Outback Stations - The Life and Times of Australia's Bi...
“From the helicopter I could see the property’s waterholes...
The Last Showman - The life and times of an Outback ten...
‘My life has been a mad travelling show, meeting some of th...
Whatever You Say I Am - The Life And Times Of Eminem
Eminem is currently the worldÂ’s biggest and most controvers...
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator - With New Commentary...
With new commentary and Insights on the life and times of Je...
Bumper - The Life and Times of Frank 'Bumper' Farrell
The sprawling saga of legendary Australian cop, Bumper Farre...
Sticky Fingers - The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and ...
Sticky Fingers- The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rollin...
Manson - The Life and Times of Charles Manson
The New York Times bestselling, authoritative account of the...
This Is a Call - The Life and Times of Dave Grohl
`Someone called and said Kurt died. I just fâ â â â ...
Transnationalism in Iranian Political Thought: The Life...
Transnationalism in Iranian Political Thought: The Life and ...
Transnationalism in Iranian Political Thought: The Life...
Transnationalism in Iranian Political Thought: The Life and ...
The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna
The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna - University t...
The Life and Times of Henry Lord Brougham: Written by H...
The Life and Times of Henry Lord Brougham: Written by Himsel...
The Life and Times of Henry Lord Brougham: Written by H...
The Life and Times of Henry Lord Brougham: Written by Himsel...
The Life and Times of Henry Lord Brougham: Written by H...
The Life and Times of Henry Lord Brougham: Written by Himsel...
Outback Stations - The Life And Times Of Australia's Biggest Catt
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
THE SUNDAY TIMES DOUBLE BESTSELLER `Part whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every doorÂ’ RACHEL JOYCE `A very special bookÂ’ NATHAN FILER `An utter delightÂ’ SARAH WINMAN `A delightÂ’ PAULA HAWKINS `A treasure chest of a novelÂ’ JULIE COHEN `One of the standout novels of the yearÂ’ HANNAH BECKERMAN `I didnÂ’t want the book to endÂ’ CARYS BRAY `An exc...
High Voltage: The Life of Angus Young - ACDC's Last Man Standing
High Voltage is the first biography to focus exclusively on Angus. It tells of his remarkable rise from working-class Glasgow and Sydney to the biggest stages in the world.Angus Young; the co-founder and the last remaining original member of AC/DC; has for more than 40 years been the face; sound and sometimes the exposed backside of the trailblazing rock band. In his trademark schoolboy outfit; gu...
Gorbachev - His Life and Times
‘A phenomenally researched life of the man who did more than any other to change Europe and the world in the last half of the 20th century’. Jonathan Steele, The Guardian From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Khrushchev: The Man and his Era ‘An engaging, poignant portrayal of one of the most significant of Russian leaders’ Kirkus review ‘ … deeply penetrating history and engrossing...
This Is a Call - The Life and Times of Dave Grohl
`Someone called and said Kurt died. I just fâ â â â â g lost it.’ He has sold over 40 million albums. He’s been in bands that have changed popular music forever. He saw his best friend commit suicide. He starts supergroups. He’s the nicest guy in rock. From Nirvana to Foo Fighters, from brotherhood to bitter rivalry, from breathless highs to lifeless lows, Paul Brannigan gives an un...
Honey from a Weed - Fasting and Feasting in Tuscany, Catalonia, the Cyclades and Apulia
This book is perhaps the jewel in Prospect’s crown. Within a few months of its first appearance in 1986 it was hailed as a modern classic. Fiona MacCarthy wrote in The Times that, ‘the book is a large and grandiose life history, a passionate narrative of extremes of experience.’ Jeremy Round called Patience Gray ‘the high priestess of cooking’, whose book ‘pushes the form of the cookery book...
The Last Showman - The life and times of an Outback tent-boxing legend
‘My life has been a mad travelling show, meeting some of the strangest and greatest people who’ve ever lived. I’ve had my fair share of trouble and I’m lucky to be here. But I’ve always been a showman and I’ve done my best to preserve a precious part of an old Australia that’s fast disappearing.’ Son of a sideshow operator and trapeze artist, fourth-generation showm...
A Pure Drop - The Life and Legacy of Jeff Buckley
Who was the real Jeff Buckley? Was Jeff, as he described himself, ‘rootless trailer trash’, a ‘male chanteuse’ or, as Bono famously stated, ‘a pure drop in an ocean of noise’? The voice of ‘Hallelujah’, the man who completed just one album, the masterpiece Grace, Jeff Buckley was a restless spirit, a musical chameleon and a troubled soul, haunted by the spirit of his father, the legendary ...
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (Colour Edition)
Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World’s NUMBER ONE Storyteller!The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me is a classic Roald Dahl story. Billy’s biggest wish is to turn a weird old wooden house into a wonderful sweet shop. But then he finds a giraffe, a pelly and a monkey living inside – they’re the Ladderless Window Cleaners! Who needs ladders when you’ve got a giraffe? They become ...
Factfulness - Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
the #1 Sunday Times bestseller instant New York Times bestseller * #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller * * Irish Times bestseller * Audio bestseller * Guardian bestseller * ’One of the most important books I’ve ever read – an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.’ BILL GATESBBC Radio 4 Book of the Week ’Hans Rosling tells the story of “the secret silent miracle of human pr...
Music at Midnight : The Life and Poetry of George Herbert
Though he never published any of his English poems during his lifetime; George Herbert (15931633) is recognized as possibly the greatest religious poet in the language. Few English poets of his age still inspire such intense devotion today. In this richly perceptive biography; John Drury for the first time integrates Herbert’s poems fully into his life; enriching our understanding of both the...
Great Australian Scams, Cons And Rorts - A book of dodgy schemes and crazy dreams from the bush to the city
Australia is the birthplace and setting of some of the wildest, craziest and least-likely-to-succeed cons and rorts in history. From the cleverest double-crosses to the most unlikely and maddest schemes, master storyteller Jim Haynes reminds us that we’ve never been shy of pulling a trick or two. So how did a clever bushman who ‘couldn’t lie straight in bed’ steal a thousand head of cattle an...
Dummy - The Comedy and Chaos of Real-Life Parenting
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER Â’The night before Charlie was born I had this dream. I dreamt that I was a soldier, riding into battle Â… completely naked, and on the back of a large, inflatable duck.Â’ Matt Coyne has become a hero for thousands of parents everywhere who are devoted followers of his popular blog, Man vs Baby. This is his book, and it is not your average parenting guide. ItÂ...
Little Fires Everywhere - The New York Times Top Ten Bestseller
THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERÂ’I am loving Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Maybe my favorite novel IÂ’ve read this yearÂ’ John Green, author of The Fault in Our StarsÂ’To say I love this book is an understatement. ItÂ’s a deep psychological mystery about the power of motherhood, the intensity of teenage love, and the danger of perfection. It moved me to tearsÂ’ Reese WitherspoonThe ...
Dummy - The Comedy and Chaos of Real-Life Parenting
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER Â’The night before Charlie was born I had this dream. I dreamt that I was a soldier, riding into battle Â… completely naked, and on the back of a large, inflatable duck.Â’Matt Coyne has become a hero for thousands of parents everywhere who are devoted followers of his popular blog, Man vs Baby.This is his book, and it is not your average parenting tome. ItÂ’s pa...
The Life - A dark suspense thriller of crime and corruption
When it’s in your blood, there’s no other way. THE LIFE by the ‘undisputed queen of crime writing’ (Guardian) and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole is an unflinching novel that exposes a world that many would rather ignore… The Baileys are born into the Life. Brothers Daniel and Peter rule London’s East End with threats and violence. Only a fool would cross them, but there are alw...
Outback Stations - The Life and Times of Australia's Biggest Cattle and Sheep Properties
“From the helicopter I could see the property’s waterholes surrounded by paperbark trees, its red-stone cliffs lit by the rising sun. And grass, endless seas of grass. Here was the vision splendid: Nat Buchanan’s grass castle. Gurindji country. And my country, Australia.” This is big country, the outback, home to the largest cattle and sheep stations in the world. Yet as these properties are ...
The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid - Travels Through my Childhood
Bill BrysonÂ’s first travel book opened with the immortal line, I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to.Â’ In this deeply funny and personal memoir, he travels back in time to explore the ordinary kid he once was, in the curious world of 1950s Middle America. It was a happy time, when almost everything was good for you, including DDT, cigarettes and nuclear fallout. This is a book about one boyÂ’s...
Cartes Postales from Greece - The runaway Sunday Times bestseller
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Cartes Postales from Greece is an extraordinary new book from Victoria Hislop, the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of The Island, The Return, The Thread, and The Sunrise. A beautifully depicted love affair with Greece, and a spellbinding tale of love and loss. It is fiction with a distinctive photographic framework – magical and unique. ’Hislop...
The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender
Mark Bannister, writing ‘the bestseller of the century’ is found dead at his computer – the victim of a murder so perfect that Claudia Valentine smells a rat. and wants it caught. The chase leads deep into the murky underworld of Sydney – a world where bright, tough Claudia must play a deadly high-tech game of cat and rat with the menacing overlord of the city’s cancerous network of crime an...
Bumper - The Life and Times of Frank 'Bumper' Farrell
The sprawling saga of legendary Australian cop, Bumper Farrell, the most feared and revered policeman in Australia’s history. Frank ‘Bumper’ Farrell was the roughest, toughest street cop and vice-squad leader Australia has ever seen. Strong as a bull, with cauliflowered ears and fists like hams, Bumper’s beat from 1938 to 1976 was the most lawless in the land – the mean streets of Kings Cros...
Manson - The Life and Times of Charles Manson
The New York Times bestselling, authoritative account of the life of Charles Manson, filled with surprising new information and previously unpublished photographs: “A riveting, almost Dickensian narrative…four stars” (People). More than forty years ago Charles Manson and his mostly female commune killed nine people, among them the pregnant actress Sharon Tate. It was the culmination of a crimin...