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Non-military Memoirs and Biographies

Featuring the activities of people from a variety of civilian occupations

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Memoir -- Africa

A Beat Around the Bush

ISBN 1-873203-94-2
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by Alastair Tompkins
Experiences of a colonial police officer in Kenya in the 1950s and 60s
biography - the arts

A Lass Unparalleled

ISBN 1-873203-92-6
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by Keith Connelly
Affectionate tribute to highly-respected British stage and screen actress Susan Fleetwood
civilian memoir

A Stone's Throw Away
NEW
ISBN 1-84683-088-5
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by Nick Horobin & Jackie Newman
Inspiring true story of a former ambulanceman's battle to recover from injuries sustained when a rock was hurled at his speeding vehicle
military/civilian memoir

At Your Service

ISBN 1-84683-058-3
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by David Seeney 
Tracing the author's rise from footman to Lord Beaverbrook via the RAF to Senior Police officer 1930s-80s
Autobiography - family life

Boys & Other Animals

ISBN 1-903953-27-8
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by Jo Duggan Rees
Amusing portrait of family life in the rural England of the 1950s, 60s and 70s
Civilian/medical memoir

Capital City Paramedic

ISBN 1-903953-22-7
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by John Kinsley
Experiences of a London Ambulanceman in the 1970s & 80s at Bloomsbury A&E and elsewhere
WW2 memoir

Cirla's Story

ISBN 1-84683-051-6
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by Cirla Lewis

A Jewish girl's traumatic experiences in occupied Belgium during WW2

aviation memoir

Climb to and Maintain

ISBN 1-84683-024-9
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by Eric Woods
Memoirs of a former BOAC navigator in the postwar years
Aviation memoir

Flying the Waves

ISBN 1-903953-10-3
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by Richard Pike
Experiences of an air-sea rescue helicopter pilot around the Scottish coast in the 1980s/90s
sport - football

From Liverpool to Istanbul

ISBN 1-84683-045-1
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by Michael Bailey 

Two Liverpool FC fans, a father and son, travel to Istanbul in 2005 for an unforgettable experience
World War II memoir

Gone, But Not Forgotten

ISBN 1-903953-64-2
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by Stanley Blackmore
Nostalgic recollections of a wartime schoolboy in rural Leicestershire that will strike a chord with all who grew up during WW2
civilian memoir

Granddad's Rainbow
NEW
ISBN 1-84683-093-1
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by Joan Blackburn
A nostalgic memoir of childhood during World War Two
World War II memoir

Harry: An Evacuee's Story

ISBN 1-903953-02-2
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by Harry Collins
The experiences of an 11-year-old wartime evacuee from Lancashire who spent 4 years in Canada
Memoir - Africa

I Flew for Savimbi

ISBN 1-84683-034-6
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by Simon Van Garderen
A South African bush pilot recalls his 25-year association with Angola UNITA terrorist leader Dr Jonas Savimbi
Civilian memoir

Ink in the Blood

ISBN 1-84683-039-7
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by Barrie Williams
The former editor of three major regional newspapers looks back over his 44 years in the  news industry
Civilian memoir

Just a Butcher's Boy

ISBN 1-873203-54-3
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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