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Loading ...The Last Fighting Tommy is the biography of Harry Patch, born 17th June 1898. The paper back edition was published in 2008, and Harry Patch was still alive, at the grand old age of 110 — he didn’t pass away until 25th July 2009.
(2 votes) Loading ...No Angel tells the somewhat historic story of ATF Special Agent Jay Dobyns. Who infiltrated the infamous Hells Angels.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Mineko Iwasaki was a leading geisha in Kyoto, which is one of two major areas of geisha activity (the other being Tokyo). She volunteered for the life of service when she was only 5, but had already started making inroads into the profession when she was three. Mineko was born to a family that was [...]
(1 votes) Loading ...Essentially Toby Young started off life working on his own publication in a spare room where he was living. However, after awhile he managed to get a break and landed a glamorous (?) job at Vanity Fair. The problem is that Toby Young decides to continuously antagonise his employers, shirk off work responsibilities and generally [...]
(1 votes) Loading ...This book is a masterpiece. Bullock interweaves the lives of these two tyrants, chapter by chapter, setting them against the political background of 20th century Europe. From childhood, through their respective rise to power, to the build up of and aftermath of WW2, this book is full of insight into their personalities, behavior, and motivations. [...]
(1 votes) Loading ...Aleister Crowley ‘the wickedest man in the world’ was known as a poet, magician, mountaineer, polemicist and pornographer. He’s probably most famous for his work in the occult and the debauchery that went with it. However, the question everyone wants to know is, was he real or a fraud? Now of course that question is [...]
(1 votes) Loading ...This book is many things. As a biography it has been criticised for it’s lack of reliability, possibly by people who ignore it’s part in the Hitler myth. As a political tract it has been criticised for being half-baked, possibly by people who forget that Hitler uses the words Jew and Marxist interchangeably, that the [...]
(1 votes) Loading ...A Journey To Hell and Back is a gripping saga of a young woman’s journey from adolescence to adulthood at an accelerated pace. This book is an exploration of a troubled teen’s journey into the underworld to emerge as an independent, confident, and self-assured woman. Pitfalls, tragedy, and trials that lure a young honor student [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...For those who don’t know (are there any?), Kurt Cobain was part of, and some say led, the ‘grunge’ music revolution which started in Seattle, USA. He died aged 27 on 5th May 1994, cause of death: self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. For many 15-30 year olds he was a hero, a spokesman for [...]
(1 votes) Loading ...Those who love all things Hollywood, Kitsch and Nostalgic are going to love Beverly Gray’s biography of Roger Corman. She has a knack for anecdote and has chosen a subject well suited to her talents. It is a fun book. Fascinating. Even sorta educational if you happen to collect trivia. Here are some examples: Did [...]