Shrinks - The Untold Story of Psychiatry
A world-renowned psychiatrist reveals the fascinating story ...
Bon: The Last Highway - The Untold Story of Bon Scott a...
The death of Bon Scott is the Da Vinci Code of rock. As the ...
Code Girls - The Untold Story of the American Women Cod...
Subtitle in pre-publication: The untold story of the America...
Behind the Shock Machine: The Untold Story of the Notor...
Behind the Shock Machine: The Untold Story of the Notorious ...
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs - The Untold Story o...
66 million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face ...
Courage in the Skies - The Untold Story of Qantas, it's...
Between 1942 and 1943, Qantas lost eight aircraft during its...
The Duchess - The Untold Story - the Explosive Biograph...
THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER `The last untold account of...
The Duchess - The Untold Story - the Explosive Biograph...
THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER `The last untold account of...
Trackers - The Untold Story of the Australian Dogs of W...
The story of the Australian armyÂ’s little-known use of comb...
Hidden Figures - The Untold Story of the African Americ...
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREThe #1 New York Times Bests...
The Forgotten 500 - The Untold Story of the Men Who Ris...
In 1944, the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen who...
Women and Children First - Bravery, Love and Fate: the ...
Praise for Gill Paul: `A cleverly crafted novel and an enthr...
Where the Wild Coffee Grows - The Untold Story of Coffe...
Coffee is one of the largest and most valuable commodities i...
Shrinks - The Untold Story Of Psychiatry
A Long Way Gone - The True Story of a Child Soldier
The first-person account of a 26-year-old who fought in the war in Sierra Leone as a 12-year-old boy. `My new friends have begun to suspect that I haven’t told them the full story of my life. “Why did you leave Sierra Leone?” “Because there is a war.” “You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?” “Yes, all the time.” “Cool.” I smile a little. “You should...
Elephant Dawn - The Inspirational Story of Thirteen Years Living With Elephants in the African Wilderness
‘A book to take readers into another world.’ – Caroline Jones AO, presenter, Australian Story ’A raw, honest story that needs to be heard.’ – Tony Park, bestselling author of An Empty Coast ’This mesmerizing book is not just about a love of elephants, it is also about the indomitable spirit of someone who followed her passion.’ – Cynthia Moss, world-renowned elephant specialist, celebra...
Zero Night - The Untold Story of the Second World War's Most Daring Great Escape
Oflag VI-B, Warburg, Germany: On the night of 30 August 1942 – ‘Zero Night’ – 40 officers from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa staged the most audacious mass escape of the Second World War. It was the first ‘Great Escape’ – but instead of tunnelling, the escapers boldly went over the huge perimeter fences using wooden scaling contraptions. This was the notorious ‘Warburg ...
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
A heart-warming tale of courage and warmth, set against the backdrop of the second world war, about an abandoned village, a lifelong friendship and one very adventurous cat! `Classic Morpurgo brilliance’ – Publishing News “Something’s up. Something big too, very big. At school, in the village, whoever you meet, it’s all anyone talks about. It’s like a sudden curse has come down on us all. I...
Stone Cold - The Extraordinary Story of Len Opie, Australia's Deadliest Soldier
‘If I’d have been a Vietcong you’d be dead.’ – Len Opie ’Len was a soldier above soldiers.’ – Keith Payne VC Through three wars across 30 years, Len Opie carved a reputation as one of the country’s greatest infantrymen. A cold-eyed killer who drank nothing stronger than weak tea, he fought with his bare hands, a sharpened shovel and piano wire. He was a larrikin who went by the book, un...
Redemption at Hacksaw Ridge - The Gripping Story That Inspired the Movie
“When we go into combat, Doss, you’re not comin’ back alive. I’m gonna shoot you myself!“The men of the 77th Infantry Division couldn’t fathom why Private Desmond T. Doss would venture into the horrors of World War II without a single weapon to defend himself.“You’re nothing but a coward!” they said. But the soft-spoken medic insisted that his mission was to heal, not kill.This page-turne...
Finding My Place - From Cairo to Canberra - the irresistible story of an irrepressible woman
From Cairo to Canberra – the irresistible story of an irrepressible woman ‘Anne Aly’s … influence will be felt for years to come … It sinks in how significant she may be to public life.’ – The Good Weekend In 2016, Anne Aly was the first Australian Muslim woman, the first Egyptian-born woman and the first counter-terrorism expert to be elected to federal parliament. She was also most proba...
Something in the Blood - The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula
An “essential examination” (New York Times Book Review), this revelatory biography exhumes the haunted origins of the man behind the immortal myth. In this “sumptuous” (Publishers Weekly) portrait of the man who birthed an undying cultural icon, David J. Skal “pulls back the curtain to reveal the author who dreamed up this vampire” (Time). “A fascinating character whose own anxieties and ...
Wombat and Fox - the Whole Story
‘There’s only one thing better than a summer holiday and that’s spending a summer holiday with Wombat and Fox. This book’s got everything … Wombat and Fox rocks!’ – Andy Griffiths Wherever Wombat and Fox go, trouble is never far behind. They like to live on the edge. Well, actually, Wombat likes to live on the edge – Fox likes to stay well back from the edge. But the city is a surprising ...
Whispering Hope - The True Story of the Magdalene Women
“At the conclusion of my discussions with one group of the Magdalene Women one of those present sang ‘Whispering Hope’. A line from that song stays in my mind – ‘when the dark midnight is over, watch for the breaking of day’.Let me hope that this day and this debate heralds a new dawn for all those who feared that the dark midnight might never end.” Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s State apology to...
Not Your Average Nurse - From 1970s London to Outback Australia, the True Story of an Unlikely Girl and an Extraordinary...
‘Over time, I nursed victims of war, the posh, the poor, the famous and the infamous … Oh, the stories I can tell!’ To a young girl the life of a student nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it’s never easy. So when Maggie Groff embarks as a student nurse at London’s King’s College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with the demands of her chosen career. It’s sin...
In the Line of Fire - The Inside Story from the Lions Head Coach
Warren Gatland’s In the Line of Fire is the ultimate chronicle of this summer’s remarkable Lions tour to New Zealand – home of the fearsome All Blacks, the double world champions – which culminated in an historic and nerve-shredding series draw. The book is the Head Coach’s wonderfully candid and vibrant record of the withering ferocity, the turbulent peaks and troughs, the triumphs and desp...
Sounds Appealing - The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation
It’s not what you say, it’s the way that you say it … There have long been debates about ‘correct’ pronunciation in the English language, and Britain’s most distinguished linguistic expert, David Crystal, is here to set the record straight. Sounds Appealing tells us exactly why, and how, we pronounce words as we do. Pronunciation is integral to communication, and is tailored to meet the de...
The Only Story
Would you rather love the more; and suffer the more; or love the less; and suffer the less? That is; I think; finally; the only real question.First love has lifelong consequences; but Paul doesn’t know anything about that at nineteen. At nineteen; he’s proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention.As he grows older; the demands placed on Paul by love become fa...
The People Smuggler - The True Story Of Ali Al Jenabi
Robin de Crespigny’s The People Smuggler is the gripping, inspring story of one man’s escape from Saddam’s Iraq to become ‘the Oskar Schindler of Asia’. When Ali Al Jenabi flees Saddam Hussein’s torture chambers, he is forced to leave his family behind in Iraq. What follows is an incredible international odyssey through the shadowy world of fake passports, crowded camps and illegal border ...
Penguin And The Lane Brothers - The Untold Story Of A Publishing Revolution
An intimate partnership of three brothers – Allen, Richard and John Lane – lay at the heart of Penguin Books, the twentieth century’s greatest publishing house. In a spirit of daring and creative opposition, the brothers issued quality books on a massive scale and at minuscule prices – and achieved a revolution in publishing. The Lane boys did their best thin...
A Wife's Heart - The Untold Story of Bertha and Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson is a revered cultural icon, but despite his literary success he descended into poverty and an early death. While many blamed his wife for his decline, Bertha Lawson alleged in April 1903 that Henry was habitually drunk and cruel, leading her to demand a judicial separation. In A WifeÂ’s Heart, Kerrie Davies provides a rare account of this tumultuous relationship from BerthaÂ’s perspe...
Conviction - The Untold Story Of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars
When the nude photo of a teenage runaway shows up on a website, the girlÂ’s father turns to Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks for help. But these arenÂ’t unusual circumstances, for the runaway is the daughter of a man whoÂ’s determined to destroy the dedicated Yorkshire policemanÂ’s career and good name.Still, itÂ’s a case that Banks-a father himself-dares not ignore as he follows its trail int...
Prince Harry - The Inside Story
Prince Henry of Wales has emerged as the unexpected jewel in the crown of the modern British monarchy. Despite his unruly antics, for which heÂ’s made headlines all over the world, HarryÂ’s popularity rivals that of the Queen herself. Heartthrob and loveable rogue, he has won the publicÂ’s heart Duncan LarcombeÂ’s insightful and highly entertaining biography of the rebellious royal recalls HarryÂ...
Dead Mountain - The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
This popular book is now in paperback! Imagine you are in the midst of the Siberian wilderness, the weather closing in, frozen and tired and hungry, but you can’t quit yet. You can’t because what you’re doing is too important – you’re looking for your friends who disappeared here weeks ago. And then you find their tent, torn and snow covered. Your friends are nowhere in sight. In Februar...
Finding Gobi (Younger Readers edition) - The True Story of One Little Dog's Big Journey
For fans of A Streetcat Named Bob comes Finding Gobi, the heart-warming true story of a dog who captured the hearts of the world. Younger readers’ edition. Finding Gobi is the ultimate story of hope and friendship – proving once again, that dogs really are `man’s best friend.’ In 2016, Dion Leonard, an ultramarathon runner, stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 15...