Mainstream Publishing: 404 books
Flesh and Blood
The Harrowing and Moving Story of a Mother's Fight to Bear Her Late Husband's Children
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
Diane Blood first hit the headlines in 1996 when she went to court to fight for the right to use her late husband's sperm to try for the child they had planned together before his sudden death from meningitis. Diane's case caused an ethical storm and was debated in the courts, in Parliament and in...
by Jan de Vries
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2011
Your food is your medicine and your medicine your food. So said Hippocrates, the father of medicine - but nothing could sum up Jan de Vries' approach to dietary management better. Over the past 35 years the number of people seeking his advice on food-related problems has increased dramatically, for...
Home From War
How Love Conquered the Horrors of a Soldier's Afghan Nightmare
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Lance Corporal Martyn Compton's life was changed beyond recognition when he was blown up in a Taliban ambush that killed three of his colleagues. His survival was described as a 'miracle', as he suffered third-degree burns to 75 per cent of his body. He endured 15 operations and doctors used shark...
by Jan de Vries
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2011
This book is the follow-up to Jan de Vries's world-wide success, Multiple Sclerosis. Drawing on nearly 40 years' experience of treating MS sufferers, De Vries now proves that a gluten-free diet is highly beneficial - not only as a means of controlling MS, but also for those suffering from autism and...
The Estate
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
Hailed by the authorites as `the future of housing', The Estate in south London was opened with a flourish by the Lord Mayor of London in the late 1960s. The six 20-storey tower blocks were seen as the new way forward for community life in London. However, within a matter of weeks it had all started...
by Pat Woods, Peter Burns
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Celtic's astonishing 7-1 victory over arch-rivals Rangers in the 1957 Scottish League Cup final brought the club its last major trophy prior to the appointment of Jock Stein as manager in 1965 and the glory years which followed. The triumph was the final major success achieved by such famous Celtic...
Realistic Weight Control
The Healthy Guide to Weight Loss
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2011
Whatever you might call it - being overweight or corpulent or carrying excess fat - one thing is certain: obesity is one of the major problems of the developed world today. It is not simply a matter of being too fat: those who are severely overweight are prone to a tremendous range of other health...
Claret and Blue Blood
Pumping Life into West Ham United
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
From the World Cup-winning days of Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters to highly acclaimed modern-day heroes such as Joe Cole, Michael Carrick and Jermain Defoe, West Ham United supporters have always had the greatest affection for homegrown Hammers. Since the 1960s, talents such as Trevor...
Number Nine Dream
An Autobiography Of Rob Howley
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2011
Rob Howley was a late developer in terms of playing international rugby. But the Cardif, Wales and British Lions scrum half has more than made up for lost time. In Number Nine Dream, Howley looks back at his career, including his injury heartache, his late development, the pain of seeing a friend...
Football Fanatic
A Record Breaking Journey Through English Football
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
This is the book which landed the author in the Guinness Book of Records for his record-breaking 20,000-mile tour of every Football League Ground in England.
The first edition was hugely successful and was listed by Sportspages Bookshop as one of the bestselling football books of the year.
This...
Sami Hyypiä
From Voikkaa to the Premiership
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
When Gerard Houllier took over as manager of Liverpool FC in 1999, his quest was to bring glory back to Anfield. His prime concern lay with strengthening his defence and to this end he made what is arguably one of his finest signings. Houllier targeted Sami Hyypiä, a relatively unknown player who...
Totally Frank
The Frank McGarvey Story
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2011
During a glorious but controversial career, Frank McGarvey won every major trophy in Scottish football. Under Alex Ferguson at St Mirren in the 1970s, he inspired a young Saints team to victory in the First Division - an effort that attracted the attention of English giants Liverpool and Scotland...
The Dream Solution
The Murder of Alison Shaughnessy - and the Fight to Name Her Killer
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2012
Following Michelle and Lisa Taylor's conviction of the savage murder of Alison Shaugnessy, Bernard O'Mahoney embarked on a successful crusade to prove their innocence. Michelle - who had been having an affair with Alison's husband - had been found guilty of murdering Alison in a jealous rage, and...
Hammers Heaven and Hell
From Take-Off to Tévez - Two Seasons of Triumph and Trauma at West Ham United
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2012
Little did anybody anticipate that West Ham's play-off final victory against Preston in 2005 would provide the launch pad for one of their most successful seasons ever, with the club securing a top-half Premiership finish and qualifying for Europe thanks to its first FA Cup final appearance in 26...