Biography

Step behind the scenes and experience of the pure adrenaline of the Tour de france through the eyes of Isle of Man superstar, Mark Cavendish. This book unmasks the exotic, contradictory, hysterical and brutal world of profesional cycling from the compellingly candid viewpoint of Mark Cavendish. Written off as "fat" and "useless" in his youth, now, aged 23, Mark has become British cycling's brightest star.

This paperback edition includes his 2009 Tour De France six-stage triumph.
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This is the life and times of Derry Kissack and touches on the lives of good Manx folk, of hardship and good times, machinery of all kinds and of course the Purple Helmets.

Derry's own very special humour comes across well in this readable and amusing book.
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This book tells the remarkable story of Arthur Caley who was born in Sulby in 1824, and who grew to become one of the tallest men in the world. At 7'11" and weighing over 25 stone Caley was a phenomenon, a force of nature around whom myth and legend quickly sprang up. At an early age he left the Island to find fame and fortune and appeared in freak shows around the United Kingdom and Europe. The book brings together all the known facts to create a fascinating and fitting tribute to one of the most colourful characters in Manx history.
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Now in it's second year, the Tell Me Project 2009 comprises a selection of memories of older people as told to school pupils in the Isle of Man.

Pupils at primary and secondary schools interview peole using laptops and latest recording equipment. Interviews are then uploaded to the "Tell Me Project" and archived by Manx National Heritage. Moderators then approve and grade the interviews and the best are included in this book.

For older people of the Island, it provides an opportunity to record their memories through the young and for pupils it helps improve interpersonal skills, raises self confidence and brings the past to life.
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Readily acknowledged as the most dominant Manx politician of the second half of the twentieth century the story of Sir Charles Kerruish and that of the Island during this period are closely intertwined. Throughout his political career he worked tirelessly and aggressively towards achieving far greater self-governemnt for the Island and this was done against his background of family man and hard working farmer.

The story of a Manx family in the early 1900's when Douglas had a bustling quayside.
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A Manx politician's (MHK) and former journalists recollections.

A collection of memories and anecdotes about Mona Douglas a Manx writer and Centenarian.

This anthology of the Isle of Man's National Poet not only introduces him and his works to first-time readers but also contains interesting explanations and notes to help understand the words and situations which are no longer part of our modern life.

In this book which includes previously unpublished photographs from his own treasured collection Sir Norman Wisdom proudly welcomes the reader into the Isle of Man home he designed himself and takes you on a round-island tour to some of his favourite places.Lavishly illustrated with stunning photographs of the Island and Sir Norman's career the book also tells the amazing rise of one of Britain's greatest comedy legends
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This book brings together the biographies of over 230 important and influential characters who have made their mark on the Isle of Man over the past 120 years. This is required reading for anyone who wants to know more about the people who made the Isle of Man what it is today.
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This is the life of a family in the Isle of Man. A century of social and political change is skillfully woven into the personal stories of the parents and their two daughters. This detailed and evocative account integrates a universal experience of childhood with a specifically Manx identity.
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The author's memories of the IOM and its great changes since the 1930's.

True stories of French and Belgian trawlermen working in Manx waters.

Published to celebrate local firm of advocate's Dickinson Cruickshank's Centenary year in 1999.

The author's memories of being brought up in Hildesley Road Douglas.
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