Riley Adams has three passions in life: family, friends and football. Despite often finding school difficult, Riley finds happiness in friendships with his ‘band of brothers and sisters’, who play for his beloved Highfield Flyers FC.
A young man takes a summer job with a horse packer in the Sierra Nevada mountains, gaining a valuable education in the art of living through a modern-day parable filled with love for horses, nature, and the majestic Sierras. Eighteen-year-old Pablo, bound for college but drifting toward gang life, finds a lifeline when his mother arranges a job for him with Dr. Clyde, a podiatrist and commercial horse packer. Removed from city distractions, Pablo leads pack horse trains through the breathtaking John Muir Wilderness. Under Dr. Clyde's guidance, he learns essential life lessons drawn from the doctor’s 40 years of experience in the mountains. The diverse guests they encounter offer various models of living, from arrogant tourists to respectful outdoorsmen. Dr. Clyde emphasizes the importance of learning from poor decisions, both in oneself and others. Through this journey, Pablo discovers that self-reliance, preparedness, and accountability are key to becoming a confident adult. With lyrical descriptions of the mountains and charming illustrations, this narrative celebrates outdoor life and its role in character building.
'When I was 16 I dressed in Victorian clothing in a bid to distract people from the fact that I was gay. It was a flawed plan.'No Shame is a very funny, candid and emotional ride of a memoir by one of our most beloved comedians. The working-class son of a coach driver, and the youngest member of the Noel Coward Society, Tom Allen grew up in 90s suburbia as the eternal outsider.In these hilarious, honest and heart breaking stories Tom recalls observations on childhood, his adolescence, the family he still lives with, and his attempts to come out and negotiate the gay dating scene. They are written with his trademark caustic wit and warmth, and will entertain, surprise and move you in equal measure.
Happily settled in a new relationship and with a dream house of his own, comedian Tom Allen had finally moved on from the arrested development of millennial life and could at last call himself an adult. But when his father died suddenly in late 2021, Tom's newfound independence was rocked by a fresh set of challenges, and he began to find solace in the past (and his new vegetable patch). Told through snapshots from Tom's busy life - whether reflecting on the campness of funeral customs, muddy lockdown walks in unsuitable footwear or just reminiscing on his childhood obsession with Patricia Routledge - Too Much is a hilarious joyride of stories as well as an emotional ode to Tom's beloved dad, and a touching manifesto on how to navigate the complexities of grief. With moving honesty and wit, Tom writes beautifully about those days, weeks and months following his family's loss, and about how bewildering the practicalities of life can be in the wake of an upheaval - those moments, really, when everything can start to feel a bit too much
Armenia travel guide. Expert holiday advice including Yerevan, monasteries, UNESCO World Heritage sites, national parks and the Transcaucasian Trail. Also covers hotels, walking, cycling, winter sports, wildlife, petroglyphs and ancient art, Orbelian's Caravanserai, Dilijan, Tavush, Debed Canyon, Noratus, Etchmiadzin, Tatev, Geghard, Vayots Dzor.