True stories Large Print Books

1. A Hundred and One Days - Asne Seierstad

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The only woman in the world to cover both the fall of Kabul in 2001 and the bombings of Baghdad in 2003, Seierstad has redefined war reporting with her mesmerizing book that paints a stunning and intimate portrait of Baghdad under siege.

2. A Hard Day's Work - Patricia Warren

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Following the success of TALES FROM THE COUNTRY MATCHMAKER, Patricia Warren brings us more heart-warming, hilarious and charming tales from her 30 years at the lonely hearts bureau for rural dwellers.

3. A Long Way Gone : Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Ishmael Beah

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The first-person account of a 26-year-old who fought in the war in Sierra Leone as a 12-year-old boy.

4. Always With You - Gloria Hunniford

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With the courage and unflinching honesty that characterised the best-selling 'Next To You', Gloria Hunniford shares the insight,experience and hope of the journey of grief she has been on since losing her daughter Caron.

5. Britain's Everyday Heroes - Gordon Brown

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Tells the stories of ordinary people whose willing commitment to a cause or a community has informed and inspired author. This book discusses about the woman who has been the inspiration behind community reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the leader of a campaign tackling gang culture in Manchester.

6. Champagne and Polar Bears - Marie Tieche

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'Champagne and Polar Bears' is the true story of day-to-day survival in severe weather, adventures with inquisitive polar bears, and four months of total darkness. It also tells a story of one brave woman's personal development.

7. Life's Too Short: True Stories About Life at Work - Val McDermid

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A Quick Reads title.

What really goes on in a school full of unruly children? Could you travel all over the world for work? Whether we love it or hate it, work has a huge impact on our lives & in recent times working life has totally changed.

8. Like the Flowing River - Paulo Coelho

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A breathtaking collection of reflections from one of the world's best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho.

9. Operation Mincemeat - Ben Macintyre

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One April morning in 1943, a sardine fisherman spotted the corpse of a British soldier floating in the sea off the coast of Spain and set in train a course of events that would change the course of the Second World War.

10. Ross Kemp on Afghanistan - Ross Kemp

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He has played an East End hardman, an SAS soldier and investigated vicious world gangs. Now Ross Kemp is taking on perhaps hishardest assignment of all - the Taliban.

11. Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad - Bee Rowlatt, Mary Witwit

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Tells the story of two women who share laughter and tears, and swap their confidences, dreams and fears. And, between the grenades, the gossip, the jokes and the secrets, they also hatch an ingenious plan to help May escape the bombings of Baghdad.

12. The Horse Boy - Rupert Isaacson

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When their son Rowan was born, Rupert and Kristin's dream came true. But the dream became a nightmare when their beautiful boy developed a disorder that left him incapable of communication. Salvation was to come in an unlikely, equine form.

13. The Horse Boy - Rupert Isaacson

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When their son Rowan was born, Rupert and Kristin's dream came true. But the dream became a nightmare when their beautiful boy developed a disorder that left him incapable of communication. Salvation was to come in an unlikely, equine form.

14. The Innocent Man - John Grisham

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In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. In 1982, a waitress named Debra Sue Carter was raped & murdered. For reasons that were never clear, Ron & his friend were charged with her murder.

15. The Necklace - Cheryl Jarvis

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16. The Necklace - Cheryl Jarvis

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One day a woman of average means waltzes by a jewellery shop window & spots a diamond necklace. She can't get it out of her head. Eventually she gets the idea of sharing it with friends, persuading them to chip in a grand each to buy the necklace.

17. War Stories - Jeremy Bowen

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A riveting memoir by the popular veteran BBC correspondent, examining his desire to become a war reporter and how the nature of the job has changed.

18. Wogan's Twelve - Terry Wogan

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A year in the life of Britain's most popular entertainer, and George Clooney look alike, Sir Terry Wogan ...

19. A Child Called Freedom - Carol Lee

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20. A Place in My Country - Ian Walthew

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