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Lee Craigie’s story is a welcome reminder that there is more than one way to win at cycling – and life.","brand":"Vertebrate Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49483765776672,"sku":"9781839812064","price":14.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781839812064_1889994.jpg?v=1791020614"},{"product_id":"in-plain-sight-dan-davies-9781782067467","title":"In Plain Sight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2015 Gordon Burn Prize and the 2015 CWA Non-Fiction Dagger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the James Tait Black Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An astonishing account\" — Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDan Davies has spent more than a decade on a quest to find the real Jimmy Savile, and interviewed him extensively over a period of seven years before his death. 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