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A Sting in the Tale is the sort of book to listen to if you appreciate humor. However, if you are need of a humor transplant then, perhaps, this is not the book for you. This fully authorized memoir of Sting and Jim Berryman's time together is, indeed, a hilariously, eye-wateringly funny listen. Just imagine a P.G. Wodehouse book, and substitute Jeeves and Bertie Wooster with Sting and Jim and you'll have the right picture!

Ian Colquhoun is an extraordinary young man surviving a mind-numbing attack that has resulted in the loss of his legs. His parents were told that still might not be enough to save his life. Yet, somehow, his burned and broken body fought on. The agonies and extraordinary experiences, courage, and his determination to survive make this a gripping and inspirational audiobook.

Each eye-wateringly funny script in this book is based on real life events featuring Sting, Jim Berryman and related characters. It is set in 60s and 70s Newcastle before Sting rose to fame as the frontman of the band The Police.

This audiobook catalogues the rise of this worldwide crime wave where the car was the instrument of the criminals to get their ill-gotten gains. Includes an interview with one of the brains behind the most successful ramraid gang ever and follows his rise and eventual downfall. Feel the tension build up, feel the power surge of the turbo engine, hear the squeal of the wheels, the roar of the engine and later on...the slap of the cuffs as they go on!

The powerful, very personal, and deeply moving true story of how two cuddly characters, Blue Bunny and Snoopy, kept the love going between daughter and mother during a very intense time. This is the text and email diary of how one mother, Fiona Fridd, coped (or didn't) during her daughter's her gap year! After the farewell hugs and tears, the story moves on to the how these two cute, loveable characters from her daughter's childhood days helped keep the dialogue of love going between mother and daughter.

This is the story of Harry Marsden and the abuse he and many others suffered during their childhoods at the hands of the Catholic Church in St Mary's children's home. This book tracks the young Harry Marsden from a four-year-old being abandoned by his mother, through the savage treatment he and many others endured from the strict and brutal regime of the Sisters of Charity, to his rise to the top of the crime world, and then his turnaround to becoming a top boxing coach honored with award after award.