Great Reads
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
By Bill Bryson
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This inquisitive, much-travelled writer realised, while flying over the Pacific, that he was entirely ignorant of the processes that created, populated and continue to maintain the vast body of water beneath him.
Beatlemania - Real Story of the Beatles UK Tours
By Martin Creasey
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Between 1963 and 1965 The Beatles undertook six amazing UK tours and along the way met many fans whose memories of these encounters tell the real story of what actually happened when the Fab Four hit the road. It was loud, chaotic and as exciting as anything Britain had ever seen. It was Beatlemania Author Martin Creasey has traced the trajectory of The Beatles UK tours and interviewed scores of people who in some way connected with John, Paul, George and Ringo en route.
Fifty Years of Coronation Street
By Tim Randall
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Fifty Years of Coronation Street is the only official book celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Coronation Street. With exclusive interviews with past and present stars, and never before seen photos, it’s the definitive book on five decades of life on the Street that no fan of the show should be without it.
iPad for the Older and Wiser
Sean McManus
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This heavily illustrated, approachable guide for the anyone over 50 provides a solid resource for learning how to use the iPad in everyday situations.
Our Liverpool
By Piers Dudgeon
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Our Liverpool is an oral history about the real Liverpool – about the city before its slick transformation to European City of Culture and about the spirit that remains at its heart. Here, at last, is Liverpool’s grievous and glorious past. And here, through the people's voices, we find old Liverpool, without the giftwrap. Its stories pulsate with the rhythms of an alternately funny, flippant, belligerent, stubborn and warm heart, and they broadcast the values of a community, which are the city’s true legacy to the modern world. Piers Dudgeon has listened to dozens of people who remember the city as it was, and who have lived through its many changes. They talk of childhood and education, of work and entertainment, of family, community values, health, politics, religion and music. Their stories will make you laugh and cry. It is people's own memories that make history real and this engrossing book captures them vividly.
The Eternal Flame (Kindle Edition)
By Simon Rodway
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A comprehensive introduction to the Olympic Games. From the Ancient Olympics to their modern global revival, including London 2012. A well informed 120 pages of almost all things Olympic, particularly London's third Games, the XXX Olympiad. The book includes the British influences that inspired the revival of the modern Games, the most spectacular sporting event on earth. A must for all sport and Olympic fans.
