Paths Of Glory is a semi-biographical story of George Mallory and his attempt to be the first person ever to climb to the top of Mt. Everest. The story covers a thirty-two year period of George Mallory’s life beginning, of course, with his childhood and ending with his third, and un-known to him-his final attempt to climb Mt Everest in 1924 aged thirty-seven. Unfortunately it shall always remain a mystery as to whether the real George Mallory ever achieved this goal as he was last seen four hundred feet from the top. Read more

The second book in Stephenie Meyer’s vampire romance series continues the story of Bella and Edward and their rollercoaster lives in a small community. Bella begins to realise just how dangerous it is to be in love with a vampire and for Edward, keeping her safe is becoming increasingly difficult. This second thrilling installment of Meyer’s cult fantasy-romance is again expertly narrated by Ilyana Kadushin, who skilfully brings to life each and every voice, drawing the listener deep into the darkly romantic tale. Read more

Having taken a tentative and sceptical look at the first week of this series, I delved into the treasures of the second week with a little less hesitancy, and was rewarded with slightly more practical advice than you might have found from the first of the series. I do like that each week is literally broken down into working day sections with snappy titles for each that outline the basic content. The main focus this week was attitude, both how to develop the kinds of habits that will hopefully lead to business success and ultimately make you like one of the featured self-made millionaires, as well as guidance on risk taking and building self confidence. Read more

Any avid fan of ‘Dragons Den’ will be very familiar with Duncan Bannatyne and his apparent wealth. What they may not be so familiar with is his incredible story of how he became so very wealthy. His story begins by describing his tough and under privileged life in a Glasgow tenement. He then goes on to describe how he earned money to buy the things he wanted and tells of his time in the Royal Navy. The greatest part is his turning point when at 30 he decided he wanted to make himself a millionaire and five years later achieved it and is now worth 168 million. Read more

It is fair to say that, right from Gaelic times, the Irish have always had a well known talent for story telling. These have been offered to friends, family and strangers as a way of communication and entertainment for years. ‘Classic Irish Short Stories’ is a selection of a few of the best short stories by some of the most wonderful Irish authors from Goldsmith and O’Brien to Joyce and Trevor. This book concentrates on some of the earlier Irish writers who had a particular talent for imaginative writing and short stories. Read more