbreaking and inspiring account of a young girl who suffered horrifically at the hands of nuns in the Nazareth House Convent.

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A courageous and heart-wrenching book from Nobel Peace Prize laureate, world-renowned doctor and human rights activist Dr Denis Mukwege

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The circumstances were shady, the official account - a violent quarrel over the bill, or 'recknynge' - long regarded as dubious.

For the first time tracing Marlowe's shadowy political and intelligence dealings, Charles Nicholl uncovers critical new evidence about that fatal day.

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The true story of an orphaned Cambodian girl who spent her childhood in slavery and prostitution and now combats trafficking. Somaly Mam has a strong international profile and supporters include Hillary Clinton, the Queen of Spain and Angelina Jolie.

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An exploration of the author's parents' lives, his mother's inexplicable suicide in her late fifties and his own bouts of depression. It conjures up the pebble-dashed home of his childhood and the landscape of postwar suburban England. It tells a story of grief, loss and dislocation, yet also of the power of memory and the bonds of family love.

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Creates an evocative testament to the ways in which war changes one generation and shapes another.

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This is my mother's story through my eyes. This story will be easy to relate to for many women young and old alike. The story will take the reader on a journey and home again. The book contains some Bible verses and at the end I make allusion to four strong women of the Bible.

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The harrowing but ultimately inspirational story of a little girl who was beaten, raped, neglected and despised, but rescued from despair by an angel - her twin sister Lucy.

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Offers examples of real-life matriarchs who gave everything to protect their children and causes, from Sojourner Truth's legal campaign against slavery to Irena Sender's advocacy on behalf of young Holocaust victims.

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Chaz Bono's inspirational tale of transgender struggles.

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The inspiring true story of a Girl Scout group set up in a homeless shelter in New York

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Veteran law-enforcement officer and lifelong motorcycle lover William Queen penetrated the San Fernando chapter of the notorious Mongols, he kick-started the most extensive undercover operation inside a criminal motorcycle gang in American history.

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Life for the Gervase Phinn is about to become not unlike the rambling hills of the Dales themselves - up and down and all over the place. After a routine school inspection - and a rather brutal report - culminates with a teacher being forced into early retirement, Gervase is left feeling his year hasn't exactly begun on the right foot.

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Washington's dramatic, autobiographical account of how he had stood fast against the social and ideological bias prevalent in his day includes a new Afterword. Revised reissue.

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An eye-opening, jaw-dropping account of Britain's dispossessed youth and inner city wastelands by an insider, as funny and inspiring as it is heartbreaking. 'Another CITY OF GOD, this time for Britain rather than Brazil.' Observer

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The great Jewish scholar shares his insights into philosopher Walter Benjamin, a childhood friend who committed suicide in 1940. Reprint.