The Princess's Garden - Royal Intrigue and the Untold S...
The British enthusiasm for gardening has fascinating roots. ...
Thai Stick : Surfers; Scammers; and the Untold Story of...
Thailand's capital; Krungthep; known as Bangkok to Westerner...
Supernormal - Childhood Adversity and the Untold Story ...
In this seminal new study of resilience, Meg Jay tells the s...
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...
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 ...
Trackers - The Untold Story of the Australian Dogs of W...
The story of the Australian armyÂ’s little-known use of comb...
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...
Where the Wild Coffee Grows - The Untold Story of Coffe...
Coffee is one of the largest and most valuable commodities i...
The Princess's Garden - Royal Intrigue And The Untold Story Of Ke
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 ...
Duck, Death And The Tulip
In a strangely heartwarming story, a duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death. “Who are you? Why are you creeping along behind me?” “Good. You’ve finally noticed me,” said Death. “I am Death.” Duck was startled. You couldn’t blame her for that. Death, Duck and the Tulip is the much anticipated translation of Wolf Erlbruch’s latest masterpiece. Death, Duck and the Tulip will in...
The Princess Diaries
‘You’re not Mia Thermopolis any more, honey,’ Dad said. ‘You’re Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo. Princess of Genovia.’ A PRINCESS?? ME??? Yeah. Right. One minute Mia’s a totally normal Manhattan fourteen-year-old. Next minute she’s heir to the throne of Genovia, being trailed by a bodyguard, taking princess lessons with her uncontrollable old grandmere, and having a make...
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 ...
The Cancer Whisperer - Finding courage, direction and the unlikely gifts of cancer
‘I have cancer. Cancer does not have me.’ Sophie Sabbage was diagnosed with late stage ‘incurable’ lung cancer in October 2014. She was 48 years old, happily married with a 4-year-old daughter. Since that day – when doctors told Sophie that her prognosis was poor – she has been on a remarkable journey of healing and transformation that has reshaped her vocation as well as changed her life ...
Time and Space - The Tactics That Shaped Australian Rules - and the Players and Coaches Who Mastered Them
An accomplished book about the genius and ingenuity of the gameÂ’s greats (and the forgotten) and how they have shaped the game through the innovation of tactics. From PaganÂ’s Paddock to ClarksonÂ’s Cluster, from FitzroyÂ’s huddle to SydneyÂ’s flood, the tactics of Australian football have become part of the vernacular. In this groundbreaking book, ABC journalist James Coventry reveals the...
The Mistress of Mayfair - Men, Money and the Marriage of Doris Delevingne
THE plot could have been inspired by Evelyn Waugh’s Vile Bodies, but unlike Waugh’s novel – which parodies the era of the `Bright Young Things’ – The Mistress of Mayfair is a real-life story of scandal, greed, corruption and promiscuity at the heart of 1920s and ’30s high society, focusing on the wily, wilful socialite Doris Delevingne and her doomed relationship with the gossip columnist Va...
The King's Assassin - The Fatal Affair of George Villiers and James I
The rise of George Villiers from minor gentry to royal power seemed to defy gravity. Becoming gentleman of the royal bedchamber in 1615, the young gallant enraptured James, Britain’s first Stuart king, royal adoration reaching such an intensity that the king declared he wanted the courtier to become his `wife’. For a decade, Villiers was at the king’s side – at court, on state occasions and in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Shrinks - The Untold Story of Psychiatry
A world-renowned psychiatrist reveals the fascinating story of psychiatry’s origins, demise and redemption. Psychiatry has come a long way since the days of chaining ‘lunatics’ in cold cells and parading them as freakish marvels before a gaping public. But, as Jeffrey Lieberman reveals in his extraordinary and eye-opening book, the path to legitimacy for ‘the black sheep of medicine’ has b...
The Prince and the Potty
A jolly escapade through the world of potties, royalty and tiny accidents in this hilarious romp from the bestselling creator of The QueenÂ’s Knickers, Nicholas Allan. ItÂ’s time for the prince to use his potty, so itÂ’s off to the Royal Potty Workshop! There are singing potties, potties pulled by corgis, and even super-duper flying Royal Robo-Potties! But itÂ’s hard work finding the perfect pot...
Alice in Chains - The Untold Story
Alice in Chains were among the loudest voices out of Seattle. They were iconic pioneers who mixed grunge and metal in ways that continue to influence todayÂ’s artists, and theirs is a story of hard work, self-destruction, rising from the ashes, and carrying on a lasting legacy. Four years after their first meeting at a warehouse under SeattleÂ’s Ballard Bridge, Alice in Chains became the first of ...
The Duchess - The Untold Story - the Explosive Biography, as Seen in the Daily Mail
THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER `The last untold account of the biggest crisis to hit the royals since the abdication Â… Explosive biography by BritainÂ’s top royal author Â… A gripping story of human frailty, love, loss, sadness, and tragedyÂ’ Daily Mail In her relationship with Charles that has survived for more than forty years, CamillaÂ’s story has seen a great many myths. This book is the d...
Bon: The Last Highway - The Untold Story of Bon Scott and AC/DC's Back in Black
The death of Bon Scott is the Da Vinci Code of rock. As the legend of the man known around the world simply as ‘Bon’ has grown with each passing year since his untimely death, AC/DCs trailblazing frontman has become a rock icon. But how much of it is true and how much is myth? At the heart of Bon: The Last Highway: The Untold Story of Bon Scott and AC/DC’s Back In Black is a special – and unli...
Australia's Argonauts - The remarkable story of the first class to enter the Royal Australian Naval College
The story of the first cadet-midshipmen to join the Royal Australian Naval College is without parallel. In 1913 twenty-eight thirteen-year-old boys joined the new Navy at a time when Australia was both idealistic and ambitious. The boys were drawn from every State and became known as the ‘Pioneer Class’. Australia’s Argonauts is the result of many years’ research. It brings together previously...
Lara - The Untold Love Story That Inspired Doctor Zhivago
The heartbreaking story of the love affair between Boris Pasternak and Olga Ivinskaya – the true tragedy behind `Dr Zhivago’. `Doctor Zhivago’ has sold in its millions yet the true love story that inspired it has never been fully explored. Pasternak would often say `Lara exists, go and meet her’, directing his visitors to the love of his life and literary muse, Olga Ivinskaya. They met in 194...
Bon: The Last Highway - The Untold Story of Bon Scott and AC/DC's Back in Black
The death of Bon Scott is The Da Vinci Code of rock. In the early hours of 19 February 1980, Bon Scott, lead singer of the rock band AC/DC, left The Music Machine in Camden, London, with a man called Alistair Kinnear, whereupon he lost consciousness and was left to sleep in AlistairÂ’s Renault 5, parked outside AlistairÂ’s East Dulwich apartment. That evening, BonÂ’s lifeless body was found, still...