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IN PRINT A selection of published books from OAs and those in our community.
A Man in Moccasins Ruari Maclean (75-80)
Reel Life - An Autobiocine Memoir Anthony ‘Tony’ Sloman (56-63) Tony grew up in London's East End in the 1950s, dreaming of one day working in the film industry. Almost 60 years later, Tony has spent his entire career working intermittently in both the film and television industries, taking on jobs as a producer, director, film editor, sound editor and writer. Tony’s memoir, Reel Life , is bursting with compelling tales of life behind the scenes, including an insider’s account of the Herculean efforts involved in bringing The Prisoner to the small screen. Save One Life, Save The World: How One Young Man Tackles World Population Control Reverend David Gooday (46-54) This inspiration for this book was an orphanage in Eswatini, where a dedicated couple have spent thirty years raising abandoned children with no support from the government, depending entirely on local supermarkets, generous individuals and support from overseas. Its story is brought to life by the fictional Sipho Malcolm, who is adopted from the orphanage by a Christian family in 2055, then taken to the UK and educated. He becomes a professor of psychology, marries and returns to his country to consider some of the major problems of over population, and how this may be controlled. Undoctored: The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients Dr Adam Kay (93-98) In what has been described as his most honest and incisive book to date, Adam reflects on his journey since leaving the NHS frontline, and examines a life inextricably bound up with medicine. In his bestselling debut This is Going to Hurt , Adam wrote about the tragicomedy of his professional life and the insanity of working 97-hour weeks. In Undoctored , the pendulum swings the other way: it is decisively personal. Fans of Adam’s previous work will enjoy this characteristically sardonic follow up, which has been described as hilarious, heartbreaking and humbling.
allowed to exist... Antarctica. While the handful of survivors cling to life on the ice, they must also seek to reinvent civilisation under the most extreme conditions imaginable. Can they change and evolve rapidly enough to ensure humanity’s future? Can they build a new society in the cold? Cheers, Mr Churchill! Winston in Scotland Andrew Liddle (00-07) Since his death, Churchill has become a polarising figure whose legacy increasingly attracts criticism, and so the shifting allegiances of his early political life are often obscured. Andrew’s latest book focuses on Churchill’s fourteen-year period as MP for the city of Dundee, using first-hand accounts from an array of fascinating characters to bust some widely accepted myths. It also tells the story of Churchill’s surprise defeat to Edwin Scrymgeour, who became the only person ever elected to the House of Commons as a prohibitionist, in the 1922 election. Churchill had represented the city since 1908 and, after five previous victories, confidently described it as a 'life seat'. The Durbar’s Apprentice Remington Blackstaff (pseudonym) Set in 17th century pre-colonial Nigeria, The Durbar’s Apprentice tells the story of a warrior and the trials of loyalty, betrayal and sacrifice that he and his young apprentice must endure to prevent the bitter rivalry between two kingdoms descending into a bloody war. It is a story of morality fighting against power, set in a time and place that has had little coverage in modern literature. Eat With Beder Beder is a charity set up in 2017 to honour Beder Mirjan (11-16) who sadly took his own life at the age of 18. They take a unique approach to challenging the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide prevention, putting on a range of events and initiatives that bring like-minded people together and softly raise awareness. Eat with Beder is their second cookbook, containing a unique collection of recipes from well-known personalities, as well as honest and inspiring ‘conversations around the table’ as the contributors open up about their own journey.
A Man in Moccasins is the remarkable true story of John Maclean, who travels from Glasgow to the Canadian Prairies and finds himself welcomed into the indigenous population thanks to his outstanding shoemaking skills. John meets and adopts Tatanga Mani, a young Stoney-Nakoda, and they each embark on their own courageous journey of self-discovery, advocating for peace and racial integration at a time of huge societal upheaval. It’s a story of adventure, courage and conflict that gives a unique insight into how modern- day Canada was created. blackbirds don't mate with starlings Dr Janaka Pieris (81-86) Published under Janaka’s writing name, Janaka Malwatta, blackbirds don't mate with starlings is a collection of poetry that explores issues of racism and discrimination, both current and historical, and presents those issues as they are: raw, horrifying, and undiluted. The centrepiece is a poem about Jack Johnson, a black man who won the Heavyweight Championship of the World in the early 1900s, a time of entrenched racism. The crowd was searched for weapons due to number of threats made against him, and both the UK and US governments banned the footage on the grounds that Johnson’s victory would embolden the races that they called inferior. Boris Johnson: The Neverending Tory Iain Hollingshead, Teacher of History Iain’s ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ story sees readers attempt to navigate the lies, treachery and deceit of Westminster in the role of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The challenge is simple: fulfil your childhood ambition to be World King, a position so important that you will have to invent it first. There are plenty of pitfalls and false turns to avoid along the way but, if things go wrong, you can just pretend it never happened and try again. Tom’s latest novel is both fast-paced and suspenseful, following the frantic exodus that ensues when an omnipotent force claims the planet for their own and transmits the following message: humanity has thirty days to reach the one place on Earth where they will be Cold People Tom Rob Smith (87-97)
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