Mainstream Digital imprint: 404 books
Shell Shock
The Secrets And Spin Of An Oil Giant
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Royal Dutch/Shell is a multinational behemoth. Every four seconds of every day, 1,200 cars fill their tanks with petrol on Shell forecourts, while at airports around the world civil airliners are refuelled with Shell aviation spirit every ten seconds. The company has long been regarded as a world...
by Simon Cox
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
With its in-depth look at some of the themes and real-life stories behind the fiction, The Dan Brown Companion gives a unique insight into the world of one of the most successful bestselling novelists of our time.
A huge Dan Brown following has emerged, determined to walk in the footsteps of...
Christy Brown
The Life That Inspired My Left Foot
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2011
Christy Brown was severely disabled with cerebral palsy, unable to use any part of his body other than his left foot. Doctors said he was a 'mental defective' and that he would never be able to lead any kind of normal life; Christy proved them wrong.
His mother taught him to write using chalk...
No More Tomorrows
The Compelling True Story of an Innocent Woman Sentenced to Twenty Years in a Hellhole Bali Prison
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2011
It was meant to be a two-week holiday to celebrate her sister's birthday, but for Schapelle Corby it ended up a waking nightmare. Arrested at Denpasar airport after marijuana was found in her luggage, she became the victim of every traveller's darkest fear. Over four kilograms of drugs had been planted...
Two Wheels on my Wagon
A Bicycle Adventure in the Wild West
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
As bicycle races go, the attractions of the Tour Divide are not immediately apparent. For a start, it is the longest mountain-bike race in the world, running nearly 3,000 miles down the Rockies from Canada to Mexico. But the distance is not the only challenge - the total ascent of 200,000 ft is the...
The Town Below the Ground
Edinburgh's Legendary Undgerground City
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Below Scotland's capital, hidden for almost two centuries, is a metropolis whose very existence was all but forgotten.
For almost 250 years, Edinburgh was surrounded by a giant defensive wall. Unable to expand the city's boundaries, the burgeoning population built over every inch of square...
by Graham Forbes Author
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2012
Graham Forbes loved to play guitar, whether it was with local rock groups pillaging village halls or on the big stages of the world with the Incredible String Band. But, like so many others, he enjoyed the gigs, groupies and booze too much. At 27, he found himself back in Glasgow, ears ringing, scratching...
Saudi Babylon
Torture, Corruption and Cover-Up Inside the House of Saud
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2012
When Sandy Mitchell was arrested for his alleged involvement in two bombings in Saudi Arabia in December 2000, he thought it was a case of mistaken identity and that he would soon be released. Instead, he spent nearly three years in jail, where he was repeatedly tortured before being forced to sign...
Glasgow
Tales of the City
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
Not only has Glasgow produced some incredible personalities, it has also been witness to some of the greatest happenings of our times. These outstanding people and epoch-making events are featured in Glasgow: Tales of the City.
As a result of painstaking research, some startling new facts have...
Sir Thomas Lipton
The Man Who Invented Himself
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
Thomas Lipton burst onto the national scene in 1897, the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The Princess of Wales had launched a £30,000 fund to provide a Jublilee dinner for the poor, but, with only weeks to go, no more than £5,000 had been subscribed. Lipton saved the day by writing a cheque...
Irish
The Remarkable Saga of a Nation and a City
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
Irish is the story of the mass migration from Ireland to Glasgow that took place in the wake of the Great Famine of the mid-nineteenth century. It is an epic account of the coming together of a nation and a city. This is the tale of those who escaped a nightmare existence in the poorest and most deprived...
Michael Collins
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
The most charismatic figure to emerge during the struggles for the independence of Ireland was undoubtedly Michael Collins. This remarkable biography, which draws on much hitherto unpublished material, charts the dramatic rise of the country boy who became head of the Free State and the commander-in-chief of the army.
Leeds United
Trials and Tribulations
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2012
Leeds United have arguably experienced the most dramatic upheaval in fortunes of any club in the recent history of English football. From their rise to a championship challenge in the Premiership and subsequent participation in the Champions League semi-finals, they plunged to the brink of bankruptcy...
Glory, Goals and Greed
Twenty Years of the Premier League
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
The FA Premier League was born 20 years ago, on 23 September 1991, and has since established itself as the most popular club competition in world football. At the start, however, there was opposition from the players' union and the Football League. Then the breakaway elite were faced with the exposure...