The Biography of Tottenham Hotspur - The Incredible Sto...
New edition of this succesful, detailed and colourful histor...
The Lane - The Official history of the world famous hom...
This beautiful coffee table book celebrates the history of W...
The Snowden Files - The Inside Story of the World's Mos...
Edward Snowden, a young computer genius working for AmericaÂ...
Wonder Horse - The True Story of the World's Smartest H...
From a Caldecott Medalist (“Mirette on the High Wire”) com...
Last of the Summer Wine - The Inside Story of the World...
Quite simply, Last of the Summer Wine is the longest-running...
Catching Thunder - The True Story of the World's Longes...
A remarkable true story of courage and perseverance – and a...
The Rice Diet Solution - The World-Famous Low-Sodium, G...
The “New York Times” bestseller. Before Atkins, before the...
The Little Book of Lykke - The Danish Search for the Wo...
From the author of the international bestseller The Little B...
The Race Against the Stasi - The Incredible Story of Di...
When the Iron Curtain descended across Europe, Dieter Wied...
The Comic Book Story of Video Games - The Incredible Hi...
Author Jonathan Hennessey and illustrator Jack McGowan prese...
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
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The Girl With No Name - The Incredible True Story of a ...
‘It all happened so quickly. One minute I was squatting on ...
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The Only Girl in the World
The Only Girl in the World is a gripping romance set during the First World War. Dennis is an English soldier fighting in the trenches of the Western Front. When he is on leave he meets H�l�ne, and it’s love at first sight. But the shadow of the trenches hangs over him. His leave is over in a mere two weeks. When this battle is won; when this war is over,...
The Other Side of the World
‘profoundly moving …a literary tour de force’ – Australian Women’s Weekly ‘the precision and flair of the writing is breathtaking’ – Weekend Australian ‘an insightful, exquisitely observed novel’ – The Guardian CAMBRIDGE, 1963 Charlotte is struggling. With motherhood, with the changes marriage and parenthood bring, with losing the time and the energy to paint. Her husband, Henry, wants ...
The Ugliest Dog in the World
Everyone thinks the Ugliest Dog in the World is ‘ugly’, but in different ways. Mum thinks she’s ugly in a cute sort of way, the lady next door thinks she’s pretty, but you haven’t seen the lady next door. My best friend even screams when she sees her…But I think she’s beautiful, in a sloppy kind of way! Ages 3+ Everyone thinks the Ugliest Dog in the World is ‘ugly’, but in different ways...
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 Good Cook's Book of Mustard - One of the World's Most Beloved Condiments, with more than 100 recipes
“Some single, simple things, like mustard, have a wealth of history and a path of stories, usually known only to a few…Even if you don’t think you’re interested in mustard, after reading this delightful book, you will be!” —Deborah Madison, The Savory Way The sharp, bright taste of mustard has been used to enhance food for centuries, and all the varieties—from the classic yellow French’s ...
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...
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness - `The Literary Read of the Summer' - Time
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMENÂ’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTION Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2018 THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 and THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Â’A sprawling kaleidoscopic fableÂ’ Guardian, Books of the Year Â’RoyÂ’s second novel proves as remarkable as her firstÂ’ Financial Times Â’A ...
The New Rulers of the World
John Pilger is one of the world’s renowned investigative journalists and documentary filmmakers. In this classic book, with an updated introduction, he reveals the secrets and illusions of modern imperialism. Beginning with Indonesia, he shows how General Suharto’s bloody seizure of power in the 1960s was part of a western design to impose a ‘global economy’ on Asia. A million Indonesians died...
The Snoopy Treasures - An Illustrated Celebration of the World Famous Beagle
Although it’s not the “great American novel” written atop his doghouse, this book is pure Snoopy. The heart of the long-running, beloved comic strip “Peanuts, “ Snoopy is an instantly recognizable character around the world. The pages in this comprehensive volume cover Snoopy’s inspiration, first appearances, and his evolution into the lovable character from the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm we’re ...
The Incredible Dadventure 3 - The Spectacular Holly-Day
Holly is off on her first international Dadventure! Dad’s taking Holly on one of his travel-writing trips – to Malaysia! Holly can’t wait to explore all the new sights, sounds and smells Asia has to offer. But Dad has other things in mind . . . Instead of exploring the jungles, he’s busy making the most of the free spa and sticking Holly in the dreaded Adventure Club. If Holly wants a real a...
The Greatest Magician in the World
Elliot is mad about magic. Completely and utterly mad. ItÂ’s all he talks about, all he thinks about, and even all he dreams about! And itÂ’s not surprising, because magic is in ElliotÂ’s blood. His great grandfather had once been known as The Greatest Magician in the World and Elliot is desperate to follow in his footsteps. But itÂ’s tricky when the only magic book in the library is missing half ...
The Day She Disappeared - From the bestselling author of The Loving Husband
The gripping, unputdownable new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Loving Husband Your best friend will always be there for youÂ…wonÂ’t she? Have you ever had that sense that youÂ’re being watched? And you turn, suddenly, but itÂ’s just a curtain, blowing in the wind? Or the dress hanging in the doorway? Nat knows somethingÂ’s wrong. Her best friend, Beth, would never hav...
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness - `The Literary Read of the Summer' - Time
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR FICTION Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2018 THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER and THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ’Magnificent – unlike anything I’ve read in years. An absolutely dazzling, original, and ultimately profound novel… A masterpiece....
The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World
Meet classic comic-strip character Big Nate – The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World – as he stars in his own super-funny series. Big Nate is created by Lincoln Peirce, who inspired Jeff Kinney, author of `Diary of a Wimpy Kid’. Big-head Nate Wright truly believes he is destined for greatness! He’s a table tennis champ, a genius comic book artist and the self-proclaimed king of his class....
Magna Carta - The True Story Behind the Charter
‘A soaring account of the months that transformed a messy feudal squabble into Magna Carta…his crisp storytelling, based around short chapters and rolling rhetoric, is extremely entertaining.’ Dan Jones, Mail on Sunday ’I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good history is descriptive, narrative and analytical. This is good history.’ Gerard DeGroot, The Times At Runnymede, on the banks of the Riv...
Doctor Who: Dalek - The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe
Dalek is the never-before-told history of the Doctor’s most dangerous enemies, the famous ‘Outer Space Robot People’ of the planet Skaro – from their genesis in the thousand-year conflict between Thals and Kaleds, to their survival of the Time War and (as foreseen by the Time Lords) their conquest of the universe. Along the way, the authors also reveal all-new stories about these legendary cre...
Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts - Using the Power of Pleasure to Have Your Way with the World
You’ve heard the saying, ‘Do what you love, and the money will follow’. Mama Gena takes that sentiment one step further, and exhorts women to do what they love, because everything will follow: success, romance, wealth, fulfillment. Relationship expert Regena Thomashauer (a.k.a. Mama Gena) urges women to learn this simple principle: self-indulgence is the key to self-empowerment. But in order to...
The Salmon - The Extraordinary Story of the King of Fish
`Sometimes the river was too high to see the fish pairs well, sometimes the wind shook up the surface too much to get a clear view. [Â…] You know if they have already spawned and buried their eggs in the gravel because hit by the light they run, and squiggle downstream. Un-spawned, they face the light. It is one of natureÂ’s great spectacles.Â’ So begins Michael WiganÂ’s fascinating journey into ...
The Finest Hours - The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue
The story behind the major motion picture from Disney-starring Chris Pine, Eric Bana, and Casey Affleck-written by a recognized master of the genre-“a blockbuster account of tragedy at sea”. It’s the winter of 1952 and a ferocious Nor’easter is pounding New England with howling winds and seventy-foot seas. Two oil tankers get caught in the violent storm off Cape Cod, its fury splitting the...
Green River, Running Red - The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer
For twenty-one years, Gary Ridgway carried out his self-described ‘career’ as a killing machine, ridding the world of women he considered evil. The world’s most prolific serial killer’s eerie ability to lure his victims to their deaths and hide their bodies made him far more dangerous than any infamous multiple murderer in the annals of crime. Happily married, Ridgway worked for the same com...
Barak vs The Black Hats of Melbourne - The untold story of how the Black Hats destroyed Coranderrk
Most Victorians would agree that, yes, European settlement had indeed removed the Wurundjeri from their hunting grounds in the Yarra Valley in the first instance, but surely not from their very last acre later on in 1924.In 1863, after twenty-eight years of dispossession and the death of most of the Colony’s ‘first people’, a repentant government had returned 4,860 acres of land to its Wurundje...