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British Scandal

In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal.British scandals change the course of history. They bring down governments, overthrow the rich and cause the mighty to fall. Some are about sex, others about money. In the end, they’re all about po...

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Bark at the Moon: Bert Rokey's Letters from the South Pacific, 1942-1945: How a Soldier and Sabetha, His Kansas Farm Community, Survived World War II cover

Bark at the Moon

Cleta Gresham Rokey

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Sharon and Ozzy | Inside the Osbourne Machine - Mick Wall on Chaos, Control and Survival | 4

Ozzy Osbourne's third album was a huge hit in America, and although the sleeve credited him with writing, producing, and arranging it, he later admitted to the biographer that Sharon was responsible for all of it.

His third album, Bark at the Moon, another huge hit in America. This is the days of vinyl. And on the back of the sleeve, it actually says, written, produced and arranged by Ozzy Osbourne.

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I Am Ozzy

Ozzy Osbourne

Mentioned 5 months ago

Sharon and Ozzy | Paranoid | 2

This book was mentioned as a source for further reading about the story discussed in the podcast.

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Black Sabbath

Mick Wall

Mentioned 5 months ago

Sharon and Ozzy | Paranoid | 2

This publication was cited as a resource for listeners wanting to read more about the history covered.

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Off the Rails

Rudy Sarzo

Mentioned 5 months ago

Sharon and Ozzy | Paranoid | 2

This was one of the books recommended for listeners seeking additional background information on the events discussed.

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One Night in Turin

Pete Davies

Mentioned 1 year ago

Encore: Gazza | Game Over | 3

The podcast mentioned this book as providing further details on the events surrounding Paul Gascoigne's career.

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Gazza

Paul Gascoigne

Mentioned 1 year ago

Encore: Gazza | Game Over | 3

The podcast mentioned this book as a source of information about Paul Gascoigne's life and career.

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Farewell But Not Goodbye - Updated Edition

Sir Bobby Robson

Mentioned 1 year ago

Encore: Gazza | Game Over | 3

This book was cited as another source of information for the podcast episode about Paul Gascoigne.

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Rise Up Women!

Diane Atkinson

Mentioned 1 year ago

The Pankhursts | Cat and Mouse | 3

This book was suggested as another source to read for more information on the suffragettes and their fight for voting rights.

The Remarkable Lives of the Suffragettes by Diane Atkinson.

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Poems Before Congress

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Mentioned 1 year ago

The Pankhursts | Cat and Mouse | 3

Emily Davison tucked a copy of this book into her skirt pocket before going to the post office, a detail mentioned shortly before she set the post box on fire.

39-year-old Emily Davison tucks her copy of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Poems Before Congress into her skirt pocket.

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Working-Class Suffragette

C Talbot

Mentioned 1 year ago

The Pankhursts | Cat and Mouse | 3

This book is recommended at the end of the episode as a way to learn more about this topic.

Working Class Suffragette by C.M. Talbot

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A Room with a View (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

E. M. Forster

Mentioned 1 year ago

The Pankhursts | Women at War | 2

It was mentioned briefly, in the context of Christabel having a copy of the book at the time of a newspaper article depicting the suffragettes negatively.

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The Hidden History of the White House

Corey Mead

Mentioned 1 year ago

The Pankhursts | Deeds Not Words | 1

This book was recommended by the narrator, suggesting it provides a deeper understanding of the White House's history.

Order The Hidden History of the White House now in hardcover or digital edition wherever you get your books.

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Rory Stewart

The Places In Between

It was mentioned in passing that Rory Stewart, who was interviewed on a previous podcast episode, described Liz Truss with exaggerated simplicity and as a provocateur within his book.

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funny what Roy Stewart says in his book about her is that he she calls it he's a genius he said was exaggerated simplicity and also the other thing he says about is she's she's a provocateur she provo...

— Episode: Liz Truss | Alastair Campbell and Joe Ly...

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It was mentioned in passing that Rory Stewart, who was interviewed on a previous podcast episode, described Liz Truss with exaggerated simplicity and as a provocateur within his book.

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funny what Roy Stewart says in his book about her is that he she calls it he's a genius he said was exaggerated simplicity and also the other thing he says about is she's she's a provocateur she provokes people and then sort of sees where it goes and she's quite adaptable she can change

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Kwasi Kwarteng

Britannia Unchained

Global Lessons for Growth and Prosperity

It was mentioned that Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng planned to put into motion ideas they discussed in this book to revolutionise the British economy.

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And they're both planning to set in motion the things they talked about in Britannia Unchained to transform the economy in a rapid and revolutionary way.

— Episode: Liz Truss | Liz vs Lettuce | 3

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Episode: Liz Truss | Liz vs Lettuce | 3

It was mentioned that Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng planned to put into motion ideas they discussed in this book to revolutionise the British economy.

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And they're both planning to set in motion the things they talked about in Britannia Unchained to transform the economy in a rapid and revolutionary way.

He thought then she'd be a strong leader, a reformer. But he was wrong. She's ripped up everything they stood for in Britannia Unchained.

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Jonathan Cahn

The Dragon's Prophecy

Israel, the Dark Resurrection, and the End of Days

It was mentioned as one of the books that offered an account of the case, written by John Darwin himself.

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Books include Up the Creek Without a Paddle by Tammy Cohen Out of My Depth by Anne Darwin and The Canoomal by John Darwin.

— Episode: Encore: The Canoe Con | Dead Man Walking...

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Episode: Encore: The Canoe Con | Dead Man Walking | 3

It was mentioned as one of the books that offered an account of the case, written by John Darwin himself.

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Books include Up the Creek Without a Paddle by Tammy Cohen Out of My Depth by Anne Darwin and The Canoomal by John Darwin.

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K.F. Breene

Charles (Darkness #8)

It was mentioned as a source for further information about the story of Prince Charles, specifically regarding his relationship with Camilla and Diana.

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If you'd like to know more about this story, you can read Charles by Sally Beddle Smith, The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown, Charles and Camilla, Portrait of a Love A...

— Episode: The Crowded Marriage | Fred and Gladys |...

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Episode: The Crowded Marriage | Fred and Gladys | 1

It was mentioned as a source for further information about the story of Prince Charles, specifically regarding his relationship with Camilla and Diana.

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If you'd like to know more about this story, you can read Charles by Sally Beddle Smith, The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown, Charles and Camilla, Portrait of a Love Affair by Giles Brandrith and Diana, Her True Story by Andrew Morton.

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Laura Jackson

Brian Jones

The untold life and mysterious death of a rock legend

This book was mentioned as a resource for listeners wanting to learn more about the story of Brian Jones's life and death. It was suggested as further reading.

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If you'd like to know more about this story, you can read Brian Jones, The Untold Life and Mysterious Death of a Rock Legend by Laura Jackson,

— Episode: Death of a Rolling Stone | A Mysterious...

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Episode: Death of a Rolling Stone | A Mysterious Death | 3

This book was mentioned as a resource for listeners wanting to learn more about the story of Brian Jones's life and death. It was suggested as further reading.

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If you'd like to know more about this story, you can read Brian Jones, The Untold Life and Mysterious Death of a Rock Legend by Laura Jackson,

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