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Memories of Haslar

Staff and patients write about Britain’s best-loved hospital

by Eric Birbeck, David Gary ...

Haslar was Britain’s best-loved hospital. That’s not an idle boast. Even Queen Victoria said: ‘It would be difficult to think of a hospital more loved than the Royal Hospital Haslar.’Known for its wards with gleaming floors, immaculate bed-linen and dedicated staff, it served the Royal Navy for nearly 250 years, eventually becoming a Tri-Service hospital and then admitting civilians. Little wonder ... Read more

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Haslar was Britain’s best-loved hospital. That’s not an idle boast. Even Queen Victoria said: ‘It would be difficult to think of a hospital more loved than the Royal Hospital Haslar.’Known for its wards with gleaming floors, immaculate bed-linen and dedicated staff, it served the Royal Navy for nearly 250 years, eventually becoming a Tri-Service hospital and then admitting civilians. Little wonder
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You Really Couldn't Make It Up: More Hilarious-But-True Stories From Around Britain

by Jack Crossley ...

After the runaway success of You Couldn't Make It Up, Jack Crossley returns with his latest cornucopia of wonderful anecdotes and strange goings-on from around the British Isles. In his many years as a newspaper journalist, Jack Crossley has collected literally thousands of these strange but true newspaper items. They are stories that you wouldn't believe if they weren't written down in black and ... Read more

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After the runaway success of You Couldn't Make It Up, Jack Crossley returns with his latest cornucopia of wonderful anecdotes and strange goings-on from around the British Isles. In his many years as a newspaper journalist, Jack Crossley has collected literally thousands of these strange but true newspaper items. They are stories that you wouldn't believe if they weren't written down in black and
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Blood and Granite

True crime from Aberdeen

by Norman Adams ...

Blood and Granite is a chronicle of the most notorious homicides committed in Aberdeen over the last hundred years. Written by Norman Adams, a journalist who reported on many of the chilling crimes he now recalls so vividly, it is compelling reading for those who are too young to remember - and those who cannot forget. All are human tragedies from the dark side of life, including: • The grudge ... Read more

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Blood and Granite is a chronicle of the most notorious homicides committed in Aberdeen over the last hundred years. Written by Norman Adams, a journalist who reported on many of the chilling crimes he now recalls so vividly, it is compelling reading for those who are too young to remember - and those who cannot forget. All are human tragedies from the dark side of life, including: • The grudge
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Whitstable Mum In Custard Shortage

...And Other World Exclusives From Britain's Finest Local Newspapers

by Penguin Books Ltd ...

'Mattress Falls Off Truck Into Kidderminster Road'... 'Man Stole Tortoise To Pay For Booze'... 'Aquatic Centre Roof Sag Explained'...Every week Britain's local newspapers bring their investigative skills to stories of vital historical importance. While global conflicts rage, the local paper looks closer to home to the events that really matter.These can be as diverse as animal news ('Smug Swans ... Read more

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'Mattress Falls Off Truck Into Kidderminster Road'... 'Man Stole Tortoise To Pay For Booze'... 'Aquatic Centre Roof Sag Explained'...Every week Britain's local newspapers bring their investigative skills to stories of vital historical importance. While global conflicts rage, the local paper looks closer to home to the events that really matter.These can be as diverse as animal news ('Smug Swans
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Belfast Days

A 1972 Teenage Diary

by Eimear O’Callaghan ...

Belfast 1972. It s the bloodiest year of the Northern Irish Troubles and sixteen-year-old Eimear O'Callaghan, a Catholic schoolgirl in West Belfast, bears witness to it all in her diary. What follows is a window into the daily life of an ordinary teenager coming of age in extraordinary times. The immediacy of the diary entries are complemented with the author's mature reflections written forty ... Read more

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Belfast 1972. It s the bloodiest year of the Northern Irish Troubles and sixteen-year-old Eimear O'Callaghan, a Catholic schoolgirl in West Belfast, bears witness to it all in her diary. What follows is a window into the daily life of an ordinary teenager coming of age in extraordinary times. The immediacy of the diary entries are complemented with the author's mature reflections written forty
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Children in the Second World War

Memories from the Home Front

by Amanda Herbert-Davies ...

"Stunning photographs" and firsthand accounts propel a book that "brings together the memories of more than 200 child survivors of the Blitz" ( Daily Mail).It was not just the upheaval caused by evacuation and the blitzes that changed a generation's childhood, it was how war pervaded every aspect of life. From dodging bombs by bicycle and patrolling the parish with the vicar's WWI pistol, to post ... Read more

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"Stunning photographs" and firsthand accounts propel a book that "brings together the memories of more than 200 child survivors of the Blitz" ( Daily Mail).It was not just the upheaval caused by evacuation and the blitzes that changed a generation's childhood, it was how war pervaded every aspect of life. From dodging bombs by bicycle and patrolling the parish with the vicar's WWI pistol, to post
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Jack Of Jumps

by David Seabrook ...

Between 1959 and 1965, eight prostitutes were murdered in West London by a serial killer. These murders were the most notorious unsolved crimes of the twentieth century. The killer's motive and identity were the subject of endless speculation by the media, who dubbed him 'Jack the Stripper'. Links to the Profumo scandal, boxer Freddie Mills and the notorious Kray twins were rumoured. By the time ... Read more

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Between 1959 and 1965, eight prostitutes were murdered in West London by a serial killer. These murders were the most notorious unsolved crimes of the twentieth century. The killer's motive and identity were the subject of endless speculation by the media, who dubbed him 'Jack the Stripper'. Links to the Profumo scandal, boxer Freddie Mills and the notorious Kray twins were rumoured. By the time
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We Remember the Blitz

by Frank Shaw, Joan Shaw ...

'I went to the public baths and after I undressed I could hear someone whistling. I looked round to see if I could see anybody about, but I couldn't, so I got into the bath and lay back to relax. As soon as I did, of course, I looked up and saw a man putting in the glass windows that had been blown out the night before.' Joan Adams, LichfieldOn the night of 7 September 1940, bombs rained down on ... Read more

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'I went to the public baths and after I undressed I could hear someone whistling. I looked round to see if I could see anybody about, but I couldn't, so I got into the bath and lay back to relax. As soon as I did, of course, I looked up and saw a man putting in the glass windows that had been blown out the night before.' Joan Adams, LichfieldOn the night of 7 September 1940, bombs rained down on
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With God on the Streets

The Robin Oake Story

by Robin Oake ...

This is the powerful, intriguing and highly amusing story of Robin Oake, a Christian police officer who has found a strong, sustaining faith through the tough times. An entertaining, touching and often fdlaugh-out-loudfd account of an incredible life, laced with the infectious humour of a man who has really lived his life fully for God. Even the murder of his son, Stephen - a member of the Special ... Read more

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This is the powerful, intriguing and highly amusing story of Robin Oake, a Christian police officer who has found a strong, sustaining faith through the tough times. An entertaining, touching and often fdlaugh-out-loudfd account of an incredible life, laced with the infectious humour of a man who has really lived his life fully for God. Even the murder of his son, Stephen - a member of the Special
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The Ultimate Dad's Army Quiz Book

by Nigel Freestone ...

Are you a fan of the classic British sitcom Dad’s Army? Do you miss the slapstick humour and camaraderie of the well-drawn characters? Is this iconic TV show one of your all-time favourites? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are certain to enjoy The Ultimate Dad’s Army Quiz Book. What is the name of the fictional town where Dad’s Army is set? Which legendary wartime music hall ... Read more

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Are you a fan of the classic British sitcom Dad’s Army? Do you miss the slapstick humour and camaraderie of the well-drawn characters? Is this iconic TV show one of your all-time favourites? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are certain to enjoy The Ultimate Dad’s Army Quiz Book. What is the name of the fictional town where Dad’s Army is set? Which legendary wartime music hall
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Ten Pound Doctor

by Dr David Barkhouse ...

Memoirs of a British trained doctor's professional life, much of it in rural Western Australia.Born in England to Scottish parents. Vivid memories of life in war torn England. Graduated as doctor at Leeds and emigrated to Australia in 1969 with wife and three small children. ... Read more

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Memoirs of a British trained doctor's professional life, much of it in rural Western Australia.Born in England to Scottish parents. Vivid memories of life in war torn England. Graduated as doctor at Leeds and emigrated to Australia in 1969 with wife and three small children.
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Britain's Wartime Evacuees

The People, Places and Stories of the Evacuations Told Through the Accounts of Those Who Were There

by Gillian Mawson ...

Series series Voices from the Past
With the declaration of war in September 1939, the Government Evacuation Scheme was implemented, in which almost one and a half million civilians, mostly children, were evacuated from the British cities thought most likely to be the targets of aerial bombing. The fear of invasion the following year resulted in another mass evacuation from the coastal towns.Hundreds of thousands of school children, ... Read more

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With the declaration of war in September 1939, the Government Evacuation Scheme was implemented, in which almost one and a half million civilians, mostly children, were evacuated from the British cities thought most likely to be the targets of aerial bombing. The fear of invasion the following year resulted in another mass evacuation from the coastal towns.Hundreds of thousands of school children,
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