[b]BOOK OF THE MONTH[/b]
Barnsley Chronicle, 8th November 2019
[b]BOOK OF THE MONTH[/b]
Barnsley Chronicle, 8th November 2019
Article: [link=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/the-lads-have-been-through-hell-yorkshire-soldier-s-words-from-front-line-shared-in-book-capturing-horrors-of-first-world-war-trenches-1-10090005]'The lads have been through hell' - Yorkshire soldier's words from front line shared in book capturing horrors of First World War trenches[/link] as featured by
The Yorkshire Post (print & online) – words by Stephen McClare
Article: [link=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/the-lads-have-been-through-hell-yorkshire-soldier-s-words-from-front-line-shared-in-book-capturing-horrors-of-first-world-war-trenches-1-10090005]'The lads have been through hell' - Yorkshire soldier's words from front line shared in book capturing horrors of First World War trenches[/link] as featured by
The Yorkshire Post (print & online) – words by Stephen McClare
A rich and detailed look inside the armed police in London which is a long overdue book.
All the latest tactics and equipment as well as operations are covered in great detail which makes it the number one go to reference for this type of subject.
The author really knew their stuff and it comes across as you read through and look at the many accompanying photos.
This really deserves to be on everyone's book shelf.
Amazon Customer, Richard Domoney-Saunders
A rich and detailed look inside the armed police in London which is a long overdue book.
All the latest tactics and equipment as well as operations are covered in great detail which makes it the number one go to reference for this type of subject.
The author really knew their stuff and it comes across as you read through and look at the many accompanying photos.
This really deserves to be on everyone's book shelf.
Amazon Customer, Richard Domoney-Saunders
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
Fascinating and detailed - the book tells the story of a woman in the shadow of her daughters who deserves to step out of it. Their life story could not have been better invented.
NetGalley, Nureeni Lem
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
Fascinating and detailed - the book tells the story of a woman in the shadow of her daughters who deserves to step out of it. Their life story could not have been better invented.
NetGalley, Nureeni Lem
Those with an interest in true crime - and indeed, those who have watched the TV series Mindhunters - will have heard of at least some of the serial killers featured in this book. Jeffrey Dahmer, Ed Gein, Andrei Chikatilo, Dennis Nilsen, Richard Ramirez, Jack the Ripper and Elizabeth Bàthory are names of which most are aware. There are plenty of others here I hadn’t heard of, though, including Fritz Haarman, Gilles de Rais, Joachim Kroll, Adolfo Costanzo and Anatoly Onoprienko. While by no means an exhaustive list of serial killers, nor confined to only the most prolific, what the murderers in this collection have in common is their bloodlust. They all took sick, depraved pleasure in butchery, many of them descending to cannibalism. If you plan to read this, make sure you have a strong stomach and don’t read while trying to eat. While the accounts don’t dwell pruriently on the gory details, neither do they shy away from revealing the nauseating truth of these appalling crimes. I.. Read more
Caitlyn Lynch
Those with an interest in true crime - and indeed, those who have watched the TV series Mindhunters - will have heard of at least some of the serial killers featured in this book. Jeffrey Dahmer, Ed Gein, Andrei Chikatilo, Dennis Nilsen, Richard Ramirez, Jack the Ripper and Elizabeth Bàthory are names of which most are aware. There are plenty of others here I hadn’t heard of, though, including Fritz Haarman, Gilles de Rais, Joachim Kroll, Adolfo Costanzo and Anatoly Onoprienko. While by no means an exhaustive list of serial killers, nor confined to only the most prolific, what the murderers in this collection have in common is their bloodlust. They all took sick, depraved pleasure in butchery, many of them descending to cannibalism. If you plan to read this, make sure you have a strong stomach and don’t read while trying to eat. While the accounts don’t dwell pruriently on the gory details, neither do they shy away from revealing the nauseating truth of these appalling crimes. I.. Read more
Caitlyn Lynch
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Doncaster in the Great War
How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Doncaster were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record of the growing disillusion of the people, their… Read more...
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Graham Ibbeson The People's Sculptor
'Just William’. The name conjures memories of Richmal Crompton’s favourite character. No childhood was complete without the outrageous exploits of William and his constant companions, ‘The Outlaws.’ Sculptor Graham Ibbeson was beguiled by the words in the bestselling books and by the portrait of William on the front covers, a cheeky boy with… Read more...
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Sailing into the Past
Until recently, there was little practical knowledge of the ships of the distant past. We could only surmise as to the manner in which a Viking ship sailed or how fast a Greek trireme could be rowed. The building of accurate replicas over the past generation has changed all that, and what has been learnt about the ships and boats of our ancestors has… Read more...
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Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer
For a hundred and twenty years, the identity of the Whitechapel murderer known to us as Jack the Ripper has both eluded us and spawned a veritable industry of speculation. This book names him. Mad doctors, Russian lunatics, bungling midwives, railway policemen, failed barristers, weird artists, royal princes and white-eyed men. All of these and more… Read more...
This is a fascinating and highly informative guidebook to the Capital which will be invaluable to those who wish to understand what Londoners went through during the Second World War. By means of five easily manageable walks, the reader is transported back to those dark days of devastating destruction. Using rich anecdotes and first-hand accounts the… Read more...
These are the highly controversial memoirs of Austin Mitchell, local TV star of the 1970s and MP for Great Grimsby. Austin was the poster boy for Calendar TV at a time when local television had a much greater impact than national TV and its stars were the celebrities of the day. Austin charts his career path and reveals how he fell into his role at… Read more...
When people think of a World Cup manager from Barnsley, Mick McCarthy instantly springs to mind for his exploits with Ireland. But did you know one man from the town took a country to the semi-finals long before McCarthy had even kicked a ball. Barnsley's Best pays tribute to the those who have flown the flag on the biggest stage and, not content with… Read more...
For a hundred and twenty years, the identity of the Whitechapel murderer known to us as Jack the Ripper has both eluded us and spawned a veritable industry of speculation. This book names him. Mad doctors, Russian lunatics, bungling midwives, railway policemen, failed barristers, weird artists, royal princes and white-eyed men. All of these and more… Read more...
