Albert Johanneson became one of the first high profile black players in football when he joined Leeds United from the poverty of South African township life in 1961. Over the next nine years he became a favourite with the Leeds fans, amassing over 200 appearances and 68 goals whilst enduring racism, endemic in that era, on and off the pitch.
Paul Harrison Books
Paul Harrison brings a wealth of experience from his career within the UK's criminal justice system, primarily as a police officer. His close work with the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit provided him with a unique and remarkable insight into the minds of some of the world's most violent offenders. As an author, his focus has largely been on true crime, though he has recently ventured into fiction. His writing is distinguished by its authenticity and deep understanding of criminal psychology, offering readers a disturbing yet fascinating glimpse into the darker aspects of the human psyche.






The Third Revolution
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Harrison argues that population growth, rising consumption and damaging technologies have combined to bring on the biggest environmental crisis in human history. Just as crisis spurred the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions, so it may the third revolution that is needed to achieve sustainable development. Harrison provides a bulletin on the state of the planet and the process of destruction, and a blueprint for the third revolution. Harrison is author of "Inside the Third World" and was the 1988 recipient of the UNEP Global 500 award for outstanding services to the environment. The book is being made into a TV documentary to coincide with publication.
The Book of Saints
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Find out about the most well-known saints, why are they important and how to become one
Down the River
- 16 pages
- 1 hour of reading
What can you see down by the river? Follow one boy on his journey in this non- fiction recount.
Monstrous Stories: Planet of the Grapes
- 63 pages
- 3 hours of reading
Have you ever had a pet Jenny has cockroaches. Unfortunately, her dad can't wait to exterminate every single cockroach in the town. One night, some very irresponsible aliens dump their food waste on earth and people actually begin to turn into giant grapes. How lucky then that Jenny's extraordinary pet roaches are here to save the world!
Hello Baby!
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
A baby bathing in a bucket and a baby riding on his mother's back. Come and look inside and say, 'Hello Baby!'
Black Theatre
- 418 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Contains essays written by playwrights, scholars, and critics that analyze African American theatre as it is practiced. This book acknowledges that Black experience is not monolithic. It also argues provocatively and persuasively for a Black consciousness that creates a culturally specific theatre.
In eleventh century England a young boy is identified as a 'wyrd one' and is sent into the forest to know the ways of the Mist...
History VIPs: King John
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
This brilliant biography brings the 'dead famous' back to life! Learn about King John, ruler of England from 1199 to 1216 and known for signing the Magna Carta - a great turning point in the history of the English monarchy.
This book encapsulates the 120-year history of Ebbsfleet United in a series of team photographs, action shots, player portraits, old programmes, statistical information and other fascinating ephemera.