Non fiction highlights for September 2006

• Bill Bryson   The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
  Bill Bryson revisits his childhood, growing up in 1950s America
• Conn Iggulden   Dangerous Book for Boys
  His first non-fiction title, looking at the delights and occupations of childhood; a source of invaluable information for men of any age
• Steven Gerrard   Gerrard: my autobiography
• Tana Ramsay     Tanya Ramsay’s Family Kitchen
  Simple and delicious recipes for every family
• Simon Schama     The Power of Art
  A survey of the history of creativity designed to make the reader look at art as never before.
• Archie Miles   Trees That Made Britain
  A celebration of the beauty and wonder of trees.
• Barbie Probert-Wright    Little Girl Lost
  A runner-up in the Richard and Judy ‘true’ prize. In 1947 the author, aged seven, embarked upon a perilous journey across Germany to flee from the invading Allied forces.
• Simon Barker   Rise and Rise of Rome.
  History of the rise of the Roman Empire
• Alan Brazil   There’s an awful lot of bubbly in Brazil: the life and times of a bon viveur
  Life and times of the former football player and presenter.
• Colin Thubron   Shadow of the Silk Road
  The author discovers that to travel the Silk Road is to travel the history of the World.

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