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Scarlets – The Official History by Alun Gibbard

October 12, 2015 by bookadmin Leave a Comment

Scarlets – The Official History by Alun Gibbard

scarlets by alun gibbard

The passion, fervour, joy and pride of an iconic Welsh rugby club and its inextricable links with the local town, are brought strikingly to life in Scarlets, The Official History of the Llanelli Scarlets, written by veteran broadcaster, and lifelong Scarlets fan, Alun Gibbard. [Read more…] about Scarlets – The Official History by Alun Gibbard

Filed Under: News, Sport, UK Tagged With: Alun Gibbard, Llanell, Rugby, Scarlets, Wales

The Playboy Princes

October 13, 2014 by bookadmin Leave a Comment

the playboy princes

Controversial Royal Family members is not necessarily only a feature of late 20th or 21st century life. Although they were not subjected to the intense media scrutiny that our Royals are today, two Princes of Wales and two namesakes have captured the fevered imaginations of the public in their wilder early days – later to become Edward VII and Edward VIII respectively. [Read more…] about The Playboy Princes

Filed Under: Featured, History, News, UK Tagged With: Books, Royal Family, UK

Cat Walk for Cat Lovers

August 14, 2014 by bookadmin Leave a Comment

Cat Walk by Jackie Morris

Cat Walk is a must-have publication for all cat and nature lovers.

Internationally renowned illustrator and author,  Jackie Morris, lives in a small house by the sea with her son and daughter, two dogs and a pride of feline friends. [Read more…] about Cat Walk for Cat Lovers

Filed Under: Featured, News, UK Tagged With: Cat Walk, Jackie Morris

Crossing Borders book signing

July 3, 2014 by bookadmin Leave a Comment

crossing borders

Following on from a successful appearance at the Hay Festival, best-selling author Julia Gregson and photographer Alex Pownall, will be signing copies of their new book, Crossing Borders, at Chepstow Library, July 10, 7pm. [Read more…] about Crossing Borders book signing

Filed Under: Featured, News, UK Tagged With: Alex Pownall, Book Signing, Crossing Borders, Julia Gregson, Photographer

Book Purchasing Reaches Digital Tipping Point

May 20, 2014 by bookadmin Leave a Comment

media consumption

New research from Deloitte on attitudes to the consumption of media shows that the average UK household spends £900 on media a year, with one off purchases such as books, DVDs and newspapers representing 52% of their total media spend. The new report ‘The Digital Divide’ paints a snapshot of a typical media consumer, their newspaper reading habits, attitudes to video gaming, social networking, and television viewing behaviours. [Read more…] about Book Purchasing Reaches Digital Tipping Point

Filed Under: Business, Featured, News, Technology, UK Tagged With: Books, Consumers, Deloitte, Media

Wacko Hacko by Nasser Hashmi

March 19, 2014 by bookadmin Leave a Comment

Wacko Hacko By Nasser Hashmi

Tabloid reporter Jamie Parkes makes up stories, secretly listens to voicemail and uses material from the bins of celebrities and MPs. But after one of his major stories is spiked by scheming editor Warren Fitton, he turns whistleblower to uncover phone hacking and corruption on his newspaper. His whistleblower status turns into an epic battle for survival as the state, police and media hunt him down. Once a seasoned reporter, but now a wanted man, Jamie Parkes becomes the scapegoat for discrediting the tabloid empire. [Read more…] about Wacko Hacko by Nasser Hashmi

Filed Under: Author, Featured, UK Tagged With: Nasser Hashmi, Wacko Hacko

England’s Ethnic Cleansing Of The Jews

February 18, 2014 by bookadmin Leave a Comment

England's Ethnic Cleansing
William Duke of Normandy conquers England in 1066. Jews follow him, arriving as traders. They have financial expertise and money-lending capabilities that are much needed in the medieval economy. A few have become among the wealthiest in the land. [Read more…] about England’s Ethnic Cleansing Of The Jews

Filed Under: Featured, History, News, UK Tagged With: England, Ethnic Cleansing, Jews, Leonie Star

Doris Lessing 1919 – 2013

November 18, 2013 by bookadmin Leave a Comment

Doris Lessing

It was a great loss to hear of the death of Doris Lessing, however she had lived a great and creative life in her 94 years.

Lessing won the Nobel-prize for Literature in 2007 for her books, among more than 50 and most noticeably The Golden Notebook and The Grass is Singing. Her works covered subjects from politics to science fiction. [Read more…] about Doris Lessing 1919 – 2013

Filed Under: Contemporary, Featured, News, South Africa, UK Tagged With: Africa, Doris Lessing, Literature, Nobel-prize, The Grass is Singing

Beckett Novel Murphy

July 10, 2013 by bookadmin Leave a Comment

Beckett Joyce

This week at Sotheby’s London, one of the most important 20th century working manuscripts remaining in private hands – Samuel Beckett’s first novel, “Murphy” was sold for £962,500 to the University of Reading. [Read more…] about Beckett Novel Murphy

Filed Under: Featured, News, UK Tagged With: London, Murphy, Novel, Samuel Beckett, Sotheby, UK

War on Grief

May 4, 2013 by bookadmin Leave a Comment

War on Grief

Why do so many tragedies lead to further tragedy… breakdown in marriages… break up of families? This is a raw and honest account of the author’s personal loss of his daughter, and how he learns that tragedies such as his change and define your life. His story is one of hope where his grief becomes a battleground on which he will stand or fall, and will leave you inspired to believe, even in the face of tragedy, you can overcome adversity. [Read more…] about War on Grief

Filed Under: Author, Featured, News, UK Tagged With: Author, book, Grief, Neil Leatherbarrow

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