Top 10 including Special Offers

June 2005

1. Weekend Warrior
2. Cut-Throat
3. The Lone Brit on 13
4. McCrae's Battalion
5. The Ferris Conspiracy
6. Amongst the Marines
7. The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw
8. The Nature Doctor
9. On The Cobbles
10. Success Through the Zodiac: Virgo

'most explosive book you will ever read about Iraq'
News of the World

'Thought of as sad, saggy clerks who never grew out of playing soldiers, this book shatters that image of the British Territorial Army. An important book. Don't join the sneers, read it.'
Sunday Sport

'It paints a startingly vivid picture of fear and confusion on the front line and highlights the problems faced by those lucky enough to return home.'
Greenock Telegraph

'CUT-THROAT written by McLean's nephew, Wayne Thallon, uses the crime boss's own diaries and documents to detail his life as an informer.'
The Times

'a grisly account of a life drenched in other people's blood.'
The Sunday Times

 

'a compelling tale of violence, degradation and endurance in a Malaga prison.'
Spain

 

 

 

'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 Glasgow's meanest streets life started well for the young Paul Ferris. How did he become Glasgow's most feared gangster, deemed a risk to national security? This is one man's unique insight into Britain's crime world and the inextricable web of corruption - a revealing story of official corruption and unholy alliances.

'Cites vast tracts of taped evidence suggesting the police tried to frame him with drugs, guns and , on one occasion, actually threatened to kill him. Recently, he discovered an entirely fabricated charge on his criminal record. Since the book was published, Strathclyde Police have refused to comment on any of these allegations; nor will they say anything about Ferris's impending release.'
Maxim Feb 2002

AMONGST THE MARINES is Steven Preece's first-hand account of his time as an elite Royal Marine Commando. He delivers an unflinching depiction of the often shocking lifestyle of the Marines, from foul practical jokes and rough justice to the off-duty orgies of drink, sex and violence, and explains the impact this had on his own behaviour.

Preece earned the coveted Green Beret when he was 18 and soon discovered that violence in the Marines was not limited to the battlefield but a continual part of a culture of bullying and aggression. It did not take long for him to be accepted into this culture and to adopt it as his own. On duty he was fit, committed and loyal, while off duty he displayed a mammoth capacity for drinking, fighting and womanising. His risk-taking eventually led him to be court-martialled, though he was finally acquitted. AMONGST THE MARINES is a no-holds-barred exposé of the many shocking incidents Preece witnessed and participated in, from his first day as a new recruit to his exit from the Marines with his reputation intact and his scores settled once and for all.

'Paul McGuigan, the Oasis bass player, has written what is destined to be the cult book of the year.'
The Express

'V potty but v interesting, tracking down the friends and relations of a dead footballer they never met and most people have never heard of.'
New Statesman, Hunter Davies

'This is less about a football hooligan and more a story about a hooligan footballer...Friday died aged 38 from drug and alcohol abuse. He was one of the most colourful footballers ever, and anyone who reads this book will regret that they never saw him play'
Maxim

' I carefully adhere to Dr Vogel's philosophies . . . this book will find a place in many households as a useful source of valuable information and sensible advice on treatment without side effects'
Jan de Vries, from the Foreword

 

 

 

' well written. . . you'd be a dingler to miss out on this one.'
The Traveller, Spring 2002

 

 

 

'I was quite astonished at the accuracy of much of what she said about emotional needs, distinctive learning styles and relationship patterns...Often light-hearted but never lightweight, the lucid and entertaining style of writing makes the profound wisdom of astrology, pyschology and spirituality readily accessible to the popular market without compromising meaning or depth...They are good reading for those who wish they could improve their lives and relationships by understanding themselves and significant others better.'
The Greenock Telegraph

'Jane Ridder-Patrick is a competent astrologer, her work is well-written, and I'm sure this series of books will be well received by many.'
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