The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

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Laura Walsh

When Laura Walsh walked into her four-month-old daughter's bedroom, she was confronted with a mother's worst nightmare. Her beautiful baby was dead in her cot. This tragedy marked the beginning of Laura's journey of self-destruction. She became addicted to painkillers and alcohol, her marriage failed and she lost her house and alienated her friends and family. Lying and stealing to acquire tablets and booze, Laura spent several desperate years in the wilderness, years in which her two remaining children had to watch their mum become a sordid shadow of the woman they loved. She was ashamed but unable to find the strength to fight back - until one Christmas when her addictions finally threatened to kill her--Back cover.

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written with Alan Lynton

This book consists chiefly of the authors reminiscences of his time with the Fairey Aviation Band. This band was one of a number of British brass bands consisting of employees from individual British businesses; one of the most well-known bands of this type is the Black Dyke Mills Band.

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Mahatma Gandhi

An acclaimed, authoritative biography exploring the life, historical impact, and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Bruce Gamble

The story of the people, places, and events that made the legend of the Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 214, of WWII fame, and of the squadron's pugnacious skipper, Greg "Pappy" Boyington.