The parents of Antony Armstrong-Jones (he was given the title Earl of Snowdon in 1961) were very different. He was Welsh to his fingertips, she an exotic mixture of English and Jewish. They divorced w
In London of 1840, the economy is sliding into recession; gangs of unemployed workers roam the streets; and a murderer prowls the capital's poor neighborhoods. Pyke, still grieving over the death of h
One of the original supermodels and international fashion icons, Marie Helvin has been an iconic image in every decade since the 1970s. She was a Hawaiian hippie child in the 60s, a magazine cover sta
The wry, honest and often hilarious chronicles of a very brave and clever TV presenter, Arctic explorer, and general drawer of the Short Straw. Moving quickly on from the devastating crash that nearl
London, 1843. Pyke has been part of the Metropolitan Police's newly formed "Detective Bureau" for six-months. Unsurprisingly Pyke is confronted by faceless opponents within the Bureau and the New P
Moving quickly on from the devastating crash that nearly killed him, Richard?ranges widely over his life and times?a visit to Glastonbury with James May reminds of him of his early years of playing in
Richard Hammond is the short bloke off Top Gear and things look pretty rosy for him. But, somehow, all is not well in Hammond's world. The lap times are diminishing, the crow's feet are spreading acro
Tom Kitchin's?unique marriage of seasonal Scottish produce with the classical French technique has universal application. He is totally committed to fresh seasonal ingredients, cooked simply. His?sump
Nobody understands relaxed global home cooking in quite the same way as the Giraffe Restaurant chain. Priding themselves on minimal fuss, maximum enjoyment cooking, this cookbook will show readers how
The Jewish state of Israel has now acquired the status of a pariah across much of the West and especially in Europe. For many, it has become the contemporary equivalent of apartheid South Africa—a sys
John Browne, the CEO of BP?for 12 years, invented the oil "supermajor" and led the way on issues such as climate change, human rights, and transparency. Here, Browne brings to life what he learned abo
It was in luxurious Palm Beach, by the manicured lawns and Olympic-sized swimming pool, that financier Bernard Madoff ravaged the world of philanthropy and high society he strove so hard to join; vap
The best-selling pictorial tribute to one of Britain's great footballing personalities—refreshed, repackaged, and with the last?eight pages rewritten to bring the book up to date. Features an exclusiv
With their irrepressible enthusiasm for great food, Si King and Dave Myers--aka the Hairy Bikers--travel the length and breadth of Britain to discover our finest traditional foods. Touring the countie
As Britain stands alone against a monstrous enemy, the inhabitants of Pearl Street face hardship and heartbreak with courage and humor. The war touches each of them in a different way: for Annie Poul
Yin Ling - enigmatic, beautiful, and engaged to the wealthy, politically ambitious Vincent Chee - falls clandestinely in love with Ben Gallagher, an outspoken American professor. Ben is equally mesme
Set in 50 B.C., these hysterical historical tales follow the adventures of Asterix and his pals in the days of the Roman Empire. Normally, he's concerned about protecting his town from the legionnair
A ditch dug along the middle of the village separates the political parties of rival chieftains who have been elected as the village's leaders, so when the son of one chieftain and the daughter of the
When the Getafix runs low on oil needed for warding off Julius Caesar and his army, it is villagers Asterix and Obelix's quest to find more "black gold" from the deserts of the Middle East.
