Non-military Memoirs

Memoirs & biographies featuring people from all walks of civilian life...

 

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Memoir -- Africa 
ISBN 1-873203-94-2

A Beat Around the Bush

by Alastair Tompkins
Colourful experiences of a colonial police officer in Kenya in the 1950s and 60s
Performing arts 
ISBN 1-873203-92-6

A Lass Unparalleled

by Keith Connelly
Affectionate tribute to highly-respected British stage and screen actress Susan Fleetwood
Civilian memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-27-8

Boys & Other Animals

by Jo Duggan Rees

A farmer's wife's hilarious struggles to raise a boistrous family of boys in the rural England of the 1950s, 60s and 70s
Civilian/medical memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-22-7

Capital City Paramedic

by John Kinsley

Experiences of a London Ambulanceman in the 1970s & 80s at Bloomsbury A&E and elsewhere
WW2 memoir 
ISBN 1-84683-051-6

Cirla's Story

by Cirla Lewis 


A young Jewish girl's traumatic childhood experiences in Nazi-occupied Belgium during the Holocaust years
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aviation memoir 
ISBN 1-84683-024-9

Climb to and Maintain

by Eric Woods
Memoirs of a former BOAC navigator in the postwar years
education - special needs 
ISBN 1-84683-052-4

Dancing with Dyspraxia

by Hazel Carr 


A practical guide for Parents and Teachers of children with dyspraxia 
Aviation memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-10-3

Flying the Waves

by Richard Pike

Experiences of an air-sea rescue helicopter pilot around the Scottish coast in the 1980s/90s
World War II memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-64-2

Gone, But Not Forgotten

by Stanley Blackmore
Nostalgic recollections of a wartime schoolboy in rural Leicestershire that will strike a chord with all who grew up during WW2
World War II memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-02-2

Harry: An Evacuee's Story

by Harry Collins
The experiences of an 11-year-old wartime evacuee from Lancashire who spent 4 years in Canada
Memoir - Africa 
ISBN 1-84683-034-6

I Flew for Savimbi

by Simon Van Garderen
A South African bush pilot recalls his 25-year association with Angola UNITA terrorist leader Dr Jonas Savimbi
Civilian memoir 
ISBN 1-84683-039-7

Ink in the Blood

by Barrie Williams
The former editor of three major regional newspapers looks back over his 44 years in the  news industry
Civilian memoir 
ISBN 1-873203-54-3

Just a Butcher's Boy

by Christopher Bolton
This nostalgic look at small-town life in the UK during the 1950s will delight all those old enough to remember the era depicted
Civilian/medical memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-06-5

Just Visiting

by Molly Corbally
Charming and warm-hearted evocation of the life and work of a rural District Health Visitor in the postwar years
Civilian memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-74-X

Liverpool Tales

by John Williams
Charming, humourous and nostalgic stories featuring the many moods of Merseyside over the past 50 years
Special online price
Civilian memoir 
ISBN 0-9518315-0-X

More Pearls

by Pearl Goodman
Charming account of the author's experiences as a Land Army girl in WW2 and as an actor and singer with Joan Greenwood and Ewan McColl
RAF/aviation memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-71-5

No Time on the Ground

by Ken Fitzroy
A former military, commercial and civilian pilot looks back on 50 years of experiences in the air
RAF/aviation memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-43-X

Observations from the Tower

by John Kilburn
A nostalgic look back on a long and eventful career in Air Traffic Control
World War II history 
ISBN 1-873203-96-9

Occupation Nurse

by Peter & Mary Birchenall
Celebrating the small group of nurses who provided medical care to the island of Guernsey during the German occupation of WW2
RAF/aviation memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-23-5

On Laughter-Silvered Wings

by Howard A Hughes
Affectionate portrait of eccentric Irish aviator Paddy Kirkwood, ex-630 Sqn RAF bomber pilot and later a BEA captain of the infamous 'Irish Crew'
Civilian memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-77-4

Only Remember the Laughter

by June O'Carroll Robertson
A charming personal memoir recalling a remarkable and unusual life
Medical biography 
ISBN 1-903953-42-1

Oscar's Father

by David Stevens
The fascinating story of William Robert Wills Wilde, father of Oscar Wilde - an eminent surgeon and well-known Dublin eccentric
Civilian flying 
ISBN 1-903953-88-X

Take Up Slack

by Edward Hull
An illustrated history of the London Gliding Club and the development of the sport of gliding in the UK from 1930 onwards
Family history 
ISBN 1-903953-92-8

The Chutes of the Vyne

by Francis Chute
A history of the Chute family and their connection with The Vyne, their stately home in Hampshire for over 300 years
Local/education history 
ISBN 1-903953-99-5

The Natural History of a Country School

by Berwick Coates


A light-hearted celebration of the 150-year history of West Buckland School in Devonshire
biography - rural life 
ISBN 1-84683-044-3

The Sheep's in the Meadow ... Hopefully

by Eileen Sullivan 


The life and times of sheep farmer, lay pastor and raconteur Dave Sullivan
Local/music history 
ISBN 1-903953-14-6

The South Coast Beat Scene of the 1960s

by Mike Read


This well known BBC broadcaster salutes the musicians and impresarios who contributed to the beat music scene in the South of England during the 1960s
Civilian memoir 
ISBN 1-903953-78-2

Tracks Across the Veldt

by Sam Wright
Memoirs of a former Rhodesia Railways employee, recalling the golden days of rail transport in that country 1950-76