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RECKLESS DAUGHTER - A PORTRAIT OF JONI MITCHELL

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"Joni Mitchell may be the most influential female recording artist and composer of the late twentieth century. In 
Reckless Daughter, the music critic David Yaffe tells the remarkable, heart-wrenching story of how the blond girl with the guitar became a superstar of folk music in the 1960s, a key figure in the Laurel Canyon music scene of the 1970s, and the songwriter who spoke resonantly to, and for, audiences across the country."
"​In this intimate biography, drawing on dozens of unprecedented in-person interviews with Mitchell, her childhood friends, and a cast of famous characters, Yaffe reveals the backstory behind the famous songs--from Mitchell's youth in Canada, her bout with polio at age nine, and her early marriage and the child she gave up for adoption, through the love affairs that inspired masterpieces, and up to the present--and shows us why Mitchell has so enthralled her listeners, her lovers, and her friends. Reckless Daughter is the story of an artist and an era that have left an indelible mark on American music."

​CHI CHAAT & CHUTNEY

In Chai, Chaat & Chutney, Chetna has taken inspiration from the street and created delicious recipes that are simple to cook at home. The result is a completely fresh take on Indian cuisine.
Try Tamarind Stuffed Chillis, Chana Dal Vada with Coconut Chutney and Sticky Bombay Chicken from the South or let your senses venture to the North for Chole, one of the ultimate curries, sweet Carrot Halwa, Pani Puri and Cardamom & Pistachio Kulfi.

Chetna Makan has travelled to the four corners of India - Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai - sampling the extreme varieties of street food on offer. 
Each area has subtle differences in ingredients and techniques, making the cuisine completely unique and full of character. 

​DIVERSIFY

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"In this fierce, empowering call to arms, June Sarpong MBE puts the spotlight on groups who are often marginalised in our society, including women, those living with disabilities, and the LGBTQ community. Diversify uncovers how a new approach to how we work, learn and live can help us reach our maximum potential, lessen the pressure on the state, and solve some of the most stubborn challenges we face."

The Many Talented -JuneSarpong.com

"Drawing on new case studies – from shared parental leave, to flexible teaching methods, to communal living for pensioners and students – and with never-before published research from Oxford University, Diversify is a fierce and empowering guide to navigating a new way. And, alongside stellar research and inspiring stories are six simple and revolutionary exercises: the first steps on a journey to overcoming personal prejudice and reaping the huge rewards."

​EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY

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"I was walking up the Miami Beach boardwalk to the Fontainebleau Hotel where Sinatra was staying...I just reached out with the letter in my hand and he took it.
He opened it, read it...turned to his security men and said, "this kid's with me."
​I never found out what Ava said to him in that letter. ​
From that moment on, I was part of his inner circle." - Terry O'Neill. From The Beatles to the Rolling Stones, Terry O'Neill fast became the photographer of the 1960s. Having an eye - and ear - for music and musicians, he instinctively knew what bands to focus on. And they in turn trusted him. "I remember sitting in a pub with the Beatles and the Stones. We were just hanging-out and talking about what we'd do next, after all of this was over. ​

By this, we meant the fame, being the 'new kids of the moment'. Usually, this sort of celebrity doesn't last. Little did we know that 60 years later, we'd still be at it." Music lead O'Neill to Hollywood and working with stars resulted not only in to memorable moments but long-lasting friendships. He travelled with Frank Sinatra. Took Raquel Welch to the beach. Went in the ring with Ali. Put The Who in a cage......

By the time you get to here you will realise why you want this book! - pauliepaul x

​THE WAY IT WAS - MY LIFE WITH FRANK SINATRA

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A candid and eye-opening inside look at the final decades of Sinatra's life told by his longtime manager and friend, Eliot Weisman.

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"By the time Weisman met Sinatra in 1976, he was already the Voice, a man who held sway over popular music and pop culture for forty years, who had risen to the greatest heights of fame and plumbed the depths of failure, all the while surviving with the trademark swagger that women pined for and men wanted to emulate. Passionate and generous on his best days, sullen and unpredictable on his worst, Sinatra invited Weisman into his inner circle, an honor that the budding celebrity manager never took for granted. Even when he was caught up in a legal net designed to snare Sinatra, Weisman went to prison rather than being coerced into telling prosecutors what they wanted to hear. ..."

I have been a Sinatra fan since I was a small boy old enough to hear my Dad sing. When I was older my Uncle Pete would also play Sinatra on his Baby Grand piano as I nailed 'My Way' in my own way...
On May 27th 1992 Dinner suited and booted, accompanied by my wife at the time, (Esther)  my best friend still (John P) and his wife (Jackie) I walked into the Royal Albert Hall to listen the Old Blue Eyes himself. WOW! What a memory. 
​I've put a reminder below, he is the best! -

pauliepaul x

​THE INNOCENT WIFE

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ORIGIN

BLACK DAHLIA, RED ROSE

Biographical Notes

Piu Eatwell is the author of BLACK DAHLIA, RED ROSE and The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse and has produced and researched historical documentaries for the BBC and other channels, including the widely acclaimed film Charles Manson: The Man Who Killed the Sixties. She divides her time between Paris and London with her husband and three children.

On 15th January 1947, the naked, dismembered body of a black-haired beauty, Elizabeth Short, was discovered lying next to a pavement in a Hollywood suburb. She was quickly nicknamed The Black Dahlia.
The homicide inquiry that followed consumed Los Angeles for years and the authorities blew millions of dollars of resources on an investigation that threw up dozens of suspects. But it never was solved.
Until now.

In this ground-breaking book, Piu Eatwell reveals compelling forensic and eye witness evidence for the first time, which finally points to the identity of the murderer. The case was immortalised in James Ellroy's famous novel based on the case, in Kenneth Anger's Hollywood Babylon and Brian de Palma's movie The Black Dahlia.
This is a dark tale of sex, manipulation, obsession, psychopathy and one of the biggest police cover ups in history.

RECOVERY

This is the age of addiction, a condition so epidemic, so all encompassing and ubiquitous that unless you are fortunate enough to be an extreme case, you probably don't know that you have it.

What unhealthy habits and attachments are holding your life together? Are you unconsciously dependent on food? Bad relationships? A job that doesn't fulfill you? Numb, constant perusal of your phone, looking for what?


My qualification for writing this book is not that I am better than you, it's that I am worse. I am an addict, addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex, money, love and fame.

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I do like Russell, and I haven't read the book yet but, in my limited experience, and I have had some in my 52 years. The key issue here is wanting to change, or stop whatever you want to call it.
I hope this is more than an Allan Carr book, because like I said, I do like Russell.
I, like a lot of my peers like his politics....hint x
Maybe I should read the book and shut up!
pauliepaul

DAMAGED

The race is on for DCI Kate Burrows in No. bestseller Martina Cole's new blockbuster. She must stop the killer before more innocent girls die.
The new novel from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller, Martina Cole, sees the return of her iconic detective heroine DI Kate Burrows. If you liked THE LADYKILLER, you'll love DAMAGED. The 'undisputed queen of crime writing' (Guardian) and the biggest selling female crime writer in the UK, Martina's unique, powerful storytelling includes DANGEROUS LADY, THE TAKE, BETRAYAL and many more..

"When the bodies of missing schoolgirls start turning up, former DCI Kate Burrows is dragged out of retirement.
A new Grantley serial killer is in town and DCI Annie Carr turns to Kate for help. She welcomes the distraction from her home life with former gangster, Patrick Kelly, whose long lost son has turned up out of the blue, bringing trouble with him.
It soon becomes clear the killer is on their doorstep and as the body count grows, Kate and Annie face a race against the clock.
But they have no real leads ... and there's more to these murders than meets the eye. Can Kate take the killer down before another schoolgirl dies?"

WESTERN SONG

"Contemporary Western Love Story about a bull riding rancher and his deceased best buddy’s Thai immigrant mail order bride.
As she discovers the power of freedom, he discovers he’s lost his heart."

​One for the beach - I couldn't put it down xx

Fran Suzi 🌹

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THE BREAK

"Amy's husband Hugh has run away to 'find himself'. But will he ever come back?
'Myself and Hugh . . . We're taking a break.'
'A city-with-fancy-food sort of break?'
If only.
Amy's husband Hugh says he isn't leaving her.
He still loves her, he's just taking a break - from their marriage, their children and, most of all, from their life together. Six months to lose himself in South East Asia. And there is nothing Amy can say or do about it.

Yes, it's a mid-life crisis, but let's be clear: a break isn't a break up - yet . . .

However, for Amy it's enough to send her - along with her extended family of gossips, misfits and troublemakers - teetering over the edge.
For a lot can happen in six-months. When Hugh returns, if he returns, will he be the same man she married? Will Amy be the same woman?
Because if Hugh is on a break from their marriage, then so is she.."

Great new novel from Ireland's favourite author, this time the character's jump out of the book, a great story of a Women looking life in the eye. I liked this.

Fran Suzi x

​POP STARS IN MY PANTRY

If you listened to Robert Elms this morning you would have heard Paul Simper talking about the book of his memoirs:
'Pop Stars In My Pantry'.

Paul was in the middle of the emerging 80's 'Pop' scene in London, where being in the right club seemed to be the beginning of a lot of those 80's bands.

Paul was friends with Spandau, George Micheal, Sade... he also worked for 'Number One' magazine amongst others which gave him a fantastic insight into the scene.
This is a positive honest account and shows the excess as well as the creativity.
Great Read! - Tim S

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WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ IS WHAT THEY READ - WELL ALMOST

UKRAINIAN TRANSLATION

I left mine on a shelf in a hotel room - anyone? pp

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INDIGO DONUT

Seventeen-year-old Indigo has had a tough start in life, having grown up in the care system after her dad killed her mum. Bailey, also seventeen, lives with his parents in Hackney and spends all his time playing guitar or tending to his luscious ginger afro.

When Indigo and Bailey meet at sixth form, serious sparks fly. But when Bailey becomes the target of a homeless man who seems to know more about Indigo than is normal, Bailey is forced to make a choice he should never have to make.
A life-affirming story about falling in love and everyone's need to belong.

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MERCY ON ME

"Reinhard Kleist, master graphic novelist and myth-maker has - yet again - blown apart the conventions of the graphic novel by concocting a terrifying conflation of Cave songs, biographical half-truths and complete fabulations and creating a complex, chilling and completely bizarre journey into Cave World. Closer to the truth than any biography, that's for sure! But for the record, I never killed Elisa Day." -- Nick Cave

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UK MUSIC ROYALTIES - MADE EASY!

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An essential read for musicians who want to maximise the money they make from their compositions and performances; and for record labels to understand sound recording copyright and mechanical licensing requirements!! This book gives a comprehensive overview of UK music royalties for artists and record labels, giving the reader a clear understanding of the basics of the Copyright Act 1988, licensing laws, royalty collection societies, performance and mechanical royalties, and music publishing.

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​THE RASPUTIN DAGGER

RUSSIA 1917

Nina Ivanovna’s world is in turmoil. Her only hope is to travel to St Petersburg, to escape the past and find a future.

Stefan Kolodin is a medical student – young and idealistic, he wants change for Russia and its people.

Amidst the chaos of a city in revolt, their lives collide. And a stormy relationship develops . . . full of passion and politics.

But soon Nina is drawn in to the glamorous, lavish lives of the Russian royal family – where she begins to fall under the spell of their mysterious monk, Grigory Rasputin. The ruby-studded dagger he carries – beautiful and deadly – could save her and Stefan from a cursed life

. . . or condemn them to it.
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I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE CAKE

​Katherine Welby - Roberts has a very high profile father. But that shouldn't take away from this very personal book.

Sometimes life can take a different turn and this is the story of that.

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ELMET

Fresh and distinctive writing from an exciting new voice in fiction, Elmet is an unforgettable novel about family, as well as a beautiful meditation on landscape.

Daniel is heading north. He is looking for someone. The simplicity of his early life with Daddy and Cathy has turned sour and fearful. They lived apart in the house that Daddy built for them with his bare hands. They foraged and hunted. When they were younger, Daniel and Cathy had gone to school. But they were not like the other children then, and they were even less like them now. Sometimes Daddy disappeared, and would return with a rage in his eyes. But when he was at home he was at peace. He told them that the little copse in Elmet was theirs alone. But that wasn't true. Local men, greedy and watchful, began to circle like vultures. All the while, the terrible violence in Daddy grew.
Atmospheric and unsettling, Elmet is a lyrical commentary on contemporary society and one family's precarious place in it, as well as an exploration of how deep the bond between father and child can go.

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Say My Name

'This is the time to run away, she thinks, to call it a mistake, to race back to home and safety. If I don’t go home I will never feel safe again.’

"On meeting Micajah Burnett, the son of an old school friend, Eve Armanton is faced with a choice. Years of a miserable marriage means she’s as broken as the beautiful antique violin she’s just found, and Micajah offers a spark of life, an opportunity to reawaken her sense.
If Eve takes a leap into this new world, she’ll be leaving behind her old self for good. Her happiness depends on forging a new life, but at the end of her journey who will Eve have become?"

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Tin Man

The unforgettable and achingly tender new novel from Sarah Winman, author of the international bestseller When God Was a Rabbit and the Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller A Year of Marvellous Ways.

'Exquisite' (Joanna Cannon)

It begins with a painting won in a raffle: fifteen sunflowers, hung on the wall by a woman who believes that men and boys are capable of beautiful things.

And then there are two boys, Ellis and Michael, who are inseparable. And the boys become men, and then Annie walks into their lives, and it changes nothing and everything.

Tin Man sees Sarah Winman follow the acclaimed success of When God Was A Rabbit and A Year Of Marvellous Ways with a love letter to human kindness and friendship, loss and living.

"This is an astoundingly beautiful book. It drips with tenderness. It breaks your heart and warms it all at once" (Matt Haig)

"This book is why I read" (Nina Pottell, Prima)

"I didn't think a perfect book could exist, I was wrong" (Simon Savidge)

"It's exquisite. There are stories you just feel privileged to read. Sarah's writing breaks you and heals you, all in the same moment, and I haven't been so moved, and so in love with a book and its characters in a very long time" (Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep)

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My Shitty Twenties

After falling pregnant in her early 20's Emily started an online diary which soon won numerous awards. Here we have a natural progression in the shape of her book: 'My Shitty Twenties'

The book is a very honest account of her life at this time. Plans dashed, social and general life thrown into disarray by an unexpected pregnancy.
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Well new to us, it was out in May. We've just found it. I've reprinted their words. Looks interesting.

Client Earth

"A new book, which has been launched this week, tells the fascinating story of ClientEarth over the last decade since it was founded.
Written by our founder and CEO, James Thornton and his husband Martin Goodman and commissioned by ClientEarth’s first grantmakers the McIntosh Foundation, the book charts the journey of the non-profit environmental law group from inception to the present day."

"Client Earth – the book – took four years to write and has already received extremely positive reviews, including in ‘Nature’ which says the book provides an “an unusual and much-needed inside view of the development of environmental enforcement litigation, and its broader implications.”
The book has also been described by the environmentalist Sir Jonathon Porritt as “inspirational.”
Porritt writes: “The story of ClientEarth – and of its charismatic founder, James Thornton – is truly inspirational. His only client is our battered, abused planet, and his favoured arsenal is the rule of law in defense of public interest. The hard-fought victories that you’ll hear about are all important, but more important still are the vision, values and gritty dedication of an amazing group of lawyers and campaigners to whom we owe a very great deal.”

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Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give

'Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give' is a memoir by Ada Calhoun about marriage.
It was inspired by the success of her New York Times “Modern Love” column, “The Wedding Toast I’ll Never Give, ” which the paper named one of its most-read stories of 2015.

A warts and all account of her own marriage...mmmm not sure

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Bitch Doctrine

According to Laurie Penny "it's Toxic Masculinity that's Killing the World....."
As a Man I think (Know) she has a point. pp

Believe Me

I was listening to Listening to Eddie Izzard on the radio talking about his book. Well also his achievements which are by any standards and I mean any...Incredible!
It seems that the reason behind a lot of his many achievements was acceptance from his mother....

He might have said this tongue in cheek, but from personal experience it's always important getting some kind of recognition of your talent from parents.

Great read, great achievements brilliantly written with humour as you would expect but also feeling and honesty.

A great opportunity to hear Eddie reading his book on radio 4 book of the week. this is a link...do it x

Chain Reaction Radio 4 - Frank Skinner & Eddie Izzard x

Fran Suzi x

JOHN McENROE - But Seriously

John McEnroe was one of the greatest tennis players of his era. His speed of return was legendary. He was a pioneer/master of the serve and volley game.
He was also one of the ..shall we say more colourful characters.

His antics on court are now infamous. Almost certainly a part of Wimbledon folk law.

Here he describes how he began to fill his life after tennis. Making peace with the tennis powers that be....to become, amongst other things.........(the demand for his appearence on American TV was massive)

A standout respected pundit, and authority on the game.

Tim S

Released on the 17th of June this anniversary edition contains a description of the events following the original publication of this book. It also looks into the legacy that Diana left. And the long term effect on the monarchy.

I'm in two minds about the book, but it is certainly a timely reminder of the life of Diana. (Could we forget...) And the ripple her death sent around the world.


Fran Suzi ❤️

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Sally Roony's acclaimed debut novel is an incredible insight into female friendships and modern relationships. A story of lust and jealousy for the snapchat generation. Beautifully written with a natural humour showing through the complications of adulthood.
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Fran Suzi

About The Author

Sally Rooney was born in the west of Ireland in 1991. She studied English at Trinity College, Dublin, and her writing has been featured in The Dublin Review, The Stinging Fly, and Granta.