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Adult non-fiction Autobiography and biography
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- Barr, Damian. Maggie me.
- Bowen, James. The world according to Bob.
- Connors, Jimmy. The outsider: my autobiography.
- Crace, John. Harrys games.
- Humble, Kate. Humble by nature: life, lambs and a dog called Badger.
- Johnson, Alan. This boy.
- Widdecombe, Ann. Strictly Ann: the autobiography.
- Beckett, Samuel. Waiting for Godot: a tragicomedy in two acts.
- Levitt, Steven D. and Dubner, Stephen J. Freakonomics: a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything.
- King, Si and Myers, Dave. The Hairy Dieters.
- Davis, Martha. The relaxation and stress reduction workbook.
- Ashdown-Hill, John. The last days of Richard III and the fate of his DNA.
- Castor, Helen. She-wolves: the women who ruled England before Elizabeth.
- Kynaston, David. Austerity Britain, 1945-1951.
Adult non-fictionAutobiography and biographyMonk, Ray. Inside the centre: the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer.Oppenheimer had diverse interests and phenomenal intellectual attributes, but also a complicated and fragile personality, his suspicious connections in the 1930s bringing him to McCarthy's attention. 2012. 17v. Barr, Damian. Maggie & me.Maggie & Me is a touching and darkly witty memoir about surviving Thatcher's Britain; a story of growing up gay in a straight world and coming out the other side in spite of, and maybe because of, the iron lady. 2013. 2v. Begley, Andrea. I didn't see that coming.Andrea Begley stunned the nation with her unique voice and was the winner of The Voice UK. Born in Ireland, she had to come to terms with losing 90% of her vision, but she made sure nothing would hold her back to achieve her dream. 2013. 2v. Bowen, James. The world according to Bob.The sequel to the bestselling 'A Street Cat Named Bob' continues the remarkable adventures of James and Bob showing - through new stories - how Bob's extraordinary street wisdom has shown James the meaning of friendship, loyalty, trust and happiness. 2013. 2v. Connors, Jimmy. The outsider: my autobiography.Jimmy Connors took the tennis world by storm like no player in the history of the game. A shaggy-haired working-class kid from the wrong side of the tracks, he was prepared to battle for every point, to shout and scream until he was heard, and he didn't care whom he upset in doing so. 2013. 6v. Crace, John. Harry's games.Who is Harry Redknapp? Football genius or football chancer? Master tactician or practical joker? How is it that even when he was facing court proceedings for tax evasion so many people were still seriously tipping him to be the next England manager? 2013. 3v. Humble, Kate. Humble by nature: life, lambs and a dog called Badger.In 2010, Television presenter Kate Humble learned that a nearby farm in the Wye Valley where she has lived for four years was set to be sold off, broken up into lots to maximise its value. Kate contacted the council with an alternative plan; to keep the farm a working farm. After six months of plans and endless meetings, Kate and her Husband, Ludo, finally convinced the council that their plan would work, even though they hadn't the first clue of how to run a farm. What follows is a highly personal account charting the daily highs and lows of the farm's pivotal first year. 2013. 3v. Johnson, Alan. This boy.This is the story of two incredible women: Alan Johnson's mother, Lily, who battled against poor health, poverty, domestic violence and loneliness to try to ensure a better future for her children; and his sister, Linda, who had to assume an enormous amount of responsibility to protect her family. 2013. 3v. Widdecombe, Ann. Strictly Ann: the autobiography.These are the memoirs of a woman who joined the old Conservative Party in 1964, was politically formed by the 70s and saw Thatcherism in the 80s - then ministerial office and later the Shadow Cabinet. It is also a book for people who struggle with moral dilemmas even if they are not converts to Roman Catholicism like Ann. 2013. 6v. DramaBeckett, Samuel. Waiting for Godot: a tragicomedy in two acts.This play portrays two tramps, trapped in an endless waiting for the arrival of a mysterious personage named Godot, while disputing the appointed place and hour of his coming. They amuse themselves with various bouts of repartee and word-play. 2006. 1v. EconomicsLevitt, Steven D. and Dubner, Stephen J. Freakonomics: a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything.The author offers his view of how the economy really works; examining issues from cheating and crime, to sports and child-rearing. He offers a very different view on what drives the economy. 2005. 4v. Food and drinkKing, Si and Myers, Dave. The Hairy Dieters.Healthy, delicious recipes created by ordinary members of the public, with the aim to persuade Britain to lose weight without losing their love of food. 2012. 2v. Health and fitnessCarper, Jean. 100 simple things you can do to prevent Alzheimer's and age-related memory loss.Simple ideas and strategies that can be easily incorporated into everyday life to help prevent the onset of Alzheimers and other age-related memory loss. 2011. 3v. Davis, Martha. The relaxation and stress reduction workbook.Each chapter of this workbook follows a practical format, including a history of the technique covered, symptom effectiveness, examples, checklist, further reading and homework. 2008. 5v. Mosley, Michael and Spencer, Mimi. The fast diet.Is it possible to eat what you like, most of the time, and get thinner and healthier as you do it? Simple answer: yes. You just have to restrict your calorie intake for two non-consecutive days each week (500 calories for women, 600 for men). 2013. 2v. HistoryAshdown-Hill, John. The last days of Richard III and the fate of his DNA.An exploration of Richard III's last 150 days, the lead-up to the Battle of Bosworth Field and the aftermath. Richard III's family tree was traced until a relative was found, alive and well, in Canada and how this inspired the dig that led to the discovery of Richard's skeleton at the Greyfriars Priory in Leicester. 2013. 3v. Castor, Helen. She-wolves: the women who ruled England before Elizabeth.The stories of these women - told here in all their vivid humanity - illustrate the paradox which the female heirs to the Tudor throne had no choice but to negotiate. Man was the head of woman; and the King was the head of all. How, then, could a woman be King, how could royal power lie in female hands? 2011. 6v. Kynaston, David. Austerity Britain, 1945-1951.The author weaves a sophisticated narrative of how the victorious 1945 Labour government shaped the political, economic and social landscape for the next three decades. 2007. 9v. Wise, Sarah. Inconvenient people: lunacy, liberty and the mad-doctors in Victorian England.12 separate stories of contested lunacy cases, ranging from the 1820s to the 1890s, reveal the various types of persons who came under threat of incarceration, the support that their plight aroused in the public mind and the newspapers, and doctors' shifting arguments about what constituted insanity. 2012. 7v. 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