Simon Schuster Uk imprint: 575 books

Dan Walker's Football Thronkersaurus

Football's Finest Tales

by Dan Walker
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014

'What a strike from Mike Sheron - what a thronker!' screamed Dan Walker, now the host of Football Focus. And with that description of the kind of ferociously struck shot that would knock over a pig if it caught it full in the face, the cult of the Thronker - and eventually this book - was born. Glorifying...
by Helen Yemm
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014

For more than a decade, Helen has been fielding letters from anxious readers, and this is a new compilation of the myriad queries she has received and answered over that time. Her weekly 'Thorny Problems' column is light-hearted but essentially practical, and it has earned her a devoted audience who...
by Bruno Hare
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012

Norway, 1945: On the run from invading Nazis, his family murdered, sixteen-year-old Erik decides to join the Milorg - Norway's Resistance movement. Spirited away into the mountains, he is groomed to become a spy at a secret facility where the Nazis are attempting to breed a race of Aryan superbeings....
by Lisa Faulkner
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012

When Lisa Faulkner won Celebrity MasterChefit was the culmination of an emotional journey that began with her mother's death from cancer when Lisa was 16. Lisa's clearest memories of her mum are of her cooking delicious meals for the family, and in recreating her recipes in this book Lisa is not just...
by David Ambrose
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013

'It was some moments before Charlie turned his gaze back to Control. When he did, there were tears in his eyes. "What have you done?"' "Something that evolution wouldn't have accomplished in a million years, left to itself," Control replied calmly. "You're custom-built, Charlie, a hero for...
by David Ambrose
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013

A wrong number here, a case of mistaken identity there, a chance meeting with a stranger who knows your best friend. Most people dismiss such things as trivial, unimportant. Mere coincidence. Or could there be a hidden pattern in these seemingly random events? George Daly's life has been as...

Jottings

Flights of Fancy from Our Betty

by Liz Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2008

JOTTINGS is a collection of the stories that Liz Smith has written over the years. Sometimes they explore the darker side of life and what may occur out of the public gaze: a rich and lonely housewife neglects her child and the nanny subjects her charge to unpleasant and adult scenes; a man's wish...
by S J King
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2018

WINNER of the Books and the City Choice Award in the #heatseeker short story competition, Stepping Out is a poignant, inspiring short story about acceptance, self-love and finding the courage to be who you really are. Paula has been practising walking in her new red velvet heels for weeks....

Living My Best Life

The perfect feel-good debut for summer 2019

by Claire Frost
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2019

This life-affirming and hilarious novel is the perfect balm for the Insta-weary mind – get ready to shatter the illusion that is #LivingMyBestLife 'A fun, fresh debut that manages to be both quirky and deep as it portrays today's obsession with social media' MILLY JOHNSON Recently...
by Ranulph Fiennes
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014

Ranulph Fiennes has entered the public imagination as the intrepid explorer par excellance. Taunted by his wife over the challenge of the never-before attempted circumpolar navigation of the globe, he set off in 1979 on a gruelling 52,000 mile adventure. Together with fellow members of 21 SAS regiment,...
by Simon & Schuster UK
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016

Eight Sunny Funny Reads from a brilliant selection of bestselling authors! Get ready to laugh your summer socks off with this collection of hilarious short stories – from disastrous car journeys to super-powered grannies to gruesomely funny ghost hunters there’s something for everyone in...
by Lynne Barrett-Lee
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016

The abridged, junior edition of the story of Able Seacat Simon, beloved hero of the high seas. A must for Michael Morpurgo fans! When an orphaned kitten is discovered in the Hong Kong docks in 1948 by a British sailor, he has no idea of the journey that awaits him. Smuggled onto HMS Amethyst...
by Simon Rickerty
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014

Colouring is fun! Colouring is great! As long as you keep your crayon on YOUR side of the paper... Abit of red here. A bit of red there. A bit of red... HEY! You're colouring on my side! This bit of the book is for BLUE. So begins a colourful squabble that takes an unexpected turn -...
by Simon Rickerty
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013

Winner of Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013 Two little creatures + one monkey nut = big trouble! Is it a hat? Or a boat? Or a drum? Whatever it is, everyone wants it - and they DON'T want to share! One little monkey nut causes big trouble in this bright, funny and original book. Praise...
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