Blake imprint: 817 books
by Louise Ford
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
Australian heart-throb Peter Andre captured the hearts of millions when he burst onto the music scene in the early 1990s with summer hit 'Mysterious Girl', and since then he's gained national treasure status among his legions of fans. With international chart success spanning many years, he has proven...
Gary Barlow: Time to Shine
The Unauthorised Biography
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Great Britain's national treasure Gary Barlow has achieved unrivaled success with boyband Take That, as a solo artist and songwriter, and as a judge on The X Factor. However, the path to fame is rarely easy and Gary's journey has been full of inspiring highs and distinct lows. From happy beginnings...
by Ryan Hutton
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
He's the man who made millions laugh with a twitch of his perfectly coiffured moustache and rebooted the Internet's funny bone as one of the masterminds behind the comedy trove, FunnyOrDie.If there is comedy to be mined, you can be sure Will Ferrell will find it. From playing the school joker as a...
None Shall Divide Us
To Some He is a Hero. The IRA Want Him Dead. This is the True Story of the Artist Who Was Ireland's Most Notorious Assassin
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2004
In 1988, the Loyalist hero, Michael Stone, was charged and sentenced to life for the murders of six men. He was released after 12 years, under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement in July 2000. This autobiography provides the true story of a freelance gun for hire.To Loyalists, Michael Stone is...
by Charlie Bronson, Stephen Richards
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2007
Charlie Bronson has taken his 24 years of experience of prison dwelling and condensed it into one handy and comprehensive volume. Moved regularly around the prisons of the British Isles, he has sampled all that prison life has to offer, taking in both the historic and pre-historic buildings that comprise...
by Paul Allen, Douglas Naylor
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
In this book, Paul Allen and Douglas Naylor recount their years together in one of the most feared hooligan firms since the 1970s. This is an electrifying and intelligent account of the legendary decades when owls Crime Squad dominated casual violence. It is an uncompromising look at soccer culture and the violence that surrounds it.
Life Means Life
Jailed Forever: True Stories of Britain's Most Evil Killers
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2009
From sex-crazed fiends to cold-eyed professional assassins, only those convicted of the most terrible murders are told they will die behind bars.This book tells the stories of those most depraved killers whose crimes outraged society and demanded the harshest penalty available to a British court....
by Danny Collins
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
With 24 hour news channels and easy access we are bombarded with reports of crime from every corner of the globe. It seems that no sooner has one tragedy hit than stories of another are being flashed across our screens and printed in our papers. But it is undeniable that there are for every generation...
Great Gambling Scams
True Stories of the World's Most Amazing Hustlers
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2007
For many, gambling is a roller coaster of wins and losses, but for some, it's the successful way to a life of untold wealth and luxury. Contained in this utterly gripping book are the secrets of a handful of people who have repeatedly managed to beat casinos and bookies at their own game, carrying...
Hitmen
True Stories of Street Executions
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
Written by an investigative journalist, this book looks at professional killers, the people who hire them, and those who die at their hands. Among the true stories described are the story of the ultimate hitman, Carlos the Jackal, and how he was eventually brought to justice; the mother who hired...
by Peter Bleksley
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018
TV's top fugitive hunter investigates the UK's worst unsolved murders.
Roughly ten per cent of all murders in the UK go unsolved. Here, Britain's top ex-undercover cop shines new light on cases up and down the country in search of answers.
Peter Bleksley's life has been devoted to investigating....
Great Diamond Heist
The Incredible True Story of the Hatton Garden Diamond Geezers
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Over the Easter weekend in 2015, an audacious gang of criminals robbed a safe depository in London's Hatton Garden, the center of the UK's diamond trade. Shortly before, electrical cables under nearby Kingsway had caught on fire, disrupting the emergency services in the area. Coincidence? Alarms at...
by Jimmy Tippett Jr, Nicola Stow
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
"So there I am, still not 13 years old, seeing everything the underground has to offer. I remember my dad pouring carrier bags of cash onto the bed -- I wanted that life. He was a real gentleman and I wanted to follow in his well-heeled footsteps…"Jimmy Tippet Jnr was born into gangster...
You Really Couldn't Make It Up
More Hilarious Bizarre-but-True Stories from Around Britain
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2004
After the runaway success of You Couldn't Make It Up, Jack Crossley has compiled a second selection of anecdotes from around the British Isles. In his many years as a newspaper journalist, Jack Crossley has collected literally thousands of these strange-but-true newspaper items. They are stories that...