Archive Top 10

March 2004

'An exciting and even awe-inspiring account of an operation which went badly wrong . . . fills in many of the details which were left unexplained'
Daily Mail

'Coburn is unpretentious, with a gift for vivid and evocative descriptions. It's this no-bull approach that makes the book so successful, and lets the remarkable stories of courage speak for themselves.'
Focus

'Like a Hollywood thriller with multiple versions of the same incident, this one's likely to run and run.'
Boys Toys

'Just been cruelly dumped by 'the love of your life'? Don't be a whiny loser, dip into this madcap stocking filler penned by two total trollops who've bonked busloads of bastards, and laugh and sneer your broken heart away.'
Company Magazine

'With so many astro-tomes weighed down by portentousness and a desire to be scrupulously even-handed when presenting the attributes of the 12 signs, a wildly prejudiced account of the zodiac is refreshing, especially when laced with Australian humour.'
Neil Spencer, The Observer

'I've discovered a book that you ladies out there with a blemished love life might find amusing'
Lisa Marie Presley

'Howarth isn't a sympathetic character but the trajectory of his descent from minor lawbreaking into major crime has elements of tragic pathos. It's a grimly fascinating tale of a life lived on the wrong side of the tracks.'
The Mail on Sunday

'the result is a thrilling tale from both the hunted and the hunters.'
Ross-shire Journal

'A great story, full of hilarious characters, like the dope-smoking scallop-diver whom disaster follows like a shadow. Whiskey Galore with class.'
FHM

'based on interviews with one of the Highland fall-guys and Customs and Excise officials, it manages to remain impartial even though legal injunctions forbid the naming of the central villain.'
Scotland on Sunday

'Hewitt tells his story without rancour and with a self-deprecating honesty' 'He offers a rare insight into the psyche of those who grow up without the unconditional love of a parent'
The Times

'Self-pity, doom and gloom are not on offer in this brilliant autobiographical story..humorous, perceptive and entertaining.'
The Leader

'He manages to offer insights and encouragement for cared-for-youngsters- and their care staff.'
The Guardian

'An exquisite, highly personal memoir'
Henry Sutton

'Here's proof that anglers are not all pipes and lassitude . . . a beautiful philosophy of what lies under the surface'
Dexter Petley

'Andrews writes fluently, with colour, vision and an eye for detail. It steers just the right side of becoming mawkish, but he writes from the heart, perhaps for all who have lost loved ones...it is a book that will touch the heart of everyone who still mourns someone who meant so much. And it may show them a way out the other side.'
Classic Angling

'What Jack Alexander gives us is an intriguing and often moving history...Alexander's book is full of absorbing stories. He claims that it was 16 years in the writing and I believe him. Judging by the footnotes, appendices, bibliographies and acknowledgements his research was extraordinary.'
Scottish Sunday Herald

'this book is of wider interest than just to Hearts fans or students of Edinburgh's history. Anyone who wants to see how a team of footballers can translate that familiar sporting cliche of "taking the fight to the opposition" into reality should read it. This is, quite simply, the best football-related book of the year.'
Times of London

In 1973, Les McKeown became the lead singer of the Bay City Rollers, at that stage a one-hit-wonder pop group on the verge of giving up. His charismatic personality transformed the Rollers into an international super-group and, over the next few years, they consistently reached No. 1 all over the world, selling an estimated 300 million records and gaining a massive following. By 1975 he was the most adored man on the planet. Four years later he was all washed up, homeless and penniless after quitting the band.

'a good read for today's generation.'
Greenock Telegraph

'It's a cracking read, funny, witty and self-deprecating. Les spares no-one, least of all himself.'
The Sunday Post

The follow-up to the highly successful Mother and Child, HIDDEN DANGERS IN WHAT WE EAT AND DRINK deals succinctly with the nutritional hazards that growing children, teenagers and adults are exposed to.

Food and drink today contains many additives, E numbers and other hidden dangers that could affect them physically, mentally and emotionally.

'An excellent thought provoking overview of the perils which face the modern lifestyle of fast foods, fast living and the mass use of chemicals in the production of foods and medicines.'
Yoga Health Magazine

Arthritis, psoriasis and related rheumatic diseases are an enormous and growing problem throughout the world, with as many as 80 million people suffering from one or another of these conditions.

Patients seeking help or relief from their own doctors or hospitals are often informed that they will simply have to live with the problem and that little can be done.

In this book, Jan de Vries shows how the problems can be reversed by a simple nutritional and natural approach in which there are none of the terrible side effects that can sometimes accompany a course of drugs.

 

American distrust of government, politicians and authority in general can be traced back tothe time of the official investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the suspicion fostered by the publication of the Warren report, the government's official version of this infamous murder.

In the last ten years there has been much research into the exact events surrounding Kennedy's murder and how it was so successfully covered up. JFK: Say Goodbye to America contextualises this debate, coming to a shocking conclusion.

'In the last 10 years there has been much research into the exact events surrounding Kennedy's murder and how it was so successfully covered up. This book contextualises this debate, coming to a shocking conclusion.'
Greenock Telegraph

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