Welcome to 1970s suburbia for a unique experiment in modern-day self sufficiency.

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In the summer of 1940 Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany, continental Europe having fallen under the overwhelming military might of Hitler’s invading armies. By August, enemy air activity over southern England was starting to increase in intensity as a prelude to invasion. The unfolding Battle of Britain was fast assuming make-or-break status for the British nation in general, and for the RAF in particular. (more…)

This is a classic, crime-thriller in the mould of Frederick Forsyth and Jack Higgins —with an additional bonus of a who-done-it —partially influenced by Agatha Christie. (more…)

Now an international bestseller, Too Big to Fail, became the definitive account of the financial meltdown in 2009. (more…)

The Interceptor is a gripping insight into life as an undercover surveillance operative. (more…)

It’s not unknown for patients of The Royal Marsden cancer hospital to write about their experiences, but it’s unusual for them to provide photographs as well. (more…)

“Real wildlife…is really exciting, and understanding how and where it lives, where to look for it, and how it works…will enrich your life.”   

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Jolyon Jackson
Foreword by Richard Holmes

‘Occasionally a set of correspondence is so illuminating that it bursts through the accessibility barrier and genuinely deserves to be made available to a wider audience. The Foljambe papers are so self-evidently in this category that it is a real delight to see them in print.’ (more…)

Tony Garnett’s novel, The Seductions of Lucy Foster, is a psychological thriller that explores the human condition. Lucy Foster is an attractive, intelligent, 30-something millionaire. Her internet business is on the brink of a major expansion and Lucy will do anything to make it happen, including seducing the powerful 70-year-old, Lord Blayne. (more…)

by Louise Harwood

For the truth behind life on-set, look no further than the make-up artist’s trailer…

In 1916, a young cameraman, Ambrose March, was killed on the Western Front. His astonishing and beautiful shots of soldiers, living and dying, were testament to his talent and brought the horrors of war home for the first time. Fast-forward and now a major Hollywood movie is about to recreate his story… (more…)

Snowball Oranges, One Mallorcan Winter By Peter Kerr is being re-released to mark the tenth anniversary of its original publication, (more…)

A novel of adventure and scandal based on a true story of a yacht that has played host to Nazis, British royalty, and spies

Struggling American writer, Alex Johnson, first sees the yacht Carina swinging on a mooring in Egypt. The once-luxury motor yacht is now over seventy years old, rather worse for wear and up for sale. From the moment he sees it, Alex becomes fascinated by the yacht and determined to find out her history.

As his research deepens, there are flashbacks to her previous owners: Göring in the 1940s; British Royalty in the 1950s; the romantic daredevil speedster of the 1960s; the ambitious, but ultimately discredited reporter of the 1970s; and, finally, the wealthy adventurous businessman and his American wife in the 1990s.

Part history, part adventure, part travelogue, this book is based on the true story of a ninety-foot yacht built in Hamburg, Germany, for Göring and his new wife Emmy in 1937, and its extraordinary and colourful history since World War II. Today the yacht is still afloat, on the Red Sea.

Valerie Langrish Warner is married with three grown-up children and has lived in Switzerland, Spain, the United States, Canada and France. This is her first novel.

29th April 2010
£16.99 Hardback

Circalit, the new social networking site for screenwriters that is making waves in the screenwriting community, today announced a partnership with The Script Factory, Europe’s premier script development organisation. (more…)

THE COMPLETE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO KEEPING CHICKENS (more…)

Win a family bumper pack of holiday books

One of the best parts of preparing for a holiday has simply got to be finding that perfect holiday read. Whether you’re winding down on the beaches of Normandy with a romantic classic, or trekking through the rugged countryside of Brittany with a tour guide in tow, a good holiday book can’t be beaten. (more…)

As cheesemonger to the Queen, when Gloucestershire resident, Arthur Cunynghame sold Paxton and Whitfield Ltd, he could have dined off anecdotes from an illustrious 30 year career in cheese and wine, for the rest of his life. However, an industrious entrepreneur, Cunynghame gathered his stories into one volume and embarked upon a new career as a publisher. (more…)

From the latest Dan Brown novel that has sold over 1.8 million copies comes the documentary that was watched by almost as many. Simply Media is proud to bring to screens “FREEMASONS AND THE LOST SYMBOL”, a documentary which shows Freemason ceremonies for the first time. (more…)

THE LIFE IN MY YEARS
Virginia McKenna
Foreword by Joanna Lumley

Virginia McKenna starred in some of the most popular and enduring movies of our time, among them Carve Her Name With Pride, A Town Like Alice, and the extraordinarily successful Born Free (a film Barack Obama recently admitted to having been inspired by), in which she and husband, Bill Travers depicted the story of conservationists George and Joy Adamson and their reintroduction of Elsa the orphaned lion club to the wild. (more…)

Pam Ayres – The Works is a collection of 120 of Pam Ayres’ best-loved poems, including such classics as The Battery Hen, Oh I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth, Do You Think Bruce Springsteen Would Fancy Me?, The Dolly On The Dustcart, and Please Will You Take Your Children Home Before I Do Them In?, many of which now have new introductions that Pam has written especially for this edition. (more…)

When it comes to lovability, Hannah, the sole elephant at Seattle’s dilapidated Max L. Biedelman Zoo, is off the charts. Rescued as a baby by the zoo’s founder while on safari in Africa, Hannah has been cared for by Samson Brown for her 41-year captivity. (more…)

From the Queen of Courageous Fiction and the woman behind the
Women of Courage Award comes

Lesley Pearse’s life story reads like one of the plots in her novels. Her mother died when she was just 3 years old and she spent her early years in an orphanage before her father remarried and she was bought home. With lots of foster siblings in the house, Lesley’s early life was chaotic and she soon escaped to the bright lights of London’s ‘60’s club-land working various jobs including time as a bunny girl. A latecomer to writing, Lesley’s rollercoaster life has provided her with much material and has brought her a devoted readership with over 3 million copies of her books sold in the UK alone. (more…)

The quirkiest biographical dictionary you’ll ever read from the bestselling QI team, full of hilarious facts and details about the most interesting people who ever lived. (more…)

What Drives You NUTS About Modern Britain

Who would live in a country where no child is allowed to win a race on school sports day?
About 60 million Britons – that’s who! (more…)

JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE & RINGO ON TOUR AND ON STAGE

40 years on from their final impromptu gig on the rooftop of the Apple offices in London The Beatles are still a global phenomenon (more…)

ALL PETS GO TO HEAVEN
The Spiritual Lives of the Pets We Love       

Do animals have souls?

Losing a much-loved pet is a heart-wrenching experience for anyone – very much like losing a member of the family. People always question what happens to an animal when they die; in All Pets Go to Heaven, Sylvia Browne uses her special psychic gift to show you how pets ‘live’ in the afterlife. (more…)

In Have I Got News For You: Guide to Modern Britain, (BBC
Books, £9.99), the team behind the hit BBC One news quiz offer
their views on everything from the Global Recession, MPs
expenses and the Royal Family to the NHS, Education and the
Media. (more…)

Bluetooth, HDTV, PSP, iPhone, Wii – ever wondered how the gadgets we use everyday really work? (more…)

When the “flamboyant, maestro at the helm of Television South West” retired in 1992 he did not simply ride off into the sunset with cigar in one hand and champagne flute in the other but instead lived up to his reputation. (more…)

One snowy afternoon Peter Rabbit leaves home to collect firewood for his mother. Little does he know that this is the start of an exciting adventure in the heart of the wintery forest (more…)

Picking up a book from your local library has now become that bit easier as you can now download an e-book in many parts of the country. (more…)

The first ever miscellany from the team at BBC History Magazine.
Published by Ebury Press on 8th October 2009, £9.99
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Editorial Consultant: Adam Hart-Davis
Publication Date: 1st October 2009
Price: £20.00

‘Science is not just a collection of answers, but an ongoing search for the truth about how the universe works; it is not merely about the facts, but also about the struggle to discover them. One scientific idea often leads to another, and then another’ Adam Hart-Davis, Foreword
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After 45 years painstaking work by the English Language department of the University of Glasgow, the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is to be published this autumn. The University plans to mark this momentous event with a launch party on 22 October 2009 and everyone who worked on the project is invited to attend. (more…)

Published by Corgi,
16th July 2009,
£6.99

Mary Jane Staples

Another classic wartime saga from a bestselling author (more…)

Generous: Anthony Brown

Children’s illustrator and author, Anthony Browne, whose picture books have become famous for their distinctive images of gorillas, has created an original watercolour of his trademark Gorillas for children’s charity Action for Children as they celebrate their 140th anniversary. (more…)

You don’t need land to live the good life – The Essential Guide to keeping chickens in the city

Waking up to a cock-a-doodle-doo and skipping outside to collect the eggs for breakfast is no longer exclusive to the country bumpkins of this world. More and more urban dwellers are outsmarting the city-slick fox, and maintaining a happy, healthy garden or backyard flock. (more…)

Recent research has found that physical and mental stimulation can slow down the inevitable shrinking of the brain and even reduce the risk of dementia. But, if the body refuses to stick to that Sunday game of golf there is still a very sociable, challenging hobby to keep the mind agile – playing a musical instrument. (more…)

Margaret Murphy

A threat to her survival helped turn Margaret Murphy from a poorly paid biology teacher into a slightly better paid crime writer.

“I’d dabbled with writing as a teenager,” recalls Margaret, “but just after I went to university I stopped altogether. It was always there but when I was in my thirties I was told I might not (more…)

International best-selling novelist and highly valued supporter, Frederick Forsyth has donated an exceptional auction prize to Leonard Cheshire Disability – a rare and exciting opportunity for fans to name a character in his next book. The highest bidder will not only be supporting the charity’s work, but will also be buying a prize that will be read by millions for years to come.
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Independent British publisher How To Books is pioneering a new business model by putting the full text of 150 titles on the web for free, with no registration or subscription required. The company advertises physical copies of the books alongside the electronic content. Director Chris McVeigh says: “There is enormous unmet demand for free books online. We see a perfect opportunity to align ourselves with the Internet’s forté – sharing expert knowledge and ideas freely.”
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Italian travel-writing masterpieces

Vroom by the Sea
The Sunny Parts of Italy on a Bright Orange Vespa
By Peter Moore

ISBN: 978-1-84024-737-4
Paperback
320pages
April 2009
£7.99

A final fling before fatherhood on a babe-magnet Vespa (more…)

Rubina Ali, nine-year-old star of Slumdog Millionaire to publish her life story, Slumgirl Dreaming, on 16th July.
Transworld Publishers and Random House Children’s Books are delighted to announce the publication on 16th July of Slumgirl Dreaming: My Journey to the Stars  by Rubina Ali, the nine-year old who captured hearts worldwide in her role as the young Latika in the multi-Oscar winning film of Vikas Swarup’s bestselling novel Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle.
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• Winners announced for Wind in the Willows short story competition -
• Authors re-frame Kenneth Grahame’s classic for the 21st Century -

There’s not a toad, a rat or a badger to be seen in the winning entries to a competition launched by the River & Rowing Museum (www.rrm.co.uk) to write a short story inspired by Kenneth Grahame’s classic book The Wind in the Willows. Announced on 15 June at a special prize giving ceremony at the Museum – the winning entries cover everything from the credit crunch to issues of global warming; teenage angst through to juvenile pranks, with something for everyone – from tots through to terrible teens!

Launched last October to celebrate the 100th birthday of Kenneth Grahame’s famous novel, the competition invited writers to re-frame the story for the 21st century and attracted hundreds of exciting entries, presenting new and imaginative insights into this much-loved story and transporting it to a contemporary riverside setting. The winning entries were chosen by a panel of award-winning children’s writers led by Beverley Birch, Senior Commissioning Editor at Hodder Children’s Books. All ten shortlisted entries are available to download FREE from www.rrm.co.uk – so bedtime stories need never be boring again!

And the winners are…
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by Ian Walker

Troubador, £7.99

Chef, turned adventurer, discovers culinary gems in his journey to the source of the Mekong in Tibet

Readers of this new book will enjoy an exciting journey as the author unveils his discovery of the world’s most delicious pepper and tea, more expensive than gold.

Ian Walker, the top London chef turned food guru and author, releases his much anticipated second book, ‘Against the Flow’, this month. Described by some as the ‘Culinary Bruce Parry’, Ian has captured all of the most exciting details of his latest quest, an intriguing and dynamic adventure that strikes at the heart of the cuisine and people along the Mekong River, taking him from the low-lying delta in Vietnam, 4,350 kilometers north to the mystical source in Tibet, making him only the second Briton to reach it.
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Jamie Breese
£16.99 Hardback, ISBN: 978 1 84425 682 2

Discover the hidden value of your household items.

What do you do with your obsolete mobiles phones, unwanted children’s toys and old books? Recycle them, take them to a car boot sale, or perhaps banish them to the loft? Before you hastily clear out all these items that you may think will never be of use to you again, think twice about how valuable they could become in the future.
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£22.00
Prepare to learn everything you ever wanted to know about the fighting man.

In a new compact format, Soldier covers 2,500 years of military history examining everything from the fighting methods of the Ancient Greeks to the highly advanced weapons and technology of today’s Special Forces. This comprehensive guide offers readers a stunning visual exploration of the armour and uniforms worn by soldiers of every era, as well as their living conditions and engagements.
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An illustrated guide to their origins and meaning
Published: 1st July, 2009 Price: £16.99

Discover every aspect of mythology – its purpose, power, and influence on today’s culture.

Explore the world’s great myths and legends, brought to life in this enthralling retelling of age-old stories passed down from generation to generation. From the heroes of Ancient Greece to The Dreaming of Australian Aborigines, here are the myths that, thousands of years after they were first told, are still relevant today.
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The Other South of France
Martin Calder
£7.99

“Nostalgia for a traditional France, soused in Armagnac, sunshine and young love, brought vividly to life.” John Mole, author of It’s All Greek to Me!
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by Gwen Bailey
Published: 1st May, 2009
Price: £14.99

Unleash your dog’s potential…
Want to teach your dog to wave, spin, jump, play dead or even take a message? Are you thinking about getting a dog but are not sure which breed will suit you or your lifestyle? (more…)

Literature Lovers will be heading to Lincoln in May for the City’s sixth annual Book Festival (13th – 17th May).

The festival offers five days of entertainment and over 60 planned events ranging from free workshops to £25 literacy dinners. (more…)

Mark Justice Hinton

ISBN: 9780470444177
Paperback Original
£16.99

This friendly guide is one of the only books written specifically for digital photographers 55 and older – the fastest growing segment of the market. (more…)

Today Faber and Faber have become the first publishers to sell a new title online at a ‘pay what you like’ rate. What Price Liberty? by Ben Wilson – a wholly original discussion about the value and meaning of liberty – is the first book to be sold in this way. (more…)

The step-by-step beginners’ guide to creating a website or blog
by Kyle MacRae & Gary Marshall

Haynes, £17.99 (hardback),
Format: Hardback,
ISBN: 978 1 84425 658 7

Need to build a website? Don’t know where to start? Can’t afford to pay someone to do it? Look no further – Build Your Own Website has the answers you need.
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by Lady Fortescue
ISBN: 978 1 84024 739 8
Paperback: 320 pages
£7.99
May 2009

“The hand-shaking in Provence is most exhausting. My hand was shaken at least sixty times a day, shaken in greeting, in parting, and on every possible pretext, by every variety of hand in every possible condition of dirt …”
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by Ed and Kate Douglas
Recipes by Sue Hughes
Publication Date: 1st May 2009
Price: £12.99

Stay Dry, Keep Warm and Eat Great Food

Includes over 50 recipes to cook by the campfire

Did you know that sales of camping equipment – including sleeping bags, torches and paraffin stoves have increased by 40% in the past year? Or that Tesco Direct has seen a 38% rise in camping equipment sales since July 2007?*
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