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Roth and Celebrity is composed of 10 original essays that consider the vexed and ambivalent relationship between Philip Roth and his own celebrity as revealed both in personal interviews as well as in the fiction that spans his publishing history. With its simultaneous interest in American popular...

Cinema's most successful director is a commercial and cultural force demanding serious consideration. Not just triumphant marketing, this international popularity is partly a function of the movies themselves. Polarised critical attitudes largely overlook this, and evidence either unquestioning adulation...

In early 1943 the annihilation of the 6th Army at Stalingrad marked the irreversible turning-point of the war in the East. Despite occasional local successes gained in the face of great odds – testimony to the Wehrmacht's extraordinary resilience – from now on Germany was on the defensive. Despite...

An amusing short story about three hapless and hopeless odd-job men trying to impress their boss. Short listed for the 2015 Gwaun Writers' Festival.

An astonishing compendium of dictators and their crimes against the State. The scope of entries is an all-encompassing chronicle of tyrants. They range from the bizarre to the horrific, from the heartbreaking to the ridiculous. The book includes 100 of history's most infamous despots. In vivid detail...

Pemba is in Kathmandu and must get the last flight of the day to Lukla. Will he make it to Kathmandu airport in time? Will he arrive safely at Lukla, the most dangerous airport in the world? Join Pemba on his white knuckle ride of adventure in the Himalayas …

On the approach march to Everest, after you have passed through Phakding, there are several narrow bridges which crisscross the valley. The fifth one, just before you start the final climb to Namche Bazaar, is the highest such bridge in Nepal. For one trekker, this became a ‘Bridge of Terror’. Join Pemba on another nerve-jangling adventure …

Are you a fan of Northampton Town Football Club? Do you attend every home game and follow the Cobblers progress through the season? Are you familiar with the history of this popular Midlands club? If so, you why not test your knowledge with The Cobblers Quiz Book. With so many fascinating facts about...

Was the long-running British sitcom Crossroads, compulsive viewing in your house? Can you recall the cast of memorable characters such a Meg Richardson, Sandy and Benny? Was this hugely popular British soap opera one of your family’s all-time favourite TV shows? If so, you are certain to enjoy The...

Do you spend your summer at cricket matches throughout England and Wales? Have you visited any of the national cricket grounds? Are up to date on all the interesting events that have taken place at those famous cricket venues over the years? If you answered yes to any of these questions you are certain...

The thick woods above the Niagara Escarpment hold a legend of eternal life and powers beyond belief for those that find the hidden falls. As the curious dissappear, so the legend grows. 

Meet Mary Fellows, a sex-worker organizing a demonstration on St Catherine Street; how can she make the Anglican dean support it? . . . Disappointment follows disappointment as Margaret tries to find a suitable man; her latest folly is the suave younger man she brought over from Jamaica; . . . Greta,...

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"My name is Timothy McGill, and I'm a time travel addict." In a near future, a teenage boy stumbles across krono, a new drug which sends you back in time while you trip out. From the moment he first tries it, Timothy begins a downward spiral into crime and corruption, all while living through...