4 JUL 2024 · Every Icelander knows about the Gudmundur and Geirfinnur disappearances. 1974. In two separate incidents, two men vanished into thin air. Then, out of it came six murder confessions and six convictions. Yet in the decades that followed, these too evaporated.Anthony Adeane explores the stranger-than-fiction story that has unravelled in Iceland across 45 years. He provides the first full account of the case, paints a fascinating picture of the country and places each development in the contexts that shaped them: from the Cod Wars to the Cold War, the 2008 economic crash and beyond.Using unprecedented access, and exploring his own personal obsession with the case, he exposes the mistakes that were made, the lives that were ruined, the questions that remain unanswered and the headlines that continue to be printed. Out of Thin Air is at once a brilliant portrait of a society, a story of a shocking miscarriage of justice and a compelling true crime narrative. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Out-of-Thin-Air/dp/B07B8TBC9Q/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.H4y71prFQggL4Rs1EykoNgPp_RGMXeHWDB1jZGKIEd0DST0T5Eci5ejaOJ3H2esLZUjiEdBDtX3_y1zPwAbPpmO3BpRLUPuThBjLLE3cyhkv2g_MzHLcWKTS1Dk1VTXVk2ix-QuXs6oTmoPIhKmeEVQBOT-h81HMxlYhe1SV3KAuO-9i54LAUjyk8IoSXYTZ6PvsUlJs0Txk2_Ion7zPSknbHphbdcrdL9dmXfQzkDA.9tmD6c6qzOFqBt_iIVoUMyfIhv9IKbhDDbKZ9ysdtQ4&dib_tag=se&keywords=out+of+thin+air&qid=1719044658&s=books&sr=1-2

2 JUL 2024 · Starting with Caxton in 1477 Frank Muir shows how humorous writing has developed and refined through five centuries by such practitioners and innovators as Jonathan Swift, Henry Fielding and Laurence Sterne, and also how humour ranges from the crude to the subtle. It includes extracts from 215 different authors and anonymous pieces and there is a representation of American, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand prose as well as from Britain. The extracts quoted vary in length from a single paragraph to a complete story and there is a connecting text which introduces and sets the pieces in context. Framk Muir has written "The Frank Muir Book". https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Book-Humorous-Prose-P-G-Wodehouse/dp/0192141066

27 JUN 2024 · Just how do you become a barrister? Why do only 1 per cent of those who study law succeed in joining this mysteriously opaque profession? And why might a practising barrister come to feel the need to reveal the lies, secrets, failures and crises at the heart of this world of wigs and gowns?Nothing But The Truth is The Secret Barrister's bestselling memoir. It charts an outsider’s progress down the winding path towards practising at the Bar, taking in the sometimes absurd traditions of the Inns of Court, where every meal mandates a glass of port and a toast to the monarch, to the Hunger Games-style contest for pupillage, through the endlessly frustrating experience of being a junior barrister–as a creaking, ailing justice system begins to convince them that something has to change . . .Full of hilarious, shocking and surprising stories, Nothing But The Truth tracks the Secret Barrister’s transformation from hang ‘em and flog ‘em, austerity-supporting twenty-something to campaigning, bestselling, reforming author whose writing in defence of the law is celebrated around the globe.With a keen eye for the absurd and an obsessive fondness for Twitter, SB reveals the uncomfortable truths and darkest secrets about life in our criminal courts. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nothing-but-Truth-Stories-Innocence/dp/B09NNSDHM3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JERCMORNQG0U&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0qQkCRmuSVEV87GvueWkekIXzYUt61MJ2NrqD_7MoKW3gQpsiGCw_WftIh1Vt__qYqVu52kKLN9xgohycYnzwOpqrI1Ly0_ncJdPczMurczHmu4XazrsuWr0eGJx7dNS1rVEggyP79igqYx-0hIMHcbdVNMfmuc2A9JiUFzO1hNm9aRSrCaVVxBwOI_FhvnLrXZssvteaNcb_AjnPT2ut_u7r6h5rRmpwTaX17N5VPY.OqxciFuJoxH7G5q2Vr84_USAx3zei_krHhud-gxuBG0&dib_tag=se&keywords=nothing+but+the+truth&qid=1719050444&s=audible&sprefix=nothing+but+the+tru%2Caudible%2C408&sr=1-1

25 JUN 2024 · Review of this excellent guide lifting the lid on Forensic science and basics of investigations. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Illustrated-Guide-Forensics-Crime-Investigations/dp/076076185X/ref=sr_1_5?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7qb25rrqedAIpk0vUYTvSu4O_Xoe6I4hGDhVt45OycjlWkCHBeseFU_5tB_WnUAf7814-fU2_JYzbeFEy-Vzjhc55IvizM166tP92116rPGe_o19lxRu2sivEG-P05ku6Oo2zApwWrx9lcdG1AXzpQ.6No3V1q_152xNhJa0dP-d4uuXvsKYuf1RuFKKBwkQac&dib_tag=se&keywords=zakaria+erzinclioglu&qid=1718534278&sr=8-5 Cheaper https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31359852144&searchurl=ds%3D20%26kn%3DForensics%253A%2BTrue%2BCrime%2BScene%2BInvestigations%26rollup%3Don%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp0-_-title3 Mr. Erzinclioglu provided all that we want to know about basic science and art of forensics studies in this not-so-hard-to-read book. he gaves us every information about forensics from many perspective, mainly from biological and psychological point of view. The English professor of forensics taught us step by step how to conduct a forensic investigation and how to think as a psychological profiler. A very decent book for everyone who want to learn many things about forensics study.

20 JUN 2024 · Quick review of all three of the Alan Partridge books https://www.amazon.co.uk/Partridge-Need-Talk-About-Alan-ebook/dp/B005IH02Y4 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alan-Partridge-Nomad-ebook/dp/B01HY8NSQ8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19PA01Y77UK6Y&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rqHx83OLqZxSgk3bMSqADgAQY-qkuVUpV6axwssUnbQ_N4CFqBpuKmjVc5CoHnkQ.MKWosKz5bzpvQiqho3YmzaCXqOEt7QPDVdE39bxdvSE&dib_tag=se&keywords=Alan+Partridge+Nomad&qid=1718532649&s=digital-text&sprefix=alan+partrinomad%2Cdigital-text%2C1700&sr=1-1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alan-Partridge-Big-Beacon-ebook/dp/B0C4H2B9RD/ref=sr_1_2?crid=19PA01Y77UK6Y&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rqHx83OLqZxSgk3bMSqADgAQY-qkuVUpV6axwssUnbQ_N4CFqBpuKmjVc5CoHnkQ.MKWosKz5bzpvQiqho3YmzaCXqOEt7QPDVdE39bxdvSE&dib_tag=se&keywords=Alan+Partridge+Nomad&qid=1718532696&s=digital-text&sprefix=alan+partrinomad%2Cdigital-text%2C1700&sr=1-2 You can also try https://www.abebooks.co.uk, who have links to thousands of small, independent booksellers.

18 JUN 2024 · Wilfrid Brambell was one of Britain’s most loved and complex character actors. As Albert Ladysmith Steptoe, the unscrupulous rag-and-bone man with questionable habits in Ray Galton and Alan Simpson’s long-running Steptoe & Son, he quickly became a household name with co-star Harry H. Corbett. But despite scores of other successes in roles on stage, TV and film, Brambell died a sad and lonely man. This was a fascinating insight into a man who, sadly, was known by most people as just one character.  https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-Dirty-Old-Man-Authorised/dp/1803993626/ref=sr_1_3?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.H_ep63Nb92s_lUwfXa6wzpOurK2U7F8FsVaN46x1sx0OqpSDZ0mKG_ZZUwsXtxONY4UwdpdRu3parCmgSxNYb6iVsEdgPgC8aBswq1y8D-qMiYPXk9YCWu4KogYSfSlNJDIDG6yy3lIpLHSvbksYVF6Rv3lAqgI6kJ7Vt27Qe9vR9wu13CzE-JxApv7L3f6QtEZ85NmJdFQbpyxCrqYzj9AXzuvgDFJirhdzl7uH2PI.opzWDCEKyhDeDKwxpdrRykF_lTnYNYXom-SaKR4gL-8&dib_tag=se&keywords=you+dirty+old+man&qid=1718184314&sr=8-3 You Dirty Old Man! is the first definitive account of one of Britain’s most loved and complex character actors, Wilfrid Brambell. It uncovers a life that was far from happy and content as perhaps it should have been. Despite being one of the stars of Steptoeand Son, which at its peak attracted 28 million viewers and made household names of him and his co-star, Harry H. Corbett, Brambell died a sad, lonely man. Having become a prisoner of his own success, and battling an inner turmoil that eventually drove him to drink, author David Clayton reveals how Brambell suffered unbelievable personal heartache as his marriage collapsed in the most painful, deceitful circumstances imaginable. His torment led to a secretive life off camera where he did everything he could to stay out of the public eye, while continuing his upward trajectory to become one of the country’s most loved character actors. Featuring original interviews with film directors Richard Lester, Terence Davies, Richard Curtis and Tony Palmer, as well recollections from his own family members, the family of Harry H. Corbett and as those who worked alongside him in his numerous roles on stage, TV and film, You Dirty Old Man! seeks to restore the legacy of a man whose loyal fanbase remains undiminished sixty years on from his heyday. *Note: please do not worry about the cat in the background. He is deaf and cannot hear how loud he is.

13 JUN 2024 · A sensational new theory – and an insight into the late Victorian city through an intensively researched social history. Between May 1887 and February 1891, a succession of horrific murders shook Victorian London. During a reign of terror lasting nearly four years, numerous women were attacked. The police at the time believed the killings comprised two distinct sets – with two different killers. Several were attributed to the relatively unpublicised ‘Thames Torso’ series while the majority found their way into the Met’s ‘Whitechapel’ or Jack the Ripper file. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jack-Thames-Torso-Murders-Ripper/dp/1445687763/ref=sr_1_2?crid=BH0S2VBVNTQI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9ZvJv32_hdXpD1ToKAFQCZ1oLefrZhZwqMousbSDaqsvKGkOBdjgblJ62cLWwrjnBPfuFb5ZWJBfJOyvDlW7zdYjmwMSXm5oXMPdAIm5kO1KOOx5vIVm059d0BGctxJDZXNhnKxW-HCuBjdmkCWplTsxWmw8HlkktIkAfnNnfipvLQAAlbG2vOMAXhkAy2NGYlVf9BF4freIlpl95rYUOTalql_Cmk43cKeIxNnouLs.Y6UhOr5Jj68rbN26FluxNNMXsmL3lC2WxCdqp9k2yvc&dib_tag=se&keywords=jack+the+ripper+and+the+thames+torso+murders&qid=1718186821&sprefix=jack+and+the+thames+torso%2Caps%2C536&sr=8-2

16 MAY 2024 · Mary Trump spent much of her childhood in her grandparents’ large, imposing house in New York with Donald and his four siblings. She describes a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse. As a first-hand witness and a trained clinical psychologist, Mary explains how specific events and general family patterns created the damaged man who occupied the Oval Office. Written by the only Trump willing to speak out, Too Much and Never Enough is a fascinating and unnerving analysis on one of the world’s most powerful and dysfunctional families. Mary Trump’s insight and intimate familiarity means she alone can tell the truth on what makes Donald, and the rest of her clan, tick. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Too-Much-Never-Enough-Dangerous-ebook/dp/B08B9LRX33/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.T004S4aPlznkvi-v3LD8pFhzMMDw--rCYquGu5OvvomSU5Edh2MAjLUPCwK8X_JjepraxMFLak28rnoXXCTZwilZcKbRA3ziPD0m4qGyMC_JS_uZFGKJAFFuzNlt5wvVp4vEBJKI0OoeFq6jn6JkuNsKbsJQtUDev2lrSKVECAP37hiBmlV7Y5AqMvyX2hx9H1jVPytsa45VBNWXZWHtRKU8dt6lPveiq1vjb5AOUOk.JZUZs0gDUN1Vo5HHSLhj0gM7xvGPZ1_pv6jCGJIjbCQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=mary+trump&qid=1715599146&sr=8-1 https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30806110114&searchurl=ds%3D20%26kn%3DToo%2BMuch%2Band%2BNever%2BEnough%253A%2BHow%2BMy%2BFamily%2BCreated%2Bthe%2BWorld%2527s%2BMost%2BDangerous%2BMan%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1