Download or read book My Nan written by Jillian Powell and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'My Nan' is brightly illustrated, fun, and focuses on key areas of interest for the age range. This book covers a wide range of fiction genres listed for Key Stage 1 in the National Literacy Strategy.
Download or read book My Racing Heart written by Nan Mooney and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Nan Mooney was seven years old, she sat in her grandmother May-May's living room to watch her first horse race ... And so began a turbulent romance between a woman and a sport. Part memoir, part journey into the compelling world of Thoroughbred horse racing, My Racing Heart gallops headlong into the wild culture and fabulous creatures that rise up around a racetrack. Nan Mooney looks at the horses, jockeys, and trainers; the gambling and corruption; and racing's age-old history and forever offbeat society. From the dusty backstretch at a small-town track to the stands at magnificent Churchill Downs, Nan Mooney captures the risks and the glory, the excitement and the passion, for horse lovers, sports fans, and anyone who has ever craved a place to run wild.
Download or read book Travels with My Nan written by Andrew Chalkley and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I ALWAYS WANTED TO ASK MY 94-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER WHAT SHE DID DURING THE WAR... On a warm spring day in 2012, two elderly sisters; Mabel and Di, sit side by side smiling, as they are about to toast the latter’s one-hundredth birthday. Nobody present could have guessed that over 70 years ago in the early spring of 1940 Mabel’s life hung in the balance, dependant on the actions of her older sister . . . As an unwilling resident of Templars retirement home, 94-year-old Mabel Hill fills her time stirring up trouble for the unpopular manager Mrs Caunter. These antics are shared only with her favourite grandson, who wants to succeed where the rest of the family have failed, by finding out what she did during the Second World War. The opportunity never seemed to arise though, until he drives her half way across England to attend her older sister’s birthday celebrations. His quest to unlock the secrets of Nan’s youth is about to begin... Mabel will not yield her secrets that easily though, and her narrated memories first feature a shy schoolgirl growing up in the small Hertfordshire market town of Baldock in the late 1920s and early 30s. Subsequent outings or ‘travels’ follow, as visits to Mabel’s old haunts bring back the fascinating and gripping exploits that epitomised her war, before one final emotional journey to France reveals a startling secret and the shocking truth...
Download or read book Nan written by Sharon Bohn Gmelch and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 1991-05-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Mead Award finalist! Nan Donohoe was an Irish Travelling woman, one of Ireland’s indigenous gypsies or “tinkers.” Traditionally, they traveled the countryside making and repairing tinware, sweeping chimneys, selling small household wares, and doing odd-job work. Over time, they came to live on the roadside in trailers and in government-built camps. Told largely in her own voice, Nan’s saga begins in 1919 with her birth in a tent in the Irish Midlands; it follows her life in Ireland and England, in countryside and city slums, through adversity and adventure. Gmelch brings to her task not only the resources of anthropology, but the skill of a sensitive writer and a warmth that allows her to see Nan as a person, not a subject. What emerges is a human story, filled with cruelty and compassion, sorrow and humor, bad luck and good.
Download or read book Lucky written by Stephen Manderson and published by Bonnier Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was never easy for Professor Green. Born into a tough Hackney estate and raised by his grandmother, the rapper was always learning the hard way - whether at school, on the streets of east London or during impromptu freestyling shows at friends' house parties. Indeed life and music have always been intertwined for the young rapper, but it wasn't until he was 18 that the two were brought into focus by the suicide of his father - and his emotions, ever since, have been reflected in the raw and often passionate line of his inspirational lyrics. In this wonderful autobiography, Professor Green - a.k.a. Stephen Manderson - reflects on his life so far and how his tough upbringing shaped the person and musician he is today. Passionate, raw and totally open, Lucky is the story of a boy's journey, from life close to the streets, to a time briefly behind bars, followed by a life making it as a musician and becoming the man you want to become. Lucky is accompanied by a unique digital app, which takes you closer to Professor Green and his story: with exclusive digital content for readers to enjoy, this is a rare insight into one of the most exciting and controversial musicians working in music today.
Download or read book Marksofficial written by Double M and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-05-17 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My book is dedicated to the Meningitis Research Foundation as I’ve had meningitis at an early age myself. All my proceedings from this book is for the Meningitis Research Foundation. I’ve always felt indebted for my lucky escape, so if there is any way of helping, I would feel honoured to be part of it. For the years of writing my autobiography, there were two reasons why I had been doing this: (1) to tell my kids my story (someday) and (2) to help others in understanding what I have been through throughout my time. And if that means helping others, then my job has been done. With regard to raising money for the charity, I hope my book would be a start.
Download or read book My Grandma written by Miriam Hathaway and published by Compendium Publishing & Communications. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discover her stories, share her life, and creating a lasting keepsake together. Within each family lies a treasure of memories and experiences. Things that define who Grandma is. That reflect the love she shares. Discover together the stories she holds close to her heart with these pages, filled with meaningful questions to answer. Once written, these stories will create a priceless keepsake for the whole family. Grandma, your life is a gift. You hold within you a story that only you can share. Use these pages to fill with your one-of-a-kind memorieswhether it's a special moment from your childhood, an unforgettable adventure, or a piece of advice to share. Speak from the heart, in your own wordsit doesn't need to be formal or complex. Because when you are finished, you will create a gift that will be loved for generations."
Download or read book 1983 written by Tom Cox and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2024-08-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benji is an imaginative eight-year-old boy, living with his parents in a mining village in Nottinghamshire amidst the spoil heaps and chip shops that characterise the last industrially bruised outposts of the Midlands, just before Northern England begins. His family are the eccentric neighbours on a street where all the houses are set on a tilt, slowly subsiding into the excavated space below. Told through Benji’s voice and a colourful variety of others over a deeply joyful and strange twelve-month period, it’s a story about growing up, the oddness beneath the everyday, what we once believed the future would be, and those times in life when anything seems possible. 1983 is steeped in the distinctive character of a setting far weirder than it might at first appear: from robots living next door, and a school caretaker who is not all he seems, to missing memories and the aliens Benji is certain are trying to abduct him.
Download or read book This Heart Within Me Burns From Bedlam to Benidorm Revised Updated written by Crissy Rock and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-24 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully Revised and Updated. The Hardback Bestseller in Paperback at last. Includes full details of Crissy's time in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. Best known for her role in cult comedy TV hit, Benidorm and for playing Maggie Conlon in Ladybird Ladybird, Crissy Rock is a hugely popular actress and comedienne. But Crissy's path to success was far from easy. Born and bred in the backstreets of Liverpool, her poor but idyllic young life was plunged into darkness at the age of eight, when her grandfather began to abuse her both physically and sexually. Pregnant and married to a violent bully at sixteen it seemed that trouble and turmoil would always stalk her. Having finally escaped her violent marriage, Crissy began to turn her life around. She tells of her first experience as a performer when a friend bet her that she wouldn't enter a stand-up competition - she ended up being runner up in the north-west region. Establishing herself on the comedy circuit she was then cast in Ladybird Ladybird for which she won Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival. From there, Crissy became a familiar face on television, landing roles in a host of popular programmes including Brazen Hussies, alongside Julie Walters. This is a candid, harrowing and often hilarious memoir. Crissy has been through some of the most shocking experiences imaginable, but what really shines through from every page is her indomitable, wicked sense of humour.
Download or read book The Universal Songster Or Museum of Mirth written by and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From That to This written by Tony Andrews and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I started to write down what I`ve experienced over the years it made me realise there could be so much I could do to help other people. I believe for a lot of people fear is the worst,I also believe by me writing this book it has helped me deal with my fears along the way. I think anyone can give thier views and oponions thats why I`ve written FROM THAT TO THIS as I would like people to know how I dealt with my recovery and what lengths I`ve gone to so I could get where I am today. I was proberly an alcoholic by the time I was sixteen and been battling it ever since. The only way I could get my voice heard was by me writing down my experiences through substance misuse and I want people to know from me what it could do to them. What I`ve written is in my own words,there are mistakes in this book as I`ve had no help with this whatsoever. Thats what makes FROM THAT TO THIS so special. It has certainly improved my literacy,as you will read in my forthcoming book the spelling will better and believe me,if you find this book interesting then the next one is even more interesting and longer. FROM THAT TO THIS is only a little taster of what`s to come. I found all drug users drink alcohol, yet alcoholics didn`t take drugs, not at fi rst anyway. Old behaviour could of got me into alot of trouble had I not had self-control.
Download or read book Drops in Nan s Ocean written by Danny Wong and published by Vantage Press, Inc. This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartfelt tribute to the grandmother- his Nan- who raised Danny Wong from a small boy against seemingly insuperable odds. Also a history of four generations of one Chinese family, Drop's in Nan's Ocean is preeminently a portrait of the undying love between two people who trusted and depended on one another thorugh poverty and desperation.
Download or read book Just a Simple Life written by Joan Smee and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joan Thomas, artist and psychic, was born in 1930 in the industrial north of England. Follow her incredible life journey in this moving and inspirational memoir full of experiences: suicide, incarceration, love, hardship, abuse, spirituality and much more! At times she had to make heart-rending and life-changing decisions – perhaps too many experiences for one lifetime. Her life has been anything but Just A Simple Life…? Despite all of this, Joan continually rose like the Phoenix to face and conquer these challenging events – it was the only way she knew. She recalls high points; happy memories of friendship, art, music and entertainment and bleak periods of hardship, poverty and despair. Many people will relate to these experiences and it is hoped that they may gain inspiration and comfort from them.
Download or read book The Universal Songster written by and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Daddy of all Mysteries written by Jess Welsby and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in Liverpool, this 112,000 word-epic will break and warm your heart as Jess Welsby takes you on a nostalgic, soul-searching journey to find her mysterious roots. Little did she know, that the family secrets she would uncover would make the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end, when, after a 20-year search to find information about a father who had been nothing more than an ink blot on her birth certificate, she discovered that those roots appear to have been buried deep within her subconscious all along. As Jess traces the lives of her small, Catholic family through the Great War, the Great Depression and Second World War, within the pages of her first book, she pays homage to the generations who fought in two world wars, but were given little support from the country that they fought for and were often forced to rely on charity in the form of the workhouse. Jess gives a heart-rending account of her mother's struggles with religious intolerance and the stigma that having an illegitimate child carried in the 1950s. Then, she quickly dries your tears with side-splitting anecdotes that could only happen in Liverpool. With a website following that accumulated close to 300,000 hits, a full-page colour feature in the Liverpool Echo and a full-page of reviews, this true story is an amazing detailed account of amateur teamwork and is a must-read, not only for anyone in search of their unknown mother or father, but for everyone whether interested in family history or just an inspiring, feel-good story. With help from strangers across the world, the truth slowly unfolds from an unmarked grave in a London, Jewish cemetery to reveal the father who had been cloaked in a veil of mystery for almost sixty years.
Download or read book The Universal Songster Or Museum of Mirth Forming the Most Complete Collection of Ancient and Modern Songs in the English Language with a Classified Index Embellished with a Frontispiece and Wood cuts Designed by George and Robert Cruikshank Etc written by and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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