Spydus Search Results - Biography https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=(BIBCOLX%3A%20AB)%20%2B%20(PD%3A%20%22%20%3E%20TODAY(-365)%22)&QRYTEXT=Biography&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20&ISGLB=0 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. The outrun / Amy Liptrot. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3584132&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 When Amy returns to Orkney after more than a decade away, she is drawn back to the sheep farm where she grew up. Approaching the land that was once home, memories of her childhood merge with the recent events that have set her on this journey. Amy was shaped by the cycle of the seasons, birth and death on the farm, and her father's mental illness, which were as much a part of her childhood as the wild, carefree existence on Orkney. But as she grew up, she longed to leave this remote life. She moved to London and found herself in a hedonistic cycle. Unable to control her drinking, alcohol gradually took over. Now 30, she finds herself washed up back home on Orkney, trying to come to terms with what happened to her in London. When Amy returns to Orkney after more than a decade away, she is drawn back to the sheep farm where she grew up. Approaching the land that was once home, memories of her childhood merge with the recent events that have set her on this journey. Amy was shaped by the cycle of the seasons, birth and death on the farm, and her father's mental illness, which were as much a part of her childhood as the wild, carefree existence on Orkney. But as she grew up, she longed to leave this remote life. She moved to London and found herself in a hedonistic cycle. Unable to control her drinking, alcohol gradually took over. Now 30, she finds herself washed up back home on Orkney, trying to come to terms with what happened to her in London.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Liptrot, Amy<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Edinburgh : Canongate, 2024.<br />304 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B LIP - On order<br /> Missing persons, or my grandmother's secrets / Clair Wills. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3637070&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 When Clair Wills was in her twenties, she discovered she had a cousin she had never met. Born in a Mother and Baby Home in 1950s Ireland, Mary grew up in an institution not far from the farm where Clair spent happy childhood summers. Yet she was never told of her existence. How could a whole family - a whole country - abandon unmarried mothers and their children, erasing them from history? To discover the missing pieces of her family's story, Clair searched across archives and nations, in a journey that would take her from the 1890s to the 1980s, from West Cork to rural Suffolk and Massachusetts, from absent fathers to the grief of a lost child. There are some experiences that do not want to be remembered. What began as an effort to piece together the facts became an act of decoding the most unreliable of evidence - stories, secrets, silences. When Clair Wills was in her twenties, she discovered she had a cousin she had never met. Born in a Mother and Baby Home in 1950s Ireland, Mary grew up in an institution not far from the farm where Clair spent happy childhood summers. Yet she was never told of her existence. How could a whole family - a whole country - abandon unmarried mothers and their children, erasing them from history? To discover the missing pieces of her family's story, Clair searched across archives and nations, in a journey that would take her from the 1890s to the 1980s, from West Cork to rural Suffolk and Massachusetts, from absent fathers to the grief of a lost child. There are some experiences that do not want to be remembered. What began as an effort to piece together the facts became an act of decoding the most unreliable of evidence - stories, secrets, silences.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Wills, Clair<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Allen Lane, 2024.<br />208 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B WIL - On order<br /> I'm black so you don't have to be : a memoir in eight lives / Colin Grant. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3639273&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 'I'm black, so you don't have to be', Colin Grant's uncle Castus used to tell him. For Colin, born in Britain to Jamaican parents, things were supposed to be different. If he worked hard and became a doctor, he was told, his race would become invisible; he would shake off the burden he believed his parents' generation had carried. The reality turned out to be very different. This is a memoir told through a series of intimate intergenerational portraits. We meet Grant's mother Ethlyn, disappointed by working-class life in Luton, who dreams of returning to Jamaica; his father Bageye, a small-time criminal with a violent temper; his sister Selma, who refashioned herself as an African princess; his great uncle Percy, estranged from his family through his own pride. Each character we meet is navigating their own path. Each life informs Grant's own shifting sense of his identity. 'I'm black, so you don't have to be', Colin Grant's uncle Castus used to tell him. For Colin, born in Britain to Jamaican parents, things were supposed to be different. If he worked hard and became a doctor, he was told, his race would become invisible; he would shake off the burden he believed his parents' generation had carried. The reality turned out to be very different. This is a memoir told through a series of intimate intergenerational portraits. We meet Grant's mother Ethlyn, disappointed by working-class life in Luton, who dreams of returning to Jamaica; his father Bageye, a small-time criminal with a violent temper; his sister Selma, who refashioned herself as an African princess; his great uncle Percy, estranged from his family through his own pride. Each character we meet is navigating their own path. Each life informs Grant's own shifting sense of his identity.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Grant, Colin, 1961-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Vintage, 2024.<br />256 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B GRA - On order<br /> Hermit : a memoir of finding freedom in a wild place / Jade Angeles Fitton. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3639363&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 When Jade's partner leaves the barn that they moved into just weeks before, he leaves a dent in the wall and her life unravelled. Numbed from years in a destructive, abusive relationship, she faces an uncertain future and complete solitude. Slowly, with the help of Devon's salted cliffs and damp forested footpaths, Jade comes back to life and discovers the power of being alone. As Jade reacclimatizes, she considers what it means to live alone. Through conversations with other hermits across the world, Fitton sheds light on the myriad - and often misunderstood - ways of living alone: from monks to hikikomori, and the largely ignored female hermit. Jade questions whether hermitic living is possible in an era of constant communication and increased housing costs as she finds herself financially unstable and itinerant. When Jade's partner leaves the barn that they moved into just weeks before, he leaves a dent in the wall and her life unravelled. Numbed from years in a destructive, abusive relationship, she faces an uncertain future and complete solitude. Slowly, with the help of Devon's salted cliffs and damp forested footpaths, Jade comes back to life and discovers the power of being alone. As Jade reacclimatizes, she considers what it means to live alone. Through conversations with other hermits across the world, Fitton sheds light on the myriad - and often misunderstood - ways of living alone: from monks to hikikomori, and the largely ignored female hermit. Jade questions whether hermitic living is possible in an era of constant communication and increased housing costs as she finds herself financially unstable and itinerant.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Fitton, Jade Angeles<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Penguin Books, 2024.<br />304 pages ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B FIT - On order<br /> Toy fights : a boyhood / Don Paterson. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3640034&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Don Paterson was born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1963 and spent his boyhood living on a working-class council housing estate. 'Toy Fights' is the remarkable story of his first 20 years. This is not just a book about music and family, but also about 'schizophrenia, hell, money, narcissists, debt and the working class, anger, swearing, drugs, books, football, love, origami, the peculiar insanity of Dundee, sugar, religious mania, the sexual excesses of the Scottish club band scene and, more generally, the lengths we go to not to be bored. Don Paterson was born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1963 and spent his boyhood living on a working-class council housing estate. 'Toy Fights' is the remarkable story of his first 20 years. This is not just a book about music and family, but also about 'schizophrenia, hell, money, narcissists, debt and the working class, anger, swearing, drugs, books, football, love, origami, the peculiar insanity of Dundee, sugar, religious mania, the sexual excesses of the Scottish club band scene and, more generally, the lengths we go to not to be bored.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Paterson, Don, 1963-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Faber & Faber, 2024.<br />384 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B PAT - On order<br /> Lovers in Auschwitz : a true story / Keren Blankfeld. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3640063&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 An unbelievable tale of romance, sacrifice, loss, and resilience, 'Lovers in Auschwitz' is a saga of two young people who found themselves trapped inside a waking nightmare of the Nazis' creation, yet who nevertheless discovered a love that sustained them through history's darkest hour. An unbelievable tale of romance, sacrifice, loss, and resilience, 'Lovers in Auschwitz' is a saga of two young people who found themselves trapped inside a waking nightmare of the Nazis' creation, yet who nevertheless discovered a love that sustained them through history's darkest hour.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Blankfeld, Keren<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : WH Allen, 2024.<br />320 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B SPI - On order<br /> The Windsors at war : the Nazi threat to the crown / Alexander Larman. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3640241&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 At the outbreak of WW2, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII, had abdicated the throne, leaving his unprepared and terrified brother Bertie to become George VI. Meanwhile, as the now-Duke of Windsor awaited the decree that would allow him to marry his mistress Wallis Simpson, he took an increasing interest in the expansionist plans of the Führer of Germany. 'The Windsors at War' tells the story of the turbulent and seismic decade in between 1937 and 1947, including the bombing of Buckingham Palace in May 1940, the Duke of Windsor's ill-advised visit to Germany in October 1937 and the death of the Duke of Kent in a plane crash in August 1942. At the outbreak of WW2, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII, had abdicated the throne, leaving his unprepared and terrified brother Bertie to become George VI. Meanwhile, as the now-Duke of Windsor awaited the decree that would allow him to marry his mistress Wallis Simpson, he took an increasing interest in the expansionist plans of the Führer of Germany. 'The Windsors at War' tells the story of the turbulent and seismic decade in between 1937 and 1947, including the bombing of Buckingham Palace in May 1940, the Duke of Windsor's ill-advised visit to Germany in October 1937 and the death of the Duke of Kent in a plane crash in August 1942.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Larman, Alexander, 1981-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2024.<br />320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B WIN - On order<br /> Elizabeth Taylor : the grit & glamour of an icon / Kate Andersen Brower. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3653636&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera personal life and magnetic screen presence, Elizabeth Taylor was the 20th century's most famous film star. Including unseen photographs and unread private reflections, this authorised biography is a fascinating and complete portrait worthy of the legend and her legacy. Elizabeth Taylor captures this intelligent, empathetic, tenacious, volatile and complex woman as never before, from her rise to massive fame at the age of 12 in National Velvet to becoming the first actor to negotiate a million-dollar salary for a film, from her eight marriages and enduring love affair with Richard Burton to her lifelong battle with addiction and her courageous efforts as an AIDS activist. Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera personal life and magnetic screen presence, Elizabeth Taylor was the 20th century's most famous film star. Including unseen photographs and unread private reflections, this authorised biography is a fascinating and complete portrait worthy of the legend and her legacy. Elizabeth Taylor captures this intelligent, empathetic, tenacious, volatile and complex woman as never before, from her rise to massive fame at the age of 12 in National Velvet to becoming the first actor to negotiate a million-dollar salary for a film, from her eight marriages and enduring love affair with Richard Burton to her lifelong battle with addiction and her courageous efforts as an AIDS activist.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Brower, Kate Andersen<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.<br />512 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B TAY - On order<br /> Keir Starmer : the biography / Tom Baldwin. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3653662&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 An authoritative study of a man who now stands on the brink of becoming Britain's next Prime Minister. If he succeeds, Starmer will be the first Labour leader in a generation to win power, even though most voters still say they don't know much about him. It not only tells Starmer's story but also examines the paradox of a politician often uncomfortable with politics, someone who is both remarkably ordinary and capable of defying all efforts to define him. An authoritative study of a man who now stands on the brink of becoming Britain's next Prime Minister. If he succeeds, Starmer will be the first Labour leader in a generation to win power, even though most voters still say they don't know much about him. It not only tells Starmer's story but also examines the paradox of a politician often uncomfortable with politics, someone who is both remarkably ordinary and capable of defying all efforts to define him.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Baldwin, Tom (Journalist)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : William Collins, 2024.<br />336 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B STA - On order<br /> In my stride : lessons learned through life and adventure / Helen Skelton. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3653806&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Helen Skelton is no stranger to doing hard things, from kayaking the entire length of the Amazon to competing in a boxing match for Sports Relief. Her ability to dig deep and find the inner strength and to carry on no matter the challenge - physical, mental, or emotional - is nothing short of remarkable. Helen grew up on a farm in Cumbria and credits her deep connection with nature and family for grounding her throughout the experiences in her life. 'In My Stride' explores the lessons Helen has learned through life and adventure, sharing how getting out in nature can help us heal, grow, and find the resilience to move through challenging times in our lives. It tells stories of finding confidence, authenticity, courage, resilience, acceptance, community, and freedom against the backdrop of life's peaks and troughs and through the power of the natural world. Helen Skelton is no stranger to doing hard things, from kayaking the entire length of the Amazon to competing in a boxing match for Sports Relief. Her ability to dig deep and find the inner strength and to carry on no matter the challenge - physical, mental, or emotional - is nothing short of remarkable. Helen grew up on a farm in Cumbria and credits her deep connection with nature and family for grounding her throughout the experiences in her life. 'In My Stride' explores the lessons Helen has learned through life and adventure, sharing how getting out in nature can help us heal, grow, and find the resilience to move through challenging times in our lives. It tells stories of finding confidence, authenticity, courage, resilience, acceptance, community, and freedom against the backdrop of life's peaks and troughs and through the power of the natural world.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Skelton, Helen, 1983-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Headline, 2024.<br />336 pages ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B SKE - On order<br /> The queen of codes : the secret life of Emily Anderson, Britain's greatest female code breaker / Jackie Ui Chionna. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3653912&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 When the history of British codebreaking is told, the story is often a men-only preserve. That perception completely ignores the fact that the vast majority of codebreakers were in fact women. And foremost among them was one who is largely unknown to the public, and whose activities were a secret even to her closest contacts - Emily Anderson. Anderson was a leading member of British intelligence for over three decades. She played key roles in both World Wars, worked in Bletchley Park and in the Middle East, and was reckoned among the top three female codebreakers in the world. Her work coincided with her other great love - music. She is famous in musicology circles as being the first to effectively decipher the letters and diaries of Mozart and Beethoven. This narrative of her life places Emily Anderson at the forefront of great British codebreakers. When the history of British codebreaking is told, the story is often a men-only preserve. That perception completely ignores the fact that the vast majority of codebreakers were in fact women. And foremost among them was one who is largely unknown to the public, and whose activities were a secret even to her closest contacts - Emily Anderson. Anderson was a leading member of British intelligence for over three decades. She played key roles in both World Wars, worked in Bletchley Park and in the Middle East, and was reckoned among the top three female codebreakers in the world. Her work coincided with her other great love - music. She is famous in musicology circles as being the first to effectively decipher the letters and diaries of Mozart and Beethoven. This narrative of her life places Emily Anderson at the forefront of great British codebreakers.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Uí Chionna, Jackie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Headline, 2024.<br />432 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B AND - On order<br /> James and John : a true story of prejudice and murder / Chris Bryant. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3653943&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 They had nothing to expect from the mercy of the crown; their doom was sealed; no plea could be urged in extenuation of their crime, and they well knew that for them there was no hope in this world. When Charles Dickens wrote these tragic lines he was penning fact, not fiction. He had visited the condemned cells at the infamous prison at Newgate, where seventeen men who had been sentenced to death were awaiting news of their pleas for mercy. Two men were particularly striking: James Pratt and John Smith, who had been convicted of homosexuality. In this masterful work of history, Chris Bryant delves deep into the public archives, scouring poor law records, workhouse registers, prisoner calendars and private correspondence, meticulously recreates the lives of two men whose names are known to history - but whose story has been lost, until now. They had nothing to expect from the mercy of the crown; their doom was sealed; no plea could be urged in extenuation of their crime, and they well knew that for them there was no hope in this world. When Charles Dickens wrote these tragic lines he was penning fact, not fiction. He had visited the condemned cells at the infamous prison at Newgate, where seventeen men who had been sentenced to death were awaiting news of their pleas for mercy. Two men were particularly striking: James Pratt and John Smith, who had been convicted of homosexuality. In this masterful work of history, Chris Bryant delves deep into the public archives, scouring poor law records, workhouse registers, prisoner calendars and private correspondence, meticulously recreates the lives of two men whose names are known to history - but whose story has been lost, until now.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bryant, Christopher, 1962-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury, 2024.<br />320 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B PRA - On order<br /> Sort your head out : mental health without all the bollocks / Sam Delaney. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3654660&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Sam Delaney was Jack the Lad. He was confident, loud and funny; an absolute legend, to be honest. Or at least that was what he pretended to be. But when he reached his thirties, work, relationships and fatherhood started to take their toll. Like so many blokes who seemed to be totally fine, he often felt like a complete failure whose life was out of control; anxiety and depression had secretly plagued him for years. Turning to drink and drugs only made things worse. Then he began to open up and share his story with others. Soon his life started to get better and better. Now, he's written this book to help you do the same. Sam Delaney was Jack the Lad. He was confident, loud and funny; an absolute legend, to be honest. Or at least that was what he pretended to be. But when he reached his thirties, work, relationships and fatherhood started to take their toll. Like so many blokes who seemed to be totally fine, he often felt like a complete failure whose life was out of control; anxiety and depression had secretly plagued him for years. Turning to drink and drugs only made things worse. Then he began to open up and share his story with others. Soon his life started to get better and better. Now, he's written this book to help you do the same.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Delaney, Sam<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Constable, 2024.<br />304 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B DEL - On order<br /> We all go into the dark : the hunt for Bible John / Francisco Garcia. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3655289&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Francisco first became acquainted with the East End of Glasgow as a child, through his aunt's stories about her first social work job in the city during the early 1990s. Two decades later he moved there to study for his Masters in the mid-2010s. It was around then that Francisco heard the story of Bible John for the first time. He instantly became obsessed with one of the city's most infamous legends. The story launched Francisco's career and now comes a spectacular deep dive into the case of Bible John. Bible John's shadow loomed across Glasgow from the tail end of the 1960s. For a time, it seemed as if the killer's carefully constructed image was everywhere you turned, leering from newspaper front pages or beamed across TV screens. In this book, Francisco delves into how Bible John has morphed across generations and interrogates our collective obsession with 'solving' historic crimes. Francisco first became acquainted with the East End of Glasgow as a child, through his aunt's stories about her first social work job in the city during the early 1990s. Two decades later he moved there to study for his Masters in the mid-2010s. It was around then that Francisco heard the story of Bible John for the first time. He instantly became obsessed with one of the city's most infamous legends. The story launched Francisco's career and now comes a spectacular deep dive into the case of Bible John. Bible John's shadow loomed across Glasgow from the tail end of the 1960s. For a time, it seemed as if the killer's carefully constructed image was everywhere you turned, leering from newspaper front pages or beamed across TV screens. In this book, Francisco delves into how Bible John has morphed across generations and interrogates our collective obsession with 'solving' historic crimes.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Garcia, Francisco<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Mudlark, 2024.<br />336 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B BIB - On order<br /> My mother and I / Ingrid Seward. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3655453&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 The upbringing of an heir is especially important and places an extra burden on top of all the cares of motherhood. The demands placed on the monarch are unique and there was no one better placed to know this than the late Queen. She knew that not only must they be figureheads, but they must be seen to care for others less fortunate than themselves. They are also expected to uphold family values. Princess Elizabeth made it a point of maternal honour to try and build her routine around her young son while doing her duty. When she became Queen, it was a more delicate balance, but one which she eventually learnt to sustain. Unlike his self-contained mother, who always put duty above personal happiness, King Charles needed love and support to function properly. This is the story of how Charles was shaped and moulded by his heritage. The upbringing of an heir is especially important and places an extra burden on top of all the cares of motherhood. The demands placed on the monarch are unique and there was no one better placed to know this than the late Queen. She knew that not only must they be figureheads, but they must be seen to care for others less fortunate than themselves. They are also expected to uphold family values. Princess Elizabeth made it a point of maternal honour to try and build her routine around her young son while doing her duty. When she became Queen, it was a more delicate balance, but one which she eventually learnt to sustain. Unlike his self-contained mother, who always put duty above personal happiness, King Charles needed love and support to function properly. This is the story of how Charles was shaped and moulded by his heritage.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Seward, Ingrid<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Simon & Schuster UK Ltd., 2024.<br />352 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B CHA - On order<br /> Might Bite : the secret life of a gambling addict / Patrick Foster with Will Macpherson. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3655466&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 For more than 12 years, Patrick Foster lived a double life. Turning 31, a popular and sociable young teacher and former professional cricketer, he had a lovely girlfriend and a supportive family. But he was hiding a secret and debilitating gambling addiction from even those closest to him. Huge bets had led to huge debts, thousands of lies, and consequences for his mental health that pushed him to the edge of the platform at Slough station, where he was moments from taking his own life in March 2018. He lost £50,000 on a single horse, Might Bite, in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. In his desperation, he had taken out every possible loan, and borrowed money from family, friends and even the parents of children he taught. Although his life was unravelling around him, he could not stop. You might think that this is just one man's story. But problem gambling affects one in 200 people in the UK alone. For more than 12 years, Patrick Foster lived a double life. Turning 31, a popular and sociable young teacher and former professional cricketer, he had a lovely girlfriend and a supportive family. But he was hiding a secret and debilitating gambling addiction from even those closest to him. Huge bets had led to huge debts, thousands of lies, and consequences for his mental health that pushed him to the edge of the platform at Slough station, where he was moments from taking his own life in March 2018. He lost £50,000 on a single horse, Might Bite, in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. In his desperation, he had taken out every possible loan, and borrowed money from family, friends and even the parents of children he taught. Although his life was unravelling around him, he could not stop. You might think that this is just one man's story. But problem gambling affects one in 200 people in the UK alone.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Foster, Patrick, 1987-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury Sport, 2024.<br />256 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B FOS - On order<br /> Love, Pamela / Pamela Anderson. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3655508&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 A heartrending, intimate memoir from Pamela Anderson, the iconic pin-up and Playboy's last great Playmate. A heartrending, intimate memoir from Pamela Anderson, the iconic pin-up and Playboy's last great Playmate.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Anderson, Pamela, 1967-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Headline, 2024.<br />320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B AND - On order<br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B AND - On order<br /> Letting the cat out of the bag : the secret life of a vet / Siôn Rowlands. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3655541&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 During his 25-year career, Welsh vet Siôn Rowlands has experienced almost every animal medical issue imaginable, from rescuing an injured horse from the edge of a cliff to moisturising a baby elephant. He's also witnessed ridiculous moments, surreal situations and the real toll it can take on a person. Frank, funny and moving in equal measure, 'Letting the Cat Out of the Bag' is a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the uniquely pressurised world of being a vet. During his 25-year career, Welsh vet Siôn Rowlands has experienced almost every animal medical issue imaginable, from rescuing an injured horse from the edge of a cliff to moisturising a baby elephant. He's also witnessed ridiculous moments, surreal situations and the real toll it can take on a person. Frank, funny and moving in equal measure, 'Letting the Cat Out of the Bag' is a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the uniquely pressurised world of being a vet.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rowlands, Siôn<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Two Roads, 2024.<br />304 pages ; 20 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B ROW - On order<br /> Newborn : running away, breaking with the past, building a new family / Kerry Hudson. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3655588&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Kerry Hudson is celebrated for her emotionally and politically powerful writing about growing up in poverty. Her books and journalism have changed the conversation and touched countless lives. In this book she asks: what next, after a childhood like hers? What hope is there of creating a different life for herself, let alone future generations? We see how Kerry found love, what it took to decide to start a family of her own and how fragile every step of the journey towards parenthood was. All along the way, she faces obstacles that would test the strongest foundations, from struggles with fertility to being locked down in a Prague maternity hospital to a marriage in crisis. But over and over again, her love, hope, fight - and determination to break patterns and give her son a different life - win through and light her path. Kerry Hudson is celebrated for her emotionally and politically powerful writing about growing up in poverty. Her books and journalism have changed the conversation and touched countless lives. In this book she asks: what next, after a childhood like hers? What hope is there of creating a different life for herself, let alone future generations? We see how Kerry found love, what it took to decide to start a family of her own and how fragile every step of the journey towards parenthood was. All along the way, she faces obstacles that would test the strongest foundations, from struggles with fertility to being locked down in a Prague maternity hospital to a marriage in crisis. But over and over again, her love, hope, fight - and determination to break patterns and give her son a different life - win through and light her path.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hudson, Kerry<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Chatto & Windus, 2024.<br />256 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B HUD - On order<br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B HUD - On order<br /> Good for a girl : my life running in a man's world / Lauren Fleshman. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3656060&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 From the time Lauren first laced up her running shoes to dominate boys in her neighbourhood, through puberty when half of all girls abandon sports for good, into the NCAA where young women routinely starve and hurt themselves, and into elite running where she had to be 'fast and fuckable' to fit into the Nike machine, Lauren felt she was bumping into a system that was not made for her. She realised, as many women now have, that something is deeply off with the sports experience and that it's high time to rebuild it without men at its centre. Lauren Fleshman - one of the fastest American women runners - explores scientific and social research while telling her own story in a bold, energetic voice. This is a time for female athletes, so it's the time to understand their bodies and knock down the barriers that hold them back. From the time Lauren first laced up her running shoes to dominate boys in her neighbourhood, through puberty when half of all girls abandon sports for good, into the NCAA where young women routinely starve and hurt themselves, and into elite running where she had to be 'fast and fuckable' to fit into the Nike machine, Lauren felt she was bumping into a system that was not made for her. She realised, as many women now have, that something is deeply off with the sports experience and that it's high time to rebuild it without men at its centre. Lauren Fleshman - one of the fastest American women runners - explores scientific and social research while telling her own story in a bold, energetic voice. This is a time for female athletes, so it's the time to understand their bodies and knock down the barriers that hold them back.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Fleshman, Lauren<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Virago, 2024.<br />288 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B FLE - On order<br /> Life inside : the hard reality of prison and what it takes to survive / Linda Calvey. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3647452&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Falsely convicted of the murder of her lover, Linda would go on to become Britain's longest-serving female prisoner. This is her story of life inside, and how she learnt to survive the many years she spent behind bars. Falsely convicted of the murder of her lover, Linda would go on to become Britain's longest-serving female prisoner. This is her story of life inside, and how she learnt to survive the many years she spent behind bars.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Calvey, Linda<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Welbeck, 2024.<br />320 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Central Procurement - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B CAL - On order<br /> Life of a Concorde pilot : from the orphanage to the edge of space / John Tye. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3648945&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 An inspirational memoir from John Tye, who started life given up for adoption and went on to become one of only 134 British Airways Concorde pilots. John Tye relates his memoirs in an entertaining and irrepressible style that typifies his approach to life, describing intimately how he managed a rare medical condition affecting his legs, but still went on to fly the world's only supersonic airliner. A true insight to the life of an airline pilot, with many amusing anecdotes along the way, it follows his ups and downs from his career on the ground at BA to flying with Dan Air, back to BA and Boeing 747s, Concorde, Airbus and 777s, through to Covid and his reluctant retirement at the end of 2022. Full of the fascinating details only a pilot can give, with insights into challenges and pitfalls, detailed explanations of the cockpit, instruments and controls, base training and route training. An inspirational memoir from John Tye, who started life given up for adoption and went on to become one of only 134 British Airways Concorde pilots. John Tye relates his memoirs in an entertaining and irrepressible style that typifies his approach to life, describing intimately how he managed a rare medical condition affecting his legs, but still went on to fly the world's only supersonic airliner. A true insight to the life of an airline pilot, with many amusing anecdotes along the way, it follows his ups and downs from his career on the ground at BA to flying with Dan Air, back to BA and Boeing 747s, Concorde, Airbus and 777s, through to Covid and his reluctant retirement at the end of 2022. Full of the fascinating details only a pilot can give, with insights into challenges and pitfalls, detailed explanations of the cockpit, instruments and controls, base training and route training.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Tye, John<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Cheltenham : The History Press, 2023.<br />1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />HQ-New Stock - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B TYE - In-transit from HQ-New Stock to Inverurie Library (Set: 28 Nov 2023) - 4062466<br /> Karma : my autobiography / Boy George with Spencer Bright. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3650296&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 'Karma' is the definitive autobiography from music icon, Boy George - the fabulous Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello award-winning lead singer of Culture Club. Told in his inimitable style, 'Karma' reflects on Boy George's life as a kid growing up in sixties London, through the hedonism of the seventies and the glam rock and punk rock revolution that birthed Culture Club, and the heydays of the nineties meeting musical legends like David Bowie, Madonna and Prince - as well as addressing all those rumours. The book reveals the highs and lows of love, loss, addiction, recovery, prison, and celebrity on Boy George's journey through fame to finally embracing the man and artist that he is today. 'Karma' is the definitive autobiography from music icon, Boy George - the fabulous Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello award-winning lead singer of Culture Club. Told in his inimitable style, 'Karma' reflects on Boy George's life as a kid growing up in sixties London, through the hedonism of the seventies and the glam rock and punk rock revolution that birthed Culture Club, and the heydays of the nineties meeting musical legends like David Bowie, Madonna and Prince - as well as addressing all those rumours. The book reveals the highs and lows of love, loss, addiction, recovery, prison, and celebrity on Boy George's journey through fame to finally embracing the man and artist that he is today.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Boy George, 1961-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Blink, 2023.<br />360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4 reserves</span><br /><br />Banchory Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B BOY - On reserve shelf at Banchory Library - 4062475<br />HQ-New Stock - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B BOY - In-transit from HQ-New Stock to Macduff Library (Set: 28 Nov 2023) - 4062474<br /> Newbon, bloody hell! / Gary Newbon ; foreword by Sir Alex Ferguson. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3650297&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 For many people, Gary Newbon is the face of British sports broadcasting. This is Newbon's incredible story of his time as one of the UK's most popular and versatile sports presenters, which included fifty years of TV sports presenting, first with ITV and then with Sky Sports. In dozens of fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, this book charts Newbon's friendships and encounters with the legends of sport, including Sir Alex Ferguson, Brian Clough, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Garry Sobers, Sir Geoff Hurst, Jonah Lomu, Sebastian Coe, and many others. For many people, Gary Newbon is the face of British sports broadcasting. This is Newbon's incredible story of his time as one of the UK's most popular and versatile sports presenters, which included fifty years of TV sports presenting, first with ITV and then with Sky Sports. In dozens of fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, this book charts Newbon's friendships and encounters with the legends of sport, including Sir Alex Ferguson, Brian Clough, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Garry Sobers, Sir Geoff Hurst, Jonah Lomu, Sebastian Coe, and many others.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Newbon, Gary<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Biteback Publishing, 2023.<br />352 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Library-Headquarters - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B NEW - On order<br /> Unspoken : the silent truth behind my lifelong trauma as a forced adoptee / Liz Harvie, Eve Hatton. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3650332&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 In 1974, Liz Harvie - born Claire Elaine Watts - was given up for adoption by her birth mother Yvonne. Claire was just eight weeks old when her adoptive parents took her in - and renamed her Elizabeth. Although brought up in a 'perfect' household, the emotional - and physical - trauma of being taken from her biological mother would never leave Liz. She constantly wondered: what does my real mum look like? Will she come back for me? Why did she abandon me? But whenever Liz voiced such questions, she invariably received the same response: 'Your birth parents were not married. They couldn't look after you'. Years later, aged twenty-eight, Liz reconnected with her birth mother - and finally learned the shocking truth surrounding her adoption. In 1974, Liz Harvie - born Claire Elaine Watts - was given up for adoption by her birth mother Yvonne. Claire was just eight weeks old when her adoptive parents took her in - and renamed her Elizabeth. Although brought up in a 'perfect' household, the emotional - and physical - trauma of being taken from her biological mother would never leave Liz. She constantly wondered: what does my real mum look like? Will she come back for me? Why did she abandon me? But whenever Liz voiced such questions, she invariably received the same response: 'Your birth parents were not married. They couldn't look after you'. Years later, aged twenty-eight, Liz reconnected with her birth mother - and finally learned the shocking truth surrounding her adoption.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Harvie, Liz<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Mardle Books, 2023.<br />240 pages ; 20 cm.<br />Stolen lives ; 2.<br /><br />HQ-New Stock - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B HAR - Available - 4062159<br /> My account / Coleen Rooney. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3650566&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Coleen Rooney has as always been true to herself. In 'My Account', she tells us how her upbringing prepared her for a life in the full glare of public and media scrutiny. In fact, from an early age, she was no stranger to responsibility, having two younger brothers as well as welcoming disabled foster sister Rosie into the family. At just seventeen, she and boyfriend Wayne left their childhood homes to live together and in time they had their own young family to care for. But being married to one of the world's most successful sportsmen has also meant that any private difficulties they faced were inevitably exposed very publicly. And that is no more true than in the now infamous tale of how a casual acquaintance of Coleen's ended in an extraordinary deception. Here, she recounts how she first suspected someone was betraying her trust and then the meticulous steps she had to take. Coleen Rooney has as always been true to herself. In 'My Account', she tells us how her upbringing prepared her for a life in the full glare of public and media scrutiny. In fact, from an early age, she was no stranger to responsibility, having two younger brothers as well as welcoming disabled foster sister Rosie into the family. At just seventeen, she and boyfriend Wayne left their childhood homes to live together and in time they had their own young family to care for. But being married to one of the world's most successful sportsmen has also meant that any private difficulties they faced were inevitably exposed very publicly. And that is no more true than in the now infamous tale of how a casual acquaintance of Coleen's ended in an extraordinary deception. Here, she recounts how she first suspected someone was betraying her trust and then the meticulous steps she had to take.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rooney, Colleen<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Michael Joseph, 2023.<br />301 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">6 reserves</span><br /><br />HQ-New Stock - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B ROO - In-transit from HQ-New Stock to Aberchirder Library (Set: 28 Nov 2023) - 4062342<br /> Facing the music / Hannah Spearritt. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3650591&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 From S Club 7 pop star to Hollywood starlet, Hannah Spearritt has been on the stage, screen and airwaves since her teens. As one seventh of an iconic pop band, providing the soundtrack to so many childhoods, she has spent most of her life in the limelight. Now, for the first time ever, she's ready to open up in this deeply candid memoir. This is Hannah's true story. The lessons she has learned, the loves of her life, the dangerous health struggles, the friendships and the fallouts, the joy of being a mother and the heartbreak she has overcome - Hannah holds absolutely nothing back. From S Club 7 pop star to Hollywood starlet, Hannah Spearritt has been on the stage, screen and airwaves since her teens. As one seventh of an iconic pop band, providing the soundtrack to so many childhoods, she has spent most of her life in the limelight. Now, for the first time ever, she's ready to open up in this deeply candid memoir. This is Hannah's true story. The lessons she has learned, the loves of her life, the dangerous health struggles, the friendships and the fallouts, the joy of being a mother and the heartbreak she has overcome - Hannah holds absolutely nothing back.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Spearritt, Hannah, 1981-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Renegade, 2023.<br />240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />HQ-New Stock - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B SPE - Available - 4062166<br /> What seems to be the problem? : a doctor's story about courage, compassion and a new way to care / Dr Laura Marshall-Andrews. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3473368&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 All doctors have the opportunity of peering deep into the inner lives of their patients. In these stories, award-winning GP, Laura Marshall-Andrews, recounts those moments in all their bizarre, comic and sometimes heart-wrenching beauty. In so doing she fearlessly reveals the struggles of her profession and details how our health system has been broken by fragmentation, over-regulation and the blind dogma of 'Evidence Based Medicine'. She shows how the factory-belt system has little space to allow or acknowledge the complexity of an individual's life and she argues the need to value each patient's story as being the key to their heath. These stories demonstrate how humanity, belief and love, unquantifiable and beyond the reach of mass trial and hard evidence, are much more powerful motivators for good care and it is these that should be at the heart of all health-care decisions. All doctors have the opportunity of peering deep into the inner lives of their patients. In these stories, award-winning GP, Laura Marshall-Andrews, recounts those moments in all their bizarre, comic and sometimes heart-wrenching beauty. In so doing she fearlessly reveals the struggles of her profession and details how our health system has been broken by fragmentation, over-regulation and the blind dogma of 'Evidence Based Medicine'. She shows how the factory-belt system has little space to allow or acknowledge the complexity of an individual's life and she argues the need to value each patient's story as being the key to their heath. These stories demonstrate how humanity, belief and love, unquantifiable and beyond the reach of mass trial and hard evidence, are much more powerful motivators for good care and it is these that should be at the heart of all health-care decisions.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Marshall-Andrews, Laura<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : HQ, 2023.<br />258 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Fraserburgh Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B MAR - Available - 4057764<br /> Throwing the book : the strife and crimes of a rugby referee / Wayne Barnes with Ben Dirs. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3656815&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 There aren't many people who can say they've been the 31st man on the pitch during a World Cup humdinger, or a Grand Slam decider, or a Premiership or European Cup final; listened to the sobs of a 20-stone prop as he tries to belt out his national anthem; heard bones crunch after the mightiest of hits; or been yards away from the greatest players of the last 20 years, doing almost impossible things with a rugby ball. Especially when you're a working-class lad from the Forest of Dean, wondering how you ever got there. 'Throwing the Book' will be the definitive account of what it is to be a rugby referee. There aren't many people who can say they've been the 31st man on the pitch during a World Cup humdinger, or a Grand Slam decider, or a Premiership or European Cup final; listened to the sobs of a 20-stone prop as he tries to belt out his national anthem; heard bones crunch after the mightiest of hits; or been yards away from the greatest players of the last 20 years, doing almost impossible things with a rugby ball. Especially when you're a working-class lad from the Forest of Dean, wondering how you ever got there. 'Throwing the Book' will be the definitive account of what it is to be a rugby referee.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Barnes, Wayne<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Constable, 2023.<br />viii, 290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Oldmeldrum Library - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B BAR - Onloan - Due: 27 Dec 2023 - 4062465<br /> Volunteers : the incredible story of Kitchener's army through soldiers' and civilians' own words and photographs / Richard van Emden. https://aberdeenshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3659388&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Drawing on long-forgotten memoirs, diaries and letters written by the men who enlisted, Richard van Emden tells the riveting story of Kitchener's volunteers, before they went to fight. Drawing on long-forgotten memoirs, diaries and letters written by the men who enlisted, Richard van Emden tells the riveting story of Kitchener's volunteers, before they went to fight.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Van Emden, Richard<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2023.<br />376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />HQ-New Stock - (Aberdeenshire Libraries) - Biography - B GRE - In-transit from HQ-New Stock to Banff Library (Set: 28 Nov 2023) - 4062479<br />