Carlton Books: 171 books

It is no accident that the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight consists primarily of three aircraft types, the Spitfire, the Hurricane and the Lancaster. The Spitfire and Hurricane, of course, are famous for their roles during the Battle of Britain over the skies of southern England in 1940. The...

Join the world's greatest fictional detective and use your own powers of deduction to solve these ingenious enigmas. This remarkable collection features all kinds of puzzles to suit all tastes.

More than any other director, Francis Coppola exemplifies the drive and invention of modern American cinema. Acclaimed since his first Godfather movie in 1972, he went on to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes for The Conversation and to make an unforgettable impact on audiences worldwide with the gripping...

How to Bonk at Work is the only guide to getting your end away at work, and is bursting with useful advice that youll need to have any chance of bonking at work. It starts with the Golden Rules of Workplace Fornication and follows up with many practical, real-life examples, showing you not only how to do it, but how to enjoy getting the job done while youre on the job!

From the best-selling authors of "How to Poo at Work" and "How to Bonk at Work" comes the follow-up that everyone's been waiting for: "How to Bonk in Public" will help you get busy wherever you are! You know the feeling - a bit bored at the bus stop and need something to occupy your time for ten minutes,...

There is something for every football fan in "The Premiership Football Miscellany". This title is neither a work of reference, nor a compendium of lists, nor a collection of biographies, nor a compilation of trivia. In fact, it is a glorious mixture of all these things and much more besides. The reader...

This book challenges the reader to see the Lawrences in a new light. In 1912, D. H. Lawrence met Frieda von Richthofen, the wife of his former professor, and fell in love with her. The pair eloped to Bavaria - leaving her three children behind - and two years later they were married. D. H. Lawrence and...

See this lady? You would NOT want to lock horns with her. You certainly wouldn't give her your baby. But in the late nineteenth century, that's exactly what a lot of women did. Why? Because in an era when having a child out of wedlock was so severely frowned upon, Amelia Dyer took advantage of this....

Growing older doesn't mean you have to grow up! If you're the sort of golden oldie who still likes to party hard, chats up strangers in bars, listens to loud music (and not because your hearing is going) or dresses so outrageously that your grandchildren beg you to 'tone it down' - this book is for you....

A unique, beautifully illustrated introduction to Freemasonry, including features on famous Masons of the past and present. Written by the grandson of a high-ranking Mason, The Secret World of the Freemasons is a fascinating look inside the enigmatic institution. Starting with a detailed look at the...

In 1998 the graveyards in the market town of Hyde had some unusual early-morning visitors. Greater Manchester Police were exhuming the bodies of the elderly patients o a local doctor. The doctor concerned had been their GP for 21 years and had a reputation as the best in the area. But Dr Harold Frederick...

A fabulous range of puzzles, riddles, enigmas and conundrums that will transport you back to the time of knights, castles and sprawling empires.Challenge your perception and logic to a mental joust in a narrative that spans continents and centuries from the glory of Byzantium to the horror of the Black...

Dusty Springfield is a pop music legend. Goddess of the sixties, reluctant recluse of the seventies, enigmatic icon of the eighties and nineties, she attracted a passionate following that has remained loyal to this day. She crossed the line into soul music, her first love, but never turned her back on...

A book on how Britain's most famous serial killers were identified, caught and convicted.