Michael imprint: 765 books
Breaking the Chain
Abuse, Revenge, Redemption - The True Story of a Damaged Childhood
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2011
Beaten, battered and subjected to terrifying psychological cruelty at the hands of his sadistic, alcoholic father, by the age of twelve Andy McQuade realized that he and his family had suffered enough. Afraid for the lives of himself and his mother and brothers, tortured by painful memories of years...
How to Think Like Sherlock
Improve your powers of observation, memory and deduction
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
'You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear'. Such were the words of the master detective Sherlock Holmes to Dr Watson, as he noted how his friend failed to implement Holmes' techniques. In "How to think like Sherlock" you will learn how to increase your powers of observation,...
The Moral Premise
Harnessing Virtue & Vice for Box Office Success
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
The Moral Premise reveals the foundational concept at the heart of all storytelling and successful box office movies. In concrete terms it explains how you can create your own success and, in the process, entertain, delight, challenge, and uplift this generation and the ones to come.
The Power of the Dark Side
Creating Great Villains, Dangerous Situations, & Dramatic Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Conflict is the very heart and soul of drama, and Smith's latest work explores character conflict and the various ways to portray it both in scripts and on the stage.
The Adventures of the Crumpsall Kid
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Mike Harding was born into a working-class Irish-Catholic family in Crumpsall, Manchester, in 1944. His father, a navigator in the RAF, was killed returning from a bombing mission four weeks before Mike was born, so it was Mike’s mother – along with her mother and sisters – who were the dominant...
How Britain Kept Calm and Carried On
True stories from the Home Front
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
The British are well known for their unique sense of humour - for the ability to see the funny side even in the most dire situation - and it was that humour that helped the nation through the dark days of the Second World War. In this heartwarming, often amusing and sometimes heartbreakingly sad book,...
by Pete Firman
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
If you're interested in magic because on your 9th birthday your Mummy and Daddy booked the ruddy-faced Uncle Fiddlesticks who pulled a bunny out of a hat and made sweets appear from his pockets which he forced you to verify empty and you want to know how it was done, this isn't the book for you. (Stick...
My Good Life in France
In Pursuit of the Rural Dream
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
One grey dismal day, Janine Marsh was on a trip to northern France to pick up some cheap wine. She returned to England a few hours later having put in an offer on a rundown old barn in the rural Seven Valleys area of Pas de Calais. This was not something she’d expected or planned for. Janine eventually...
The Midas Touch
World Mythology in Bite-sized Chunks
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
This authoritative and fascinating introduction to the legends of history will reintroduce readers to the cyclopes, Minotaur and centaurs of the Ancient Greeks, as well as shedding light on the wider world of mythology. The Midas Touch includes a stunning array of fascinating tales and gets to grips...
Old Wives' Lore
A Book of Old-Fashioned Tips & Remedies
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
A combination of folklore and time-honoured advice, this book illuminates the history behind female wisdom from yesteryear. Taking in money saving ideas, gardening knowledge, household management and age-old remedies, it offers both seasoned advice and eccentric cures for a huge range of problems. Revealing...
by A. B. Saddlewick
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
There's something spooky about Maud's new school, in the first book in this fun and scary new series
When Maud's pet rat, Quentin, escapes in the middle of science class, it's the very last straw. Maud is transferred from Primrose Towers to Rotwood Middle School—to the delight of...
Eats, Shites & Leaves
Crap English and How to Use It
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2014
Featuring a plethora of examples that show how to get the worst out of the world's most commonly spoken language, Eats, Shites and Leaves is a wittily informative insight into how the English language can be used and abused in the twenty-first century
Diary of a Grumpy Old Git
Getting through life one rant at a time
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
If Adrian Mole had grown up to be a grumpy old git who had to cope with failed marriage and a life-sucking job, and worse, whose colleagues actually thought he was a miserable old git, he might be a bit like Dave Cross. Diary of a Grumpy Old Git is the laugh-out-loud diary of Dave Cross, a man who thought...
by Tim Collins
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Josh Walker is an ordinary teenage nerd. But when he puts his costume on, he is transformed into an ordinary teenage nerd with a costume on. After years of watching superhero movies, reading comics and fantasizing about being a crime-fighter, he decides to become one. First of all he needs a superhero...