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Charity Book Auction

& Garden Party

Hethfelton House

Sunday 13th June 2010

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Welcome to the Garden Party and Book Auction in aid of

St John Ambulance Dorset

Our special thanks go to Mr & Mrs Michael Jeffries for allowing us the

use of the spectacular gardens of Hethfelton House and for their sup-

port and encouragement of this event.

Thanks also to Mr Nick Bonham-Carter for acting as our auctioneer,

to Mrs Eve Bonham-Cosens, our clerk,

to Lord Neuberger, Master of the Rolls for his interesting talk

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1 Dining with Dickens Cedric Dickens Written by the late Cedric Dickens, the last great

grandson of Charles Dickens. With Dickens’

2 The Constant

Gardener

John Le Carré The story of Justin Quayle, a British diplomat, whose

activist wife is murdered. Believing there is more

behind her murder, he seeks to uncover the truth

behind her death, and finds an international

conspiracy of corrupt bureaucracy and

3 Worlds Apart Robin

Hanbury-Tennison

The authors astonishing life has been one of

extremes. Recounted in this book, his adventures in

the deserts and jungles of Africa, South America and

the Far East are exciting, hair-raising and sometimes

4 Brian and Me Charles

Collingwood

The autobiography of Charles Collingwood who

brilliantly balances being Brian Aldridge of the Archers

5 Just War Charles Guthrie &

Michael Quinlan

Traces the origin and nature of the tradition from its

roots in Christian thinking.

6 Family Law in the

20th Century

Stephen Cretney A truly remarkable book, will be of interest , not

merely to family lawyers but to everyone who seeks

novel and illuminating insights into the social and

7 Chasing the Hoopoe John Weston The first collection of poems from John Weston, a

career diplomat with interests in education, the arts

and the voluntary sector. He is a writer who can

weave observations of the natural world naturally into

8 Judges Jottings Alex Ormerod This light-hearted account tells the story of a life firstly

in the mill town of Nelson in the closing years of the

cotton trade and later in Buckinghamshire. He recalls

the fascinating people with whom he came into

9 Two Quaker Ladies Pamela

Richardson

The story of a West Country Quaker family, focussed

on two of its women, is told from an archive of

journals, letters and oral history—encompassing 100

years, including two world wars which brought many

10 Joint Force Harrier Ade Orchard Gripping detail...A white knuckle ride in the face of

intense fire...a compelling insight into the dangerous

world of modern air warfare where an error is met with

CATALOGUE

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11 The Sporting

Shotgun

Robin Marshall

Ball

This is a book on “working guns” for the average

shooting public and is crammed with invaluable

information on the evolution of the modern shotgun. A

must have book for every shooting enthusiast.

12 All but my Life Stirling Moss An autobiography of Stirling Moss’ life to

commemorate his 60th birthday, in which he is noted

to have said that he had taken a great deal out of

motor racing but that in return he had given it all but

13 Dino—the little

Ferrari

Doug Nye In 1956, Enzo Ferrari’s son Alfredino died and in

remembrance, Enzo named the Formula 2 V6 engine

that he was working on, after his son, calling it Dino.

From then on all V6 and V8 engines were known as

Dinos. Dinos have powered three World Champions.

14 World Champion

Cooper Cars

Doug Nye This incredibly comprehensive work includes many

items from John Cooper’s personal records and photo

albums as well as 300+ black and white photos and

16 colour images. Unquestionably regarded as the

15 Pirelli Album of

Motor Racing

John Surtees Biographies of John Surtees and many other racing

heroes.

16 John Surtees

Motorcycle Maestro

Mick Walker In the late 1950s John Surtees was the dominant rider

in top-level British and European motorcycle racing. In

this fully illustrated and in-depth new study, Mick

Walker reassesses Surtees’ remarkable record and

explores the background to his achievement.

17 The autobiography

of Paddy Ashdown -

A Fortunate Life

Paddy Ashdown Paddy Ashdown tells us what he did and how he did

it, and very entertaining it is too.

18 Wild Deer in Britain Roy A Harris and

KR Duff

This is a splendidly illustrated book guide to the six

species of deer living wild in Britain: red deer, roe

deer, fallow deer, sika, muntjac and Chinese.

19 Travels with a

Tangerine

Tim Mackintosh-

Smith

Modern traveller following Ibn Batlutah’s journey from

Tangier to Mecca.

20 SOE Executed Michael Lees Wartime experience of a Special Operations

Executive member. (ML came from Dorst family still

21 Why Alfred Burnt the

Cakes

David Horspool Memorable portrait of a great king. The book

addresses a moment in history that probably never

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22 Bridge: What should

have happened.

Andrew Robson Common mistakes and how to avoid them.

23 Treasures at Salters’

Hall

Anita Anderson Book to fascinate lovers of the City of London

24 Lies and Loyalty Rachel Billington Powerful human drama dealing with gutsy

contemporary issues in today’s Britain.

25 Home to Roost Deborah

Devonshire &

Patrick Leigh

Fermoy

Affectionate, shrewd and uproariously funny.

26 Counting my

Chickens

Deborah

Devonshire

“I buy most of my clothes at agricultural shows”, this

perhaps sums up the author.

27 The Red Princess Sofka Zinovieff Biography of author’s grandmother born Princess

Sofka Dolgorouky in 1907 in pre-revolution St

Petersburg, her escape to England, incarceration in

France during World War 11, subsequent

membership of the Communist Party and Bohemian

life in London.

28 The Guard’s Brigade

in the Crimea

Michael Springman Ex Guards Officer writes first specific work on the

Brigade in the Crimea. It will appeal to military

historians and those of the Household Division in

29 Mad Dogs and

Englishmen

Sir Ranulph

Fiennes Bt

He diverts from his usual themes to write this riveting

history of his thousand year old family.

30 Beyond the Limits Sir Ranulph

Fiennes Bt

In the Guinness Book of Records he is the world’s

greatest living explorer. He discusses lessons learnt

from a lifetime of adventure and their application to all

31 The Kindness of

Strangers

Kate Adie Autobiography revealing that her life has been more

eventful than suggested by her public image as a

reporter. The book is both sharp and funny

32 Corsets to

Camouflage

Kate Adie A century of women in uniform from corseted nurses

to battle camouflage, celebrating the range of roles

and heroism undertaken by the fair sex in civilian and

33 In Tearing Haste Edited by Charlotte

Mosley

Letters between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick

Leigh-Fermor from 1954 –2007. Full of laughter and

humour, a delight for Mitford and Fermor fans.

34 The Mitfords Edited by Charlotte

Mosley

Letters between six sisters spanning eight decades,

less inhibited than their memoirs and more intimate

than biographies.

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35 Tiger and Rhino,

Animals in Art

Joanna Skipwith Gloriously illustrated, these two books should be

bought together. They describe how these animals

have inspired cultures and artists across the centuries

and are sold to raise money to protect these species.

36 I choose you Joanna Skipwith Rhymes for the very young by Joanna Skipwith with

illustrations by Lisa Jones.

37 Snobs Julian Fellowes Pretty, social climbing Edith Lovery is delighted to

have snared Earl Broughton, heir to the Marquess of

Uckfield, until marriage shows her that all that glistens

is not gold. The choices she makes, and the hearts

that she breaks in the process, mean that she has

paid a high price for her dizzying advancement.

(Hardback very rare US copy and paperback English

copy)

38 Past Imperfect Julian Fellowes Damian Baxter, immensely rich and quite alone is

dying and in need of an heir. He calls on an old

enemy to help him find a child, spawned in the

aftermath of the London Season of 1968. The

resulting search among the former debs, now middle

aged women, brings harsh reminders both of what life

could have been, and how much the world has

changed. (Hardback very rare US copy and

paperback English copy.)

39 I am Soldier Intro by Richard

Holmes

War stories from the ancient world to the 20th

Century.

40 Battlefield Edited by Richard

Holmes

Decisive conflicts in history.

41 The Behaviour of

Moths

Poppy Adams The Behaviour of Moths by Poppy Adams is a debut

and new and emphatic voice; this story of two batty

sisters in their huge crumbling house completely grips

and the lepidopteran theme is totally convincing.

42 Maskerade Terry Pratchett As funny as Wodehouse and as witty as Waugh.

43 Moses, Citizen and

Me

Delia Jarrett-

Macauley

Moses, Citizen and Me is an exciting discovery—a

first novel by someone who has already found a

confident and compelling voice and who handles her

devastating material with great delicacy and empathy.

44 Life in the Jungle Michael Heseltine Autobiography of Michael Heseltine. One of the most

elegant reviews of political life in many years.

45 The Other Family Joanna Trollope From the superb storyteller and quintessential

women’s fiction author Joanna Trollope comes a

moving and wonderfully observed new novel about

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46 The Road Home Rose Tremain Tremain allows us to see our country’s winders and

failings as if for the first time. A thoughtful, moving,

timely novel (Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction

2008)

47 A Century of

Triumph

The History of

Aviation

John Batchelor In the past 48 years John Batchelor has worked full

time as a freelance technical artist with commissions

for the “Eagle” producing the cutaway illustrations,

illustrating World War histories for several countries

including 110 volumes for Time Life books. Since

1986 he has designed and illustrated over 850 stamps

for 45 countries.

48 Washington’s War—

from Independence

to Iraq

General Sir

Michael Rose

Rose is shrewd and coruscating on America’s ( and

Britain’s) mistaken assumptions and tactical stupidity

in Iraq

49 The Storm of War Andrew Roberts A new history of World War II. Roberts’ mastery of the

huge variety of subjects is truly impressive and his

ability to marshall these subjects into a single

compelling narrative stunning.

50 Masters and

Commanders

Andrew Roberts Roberts offers an outstanding example of a joint

biography in this study of the actions and interactions

of Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, George

51 Blood, Sweat and

Arrogance

Gordon Corrigan Corrigan masterfully exposes how Britain could not

prevent the Nazis storming across Europe in 1940.

Magnificently written, read and weep.

52 The Making of the

British Army

Allan Mallinson Mallinson show us how the men fighting and dying in

helmand today are linked by the chain of history to

those put under arms in the New Model Army more

than 360 years ago. It is hard to see this book being

53 American War of

Independence

Sir John Keegan

54 The Nearest Guard David Edelsten 500 years of protecting the sovereign. The history of

Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of

Gentlemen at Arms.

55 Last Dorset Diaries David Edelsten David Edelsten continues his much praised reflections

on rural life, in prose as lucid as it is poetic. This book

56 Almost Heaven Leslie Thomas A slightly irreverent take on stories and myths that

surround Salisbury Cathedral, its close and the nearby

area—from the 13th century through to the present

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57 The Chameleon’s

Shadow

Minette Walters Another classic. In its timeliness, its psychological

complexity and its unstoppable suspense, this novel is

a thriller of the first order.

58 The Devil’s Feather Minette Walters With its sinuous plot, its accurately drawn characters

and its blistering suspense, the Devil’s Feather keeps

us riveted from first to last.

59 The Grenadillo Box Janet Gleeson Much praised by reviewers, The Grenadillo Box is a

deliciously old-fashioned detective story, crafted with

all the intricacy and polish of a Chippendale cabinet.

60 An Aristocratic Affair Janet Gleeson The life of Harriet Spencer, Countess of Bessborough,

was one of both privilege and high scandal. A highly

readable biography… An intelligent and wonderfully

vivid portrait.

61 The Thief Taker Janet Gleeson Gleeson knows her history and she knows how to

write an entertaining story.

62 Original Sin P D James P D James, the doyenne of detective fiction, unravels

the mystery in vivid and expressive prose,

underpinned by strong factual detail.

63 Painted Shadow Carole Seymour-

Jones

Ruthless and vain, TS Eliot upstages his wife Vivienne

in Carole Seymour-Jones’s biography, Painted

Shadow, as he did in life.

64 Nine Lives William Dalrymple William Dalrymple’s travel book explores how

traditional forms of religious life in India have been

transformed in the vortex of the region’s rapid change

65 The Snake Stone Jason Goodwin Goodwin’s second novel is set in Istanbul and features

Yashim, the eunuch investigator. We encounter a

shadowy society dedicated to the revival of the

Byzantine Empire.

66 Nelson’s Purse Martyn Downer In 2002, Sotheby’s announced the discovery of a

major cache of material relating to the life of Horatio

Nelson. Martyn Downer made this discovery. He tells

the riveting historical detective story behind it. We

come to know Nelson, his wife and his mistress in

intimate detail.

67 Acting Up Libby Purves An eclectic mix of meticulously researched settings,

Purves’s prose is clear and unfussy, convincing and

enjoyable. There is a warmth and sincerity about this

novel that makes one care about its outcome.

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68 More than a Game

(the story of cricket’s

early years)

John Major Expertly compilied and beautifully produced. It is a

book full of insight, wisdom and dry humour, and ,

most important of all, unquenchable enthusiasm which

will be appreciated by everyone who shares it.

69 Chequers Norma Major Take a through-the-keyhole tour of the magnificent

country estate of Chequers where British Prime

Ministers through the decades have spent time

70 Homeland Clare Francis Homeland is set in 1946, in the depths of the

countryside - an area that has not been devastated

by the bombings of the 2nd World War. However even

after the end of the war, its effects are still felt.

71 Soldier General Sir Mike

Jackson

Autobiography: Engagingly recounted with both

intelligence and candour (2 copies)

72 Swift and Bold

(A portrait of the Royal

Green Jackets)

Edited by Andrew

Pringle

Richly illustrated—describes the origins,

characteristics and ethos of the Green Jackets,

culminating in their formationas the Royal Green

Jackets in 1966 (unsigned).

73 A view from the

Foothills

Chris Mullins The funniest, most revealing political diaries since

Alan Clarke’s 15 years ago...Gentle, self-deprecating

humour, but no less sharp for that.

74 A Century of Triumph Christopher Chant Chant, a veteran of over 70 reference histories, and

Batchelor, who has designed postage stamps for

more than 40 countries, have produced the best

overview to date of aviation’s first century.

75 Fireside Astronomy Patrick Moore Extraordinary facts and episodes pertaining to

astronomy are explained. Offers over 100 informative

and entertaining essays, each one with an anecdotal

76 Direct Red Gabriel Weston This short stark book is a frontline bulletin from the

operating theatre of a British Hospital giving us a

surgeon’s eye view of her work.

77 Twenties Girl Sophie Kinsella It’s a modern story about two girls and their sparky

friendship, right here in the 21st century. One of them

just happens to be a ghost from the 1920s. It’s a

quest, a romance, and a coming of age...and above all

a comedy.

78 Revenge of the Middle

Aged Woman

Elizabeth Buchan Rose Lloyd was the last to suspect that Nathan, her

husband of over twenty years, was having an affair

and that he was planning to leave her. But the

greatest shock was yet to come, for his mistress was

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79 The Second Wife Elizabeth Buchan Sequel to the Revenge of the Middle Aged Woman.

What happens when the mistress gets her man.

80 Fatal Purity Ruth Scurr Ruth Scurr does for Robespierre and the French

Revoluntion what Quentin Bell did for Virginia Woolf

and Bloomsbury. A work of genuine scholarship and

81 A Crack in the edge of

the World

Simon Winchester A fascinating and definitive exploration of the

legendary earthquake that struck San Francisco in

1906 and the effect it had on the rest of the twentieth

century California and American history.

82 The Map that changed

the World

Simon Winchester A very human tale of endurance and achievement in

the face of ruin. William Smith spent 20 years piecing

together fragments of information to create an epochal

and remarkably beautiful hand painted map which

gave birth to modern geology.

83 The River at the

Center of the World

Simon Winchester A journey up the Yangtse and back, in Chinese time

84 Then We Sailed Away

(A family adventure)

John, Marie

Christine and

Rebecca Ridgway

One rainy October day, the Ridgway family embarked

on a remarkable adventure, fulfilling a dream that

rarely becomes a reality. This is the exhilarating

truestory of one family’s dream to “get away from it

all”.

85 The Little Stranger Sarah Waters A story set after WW2 in Warwickshire, with a

decaying mansion and a dying way of life as its

essence, The Little Stranger has the discourses of a

modern gothic tale.

86 Taking on the World Ellen MacArthur When Ellen MacArthur became the youngest person

ever to complete yachting’s most gruelling race, the

Vendée Globe, she also assured herself of a place in

sporting history as the fastest woman ever to

87 You have been

allocated Uganda

Alan Forward n excellent piece of written work which includes

important milestones in Uganda’s history. The author

has analysed colonial rule, and the cultural, economic,

social political and governance situation based on his

eight years experience of Colonial Service in Uganda.

88 Wu’s Revenge Hector Hill A story of China’s pursuit for nuclear supremacy. This

story is written with panache and verve.

89 Snared Hector Hill Betrayal in the Middle east. The author’s work

portrays a sense of realism and using his imagination

he aims to warn, provoke and entertain.

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90 Elizabeth Alone William Trevor Trevor’s prose, as usual, does not disappoint; his

language is one of melancholy, longing and of a quiet

despair. Elizabeth Alone is a quiet, yet powerful, work.

91 The Making of Modern

Britain

Andrew Marr The book is lively, readable and engaging… vivid

character studies and colourful vignettes, some of

cinematic brilliance. Marr has an enviable ability to

unravel complex issues and expound them in simple

92 Agincourt Juliet Barker A lively, stimulating account of this bloody day of

battle. It is full of both serious research and

entertaining gems. Barker makes the politics of the

Hundred Years’ War lucidly comprehensible.

93 Wordsworth: a life in

letters

Juliet Barker Wordsworth was a large-boned, somewhat shambling,

brilliant and big-nosed man, and Juliet Barker has

written a biography to match him in every one of these

94 Wordsworth: a life Juliet Barker Following Wordsworth over the course of his eight

decades (1770 –1850), Barker unlike other

biographers, gives equal attention to his early poetic

career and radicalism and to his “middle-aged

Toryism” and later domestic years

95 The Legend of Spud

Murphy

Eoin Colfer Grade 2-4. This hilarious offering is the first in a new

chapter-book series. Educational: When their parents

become fed up with their boisterous behaviour during

summer vacation, Will and Marty Woodman are forced

to do something “Reading, It’s perfect”

96 The Legend of the

Worst Boy in the

World

Eoin Colfer Grade 2-4. With four other complaining sons, Will

Woodman’s parents don’t have time to listen when he

needs to vent. Frustrated he hopes that his Grandad

will become his confidant. (2 copies)

97 H2G2 –Encore une

Chose (and another

thing)

Eoin Colfer The sixth volume in the trilogy “Hitch Hikers Guide to

the Galaxy” (in French) (2 copies)

98 Artemis Fowl—The

Arctic Incident

Eoin Colfer The superb sequel to the hyper-hyped Artemis Fowl,

shortlisted for the Whitbread Children’s Book of the

Year. The Arctic Incident sees the slightly older,

perhaps slightly more mellow arch-criminal Artemis

recovered from his last adventure.

99 Artemis Fowl—The

Opal Deception

Eoin Colfer Grade 5-7. Identity fraud isat the heart of this fourth

book in the series. To all appearances, Opal Koboi,

pixie and archenemy of the fairies, is under close

surveillance as she lies in a coma.

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100 Artemis Fowl—The

Time Paradox

Eoin Colfer Grae 4-8. Fourteen year old genius and mastermind

Artemis Fowl realises that he has a problem. His

mother is nearing death and the only thing that an

save her is the brain fluid from a species of lemur that

he forced into extinction eight years earlier.

101 Royal Hospital

Chelsea

Dan Cruikshank The first single-volume illustrated portrait of the Royal

Hospital ever undertaken, presenting the institution

today in the context of its history, architecture and

some of the lives of the In-Pensioners themselves.

102 Durham Cathedral John Field Every year more than half a million visitors visit

Durham Cathedral, whether as pilgrims to the shrine

of St Cuthbert, as worshippers attending services , or

simply to enjoy the astounding beauty of this building

103 Sandhurst Christopher

Pugsley and

Angela Holdsworth

The Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst has a

national and international reputation for instilling the

arts and disciplines of leadership in tomorrow’s

commanders.

104 The Story of

Parliament

John Field A complete history of the Palace of Westminster and

the institution of Parliament.

105 Afghanistan: a Tour of

Duty

Photographs by

Captain Alexander

Allan

Alexander Allan’s newly published collection of

pictures from his tour of duty in Helmund offer an

extraordinary new perspective on the conflict

(unsigned)

106 What it takes to earn

you place

Julian Andrews What it takes was conceived by Putney-based

professional photographer Julian Andrews, asa

celebration of the unique annual Putney to Mortlake

Boat Race (unsigned)

107 Excellence in Action:

A portrait of the

Guards

Rupert Uloth

(editor)

“Excellence in Action” is a new, richly illustrated

publication which offers a true, wide-ranging colour

portrait of the Household Division which reflects the

tradition of excellence of the individual formations in

the context of today’s role as an elite fighting force

(unsigned)

108 The University of

Cambridge—an 800th

Anniversary Portrait

Peter Pagnamenta

(editor)

Features expert, informative and entertaining

contributions from leading Cambridge figures of every

generation and offers a vibrant panorama of the past,

present and future of a living community (unsigned)

109 Cavalry and Guards -

a London Home

Third Millenium

Publishing

Along with Club history, architecture and treasures,

the book includes images of the vibrant life of the Club

throughout the year, ranging from lunches, dinners

and dances, to key racing golf, polo and sailing events

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110 Britain’s Gurkhas Christopher

Bullock

A beautifully presented edition of over 300 pages,

covers the history of this remarkable unit of the British

Army (unsigned)

111 Margaret Thatcher:

the Collected

Speeches

Robin Harris

(editor)

The most comprehensive and representative

collection to date of the former British Prime Minister’s

landmark speeches, edited by long-time Thatcher

112 Kane and Abel Jeffrey Archer The ultimate novel of sibling rivalry (new 30th

anniversary edition)

113 A Prisoner of Birth Jeffrey Archer One night, two men. Four witnesses… A masterpiece

of story telling (1st edition hardback US)

114 Gertrude Bell: Queen

of the Desert Shaper

of the Nations

Georgina Howell Explorer, travel writer, translator of Sufi verse, devoid

of fear, Gertrude Bell was a scholar and a spy whose

extraordinary career spanned the heyday of the British

Empire and culminated in the creation of Iraq.

115 The Park

The Story of Open Air

Theatre: Regent’s

David Conville David Conville’s well-illustrated book is full of good

stories: an invaluable record taking us up to the

present day and written with a charmingly light touch.

–A great success story.

116 The Royal Navy and

the Peruvian Chilean

War 1879-1881

Gerard de Lisle

(editor)

Rudolph de Lisle’s Diaries and Watercolours. This

beautifully presented book captures the spirit of a little

known war where the Royal Navy played a peripheral

but crucial role.

117 The Sisters who would

be Queen

Leanda de Lisle Exploding the many myths of Lady Jane Grey’s life,

and casting fresh light on Elizabeth’s reign, acclaimed

historian Leanda de Lisle brings the Grey sisters’

tumultuous world to life: a time when a Royal marriage

could gain you a kingdom or cost you everything.

118 Twenties Girl Sophie Kinsella See 77

119 Confessions of a

Shopaholic

Sophie Kinsella If you’ve ever paid off one credit card with another,

thrown out a bill before opening it, or convinced

yourself that buying at a two-for-one sale is like

making money, then this silly appealing novel is for

120 Shopaholic Abroad Sophie Kinsella There’s always that buzz as you push open the door,

that hope, that belief, that this is going to be the shop

of all shops, which will bring you everything you ever

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121 Direct Red:

A Surgeon’s Story

Gabriel Weston Perceptive and beautifully written. An original voice.

122 Lady Mary Wortley

Montagu: Comet of the

Enlightenment

Isobel Grundy Lady Mary Wortley Montagu(1689-1762) is one of the

most important writers between Aphra Behn and Jane

Austen, and one of the period’s most provocative and

entertaining writers of either sex.

123 The Broadview

Anthology of British

Literature: The

twentieth century and

Beyond: From 1945 to

Isobel Grundy and

others (editors)

An exciting achievement. Broadview has

accomplished what no other anthology has been able

to do.

124 The Broadview

Anthology of British

Literature: The

Twentieth Century and

beyond: from 1900 to

Isobel Grundy and

others (editors)

Never have I been so pleased by an anthology–

Christina Fitzgerald, University of Toledo

125 Winning is not Enough:

The Autobiography

Jackie Stewart Beyond the sport, his life is a compelling tale of

battling against the odds and achieving world-wide

recognition as an outstanding sportsman, a role model

and a highly accomplished and respected

businessman

126 The Paddy Hopkirk

Story

Bill Price with

Paddy Hopkirk

From winning at a 1955 St Patrick’s Day Trial in a VW

Beetle to the 1990 Porelli Classic Marathon, won in a

Mini CooperS, his glittering career is described in all

its glory, with lots of tales of amusing escapades along