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The Parkour & Freerunning Handbook

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The phenomenon of parkour, which has gripped youth culture, could be the defining movement of our age. Combining the grace of the gymnast, the...

American Prince: My Autobiography

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

He has appeared in over a hundred films. Elvis copied his looks. The Beatles put him on the cover of Sgt. Pepper. Tony Curtis is without question a...

Gaunty's Best of British: It's Called Great Britain, Not Rubbish Britain

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Gaunty's Best of British is one man’s cheerful look at what’s right – and what’s wrong – with his country, and a brilliantly entertaining guide to...

Groucho and Me: The Autobiography

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

‘The temptation to write about yourself is irresistible, especially when you are prodded into it by a crafty publisher who has slyly baited you into...

Primal

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Presumed dead, a group of undergraduate students who go missing on a deserted Pacific island emerge one year later in two groups of ragged (and...

The Monster of Florence

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The Monster of Florence is a true account of brutal serial murder in idyllic Florence. After settling in Italy in 2000, Douglas Preston...

Why Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller: What the Price of Oil Means for the Way We Live

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Cheap oil = Foreign imports. Huge houses. Big cars. Binge flying.
Expensive oil = Local food. Local industry. Small cars. Fewer flights....

Tales of Ordinary Madness

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Inspired by D.H. Lawrence, Chekhov and Hemingway, Bukowski’s writing is passionate, extreme and has attracted a cult following, while his life was as...

The Return of The Economic Naturalist: How Economics Helps Make Sense of Your World

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The Economic Naturalist is back with a whole batch of intriguing new questions and answers, drawn from his New York Times columns, that...

The Virgin Guide to British Universities 2010

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The Virgin 2010 guide is the only university guide to offer a uniquely students' eye view of what it's like to study at a particular university....

Blade Runner

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

At eleven months old, Oscar Pistorius had both his legs amputated below the knee. His mother wrote a letter to be read by Oscar when he was grown up:...

Dambusters: A Landmark Oral History

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

On the night of 16–17 May 1943, nineteen Lancaster bombers from 617 Squadron headed for Germany. Their mission, for which they had been trained under...

Summertime

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Galton Blackiston is one of Britain's best-kept culinary secrets. Widely acclaimed throughout his much-loved home county of Norfolk and highly rated...

Fangio: The Life Behind the Legend

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Juan Manuel Fangio’s name is indelibly inscribed in the record books and many consider him to be the greatest driver in history.

It was 46...

Factory: The Story of the Record Label

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Factory Records’ fame and fortune were based on two bands – Joy Division and New Order – and one personality – that of its director, Tony Wilson. At...

Losing My Virginity

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This is the bestselling autobiography of iconic entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, featuring his take on his latest business ventures, personal...