Tells how to analyze soil, construct walls, steps, and fences, prepare and maintain a lawn, select and grow plants, and plan a landscape

Garden Planner

Piers Dudgeon

Ashley Stephenson

Fontana

For the first time ever, a fascinating look at the remarkable life of Barbara Taylor Bradford, one of the world's bestselling authors, which is every bit as dramatic as any of her novels. From her childhood in Leeds, and her meteoric rise to editor on Fleet Street at the age of 20, to her amazing career as one of the world's best-loved and most successful novelists, this is an intimate look at an extraordinary woman. This is the first time Barbara Taylor Bradford has collaborated on a memoir of her amazing life. Full of revelations, it's as absorbing a read as any one of her bestsellers.

The woman of substance: the life and works of Barbara Taylor Bradford

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Harpercollins

Paperback. Pub Date :2009-09-03 Pages: 400 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins For the first time ever. a fascinating look at the remarkable life of Barbara Taylor Bradford.From the cobbled streets of Yorkshire to the sweeping avenues of Manhattan. Barbaras own story is as dramatic a tale as any one of her bestsellers.Barbara Taylor Bradfords rise to fame and fortune was a difficult one.But from an early age her mother marked her out for glory - at any cost.The drive and ambition instilled in Barbara were to reap huge rewards.From humble beginnings in Yorkshire she took Londons Fleet Street by storm.And then. with the creation of Emma Harte. the unforgettable heroine of her first novel A Woman of Substance. she inspired women the world over - and became one of the worlds bestselling authors.This is the first time that Barbara Taylor Bradford has been involved in a mem...

The Woman of Substance: The Life and Work of Barbara Taylor Bradford

Paperback. Pub Date :2005-10-24 Pages: 320 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins UK A fascinating insight into the life of one of the countrys bestselling and best-loved authors. marrying her work with her extraordinary life. and looking at her rise to fame and fortune against all the odds. 'Everything I have touched in my life figures in my books.Every single book I write has something that has happened yo me or my family or to my friends.' Josephine Cox was born in Blackburn during its decline as the cotton-weaving capital of the world.Life was hard but characterful. the joys and tragedies of her youth later inspiring her multi-million selling novels.One of ten children. Josephine knew poverty. hunger and charity.Between births . her mother worked in the cotton mills. her father on the roads.Sleeping up to six in a bed. her family lived in the tightly packed. working-...

CHILD OF NORTH PB

Providing a complete overview of the "Emmerdale" television series, this book contains photographs of the village and landscape, maps, shots of the actors in character, and descriptions of key episodes and story-lines.

"Emmerdale"

Humor & Entertainment

Television

Ebury Press

An extraordinary book about the imagination — and the astonishing force of its creative power . . . for evil as well as good. Captivated is a true story of genius and possession. The central character is the creator of Peter Pan, the novelist and playwright J.M. Barrie, a man tormented by inner demons since childhood. Barrie developed a consuming interest in the family of George du Maurier, author of Trilby, a bestselling novel featuring his creation Svengali. Barrie made his move on the du Maurier family immediately after George’s death, assuming George’s mantel. Soon Barrie was “Uncle Jim” to George du Maurier’s eight grandchildren, playing romping games of adventure and make-believe and inviting the children into the transcendental world of Neverland. Four of the boys (the “lost boys” of Peter Pan) and one of the girls (the imaginative tomboy Daphne) were captivated. This fascinating book delves deep, makes links and yields up secrets. It tells how Barrie’s victims — whom he would have not grow up — were lost to breakdown, suicide or early death. Daphne du Maurier, author of Rebecca emerges as the lost boys’ companion and the enigmatic chronicler of their fate. Captivated is about writing and the world of the imagination: it is a singular example of art being used not only to imitate life, but darkly to transform it. From the Hardcover edition.

Captivated: J.M. Barrie, the Du Mauriers & the Dark Side of Neverland

Historical

Vintage Books

Captivated: J.M. Barrie, the du Mauriers and the dark side of Neverland

Chatto&Windus

The first biography of Catherine Cookson to be written with her co-operation. Dudgeon tells the story of the ninety year old authoress through the heroines of her books - all of whom reflect some part of her personality, and particularly her harsh early life in Newcastle.

The girl from Leam Lane: the life and writing of Catherine Cookson

Headline

The first full-length biography of our greatest living classical composer, written with his full collaboration. Since 1997, when John Tavener's Song for Athene reduced the crowds to tears at the funeral of Princess Diana, he has enjoyed world-wide recognition. But ever since the 1960s - when he was a friend of the Beatles and lover of Mia Farrow - Tavener has been composing intensely personal and inspirational music that has made his voice distinct from any of his contemporaries. It was not, however, until the 1980s when Mother Thekla, a Greek Orthodox nun, became his librettist and spiritual guide, that Tavener found massive commercial success, with the Number One Bestseller The Protecting Veil. Piers Dudgeon has had unprecedented access to Sir John Tavener, who has given extensive interviews for the book; and to those who have most influenced his music, particularly Mother Thekla.

Lifting the Veil : The Biography of Sir John Tavener

Portrait

The Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities

Reference

Almanacs & Yearbooks

Virgin Books

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