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Biographies
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Hope: How Street Dogs Taught Me the Meaning of Life (Paperback)€17.99
Most people think I save dogs, but really they saved me. Niall Harbison is a dog hero based in Thailand. He spends his days feeding, caring for and rescuing the many street dogs he comes across.
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The Chief : The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron€15.99
A definitive and compelling biography of Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865-1922), the greatest press magnate in history, the genius who invented modern popular journalism, and against whom all the other great newspaper proprietors must be measured.
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Diana - Remembering the Princess : Reflections on her life, twenty-five years on from her death€12.99
'Diana was the very essence of compassion, of duty, of style, of beauty. All over the world she was a symbol of selfless humanity. All over the world, a standard bearer for the rights of the truly downtrodden, a very British girl who transcended nationality.
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The Secret History of the Mongols€15.99
A new translation of a great historical epic, recounting the turbulent life and times of Chinggis Khan.
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Jan Ullrich : The Best There Never Was€15.99
Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was is the first biography of Jan Ullrich, arguably the most naturally talented cyclist of his generation, and also one of the most controversial champions of the Tour de France. In 1997, Jan Ullrich announced himself to the world by obliterating his rivals at the Tour de France and becoming Germany's first ever winner.
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American Prometheus : The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer€15.99
Physicist and polymath, as familiar with Hindu scriptures as he was with quantum mechanics, J. Robert Oppenheimer - director of the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb - was the most famous scientist of his generation.
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The Sister: The extraordinary story of Kim Yo Jong, the most powerful woman in North Korea€17.99
The Sister is a fascinating, authoritative account of the spectacular rise of Kim Yo Jong, de-facto deputy to her brother, Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, and the most powerful woman in North Korea.
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UnDoctored : The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients€11.99
Adam Kay's secret diary from his time as a junior doctor This is Going to Hurt was the publishing phenomenon of the century.
But that was only part of the story...
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Charlie's Good Tonight : The Authorised Biography of Charlie Watts€13.99
Featuring forewords from bandmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, this is the official and fully authorised biography of the world's most revered and celebrated drummer.
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Winston Churchill : His Times, His Crimes€15.99
In this coruscating biography, Tariq Ali challenges Churchill's vaulted record. Churchill never questioned his imperial philosophy as he became one of the architects of the postwar world we live in today.