Aurum Press: 240 books
Life of Pee
The Story of How Urine Got Everywhere
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Alchemists sought gold in it. David Bowie refrigerated it to ward off evil. In the trenches of Ypres soldiers used it as a gas mask, whereas modern-day terrorists add it to home-made explosives. All the Fullers, Tuckers and Walkers in the phonebook owe their names to it, and in 1969 four bags for...
Hot! Hot! Hot!
The Body Electric
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2013
"Hot Hot Hot" is written for everyone who wants a cracking good sex life but hasn't quite managed to grasp it yet. Based on a sex workshop run by Anne Hooper, it is both a reality sex manual and a compelling read. Described as 'a seminal work' it breaks the mould. If you ever wanted to gain...
How UFOs Conquered the World
The History of a Modern Myth
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2015
A history of the various manifestations and shifting meaning of the Twentieth Century's single great contribution to mythology: the UFO. Neither a credulous work of conspiracy theory nor a sceptical debunking of belief in 'flying saucers', How UFOs Changed the World explores the origins of UFOs...
#NOW
The Surprising Truth about the Power of Now
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
Do you ever feel stressed? Of course you do. One way we cope is to lower expectations, but we miss what may make us stronger. This book offers valuable insights into an alternative.
You can choose to nurture a Nowist mindset and by seeking joy in the flow of life, you will discover your natural power...
Mich Turner's Cake Masterclass
The Ultimate Guide to Cake Decorating Perfection
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
In Cake Masterclass, award-winning cake designer and presenter of Britain's Best Bakery, Mich Turner, teaches you how to bake impressive cakes for every occasion - from a classic sponge, to decadant chocolate, and traditional fruit and ginger cakes. In the masterclass section, Mich shares her...
Steamy Sex
The Sex Doctor's Guide to Keeping it Hot
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2013
Sex and relationship expert, agony aunt and bestselling author Dr Pam Spurr’ s new book dares to answer the questions that everyone wants to know. Whether in a sexual relationship - or enjoying sex as a single - this guide will help you improve your sex life! In her usual fun, straight-forward,...
Jutland 1916
Twelve Hours to Win the War
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Using a narrative approach, Jutland 1916 – Twelve Hours that Decided the War tells the story of the Battle of Jutland, the greatest naval clash of the First World War. Drawing on a wealth of first-hand accounts, some of which were previously unknown, it weaves a highly original narrative, which...
Scorched Earth, Black Snow
The First Year of the Korean War
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
The first year of the Korean War was a tumultuous series of epic battles, ending in a legendary and harrowing retreat.
In the summer of 1950, British and Australian troops were dispatched to fight with UN forces in the savage struggle against communism in Korea.
After both triumph and...
The Chief
Douglas Haig and the British Army
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2011
‘ Well written and persuasive … objective and well-rounded… .this scholarly rehabilitation should be the standard biography’ **** Andrew Roberts, Mail on Sunday
‘ A true judgment of him must lie somewhere between hero and zero, and in this detailed biography Gary Sheffield shows himself...
Urban Botanics
An Indoor Plant Guide for Modern Gardeners
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Have trouble keeping house plants alive? Struggling to find your green fingers? Fear not! You can still have a beautiful plant-filled home with this stunning guide to indoor plants.
Whether you are looking to cultivate an entire indoor garden, or simply wish to know more about your single cactus,...
ReWild
The Art of Returning to Nature
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017
As our busy, technology-driven lives become more sedentary and less connected to wildlife, it is important to remember the natural, human connection we have to the wilderness.
Nick Baker, naturalist and wildlife presenter, takes the reader back to our natural instincts. Journeying through...
by Michael Smith
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2015
For Winston Churchill the men and women at Bletchley Park were ‘ the geese the laid the golden eggs’ , providing important intelligence that led to the Allied victory in the Second World War.
At the peak of Bletchley’ s success, a total of twelve thousand people worked there of whom more...
The Race Against the Stasi
The Incredible Story of Dieter Wiedemann, the Iron Curtain and the Greatest Cycling Race on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2014
Cycling Book of the Year - Cross British Sports Book Awards
**When the ‘Iron Curtain’ descended across Europe, Dieter Wiedemann was a hero of East German sport. A podium finisher in The Peace Race, the Eastern Bloc equivalent of the Tour de France, he was a pin-up for the supremacy of...
The Hedgerows Heaped with May
The Telegraph Book of the Countryside
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
An exploration of everything the countryside means to us, from a hundred years of the Telegraph’ s archive.
The Telegraph is, as its former editor Max Hastings identified, more than any other national broadsheet the newspaper of the countryside, which over the years has been written about...