In April 2021, the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of 39 former Subpostmasters and ruled their prosecutions were an affront to the public conscience. They were just a few of the hundreds who had been prosecuted by the Post Office using IT evidence from an unreliable computer system called Horizon. When the Post Office became aware that Horizon didn't work properly, it covered it up. The Great Post Office Scandal is the story of how these innocent people had their lives ruined by a once-loved national institution and how, against overwhelming odds, they fought back to clear their names. Gripping, heart-breaking and enlightening, The Great Post Office Scandal should be read by everyone who wants to understand how this massive miscarriage of justice was allowed to happen.

Eager Traveller was written for the grandchildren of the author in order that they should see how different life was fifty years ago. It is the story of a London child, dominated by a stern father, who spent much of her time in the company of loving relatives. On leaving school her father sent her into private service where she was the lowest of the low, and made to take orders from all and sundry. She enjoyed the travels of the great families and their families and their servants as they moved about the country following the huntin', shootin' and fishin' seasons. She married a farm worker and as there was little money she was unable to travel, so she became an "Armchair Traveller" until chance and someone's bad luck took her abroad for the first time at the age of forty-one. From then on travel came frequently and the greatest adventure came in 1971 when she took her family behind the Iron Curtain into Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. They found kind and happy people who, although they had known great sufferings, showed kindness to the "Engleski". A strong psychic thread runs through the story

22 high-profile contributors, from a wide range of backgrounds, describe how they have all achieved extraordinary success in their lives. Each then share, through their brilliantly inspirational advice, precisely what we should do, to find success in ours -------------- A FEW WISE WORDS is the perfect guide for young people, young adults (and older adults too) on how to prepare for our personal journey towards success, purpose, and fulfilment in life. -------------- This book is for parents too - helping with the vital role that we must play, to inspire our children to get completely ready for the challenges and opportunities ahead -------------- Compelling, down-to-earth, and beautifully presented, A FEW WISE WORDS can help anyone to discover the best version of themselves, while learning how to navigate their journey ahead, with confidence and direction. -------------- WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM: Sir Ben Ainslie -- Frank Arnesen -- Zak Brown -- Ursula Burns -- Sir Roger Carr -- Sherry Coutu -- Pablo Ettinger -- Mikhail Fridman -- Stephen Fry -- Dame Katherine Grainger -- Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson -- Anya Hindmarch -- Declan Kelly -- Baroness Martha Lane-Fox -- Joanna Lumley -- Dame Carolyn McCall -- Sir Keith Mills -- Vin Murria -- Danielle de Niese -- Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks -- Shriti Vadera -- Sir Clive Woodward

Whatever happens in life, Rosemary Solomon has an amazing gift for finding God in there somewhere. Rosemary's Ramblings is a light-hearted look at the kind of everyday experiences that life throws at all of us. In this, her first book, she offers a collection of 45 Ramblings, each a short story in themselves. The book has appeal across the board. No previous knowledge of faith, God or the bible is required. Reverend Rosemary Solomon is a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the United Reformed Church. She shares her home and her life with her husband Jeff and greyhound Blackie (and God!).

Journalist Kate Young decided to combine the trip of a lifetime with a wacky writing challenge to raise money for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice on the Isle of Wight. Starting from post-Olympic Beijing, she lost her soul to the Mongolian steppes; survived the hurly-burly of Ulaanbaatar; escaped amorous advances near Lake Baikal and made it to the Tsarist majesty of Moscow in a poignant trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Football supporters, over the years, have garnered a pretty poor reputation, often regarded as anti-social yobs, or foul-mouthed hoodlums - and at times that reputation has been well deserved. Some supporters though, fare worse than others, and fans of Rangers Football Club seem to be particularly vilified, very often castigated en masse as nothing more than Neanderthal, knuckle-dragging, bigoted thugs. Well, I'm a Rangers fan and I'm none of the above! And neither, for that matter, are any of my friends or associates. Rangers' supporters are in fact just normal hard working folk who love their football team. This is my story, from a schoolboy in Clydebank, to a married man in East Calder. Growing up, maturing as I watch my football team. I experience sporting joy and triumph, just as I suffer pain and tragedy, my personal life intertwining with the fortunes of my favourites, the Rangers. It's off to the match I go - My journey with the 'Gers

This is an autobiographical account of life in Covent Garden Market. It is illustrated throughout with drawings of both the traders who work there and also the amazing mix of people passing through. The story is told with humour and compassion.

From the #1 international bestselling author of The Revenant - the book that inspired the award-winning movie - comes the remarkable true story of the worst mining disaster in American history. In 1917, the lives of a company of miners changed forever when the underground labyrinth of tunnels in which they worked burst into flames. Within an hour, more than four hundred men would be locked in a battle to survive. Within three days, one hundred and sixty-four of them would be dead.

A true Christmas story of a family suffering their darkest moments finding strength and love from a surprise Christmas miracle. December 1999: It was the Christmas season, but Joanne Smith was numb. She wished she could just go to sleep and wake up on December 26. No singing. No laughter. No shopping. She typically enjoyed the holidays, but this year she couldn't celebrate. Her beloved husband of almost twenty years had died two months previously. What had once been a happy home was now devastated, leaving her and her three children drowning in grief. Until they were thrown a lifeline. Twelve days before Christmas, Jo was in the midst of rushing her kids to school, when she discovered a poinsettia sitting on her doorstep with a card, signed cryptically by her "true friends." That seemingly small gift was the turning point for the Smith family, as over the course of the twelve days of Christmas, a new gift arrived daily. The mystery of the Christmas presents - specifically, the generosity and kindness behind them - worked its magic on the Smiths as the family knitted back together. They rose out of their grief and latched onto the hope they suddenly felt again: that with love, with community, and with family, even the most broken hearts can be mended.

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE KIDS WHO FOUND A FERRARI BURIED IN THEIR GARDEN? WHAT ABOUT THE MAN WHO SUED SATAN? DO YOU KNOW THE LEGEND OF THE BUNNY MAN? Strange happenings, unsolved mysteries and seemingly supernatural events have gripped and shocked us for centuries, passed from person to person in whispers in classrooms, tales around the campfire and idle gossip among friends. Whether they're based on a grain of truth or a complete flight of fancy, the myths, legends and weird tales contained within this book will take you on a fascinating journey to the outer limits of plausibility, and dare you to believe the unbelievable.

A shocking and sizzling look at life as a sex addict. Shelley Matthews is married to her job as a journalist at a glossy women's magazine. Which is just as well as she hasn't had sex for over a year. But when her editor decides a re-vamp of the magazine is needed, Shelley is forced to go undercover - as a sex addict... Attending therapy sessions, Shelley meets a whole host of extraordinary characters. There's: Cian, lead singer of a hot new band, enjoying ALL the trappings of fame. Dominatrix Abigail, who finds that inflicting pain has become a necessary part of sex. Will, family man and serial adulterer. He knows his marriage is in jeopardy but he just can't help himself. Former porn star Rose who is only aroused when the cameras are rolling. Cliff and Cheryl, a swinger couple who prefer sleeping with strangers rather than with each other. Can Shelley keep her secret from the others as well as writing the story of the year? And most importantly can she keep her cool - and chastity - intact? And does she really want to?

In March 2000, a suitcase arrived at a children’s Holocaust education centre in Tokyo, Japan. On the outside, in white paint were these words; ‘Hana Brady, May 16, 1931’, and ‘Waisenkind’ – the German word for orphan. Children who saw the suitcase were full of questions. Who was Hana Brady? What happened to her? They wanted Fumiko Ishioka, the centre’s director, to find answers.

The mystery of the suitcase took Fumiko back to a young Hana and her family, whose happy life in a small Czech town was turned upside down by the Nazi invasion. Hana was deported to Terezin concentration camp, and perished in the gas chamber at Auschwitz. She was eleven years old.

Hana’s Suitcase is based on an award-winning Canadian Broadcasting Corporation documentary. It takes the reader on an incredible journey and bears a powerful message of hope. Photographs and documents enhance this extraordinary true story.

The book has been translated into more than 35 languages and published in more than 40 countries. It has captured the hearts of children and adults all over the world, and has received numerous honours and awards.

'Since I was a child, I've been interested in dead bodies. When I was eight years old, I dug up the remains of my pet budgie Zazbut. He had been buried for about eight weeks in a patch of grass outside our house in Dasmarinas, a fortified village in Manila, in the Philippines. 'The first exhumation was the beginning of my intrigue with death, which has persisted. As a journalist, I've written about graveyards, funerals and death doulas. I always visit the local cemetery wherever I am in the world. But one thing that has largely been hidden from me in this death trip is the dead body.' Dissection might not be a normal topic to contemplate but when both your paternal grandparents donate their bodies to science it does intermittently cross your mind. This is the story of how Jackie Dent's grandparents-Ruby and Julie-gave their bodies to science when they died. No one in her family seems to know why, or what really happened with their bodies afterwards. Were they avid science buffs? Was it to save on cremation costs? How do scientists tackle the practicalities and ethics of cutting up the dead for research? And who are body donors generally? Weaving the personal with the history of anatomy and the dissected, Jackie Dent explores the world of whole-body donation - all the while looking for answers as to what happened to her grandparents.