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The Guv'nor
Lenny McLean
John Blake, 2003
A hard man who lived a hard life
If you ever saw the movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels , you probably noticed the mob enforcer character, "Barry the Baptist", who "baptized" his victims in trash-bins filled with water. While reading an article about the movie, a mention was made of the real ...
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Gordon Ramsay: The Biography
Neil Simpson
John Blake, 2007
Great book for Ramsey fans
This was a great book. It really gives you insight to his behavior. (which is not bad) It was a page turner, and I finished it in a weekend.
He really had alot of disappointments in life but turned it all around. It gives you inspiration.
If you like Gordon,this is ...
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Deadly Divorces: Twelve True Stories of Marriages That Ended in Murder
Tammy Cohen
John Blake, 2008
'Til Death Do We Part', Even If By My Own Hand
Tammy Cohen's recent publication DEADLY DIVORCES will make on seriously reconsider the concept of marriage!
In DEADLY DIVORCES, Cohen offers up twelve short stories on the lives (and deaths, of course) of couples who, for a variety of reasons, felt that murdering ...
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Behind Palace Doors: My Service As the Queen Mother's Equerry
Major Colin Burgess, Paul Carter
John Blake, 2008
A "must" read for the Queen Mother's fans
This is a great insight written by a young military officer who was Equerry to the Queen Mother for 2 years. It's written with great respect and fondness of his experiences as her close personal assistant. A rare glimpse into the everyday life of the Queen Mother and ...
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The World's Greatest Book of Useless Information: An Official Useless Information Society Publication
Noel Botham
John Blake, 2005
Fantastic if you're a Trivia Writer
I run a trivia company here in beautiful Portland, Oregon. I am always on the hunt for reference materials to craft wonderful questions for my local pub quizzes. I found this book to be extremely helpful in getting my weekly quizzes done. I highly recommend this to ...
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Angelina Jolie: The Biography
Rhona Mercer
John Blake, 2007
Wow! A great read!
I bought this book as my Christmas present to myself and I was not disappointed. I couldn't put the book down. Very well written and well-rounded. I feel like I know Angelina now as if I'd grown up with her. I respect and love her even more after reading this book. ...
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Talking with Serial Killers: The Most Evil People in the World Tell Their Own Stories
Christopher Berry-Dee
John Blake, 2003
Inside The Mind Of A Serial Killer
I'm not a huge fan of true crime but I couldn't put this book down. The true stories of the serial killers,especially Aileen Wuornos and Arthur Shawcross, were very interesting. Although I'm no expert on the genre, I believe it was well written and well researched, and ...
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The Great Cholesterol Con: The Truth About What Really Causes Heart Disease and How to Avoid It
Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
John Blake, 2007
One more blow against an entrenched myth
As an internist/epidemiologist I was thrilled by this well written book (as good as Gary Taube's, and much more fun to read). I hope to be around when the pillars collapse around the fifty year old specious theory of cholesterol's role in CVD.However,like the erroneous ...
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Cat Flaps and Mouse Traps: The Origins of Objects in Our Daily Lives
Harry Oliver
John Blake, 2008
Why did Isaac Newton invent the cat flap? How did the first mousetrap come about? Why did it take nearly 20 years to make sliced bread? From the moment the alarm clock wakes us up in the morning until the time we switch the light off at night, we are surrounded by things without which our lives would be impossible: microwaves, televisions, cars, ...
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Heath Ledger: His Beautiful Life and Mysterious Death
John McShane
John Blake, 2008
Health's story was beautiful and a very sad one too
Health's story was a very touching one to me, from the very beginging untill the very end. He touched many lives when he was around, and he lefted behind his legacy in his daughter Matilda. Health was one of my favorite actors and I too will miss him. Everyone should ...
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Leadbelly: The Inside Story of an Underworld War
John Silvester, Andrew Rule
John Blake, 2005
Wonderful!
If you have seen the series from Australia called Underbelly then you will want this book. If you are a true crime buff then you will want this book. If you are a fan of the Sopranos then you will want this book. A fascinating look at the underbelly of underworld ...
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Arise Sir Tom Jones: The Biography
Gwen Russell
John Blake, 2007
True Tom
Having been a Tom Jones fan and then just a true admirer of the Man and his Music, since his beginning, I knew most of the things written in this biogragraphy to be the truth. It was just wonderful seeing them written down for all the world to see. Of course, all the ...
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Chopper
Mark Brandon Read
John Blake, 2002
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!
If you like books about facial stabbings with needle nose pliers, blowtorches on the soles of bare feet and short anectdotes about having ones ears removed, this is the book for you. Mixed in with some graphic imagery, is the witty humor of an Australian Robin Hood. ...
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Solitary Fitness
Charlie Bronson
John Blake, 2007
Unique Fitness Program.
This book is a fitness book by Charles Bronson (Aka Michael Peterson). He is one of Britan's most feared criminals. He has climbed up on a couple of prison roofs during protests and caused millions of dollars worth of damage. He has been known to take hostages on ...
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Being Jordan: My Autobiography
Katie Price
John Blake, 2005
the perfect beach read
this easy to read autobiography is one that i could not put down once i started. i first became acquainted with katie price/jordan on the E network and was hooked at once. her willingness to let cameras in her private sanctum is only matched by the brutal honesty in ...
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