Robson imprint: 55 books
A Bazaar Life
The Autobiography of David Alliance
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
At the age of thirteen, David Alliance was taken out of school by his father and apprenticed into the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, where he learned the business skills that were to prove invaluable in one of the most successful business careers of modern times. In 1950, with just ?14 in his pocket, he...
Greta Garbo
A Divine Star
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
In the male-oriented studio system, Greta Garbo wielded a power no other actress has ever possessed, before or since. Be it producer, director, lover or journalist, Garbo called the shots, and when she decided that she was done with the whirlwind of life as Hollywood's darling she withdrew completely,...
Giants
The Dwarfs of Auschwitz
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
During the 1930s and 40s the Lilliput Troupe, a beloved and successful family of singers and actors, dazzled with their vaudeville programme and unique performances. The only all-dwarf show of the time, their small stature earned them fame - and, ironically, ultimately saved their lives. As Hitler's...
by Valerie Grove
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
Millions of readers know and love him for his lyrical portraits of his life, from the moving and nostalgic tales of childhood and innocence found in the pages of Cider with Rosie, to the nomadic wanderings through Spain retold in As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, to his dramatic experiences fighting...
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...
Michael Winner: Winner Takes All
A Life of Sorts
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
Michael Winner, the legendary film director, writer and food critic, is a colourful figure who has led a remarkable life. He has a reputation for being outspoken, and, true to form, in his autobiography he tells it like it is with sharp and insightful observations.