Victoria & Abdul - The True Story of the Queen's Closes...
Now a major motion picture starring Dame Judi Dench, Ali Faz...
Trouble Boys - The True Story of the Replacements
Based on all-new interviews and including 72 rare photos, T...
Wonder Horse - The True Story of the World's Smartest H...
From a Caldecott Medalist (“Mirette on the High Wire”) com...
Helter Skelter - The True Story of the Manson Murders
The shocking true story of the Manson murders, revealed in t...
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
A hilarious retelling of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Sciesz...
Catching Thunder - The True Story of the World's Longes...
A remarkable true story of courage and perseverance – and a...
And Tango Makes Three: The True Story of the Very First...
And Tango Makes Three: The True Story of the Very First Chin...
Modoc - The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ev...
Spanning seven decades and three continents, Modoc is one of...
The Finest Hours - The True Story of the U.S. Coast Gua...
The story behind the major motion picture from Disney-starri...
The Good Mothers - The True Story of the Women Who Took...
You are born into it or marry in. Loyalty is absolute, blood...
Travelling to Infinity - The True Story Behind the Theo...
In this compelling memoir his first wife, Jane Hawking, rela...
Whispering Hope - The True Story of the Magdalene Women...
“At the conclusion of my discussions with one group of the ...
Magna Carta - The True Story Behind the Charter
‘A soaring account of the months that transformed a messy f...
Victoria & Abdul - The True Story Of The Queen's Closest Confidan
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...
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 ...
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 Amazing True Story of How Babies Are Made
THE GO-TO BOOK FOR PARENTS WANTING HELP WITH THAT TALK …SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 CHILDREN’S BOOK COUNCIL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS It’s one of the most amazing stories ever told – and it’s true! Funny, frank and embarrassment-free, THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF HOW BABIES ARE MADE gives a fresh take on the incredible tale of where we all come from. REVIEWS: ’If you’re looking for a book for ...
Hana'S Suitcase Anniversary Edition - A True Story
‘Really, it’s a very ordinary looking suitcase. You could fit quite a lot in it. Books, games, treasures, toys. But nothing is inside it now. Across the front, there is a girl’s name, Hana Brady. A date of birth: May 16 1931. And Waisenkind. That’s the German word for orphan.’ Where did Hana Brady come from? Where was she going? What did she pack? What Fumiko finds in Hana’s suitcase is a ...
Not your Average Nurse - The Entertaining True Story of a Student Nurse in 1970s London
‘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 nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it’s never easy. So when Maggie Groff embarks on her training at London’s King’s College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with a demanding career. It’s...
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...
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 ...
Sniper One - The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege
Sniper One is the gritty, awe-inspiring true story that takes you right into the heart of the Iraq war from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Sgt. Dan Mills. ‘One of the best first-hand accounts of combat that I’ve ever read’ Andy McNab We all saw it at once. Half a dozen voices screamed ‘Grenade!’ simultaneously. Then everything went into slow motion. The grenade took an age to travel through...
Six Tudor Queens: Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen - Six Tudor Queens 1
A Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of The Lost Tudor Princess, is the first in a spellbinding six novel series about Henry VIIIÂ’s Queens. Alison takes you on an engrossing journey at KatherineÂ’s side and shows her extraordinary strength of character and intelligence. Ideal for fans of Philippa Gregory and Elizabeth ...
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage - The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer
‘So impossibly funny, clever, demented, charming and altogether wonderful that I was a convert within three pages. Buy it for everyone you know, regardless of what you think they like. Brilliant stuff’ Lucy Mangan, Stylist Books of the Year ’An eye-opener… The more I think about this, the higher I esteem it’ – Nicholas Lezard, Guardian Books of the Year Winner of the British Book Design an...
The Victoria Letters - The Official Companion to the ITV Victoria Series
The official companion to ITVÂ’s hotly anticipated new drama, The Victoria Letters delves into the private writings of the young Queen Victoria, painting a vivid picture of the personal life of one of EnglandÂ’s greatest monarchs. From the producers of Poldark and Endeavour, ITVÂ’s Victoria follows the early years of the young QueenÂ’s reign, based closely on VictoriaÂ’s own letters and journals....
The Brittle Star - An epic story of the American West
Perfect for fans of Cormac McCarthy and True Grit, The Brittle Star is the epic story of a young manÂ’s unquenchable spirit. When his motherÂ’s ranch is attacked, sixteen-year-old John Evert is wounded and left to die. But John Evert is no ordinary young man. HeÂ’s a frontiersmanÂ’s son, a rancher whoÂ’s lived his whole life in the untamed Southern California wilderness of 1860. In a journey th...
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...
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...
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...
The House of Lies - A shocking true story of secrets, abuse, murder - and surviving it all
From the outside, Renee McBryde had a fairly typical childhood – school, working mum, swimming lessons with loving grandparents. But waiting for her was a secret so awful that it would rock her to the core. Renee’s mother was a teenage runaway who found herself pregnant and alone when Renee’s father was jailed for killing two men. When Renee discovered the truth, she knew her life would never ...
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...
Zero Six Bravo - 60 Special Forces. 100,000 Enemy. The Explosive True Story
The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. ‘Sixty special forces against 100,000 – a feat of British arms to take the breath away’ Frederick Forsyth. They were branded as cowards and accused of being the British Special Forces Squadron that ran away from the Iraqis. But nothing could be further from the truth. Ten years on, the story of these sixty men can finally be told. In March 20...
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...
In the Heart of the Sea - The Epic True Story That Inspired `Moby-Dick'
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century – and inspiration for `Moby-Dick’ – reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker and Cillian Murphy. When the whaleship Essex set sail from Nantucket in 1819, the unthinkable happened. A mere sp...