$15 off when you spend $100 with code SPRING15 at checkout* - T&Cs apply - Limited time only

My Wish Lists Login / Join

Gorbals Diehards : A Wild Sixties Childhood - Colin MacFarlane

Gorbals Diehards

A Wild Sixties Childhood

By: Colin MacFarlane

eBook | 25 March 2011

At a Glance

ePUB
256 Pages

eBook

$19.99

or 4 interest-free payments of $5.00 with

Instant Digital Delivery to your Kobo Reader App

Enid Blyton wrote about the Famous Five - wholesome kids who were always up to some adventure or other - but during the 1960s Glasgow boy Colin MacFarlane had his own gang: the Incredible Gorbals Diehards. These were young boys trying to survive in one of the world's toughest areas, the infamous slums of Glasgow.

During the gang's daily adventures, they came across a plethora of undesirable characters, including foul-mouthed drunks, thieves, razor-flicking gang members, con men, fly men and street brawlers. Through it all, MacFarlane and his band of brothers retained their sense of humour while roaming the filthy, stench-ridden Gorbals backstreets.

In the third volume of his acclaimed memoirs, bestselling author Colin MacFarlane reveals what it was like to grow up on the streets of the Gorbals during this period. Be prepared to be shocked and entertained at the adventures of the gang that called themselves the Incredible Gorbals Diehards.

Industry Reviews

"Captures both the harsh and hilarious realities of a childhood on the streets"

on

You Can Find This eBook In

Miscellaneous Items Non-Fiction Biographies & True Stories True Stories True Crime Biographies Autobiographies Memoirs Social Services & Welfare Crime & Criminology Street Crime & Gun Crime

More in Biographies

Infidel - Ayaan Hirsi Ali

eBOOK

Infidel

eBook

$1.99

Ponting : At the Close of Play - Ricky Ponting

eBOOK

Ponting

At the Close of Play

eBook

$13.99

Sex with Kings : 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge - Eleanor Herman

eBOOK

Sex with Kings

500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge

eBook

$10.99

Cake Boss : Stories and Recipes from Mia Famiglia - Buddy Valastro

eBOOK

Cake Boss

Stories and Recipes from Mia Famiglia

eBook

$12.99

The Woman Who Changed Her Brain : And Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering Brain Transformation - Barbara Arrowsmith-Young

eBOOK

The Woman Who Changed Her Brain

And Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering Brain Transformation

eBook

$12.99

Paris in Love - Eloisa James

eBOOK

Paris in Love

eBook

$15.99

This Is Me : The Autobiography - Ian Thorpe

eBOOK

This Is Me

The Autobiography

eBook

$9.99

Lessons from Madame Chic : 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris - Jennifer L. Scott

eBOOK

Lessons from Madame Chic

20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris

eBook

$16.99

On Warne : Shane Warne's Life Story - Gideon Haigh

eBOOK

On Warne

Shane Warne's Life Story

eBook

$15.99

Now I Can Dance - Tina Arena

eBOOK

Now I Can Dance

eBook

$7.99

Six Days in Leningrad - Paullina Simons

eBOOK

Six Days in Leningrad

eBook

$6.99

Eugenia : A True Story of Adversity, Tragedy, Crime and Courage - Mark Tedeschi

eBOOK

Eugenia

A True Story of Adversity, Tragedy, Crime and Courage

eBook

$9.99

Geisha of Gion : The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha - Mineko Iwasaki

eBOOK

Geisha of Gion

The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha

eBook

$13.99

Over the Edge of the World : Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe - Laurence Bergreen

eBOOK

Over the Edge of the World

Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe

eBook

$4.99

Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors : Ann Rule's Crime Files : Volume 16 - Ann Rule

eBOOK

Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors

Ann Rule's Crime Files : Volume 16

eBook

$9.99

The Silver Moon : Reflections on Life, Death and Writing - Bryce Courtenay

eBOOK

The Silver Moon

Reflections on Life, Death and Writing

eBook

$14.99

Lion : A Long Way Home - Saroo Brierley

eBOOK

Lion

A Long Way Home

eBook

$14.99

The Menzies Era - John Howard

eBOOK

The Menzies Era

eBook

$9.99

The Boat - Nam Le

eBOOK

The Boat

eBook

$15.99

Swan Song : Diana, my sister. Beautiful. Beloved. Hunted. - Charles Spencer

eBOOK

Swan Song

Diana, my sister. Beautiful. Beloved. Hunted.

eBook

$21.99

Mao's Last Dancer - Li Cunxin

eBOOK

Mao's Last Dancer

eBook

$15.99

The Moment : Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous & Obscure - Larry Smith

eBOOK

The Moment

Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous & Obscure

eBook

$15.99

American Sniper : The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History - Chris Kyle

eBOOK

American Sniper

The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

eBook

$7.99

Beauty, Disrupted : The Carre Otis Story - Carre Otis

eBOOK

Beauty, Disrupted

The Carre Otis Story

eBook

$8.99

This product is categorised by