Jim Davidson: 25 books

On 2 January 2013, just a day before Jim Davidson was due to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house, he found himself behind far more serious locked doors when he was arrested by the Yewtree detectives over alleged sex offences. Twelve months later, the public voted to crown Jim Davidson as the winner...

On January 2, 2013, just a day before Jim Davidson was due to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house, he found himself behind far more serious locked doors when he was arrested by the Yewtree detectives over alleged sex offenses. 12 months later, the public voted to crown Jim Davidson as the winner...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The authors bring extreme climbing to life. . . . Perhaps no author can rationalize why some choose to risk their lives . . . for the thrill of conquering a mountain. The Ledge comes perilously close and tells a ripping true story at the same time.”—The Denver...

‘I was written out of the family story. This book is my attempt to write myself, and my mother, back into it.'In this singular memoir, historian and biographer Jim Davidson writes about his fraught relationship with his authoritarian and controlling father, whose South African background and time...

Short biography of gossip columnist Hedda Hopper and her son, actor William Hopper. In the path to success, each had a different obstacle to overcome: hers was balancing the demands of motherhood and a career; his, the influence of an over-domineering mother. The author chronicles the ups and downs of their often-strained relationship.

In modern American society, the child who grows up without learning to read does not have a prayer when it comes to achieving true success in life. Unfortunately, this is the case for several million of our nation’s children. According to an April 2017 study by the U.S. Department of Education and...

The crime fiction canopy's a broad one, with room to give shelter to writing of all sorts, as editor Lawrence Block shows with At Home in the Dark: "Some of these stories have one or both feet planted in another genre. James Reasoner's story is a period western, Joe Lansdale's is bleakly dystopian,...

Fashion Fatigue and Scents Make Sense Betty and Veronica not only get Fashion Fatigue Archie to join them on an all day shopping trip, but he loves every minute of it! How do they do it? Next, in Scents Make Sense, to increase spending, Mr. Lodge uses smells to get people into stores. But, as the #1 Shopaholic, is it Veronicas favorite perfume that accidentally does a better job?

A Night at the Comic Shop, Part Two. The thrilling conclusion to a 2-part story reintroducing some of the most memorable characters Archie ever published! The comic book characters unleashed through the inter-dimensional portal have moved out of the Pep Comics shop and into Archie's world! It's up...

Shopping 101: Budget cuts force Riverdale High to subsidize by leasing and selling school property to all of Veronica's favorite stores! "Santa's Little Helper": Veronica secretly takes a "Santa's helper" position to be closer to department store Santa Archie who, unbeknownst to...

Stuck in the '70s': A glimpse of her parent's home movies gives Veronica a taste of the 1970s, and before you know it, she's dreaming of life in the days of disco and pay phones... but can she do without all her modern conveniences? 'Picture This': Everything is less than 'picture-perfect' at Riverdale...

Stop the Press: When the editor of the school paper learns Marcy is Veronica's cousin, she decides to use Marcy for the ultimate scoop. Just wait until this calculating journalist learns there's nothing like a Veronica besmirched!

Aunt Lily gives her a necklace she claims is charmed - and it's not long before Veronica is experiencing clairvoyant images while wearing it! Is the necklace merely magical, or is the magic all in Veronica's head? Then, Career Day at the school leads Veronica to imagine what life in the workplace would be like, with her as the boss, of course!

Summer Spring Show: When Betty and Veronica babysit a girl named Summer, they're in for a really big show... and they're the stars! Summer is a "showbiz kid" with a flair for the theatrical, and she literally shines the spotlight on Betty and Veronica as she engages them in interactive skits,...