David Charles imprint: 411 books

Surprising stories about the personal lives of English monarchs from Henry VIII to Elizabeth II. This book journeys through centuries of history to offer a wealth of intriguing truths about British royal domestic life, royal celebrations, and royal etiquette. Covering eras from the Tudors to...

Buttercream icing is the most delicious cake decorating medium, is very accessible and needs very little specialist equipment. This essential guide demonstrates more than 50 innovative techniques via easy to follow step-by-step photographic tutorials and includes over 40 stunning cake designs...

Motivation' provides 60 practical, effective self motivation techniques that can be immediately applied to transform your performance both in the workplace and outside. It covers all vital motivation techniques, from adopting the right mindset and learning to dive right in, to essential planning and delegation skills for maximum output.

The Ultimate Writing Coach contains everything you need to know about writing and publishing. It presents authoritative guidance direct from professional writers covering the full gamut of both the fiction and non-fiction market. For fiction, there is coaching on everything from creating believable...

A seminal, investigative look at ghost sightings from the British politician, author, and Council of the Society for Psychical Research member. A wide collection of the most well attested cases of apparitions and haunted houses collected by the Society for Psychical Research. There are a number...

A collection of supernatural stories about dreams, premonitions and possessions. Here you’ll find strange beasts, headless ghosts, and phantom faces that appear to the unsuspecting, striking fear into their very hearts. Tales include: “Premonition of the Titanic’s Doom,” “The Headless Lover,” “Screaming Skulls and Other Oddities,” and “A Stranger in the Fog.”

Blokes don't know everything but fortunately this invaluable guide features every manly activity a real guy should be able to do. So sit back, crack open a cold one and let your education commence. From changing a flat tyre to chopping down a tree, operating a drill convincingly and even downing a...

In this comprehensive manual, Steve Bavister gives an invaluable insight into the business of being a photographer, with tips and examples of how to take great pictures in every genre, including: Advice on shooting and selling stock photography How to get your work into picture libraries Successful...

This is an innovative new business series that presents 60 succinct techniques to improve core business skills, each technique to be read and digested in 60 seconds. 'Persuasion' provides 60 practical and effective techniques that can be immediately applied to enhance the art of persuasion both in...

Learn to illustrate fashion from a designer's perspective. Achieve movement and attitude in figure drawing by following a few simple steps. Develop striking and energetic page compositions. Explore effortless ways to illustrate print, textures, and embellishments. Discover an exciting variety of media and techniques to enrich your individual drawing style.

Want to try your hand at making gorgeous homemade goodies? Then unleash the crafter within you with this collection of all-new crochet projects! With simple step-by-steps, these quick makes ensure fast results.

Get ready to spend some time with a suave high-flying rhino, a lovesick elephant who knows her way around a kitchen and a seriously chivalrous tiger . . . With just two weeks to go before baby Edward's due date, yarn enthusiast Kerry Lord picked up a crochet hook for the first time and a new...

The author of Poltergeist Over Scotland embarks on an in-depth study of the characteristics that imbue the paranormal world’s “noisy ghosts.”   What Is a Poltergeist? is an introduction to the mysterious phenomenon examining the theories and presenting the latest research evidence for poltergeist...

The Paranormal, the new ebook series from F+W Media International Ltd, resurrecting rare titles, classic publications and out-of-print texts, as well as new ebook titles on the supernatural – other-worldly books for the digital age. The series includes a range of paranormal subjects from angels,...