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Ben Fordham (88-97) Everyone Loves Tacos
Dr AdamKay (93-98) Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say Thank You, Edited by AdamKay Curated and edited by AdamKay, Dear NHS features 100 household names telling their personal stories of the health service. All profits from this book will go to NHS Charities Together to fund vital research and projects, and The Lullaby Trust which supports parents bereaved of babies and young children. Dr KeithMcCarthy (71-78) A Terrible Mistake: An English Murder Mystery (Bishop and Todd Mysteries Book 1) Who would murder the Finance Director of a failing hospital, especially by beheading him? Detective Sergeant Julie Bishop and Detective Inspector Alexandra Todd investigate, but political forces are at work and they have personal problems to contend with as well… Dr KeithMcCarthy (71-78) Echoes of a Thing Long Gone: Murder in an English Research Laboratory Alice Du Gard works at the Research Laboratory and has an abusive husband, Chris, but is drawn towards a new colleague, Jimmy Williams. She finds the murdered and tortured body of a drug-dealer. Detective Chief Inspector Stenson and Detective Sergeant Henderson investigate.
Lionel Barber (66-73) The Powerful and the Damned: Private Diaries in Turbulent Times Lionel Barber was Editor of the Financial Times during the tech boom, the global financial crisis, the rise of China, Brexit, and mainstreammedia's fight for survival in the age of fake news. In this unparalleled, no-holds barred diary of life behind the headlines, he reveals the private meetings and exchanges with political leaders on the eve of referendums, the conversations with billionaire bankers facing economic meltdown, exchanges with Silicon Valley tech gurus and pleas from foreign emissaries desperate for inside knowledge, all against the backdrop of a wildly shifting media landscape. FromBeder’s Kitchen Razzak Mirjan and his family set up Beder, a charity in honour of his younger brother, Beder Mirjan (11-16), who sadly took his own life at the age of 18 in 2017, to raise awareness around mental health and suicide prevention. Contributors to this cookbook include Masterchef winners, TV chefs, food bloggers, nutritionists, best- selling authors, newspaper journalists, Bake Off winners, mental health advocates and general foodies (a few of whom are part of our Dulwich community). There are over 90 recipes and 70 contributors in all, each sharing their favourite recipes, as well as their thoughts on looking after their own mental health and how cooking has helped address them. Dr Adrian Brettle (81-90) Colossal Ambitions - Confederate Planning for a Post-Civil War World This book explores how leading Confederate thinkers envisioned their post-war nation— its relationship with the United States, its place in the Americas, and its role in the global order. Sir Peter Duffell KCB CBE (49-56) Gurkha Odyssey: Campaigning for the Crown In this book, Sir Peter Duffell separates fact and myth, and recounts something of the history, character and spirit of the Gurkhas - loyal and dedicated soldiers, seen through the prism of his own service and campaigning as a regular officer in the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles, as the Brigade of Gurkhas Major General and as Regimental Colonel of the Royal Gurkha Rifles.
IN PRINT A selection of published books from OAs and those in our community.
Tacos are the beating heart of Mexico’s food scene. Take your pick from over 65 authentic recipes for these little pocket rocket wraps, brought to you by Felipe Fuentes Cruz and Ben Fordham of Benito's Hat, Burritos and Margaritas. Mouth artist, motivational speaker and author of the inspirational memoir The Little Big Things, Henry Fraser, explores the transformative power of acceptance in this motivational guide. AndrewKojima (87-97) No Sushi Former MasterChef finalist Andrew Kojima’s debut book is a loving exposition of Japanese food. Having opened his eponymous restaurant in Cheltenham in 2017, he's become an ever-present in The Good Food Guide, Harden's and The Michelin Guide Henry Fraser (08-11) The Power in You Set in Britian in the 1930s; this novel is inspired by real events. Emily falls passionately in love with working-class Walter, despite fierce opposition from her class-conscious father. She sees marriage as a partnership of equals and resolves to elope to escape such a male dominated society. The book contains a chapter on James Lingard’s life at Dulwich in 1946 to 1953. An intense action-packed thriller full of danger, death and fear, but a story full of quiet humour and surprising twists. TaranMatharu (04-09) The Challenger: Book Two (Contender) The second book in the epic Contender trilogy from Taran, author of the New York Times–bestselling Summoner series. In a world far from our own, where enemies come in many forms, the ultimate battle for survival continues. James Lingard (46-53) The Girl Who Disappeared James Lingard (46-53) The Caucasus Cauldron
David Thomson (51-59) Murder and the Movies
Film historian David Thomson, known for wit and subversiveness, leads us into the film industry’s treatment of one of mankind's darkest behaviours: murder.
David Thomson (51-59) A Light in the Dark: A History of Movie Directors
David Thomson's brilliant A Light in the Dark personalises each chapter through an individual: Jean Renoir, Howard Hawks, Jean-Luc Godard, Alfred Hitchcock, Luis Bunuel, Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, Jane Campion, Stephen Frears and Quentin Tarantino. Through these characters (and other directors not mentioned here), David Thomson relates an imaginative new history of a medium that has changed the world. Richard Vero (61-69) Teacup: Lives in the Philippines Chard (Richard Vero) fell in love with the Philippines when he first visited and was inspired by the real Teacup to tell these stories.
Dr AdamKay (93-98) Kay’s Anatomy: A Complete (and Completely Disgusting) Guide to the Human Body
This first book for children by the former doctor is a survey of the human body with jokes that make the facts more memorable. Not for the po-faced, and with illustrations for every silly analogy, it is like listening to a teacher who makes pupils fall about.
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