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Between the Devil and the Deep
Mark Cowan and Martin Robson
The gruesome true story of the bends, seen through the eyes of a diver pitched into a natural hell; paralysed and trapped underwater with nowhere to go but sink back into the deep.
37% funded
Paint My Name In Black And Gold
Mark Andrews
Paint My Name In Black And Gold is the story of the first five years of The Sisters of Mercy.
61% funded
100 Voices
Miranda Roszkowski
100 years after getting the Vote, 100 female writers share their story
11% funded
The Philosopher Queens
Rebecca Buxton and Lisa Whiting
A book about women in philosophy by women in philosophy
118% funded
Not As Nature Intended
Rich Hardy
A story of the exploitation of animals for food, fashion and entertainment from the unique perspective of an undercover investigator.
62% funded
From Crimea with Love
Jason Salkey
A memoir from the actor who played Rifleman Harris on Sharpe's Rifles
64% funded
The Replacement Girl: A Life in 24 Frames
John-Michael O'Sullivan
A biography of Barbara Mullen, one of the twentieth century's great fashion models
68% funded
The Ethical Stripper
Stacey Clare
Forget everything you’ve heard about strippers: this book is an antidote to stigma, shame and stereotyping
37% funded
Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines
Henrietta Heald
The true story of Britain’s early women engineers
104% funded
Sew on the Go: a maker's journey
Mary Jane Baxter
An inspiring road trip and a practical guide to crafting wherever you find yourself
69% funded
Glarnies, Green Berets & Goons: The Life and Legacy of Larry Stephens
Julie Warren
The remarkable story of a WWII Commando who transformed British comedy.
103% funded
101% funded
The Elegant Art Of Falling Apart
Jessica Jones
Sometimes we have to lose everything to understand this moment is all we have
105% funded
The Irish Pasha
Louise Foxcroft
The astonishing private and public lives of a maverick Edwardian Egyptologist
106% funded
Rinse, Spin, Repeat
Edie Fassnidge
A graphic novel about my experience of the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004
116% funded
Place-making: The Art of Capability Brown, 1716-1783
John Phibbs
Leading authority on Brown publishes long-awaited celebration to mark his 300th anniversary
103% funded
First in the World Somewhere
Penny Pepper
A unique memoir of creative purpose, sexual discovery, activism - driven by defiance
106% funded
Different Class : Fashion, Football & Funk The Story of Laurie Cunningham
Dermot Kavanagh
A biography of England's first professional black footballer, who represented Leyton Orient, West Bromwich Albion and became the first Englishman to play for Real Madrid
112% funded
Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore
Emma Southon
A biography of the most extraordinary woman in the Roman world
176% funded
Pop Stars in My Pantry
Paul Simper
A memoir of pop folk and clubbing in the 1980s (Formerly known as Just Got Lucky: My Life in Pop)
110% funded
News From The Home Front
Rachael de Moravia
An insider's account of life as a military wife; of life on the home front, in the fall-out zone of the modern Royal Air Force
102% funded
Zippy and Me: The Remarkable Life in Puppets of Rainbow’s Ronnie Le Drew
Ronnie Le Drew and Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi
The hilarious autobiography of Rainbow puppeteer Ronnie Le Drew
106% funded
Ben Again
Ben Clench
Ben Again is the inspirational memoir of traumatic brain injury survivor Ben Clench from Sussex
113% funded
Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear?
Lev Parikian
A lapsed and hopeless birdwatcher’s attempt to see 200 birds in a year
131% funded
