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|author=Judith Kerr
|title=Judith Kerr's Creatures: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Judith Kerr
|rating=5
|genre=Autobiography
|summary=In children's literature there are some authors whom you know are not just reliable, but always impressive. One of those names is [[:Category:Judith Kerr|Judith Kerr]]. For decades she's been delighting our children (and grandchildren) but it still came as something of a surprise to discover that she would be ninety in June 2013. To celebrate this, Harper Collins have published ''Creatures'' in which Judith tells not just her own story but that of the ''creatures'' - the characters in her books and her family - who have contributed to her inspirational life. It is, though, far more than just an autobiography with a marvellous collection of paintings, drawings and memorabilia.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007513216</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Gregg Wallace
|summary=I enjoyed all three of Ian Mathie’s previous books so it’s probably no surprise to find me praising this one too. Already, for me, this writer has set a high bar with his pared, modest prose and authentic descriptions of life as an educated white man with unsophisticated mid-African tribes in the middle of the twentieth century. His everyday life in this book is a perilous adventure – modern travel memoirs seem banal by comparison.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1906852138</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Beth Raymer
|title=Lay the Favourite: A True Story about Playing to Win in the Gambling Underworld
|rating=4.5
|genre=Autobiography
|summary=It was a dream which brought Beth Raymer to Las Vegas, but the reality was that she ended up waiting tables in a low-end diner and living in a distinctly unsavoury motel. A chance meeting brought her into contact with Dink, the self-styled king of the city's sports betting and she moved into what was very much a man's world - of high-stakes gambling and a lot of people you wouldn't necessarily want your daughter to know. This is the story of how Beth learned the trade and moved into the world of the big money where gambling regulations don't apply. Being sharp was what it was all about.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099555395</amazonuk>
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