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  Fighter Aces! - The Constable...

  Alex Revell

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  When Gerald Constable Maxwell was flying as a fighter pilot in World War I, his brother Michael was born. Both went on to have distinguished flying careers in World War II. This is the story of both men and how their paths crossed during the second conflict.Gerald served with distinction with 56 Squadron, one of the crack fighter units of WWI in France. Upon his return to England he became Chief Flying Instructor of No. 1 Fighter and Gunnery School at Turnberry. In World War II he served as Station Commander at RAF Ford, a night Fighter station near Arundel, one of the most efficient and happy stations in 11 Group.Michael followed in his brothers footsteps and joined 56 Squadron in April 1940 to fly the Hawker Hurricane. During May the squadron was moved to France to assist the fast retreating British and French forces as the Germans rapidly advanced. On 27 May, he was shot down whilst attacking ten Heinkel 111s on their way to bomb Dunkirk. Fortunately his first contacts upon landing by parachute were French and he managed to find his way to Ostend where he boarded a trawler and crossed the Channel back to Deal.56 Squadron had by now returned to their English base at North Weald from where they were flying patrols over the French coast and escorting RAF bombers raiding the German positions. On 8 June, whilst trying to reach returning Blenheims over Le Treport, the Hurricanes were bounced by Bf 109s and again Michael was hit, wounding him in the leg and foot, fortunately he eventually managed a crash landing back at North Weald. During the height of the Battle of Britain Michael was again forced to make a crash landing near Herne Bay which he was lucky to survive as his Hurricane had disintegrated around him.In the autumn of 1941 Michael was posted to 604 Nightfighter Squadron, led by the legendary Cats Eyes Cunningham flying Beaufighters and eventually Mosquitos. He was eventually to Command the squadron whose tally of enemy aircraft shot down when he left it had reached 100. This remarkable story includes first-hand combat accounts from both Michael and Gerald and the author has had access to the Constable Maxwells family records.

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  Listen Mama

  M.S.P. Williams

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  Finalist for Best Audiobook Memoir  --2022 Audie Awards 
  Finalist for Best Memoir --2022 BookLife/Publishers Weekly Selfies US Book Award 
  Finalist for Best Memoir --2022 Eric Hoffer Award 
  Finalist for Best African American Literary Nonfiction --2022 Indie Book Awards 
  "As dramatic as it is heartbreaking." --Kirkus Reviews  
  "Warmly likable man doing his utmost to struggle through more tragedy and bad luck than any human being should..." -- BookLife Review 
  Through a series of letters at times heart-breaking, poetic, and unexpectedly humorous, come explore this true teen and young adult journey of a lost soul searching for the love of his mentally ill mother. While facing seemingly insurmountable odds, Manny ultimately becomes her caretaker and guardian while also parenting his four younger siblings in 1990’s Houston, Texas. 
  Witness his transformation in this coming-of-age story of a forgotten and disfigured black child, born into spirit-crushing poverty, and thrust into adult life all too soon. Manny’s teen years are spent battling the silent and treacherous enemy of mental illness in his mother's erratic and terrifying behavior. Years of bullying and abuse finally take their toll, and Manny soon finds himself at war with his own demons of depression, anxiety, and suicide attempts as he struggles to find his place in the world, and the true meaning of unconditional love. 
  Experience this inspirational story of loss, faith, love, and redemption that is guaranteed to bring forth both tears and laughter, heartache and happiness, as it captures your imagination, ignites your soul, and soon has you racing from page to page, breathlessly waiting to discover what happens next…

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  This Wide Terraqueous World

  Laird Hunt

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  In this new collection of nonfiction from the celebrated author of Zorrie, Laird Hunt uses fiction as an inspiration, a tool, even an obsession, employing its methods to get to the heart of experience. The “sizzling” work of Jane Bowles colors his wanderings through Palermo while a London museum trip provokes a consideration of taxidermy’s storytelling potential and fairytales blend with echoes of W. G. Sebald, Willa Cather, and László Krasznahorkai. From intrigue at the United Nations to a broken-down car in Nebraska, from the history of denim to the dangerous games of childhood, This Wide Terraqueous World leads listeners down the winding paths of memory as Hunt examines his subjects in razor-sharp prose both eerily spare and richly evocative.

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  Breaking Out: The unbelievable...

  Janice Nix

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  ’We’re going to change all this. We’re going to make you a new life.’ 
  From petty shoplifter to gangland empress. 
  From frightened runaway to proud mother. 
  From drug dealer to probation worker. 
  Janice Nix lived a life of crime. Groomed to work as a shoplifter in London’s West End, she entered a glamorous underworld of beautiful possessions – and drugs. As she rose to the top of her criminal empire, Janice achieved the money and status her family had never had. But one day, it had to come tumbling down. 
  Several prison stretches later, Janice was reformed – and inspired to join the probation service. Using everything she learned in her years on the streets, she’s devoted her life to ensure girls like her don’t make the same mistakes. 
  This is her story. 
  In Breaking Out, Janice Nix's autobiography, she takes us on a journey through her life, from her days as a criminal in an organised underworld to her transformation into a law enforcement officer. Her story is not just a biography, but a motivational and inspirational self-help guide that shows us that it's never too late to change. 
  For fans of Ruth Kelly (Amber's Donkey), Dr Amanda Brown (THE PRISON DOCTOR), Kim Chown (Who Will Believe You?), Chris Atkins (A Bit of a Stretch), and Maggie Hartley (Not To Blame).

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  Tempting the Fates - A Memoir of...

  Dare Wilson

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  General Dare Wilson saw action in France 1940 (Dunkirk), Italy and North West Europe (where he won his MC) with the Northumberland Fusiliers and later the Recce Regiment.  He then served in Palestine and Korea which he rates as the most vicious war he fought in.  He was picked to command 22 SAS and was responsible for basing them at Hereford.  His account of the world record-breaking free fall jump free falling from 34,000 feet makes thrilling reading  one member died.  He went on to fight the Mau Mau in Kenya and was in the last party to leave Aden when we withdrew in 1968.  Dare then learnt to fly helicopters and commanded the fledgling Army/Air Corps.  We believe that this is one of the most enthralling of the many superb memoirs we have published.  Certainly it is the widest in its scope and makes for thrilling reading.

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  To Mom and Dad with love - My...

  HARRY KUPERBERG

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  My Mom escaped from the Umschlagplatz or meeting place in Opatow Poland.She quickly found herself with Identification papers and a new identity in Warsaw.She became an important member of the Partisans conducting Espionage and Military attacks with my Father.He was in the Warsaw Ghetto with rebels fighting the Nazi as he kept a hidden Bakery and took good care of his beloved parents.With the Sewers as his transportation system he and my Mom were instrumental in saving many Jewish children and often their families as well.They almost escaped Warsaw by flying out of a German military airport with Diplomatic passports issued by the Portuguese Embassy.But after taking off from an Airport teeming with the German military the Plane had engine trouble and needed to return to the Airport.

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