A Parrot in the Pepper Tree |
Chris Stewart ISBN: 095352275X A Parrot in the Pepper Tree: A Sort of Sequel to "Driving Over Lemons". Chris Stewart turns another leaf on his life in southern Spain in this "Sort Of" sequel to his biography, "Driving Over Lemons". It is in fact part...(read more) |
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Agent Undercover |
John Lightfoot ISBN: 1857822110 Lightfoot's horrifying story of his undercover work for HM Customs and Excise among the drug barons in Spain. His activities led to the destruction of narcotics with a street value of 6 million pounds. Betrayed by his former employees, he was left to...(read more) |
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As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning |
Laurie Lee ISBN: 0140033181 This autobiographical volume describes the author's departure from Stroud, his walk to London, and his months in Spain on the eve of the Spanish Civil War. His other works include "A Moment of War" and "Cider With Rosie". |
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Blake's Classic True Crime Compendium: Vol 1 |
John Lightfoot, Drew MacKenzie ISBN: 1857825616 Blake's True Crime Compendium 1 brings together two bestselling classics for the price of one: Sunday Bloody Sunday and The Spanish Connection. Drew Mackenzie was the News of the World's crime correspondent and in this gripping collection of true...(read more) |
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Death in Malaga |
Harmon William Whitaker, Norton Edward ISBN: 0970042205 Death in Malaga: An American Eyewitness Account of the Spanish Civil...(read more) |
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Federico Garcia Lorca |
Ian Gibson ISBN: 0571142249 Known primarily as a poet and dramatist, Spanish writer Federico Garcia Lorca published four books before his early death in the Spanish Civil War. This biography gives an account of his family, his homosexuality and his mysterious death, as well as...(read more) |
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Franco: A Biography |
Paul Preston ISBN: 0006862101 Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the Caudillo of Spain from the Nationalists' brutal, Fascist-sponsored victory over the Republican government in the Spanish Civil War until his quiet death in 1975, is the subject of this book. The biography presents a...(read more) |
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Getting to Mañana |
Miranda Innes ISBN: 0552770981 In 1996, former Country Living garden-editor, Miranda Innes decided to change her life completely. Tired of urban living, bored of her career, out of love with her long-standing partner, she and her son spied a romantic ruin in Andalusia amid its own...(read more) |
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Goya |
Sarah Symmons ISBN: 0714837512 (Art & Ideas S.) This is a study of Francisco Goya (1746-1828), the Spanish painter and graphic artist whose work ranges from elegant and opulent royal portraits to dark depictions of horror and evil. Goya's career was a great triumph in the history...(read more) |
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Kenny Noye: Public Enemy No 1 |
Wensley Clarkson ISBN: 1844541932 Kenneth Noye is a criminal mastermind and millionaire. The man at the top of organised crime in Britain fled the country after the murder of young motorist Stephen Cameron on the M25. His extradition from Spain caused banner headlines across the country. |
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Malaga Burning |
Gamel Woolsey ISBN: 0964873613 Malaga Burning: American Woman's Eyewitness Account of the Spanish Civil War. The poet and wife of Gerald Brenan describes their experiences in Spain during the Civil War. |
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Picasso's War |
Russell Martin ISBN: 0743478630 Picasso's War: The Extraordinary Story of an Artist, an Atrocity and a Painting That Shook the World. On 26 April 1937, the Basque town of Guernica in northern Spain was bombed by Hitler's Luftwaffe on behalf of Francisco Franco as he waged a bloody...(read more) |
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Picasso: The Real Family Story |
Olivier Widmaier Picasso ISBN: 3791331493 Already published in France, Spain, and Germany to wide acclaim, this book presents an insider's portrait of Pablo Picasso, the women in his life, and the Picasso family. The author, Picasso's grandson Olivier Widmaier Picasso, spoke extensively with...(read more) |
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The Lone Brit on 13 |
Christopher Chance ISBN: 1840189576 The Lone Brit on 13: A Prisoner's Hell in Spain's Toughest Jail. The Lone Brit on 13 is a gripping true story of violence, degradation and adventure penned in the confines of a grim Malaga prison cell. Imprisoned for almost two years for drug-smuggling,...(read more) |
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The Tomb in Seville |
Norman Lewis ISBN: 0330435388 In 1934, Norman Lewis and his Sicilian brother-in-law set out for the cathedral in Seville -- but then civil war somewhat disrupted their plans. With no trains running, they were forced to walk 100 miles on foot, sleeping in caves and dodging bullets....(read more) |
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