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Backstairs Billy
The Life of William Tallon, the Queen Mother's Most Devoted Servant
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
"William Tallon was a creature of extremes: though intensely loyal, he was also a dangerous risk-taker; though charming, he could also be vicious; though considerate and amusing, he could be ruthless and predatory. For much of his life he was driven by two demons: a powerful sex drive and an...
Finding the Plot
100 Graves to Visit Before You Die
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Ann Treneman, the award-winning Times writer best known for her incisive parliamentary sketches, has branched out - to graveyards. In this riveting book she takes you to the most interesting graves in Britain. You'll meet the real War Horse, the best 'funambulist' ever, Byron and his dog Boatswain,...
I Know Nothing!
An Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2014
From his harrowing childhood as a Jewish boy in Nazi Germany, where he witnessed the horrors of Kristallnacht and Gestapo brutality, to his escape and subsequent life in London, where his antics were no less bizarre or comical than those of his most famous character - the hapless Spanish waiter Manuel...
The Last Victorians
A Daring Reassessment of Four Twentieth Century Eccentrics
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Ever since the publication of Lytton Strachey's Eminent Victorians in 1918 it has been fashionable to ridicule the great figures of the nineteenth century. From the longreigning monarch herself to the celebrated writers, philanthropists and politicians of the day, the Victorians have been dismissed...
Surviving Michael Winner
A Thirty-Year Odyssey
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
They say you can tell a lot about a person from how they treat their employees. In the case of Michael Winner, the relationship with his personal assistant, Dinah May, tells us a great deal indeed. In his life, Winner was known publicly as many things: a director, producer and the outspoken food critic...
My Week*
*According to Hugo Rifkind: The Secret Diary of Almost Everyone
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2013
In 2006, as the gossip columnist for The Times, Hugo Rifkind realised it would be much easier to do his job if he could make all the stories up. So he did. For years now, Rifkind's hilarious 'My Week' column has satirised anyone foolish or unfortunate enough to make headlines that week, entertaining...
Elvis Memories
The real Elvis Presley - by those who knew him
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
The man, the music, the mythology - everyone knows Elvis, right? From the swinging hips and tempestuous love life to the peanut butter and banana sandwiches. But how do the iconic snapshots and the snippets of rumour match up with the truth about the man behind the legend? Michael Freedland's Elvis...
Finding My Voice
My Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Blessed with one of the richest and most distinctive voices in the music business, Elkie Brooks has been entertaining people around the world since the age of fifteen - and even longer, if you count the weddings and bar mitzvahs at which she was asked to perform in her native Manchester as a young...
Strings Attached
The Life and Music of John Williams
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Strings Attached is the much anticipated authorised biography of John Williams, one of the most accomplished and celebrated musicians of his generation. From his childhood in Australia to his stellar career in London and around the world, John Williams has lived an extraordinary life. Master of the...
by Ron Moody
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Actor Ron Moody has enthralled generations with his masterly performance as Fagin in both the stage and film versions of Oliver! - one of the great classics of British theatre and cinema. Now, in this highly original, idiosyncratic and often very funny memoir, he looks back on those early days, describing...
From Russia to Love
The Life and Music of Viktoria Mullova
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
The great violinist Viktoria Mullova's story is one of striking contrasts and huge challenges. As a young musician she was a bright star in the Soviet musical firmament, but she stunned the world when she escaped the KGB and fled to the West, leaving behind her family, friends and all she knew. And...
Where Do Comedians Go When They Die?
Journey of a Stand-Up
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2012
Jerome Stevens makes people laugh for a living. Or he tries to... The stand-up circuit is a world of extremes where money talks, agents slither and hecklers throw mince pies. It's hard to balance the demands of touring with family life - especially when Jerome is a star everywhere except his own home...
Shackleton's Heroes
The Epic Story of the Men Who Kept the Endurance Expedition Alive
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015
The fabled figure of Sir Ernest Shackleton truly personifies the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. But, while the story of his ill-fated 1914–18 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition and his crew’s narrow escape from death is legendary, less well known is the staggering tale of the six members...
Muckraker
The Scandalous Life and Times of W. T. Stead, Britain's First Investigative Journalist
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2012
A major work by a brilliant young biographer, Muckraker details the tenacity and verve of one of Victorian Britain's most compelling characters. Credited with pioneering investigative reporting, W. T. Stead made a career of 'muckraking': revealing horrific practices in the hope of shocking authorities...