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Gold
My Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
With a show-jumping career spanning over forty years, Nick Skelton is a legend in the equestrian world. No other rider has won so many major competitions on so many different horses and he is as popular at Olympia and Hickstead as he is at Aachen, Geneva, Paris and Spruce Meadows. Skelton has competed...
Dangerous Days on the Victorian Railways
Feuds, Frauds, Robberies and Riots
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
The Victorians risked more than just delays when boarding a steam train . . .
Victorian inventors certainly didn't lack steam, but while they squabbled over who deserved the title of 'The Father of the Locomotive' and enjoyed their fame and fortune, safety on the rails was not their priority....
The Perfect Distance
Ovett and Coe: The Record Breaking Rivalry
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
The definitive, fully authorised story of the record-breaking rivalry between London Olympics organiser Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett.
Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe presided over the golden era of British athletics. Between them they won three Olympic gold medals, two silvers, one bronze and...
by Mark Baxter, Paolo Hewitt
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
Seven drinking buddies decide to buy a racehorse and embark on the journey of a lifetime in the book that inspired the film Outside Bet.
It's 1985 - Thatcher is in power, Sade is on the radio and the print workers have gone on strike. A motley rabble of seven firm friends: Thimble, Gudger,...
by Chris Bonington
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
The early climbing years of Britain's greatest living mountaineer, from his schooldays to his ascent of the Eiger in 1962.
I CHOSE TO CLIMB, first published in 1966, was Chris Bonington's first book. He was recognised then, as now, as one of the outstanding members of a brilliant generation...
Gentlemen and Blackguards
Gambling Mania and the Plot to Steal the Derby of 1844
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2010
Men, money, duelling and murder: welcome to the infamous Derby race of 1844 and the gambling mania that gripped early 19th century Britain.
This is a tale of money, gambling and sporting obsession; of rogues and rascals, outrageous criminality, aristocratic complacency, and a gripping investigation...
Saving Iraq
Rebuilding A Broken Nation
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2009
Nemir Kirdar has lived Iraq's history. From the country of his youth - a stable and vibrant land of great promise, to the 1958 coup that plunged Iraq into a period of terror and destruction, foreign occupation, and the fall of Saddam Hussein, he's been uniquely placed to comment on events and propose...
The Self-Care Project
How to let go of frazzle and make time for you
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Everything you need to know about self-care; what it is, why it's important, why it's such a struggle and how to integrate it into day-to-day life.
There's a damaging misconception in society that putting ourselves first is an act of selfishness. But self-care is not just a millennial buzzword....
Resilient Me
How to worry less and achieve more
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017
A practical guide to building everyday resilience in just 4 weeks.
Facing challenges in your relationships, career, health or well-being? Worried important life goals seem to be slipping away? Whether you're faced with day-to-day irritations or facing a larger setback, sometimes life can test...
Now Let's Dance
A feel-good book about finding love, and loving life
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
'Completely enchanting... a gentle and unexpected love story whose characters are drawn with tenderness and touching honesty. I loved it.' RUTH HOGAN, author of THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS
'I enjoyed it very much, a really charming love story' CATHY HOPKINS, author of THEKICKING THE BUCKET LIST
Marguerite...
Behind the Sofa
Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Steve Berry decided to do something a little bit different to raise funds for Alzheimer's Research UK. A life-long DOCTOR WHO fan, he began to interview celebrities, writers, actors and people who had worked on DOCTOR WHO, asking for their earliest memories of the show that sent us cowering behind...
Stop Snoring The Easy Way
And the real reasons you need to
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Stop Snoring the Easy Way & the Real Reasons You Need To will give you back control of your life, and explain why stopping snoring is not just desirable - it is essential.
Dr Mike Dilkes has spent years developing this simple 5-minute exercise. His tried and tested method will cure your...
The Fall of Toulon
The Royal Navy and the Royalist Last Stand Against the French Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
The tragic story of the last Royalist attempt to overthrow the French revolution
In the summer of 1793 French Royalists surrendered the great naval base at Toulon to the British, intending this to be the springboard for a full-scale counter-revolution. A multi-national taskforce led by the...
Making a Noise
Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, Arts and Broadcasting
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
John Tusa is a distinguished journalist, broadcaster and leader of arts organisations, best remembered for his times at the BBC, including creating Newsnight.
Tusa's memoir is etched with candour. His account of two years of internecine warfare at the top of the BBC under the Chairman, 'Dukey'...