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This candid book is a heartwarming page turner that takes the reader on an extraordinary journey. Full of amusing and arresting anecdotes, at its heart lies the inspirational story of one man's extensive search for his birth mother and what happened when he finally found her.

At age 20, Luke Chadwick had the world at his feet. A Premier League champion with Manchester United, he was tipped for stardom by Sir Alex Ferguson. But unbeknown to his colleagues, he was battling depression and anxiety brought on by personal abuse from the national media. A brutally honest yet often hilarious tale of resilience.

With 96 losses from 100 fights, Johnny Greaves was one of boxing's best (or worst) journeymen. Often drunk, hungover or horribly unfit, Johnny would stuff down a Tesco meal deal, neck a can of lager and smoke a few fags as he prepared for battle. This shocking yet poignant portrayal of a man on the edge will make you gasp, laugh and cry.

In post-war Glasgow a primary school class was set a composition topic: a memorable family event. Each child completed the assignment - all, that is, but one. Why didn't you write about your family?Please, miss. I didn't, I didn't know what to write. But now, he does. In Already, Too Late, Carl MacDougall, one of Scotland's most accomplished and celebrated literary writers, presents a memoir of extraordinary authenticity and honesty. This memoir takes us through MacDougall's upbringing, both in and out of care on the west coast of Scotland, Fife, and industrial Glasgow, during the first decade of his life. Within this world, now teetering on the brink of our collective memory, sits a single-parent household of German descent; money is tight, trauma roams free and tragedy comes calling again and again. Through a powerful mosaic of stories, MacDougall strips away all rose-tinted sentimentality to create a vivid account of heart-break, dissociation and loss. Already, Too Late is the early life of an outsider looking in, a changeling child, displaced, alone, and - in his own grandmother's words - 'no right'. Because for some, even the very beginning is already too late.

This captivating memoir plunges readers into the raw beauty and challenges of life on rugged moorland. Our narrator's unflinching portrayal of daily hardships, from caring for eccentric animals (an epileptic hare, a needy duckling) to tackling a stubborn bull, makes for a heartfelt and often humorous exploration of rural solitude and determination. Ideal for readers of nature writing, memoir lovers and fans of rural tales, this book will attract those drawn to the works of James Rebanks and Raynor Winn. It offers readers an immersive story of survival, humour and hope amid hardship - a perfect recommendation for anyone yearning for an evocative, authentic slice of British countryside life, where every day holds its own simple, profound wonder.

A memoir which offers an authentic and deeply personal account of the emotional and professional challenges faced by those working within the child welfare system.

Now in paperback: A compelling and prismatic love story of one family's defiance in the face of injustice—and how their story echoes across generations."Beautifully woven together by Satsuki Ina's mother's diary and her father's haiku—through which they are both still speaking—[this] is memoir as healing, as self- and soul-determination, and as vigilance, the keeping vigil over past lives that are still becoming." —Brandon Shimoda, author of The Afterlife Is Letting GoIn 1942 newlyweds Itaru and Shizuko Ina were settling into married life when the United States government upended their world. They were forcibly removed from their home and incarcerated in wartime American concentration camps solely on account of their Japanese ancestry. When the Inas, under duress, renounced their American citizenship, the War Department branded them enemy aliens and scattered their family across the U.S. interior. Born to Itaru and Shizuko during their imprisonment, psychotherapist and activist Satsuki Ina weaves their story together in this moving mosaic. Through diary entries, photographs, clandestine letters, and heart-wrenching haiku, she reveals how this intrepid young couple navigated life, love, loss, and loyalty tests in the welter of World War II-era hysteria.The Poet and the Silk Girl illustrates through one family's saga the generational struggle of Japanese Americans who resisted racist oppression, fought for the restoration of their rights, and clung to their full humanity in the face of adversity. With psychological insight, Ina excavates the unmentionable, recovering a chronicle of resilience amidst one of the severest blows to American civil liberties. As she traces the legacies of trauma, she connects her family's ordeal to modern-day mass incarceration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Lyrical and gripping, this cautionary tale implores us to prevent the repetition of atrocity, pairing healing and protest with galvanizing power.

A lyrical inquiry into how identity is informed by the natural world.

The story of Remco Evenepoel, multiple world champion, double Olympic gold medallist and winner of classics and tours, including the Vuelta.

Iconic darts showman Bobby George reflects on his extraordinary playing career and recalls some epic encounters with his contemporaries. Enjoy Bobby's transition from the oche to the small screen, with appearances on top TV game shows, in big-budget movies, plus a controversial TV documentary and a BAFTA-nominated travel series.

Both deeply moving and highly comic, Carl Gorham's memoir tells the story of his unique relationship with his magical Norfolk garden and how it guided him through bereavement and recovery to ultimate triumph.

On 17 November 2023, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, was fired on a video call. The firing quickly made headlines around the world. A week later, Altman was back running the company he had co-founded-and most of the directors who voted to fire him were themselves removed from the board. It was a demonstration of the then 38-year-old Altman's power to bend reality to his will, and of how vicious and personal the rush to create this world-changing technology is. In The Optimist, acclaimed reporter Keach Hagey tells the Altman story so far: from his childhood in St. Louis to his first startup experience, his time leading Y Combinator, his recruitment of a superior team at OpenAI, the machinations that led to his temporary removal and his struggle to keep his company at the cutting-edge while fending off rivals including Elon Musk. Based on more than two hundred interviews, The Optimist is an essential portrait of an individual whose vision of the future is already shaping our lives.

The harrowing experience of an Artillery unit charged with an Infantry mission in one of the most hostile killing fields in Afghanistan--the Arghandab Valley