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The Coincidence of Novembers
Edited by Sandy Nairne
A selection of autobiographical writings by Sir Patrick Nairne (1921 – 2013)
40% funded
FUCK YEAH, VIDEO GAMES: THE LIFE AND EXTRA LIVES OF A PROFESSIONAL NERD
Daniel Hardcastle and Rebecca Maughan
A personal, absurd celebration of the sheer joy of video games.
1474% funded
From Crimea with Love
Jason Salkey
A memoir from the actor who played Rifleman Harris on Sharpe's Rifles
24% funded
Boy Soldier: Memoirs of a Child Soldier From Northern Uganda
Norman Okello and Theo Hollander
The inspiring life story of a former child soldier from northern Uganda
94% funded
A Wild and Precious Life: A Recovery Anthology
Lily Dunn and Zoe Gilbert
Addiction, physical and mental illness and its aftermath: a collection of stories and poetry from writers in recovery.
20% funded
On The Road Not Taken
Paul Dodgson
A memoir that is a love story about the transformational power of music
102% funded
Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines
Henrietta Heald
The true story of Britain’s early women engineers
115% funded
Eileen: The Making of Orwell
Sylvia Topp
The never before told story of George Orwell’s first wife, a woman who shaped, supported and even saved the life of one of the 20th century’s greatest writers.
101% 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
53% funded
Rhubarb Rhubarb
Mary Jane Paterson and Jo Thompson
A correspondence between a hopeless gardener and a hopeful cook
39% funded
Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore
Emma Southon
A biography of the most extraordinary woman in the Roman world
166% funded
Mansplaining Masculinity
Dave Pickering
Dave Pickering tries to explain masculinity, both to you and to himself
21% funded
The Ethical Stripper
Stacey Clare
Forget everything you’ve heard about strippers: this book is an antidote to stigma, shame and stereotyping
19% 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
113% funded
The Irish Pasha
Louise Foxcroft
The astonishing private and public lives of a maverick Edwardian Egyptologist
106% funded
105% funded
Rinse, Spin, Repeat
Edie Fassnidge
A graphic novel about my experience of the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004
116% funded
117% 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
Angel Dorothy
Jane Brown
A new biography of the woman behind Dartington Hall, American heiress Dorothy Elmhirst
102% 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
Encounters With Harriet Martineau
Stuart Hobday
A biography of Harriet Martineau, the first female journalist
108% funded
My Tutu Went AWOL!
Iestyn Edwards
When you audition by accident and take your cross-dressing ballerina act to entertain the troops in Iraq & Afghanistan
117% funded
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