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Books in Livewire Real Lives series

  • Ronaldo: The Greatest Footballer in the World

    Andy Croft

    Paperback (Hodder Murray, )
    None
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar

    Julia Holt

    Paperback (Hodder Murray, )
    None
  • Kylie Minogue

    Mike Wilson

    Paperback (Hodder Murray, March 31, 2005)
    None
  • Florence Nightingale

    Sandra Woodcock

    Paperback (Hodder Arnold H&S, April 6, 1998)
    None
  • Denzel Washington

    Mike Wilson

    Paperback (Hodder Murray, May 30, 2003)
    None
  • Livewire

    Sandra Woodcock

    Paperback (Hodder Arnold H&S, April 5, 1999)
    Written by experienced special needs teachers, and fully assessed by The Basic Skills Agency to ensure accessibility in both layout and content, this biography of Francis Drake is part of the "Livewire: Real Lives" series, which features personalities from sport, film and music, politics and history.
  • Mahatma Gandhi

    Mike Wilson

    Paperback (Jamestown Publishers, March 15, 1998)
    True stories of Ghandi in elementary reader form
  • Ellen MacArthur

    Mike Wilson

    Paperback (Hodder Murray, )
    None
  • Livewire

    Sandra Woodcock

    Paperback (Hodder Arnold H&S, April 6, 1998)
    None
  • Livewire

    Mike Wilson

    Paperback (Hodder Arnold H&S, April 6, 1998)
    None
  • Alan Turing

    Jim Eldridge

    Paperback (A&C Black, Nov. 7, 2013)
    Alan Turing was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. He created one of the first designs for a stored-program computer and is widely considered to be the father of computer science and artificial intelligence. During World War II, Turing worked for the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, Britain's codebreaking centre, where he was responsible for breaking German naval codes, including the supposedly unbreakable Enigma code, and helping the Atlantic convoys avoid German U-boat attacks. This work probably shortened World War II by up to four years, saving millions of lives. This is the story of the amazing life and work of a British hero and one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century.
  • Boudica

    Gaby Halberstam

    Paperback (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Oct. 1, 2011)
    Packed full of bloody battles, fierce fighting and brutal military tactics, Boudica is an iconic figure of war and womanhood, whose legendary life story still resonates today. Part of the 'Real Lives' series which are narrative accounts of the life and times of some of the world's most iconic figures.