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Top 10 including Special Offers

June 2006

1. Kathy's Story
2. Highland High Way
3. Terror Base UK
4. The Barnsley Whale
5. Battling Jack
6. Donald Dewar
7. Pocket Rocket
8. McCrae's Battalion
9. You Can Call Me Stan
10. The Bird That Never Flew

Don't Ever Tell1

'Her story is so horrific, it's almost unbelievable' - She Magazine

No.5 in Ireland's bestsellers list

'What's amazing is that not only has O'Beirne had the strength to survive decades of abuse but that she has now had the courage to stand up and write about her experiences in an attempt to gain justice for herself and the many other women who suffered likewise' - Morning Star

The Highland High WayTHE HIGHLAND HIGH WAY is a magnificent high-level route through some of Scotland's most dramatic2 scenery and across its finest hills - a real Munro-bagger's delight.

 

 


Terror Base UK'Neil Doyle has pioneered a new and vital form of Internet-based investigative journalism which has enabled him to penetrate the dark heart of online fundamentalism' - Sunday Times
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'Neil Doyle is the finest investigator of the shady world of terror we have today. He is an inspiration' - Daily Star Sunday

'This is a sobering but informative read ***' - The Herald

'...a disturbing chronicle of al Qaeda's plans for Britain' - The Good Book Guide

The Barnsley Whale

 

This is the humorous account of Debut's epic voyage to uncover the mystery behind the first inland whale hunt and it will plunge the reader deep into forgotten worlds. 4

 

Battling Jack

'His tale gives a real insight into the battles the family faced in and out of the ring' - Daily Star2


'Quality' - Independant On Sunday

 

 


Donald Dewar

'A lovely book about a lovely, thrawn, kenspeckle, unusual and much-missed man' - Andrew Marr6

'Wendy Alexander has gathered a marvellous and eclectic team of (unpaid) contributors to produce a really splendid book about Donald Dewar, a book that constantly manages to be both warm and realistic' - The Herald

'This little book is testimony to the affection and regard in which he was held...The collection of essays here makes me regret that I didn't know him better' - The Spectator

Pocket Rocket'McCulloch has slugged it out with 11 world champions, all honestly chronicled in an articulate autobiography...which 7sometimes makes you wince with descriptions of the brutality he has both inflicted and endured' - Evening Herald (Dublin)

'McCulloch's first-hand account of his beginnings in Belfast's Shankhill to the heights of his 1995 WBC championShip and the brutal punishment he took in the past 10 years is riveting and frightening' - The Irish Times

'His book is a fascinating insight into what it takes to become a world champion - in and out of the ring' - Stephen Watson


McCrae's battalion'What Jack Alexander gives us is an intriguing and often moving history...Alexander's book is full of absorbing 8stories. 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' - 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' - The Times

You Can Call Me Stan'A must for all Celtic fans. The Stiliyan Petrov story is full of detail fans love but seldom find out about' - Sunday Post
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'An entertaining read, and a celebration of a very special football talent' - Programme Monthly

'An inside story on life at Celtic' - Scotland On Sunday



The Bird That Never Flew'This is a compelling, often shocking, and uncompromising honest account of how the human spirit can survive 10almost crushing odds. It is a story of family love, friendship and, ultimately, a desire for justice' - Greenock Telegraph

 

 

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