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666 Photography
Of Virgin Queens and High Camp Divas
Korero Books
David LaChapelle meets Dita von Teese in this collection
of the breathtakingly lush, absolutely unique portrait pho-
tography of an Austin-based studio.
666 Photography is an Austin, Texas based company that
specializes in retro/vintage photography. Their props are
handmade, their backdrops are handpainted, and if they can’t
find the perfect costume, they make it! The awe-inspiring
staged playful pop creations collected here feature such fan-
tasy elements as modern women recast as High-Baroque
Madonnas, amazing 1940s hair styles, dried-flower corsets,
pin-up girls riding carousels, circus glamour, and ironic recre-
ations of Weimar Germany cabaret and decadent 1920s
Berlin. The visual invention is stunning. Often inspired by
icons of female beauty and power ranging from mermaids
to Mucha, these unique photographic visions have at-
tracted such fans as Courtney Love. Collected here, they be-
come a riot of astounding creativity and color.
Photography • 176 pp • 9 x 12
Color Photos • B/W Photos
9780955833656 • July • $39.95 (Can $43.95) Cloth
Korero Books
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Viva’s Pinups
Bullet Bras and Backseat Betties
Korero Books
Introduction by Tyson McAdoo
The East Coast’s top pin-up photographer takes readers back
to the days of gun molls and garters in this stunning collec-
tion of vintage-inspired imagery.
“Viva Van Story is an accomplished photographer who is

being justly acclaimed as a worthy successor to Bunny Yea-
ger. Van Story is taking the parameters of ‘cheesecake’ to
new levels and the result (to say the least) is haute-cuisine.
Pretty damn hot haute-cuisine, actually!” —Real Detroit
Weekly
“VVS’s photos are graced by the kind of drag strip dames and
juice joint jezebels who populated the men’s mags of the
1950s—with a decidedly modern edge. It’s no surprise, then,
that with NYC’s vibrant burlesque scene, she’s the photogra-
pher of choice for a wide range of tassel-twirling temptresses,
hot-rod honeys, and tommy gun tarts.” —Eroszine
New Jersey artist Viva Van Story is one of the most respected and
busiest pin-up photographers in the country. Full of atmosphere
and suggestion, her photographs perfectly capture a cool retro-
raunch 1940s vibe. Her timeless images range from smoldering
seduction to coquettish playfulness, as she depicts women who
are sexy, but also empowered, ironic, and complex. Her work head-
lined the Detroit Dirty Show, and she and her images have been
featured in such publications as Bizarre Magazine, Car Kulture
Deluxe, Deadbeat Magazine, DicE, Edge Detroit, Leg Show, New
York Post, Ol’ Skool Rodz, Real Detroit Weekly, ROCKRGRL,
Tattoo, and Varla Magazine. Tyson McAdoo is an Atlanta-based
pin-up artist and on-air designer for Cartoon Network. He has
inked such comic books as Big Daddy Danger, Blink, and X-Men,
and his work was used on the Britney Spears Circus tour.
Photography • 208 pp • 9.5 x 11 • Color Photos
9780955833663 • June • $39.95 (Can $43.95) Cloth
Korero Books
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Kustom Kamera
Greased Up Eye Candy
Korero Books
More hot rods, dragstrip girls, and burlesque starlets! Check
out the electrifying photography coming out of the explosive
lowbrow art scene celebrated in Kustom Graphics.
“The sheer energy of the publication is staggering . . .

an inspirational, visual feast.” —Total Tattoo on
Kustom Graphics
With more beautifully produced, adrenalin-soaked pages of vis-
ceral eye-popping images, this collection is a must have for all
the greasers, hot rodders, and kustom artists who loved Kustom
Graphics, as well as fans of stunning cutting-edge photography.
The nine photographers profiled here include Dirk Behlau, aka
Pixel Eye, whose images are collected in Speed Kings; Richard
Heeps, whose photography collections include Man’s Ruin and
Rolled Out; Laurent Bagnard, winner of an International Au-
tomotive Media Gold Award for The Electroline Diaries;
Austin-based Gayla Partridge of the stunning The Fantastical
World of 666 Photography; and Columbus, Ohio-based Chas
Ray Krider, known for his book Motel Fetish. From the West
Coast, there is L.A.-based Shannon Brooke, whose credits in-
clude People magazine and Traditional Rod and Kulture Mag-
azine; David Perry of Benicia, California, whose books include
Hot Rod Pin-Ups and Hot Rod Pin-Ups II; pin-up photogra-
pher Roy Varga of Placentia, California; and Pacific Northwest
hot rod photographer April May. Biographies of every artist are
included, as well as detailed captions for each work and an ex-
tensive contact section.
Photography • 208 pp • 9.5 x 11 • Color & B/W Photos
9780955833649 • August • $39.95 (Can $43.95) Cloth
Korero Books
Also available:
Kustom Graphics
9780955339868
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Vogue Covers
On Fashion’s Front Page
Edited by Robin Derrick and Robin Muir
The century’s leading photographers—Bailey, Beaton, Newton,
Testino, Weber, and many more—capture the most beautiful
women—Angelica Huston, Twiggy, Kate Moss, Princess Diana,
Sophia Loren, Naomi Campbell, and more—along with com-
missioned work from the great artists of the day, in this com-
pendium of stunning covers from British Vogue.
“This stunning coffee-table retrospective is a virtual who’s

who of fashion.” —Creators News Service
“Vogue Covers never misses a step . . . a beautiful and es-
sential piece for both the fashion and the female conscious
and a monument to the evolution of 20th century culture at
large.” —popmatters.com
Inventive, glamorous, gorgeous—since the beginning Vogue has
set the standard for fashion magazines the world over and has
become an icon in its own right. Vogue’s covers sum up the su-
perlative visual ideals of the whole magazine. New in paperback,
this book brings together more than 200 stunning images from
nearly a century of covers, both illustrated and photographic. What
sets Vogue’s covers apart is that each is so bold, so beautiful, and
so emphatically different. They mark the course of history, chart
changing fashions and ideas of beauty, and hold up a mirror to
the cultural and social revolutions of the 20th century. Since 1916,
Vogue’s covers have celebrated the most striking women of the
day, captured by the century’s leading photographers, the great-
est artists, and the most inventive fashion. Brilliant, captivating,
and full of life, this is the face of the fashion world’s most influ-
ential magazine and the original style bible. Robin Derrick is the
former art director of the Face, Italian Elle, Glamour France, and
Arena magazines. He now spends his time between his role as cre-
ative director at Vogue and his photography commissions. Robin
Muir is a writer, curator, and former picture editor of Vogue. They
are the coeditors of People in Vogue and Unseen Vogue.
Design/Fashion & Appearance • 256 pp • 6.5 x 8.5
Color and B/W Photos Throughout
New in Paper: 9781408702130 • June • $24.95
Cloth: 9780316027854 • Available • $65.00
Little, Brown
Also available:
People in Vogue Unseen Vogue

9780316731140 9780316727662
$29.95 $29.95
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 19
Rosamund Kidman Cox
An outstanding compilation of nature photography, featuring the win-
ners of the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
More than 120 stunning images from the 2009 Wildlife Photographer of the
Year Competition are gathered in this astounding compilation. The winning
and commended photographs, each selected by an international panel of ex-
pert judges, are all included, and together these images cover a wide range
of subjects and a diverse portfolio of styles. The photos include nature ab-
stracts, depictions of animal behavior, and environmental reportage, and each
image celebrates the splendor, drama, and variety of life on earth. The pho-
tographs are also accompanied by memorable captions that tell the story of
how and why each shot was taken. Rosamund Kidman Cox edited BBC
Wildlife Magazine for more than two decades and is the coeditor of Planet
Earth: The Future.
Photography/Nature • 160 pp • 10 x 10 • 120 Color Photos
9781846077609 • April • $45.00 Cloth • BBC Books
Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 03

Charlie Waite
The most stunning images of the British Isles are collected in this look at
the winners of the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition.
Together with AA Publishing, Charlie Waite, one of today’s most respected
landscape photographers, has created a prestigious competition for landscape
photography. Britain’s heritage is celebrated by people around the world and
entries are welcome from everyone, whether resident in the UK or simply vis-
iting, as long as the image is from the British Isles. This book showcases the
best pictures from amateur and professional photographers alike, from the
third annual competition. Charlie Waite exhibits and sells his work world-
wide; leads photographic workshop tours all over the world with his com-
pany, Light and Land; and lectures on photography. His other titles include
Landscape: The Story of 50 Favourite Photographs, The Making of Land-
scape Photographs, and Seeing Landscapes.
Photography • 224 pp • 10.5 x 10.5 • 147 Color Photos • 34 B/W Photos
9780749563349 • April • $44.95 Cloth • AA Publishing
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Scotland’s Mountains
A Landscape Photographer’s View
Joe Cornish
Focusing on one of Scotland’s most beautiful geographical features, this stun-
ning collection of work by an internationally acclaimed landscape photographer
captures the unique character and breathtaking beauty of each mountainous range.
With a careful eye and masterful appreciation of the properties of light and com-
position, Scotland’s national treasures are documented in a fascinating visual jour-
ney—from the soaring peaks of the Southern Highlands in the south and the
fortress-like Torridonian and Assynt hills in the far north to the Cuillin of Skye in
the west and the lofty Cairngorms, with their windswept plateaus and jewel-like
ice formations, in the east. Accompanying the portfolio are detailed accounts of
the photographer’s experiences in each region, the physical and creative challenges
faced in order to capture the images, and reflections on the remarkable landscapes
and features encountered. Acutely observed, visually engaging, and artistically de-
finitive, this inspirational portfolio is essential for those drawn to the magic and
majesty of Scotland’s rugged landscapes. Joe Cornish is an acclaimed contempo-
rary landscape photographer and the author of First Light and Scotland’s Coast.
He is the coauthor of Developing Vision and Style and Working the Light.
Also available:
Photography/Scottish Studies • 160 pp • 9.5 x 11 • 130 Color Photos
9781845133467 • April • $44.95 (Can $49.95) Cloth • Aurum Press
Scotland’s Coast
9781845130794
$55.00 (Can $60.95)
Creating Digital Photobooks

How to Design and Self-Publish Your Own Books, Albums and
Exhibition Catalogues
Tim Daly
No experience is needed to make a collection of prized images available
in the most interactive, permanent, and portable form possible—a book.
Revealing the simple techniques for creating unique, high quality prints from
home with the advancement of digital printing technology, this handy DIY
guide illustrates that the costs and complications of printing and display-
ing photographic work can been dramatically reduced. Whether promoting
work, creating a record of a personal project, or designing something as per-
sonal as a photo album, this easy-to-follow instructional shows how to use
a desktop computer to design, print, advertise, and distribute a sleek and
stylish photobook with relative ease. Filled with step-by-step instructions
and diagrams, this pragmatic and economical manual is a perfect resource
for manufacturing a unique and high quality product for professional or per-
sonal use. Tim Daly is the author of Creating Exhibition-Quality Digital
Prints, The Digital Colour Printing Handbook, and The Digital Printing
Handbook.
Photography • 128 pp • 9 x 9 • 200 Color Photos • 100 B/W Photos
9781902538556 • April • $32.00 (Can $34.95) Paper • Argentum
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The Boys from Ipanema
Frank Waldecker
From famed photographer Frank Waldecker comes a stunning
collection of photographs that captures the essence and fla-
vor of life on the sexy beaches of Brazil.
Taken over a period of eight years, these playful and evocative
photographs capture the essence of some of the most attractive
men from Brazil’s hundreds of beautiful beaches. Filled with
charm and sensuousness, they convey what is known as “alegria,”
a joie de vivre that is distinctly Brazilian. Frank Waldecker’s pho-
tos have appeared in Cosmopolitan and Glamour magazines. He
has also produced more than 20 photo calendars.
Photography/Erotica • 128 pp • 8.5 x 10 • 130 B/W Photos
9783037665985 • April • $50.00 (Can $55.00) Cloth
Edition Skylight
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How to Use a Sewing Machine
Simplicity
Step-by-step illustrations show beginners how to make and
customize clothes, accessories, and soft furnishings—to re-
pair old favorites and whip up skirts in no time!
Tired of retail shopping? Looking for a way to save some cash?
Thinking of taking up sewing but not sure where to start?
This handy guide reveals everything sewers need to know to
start making and mending at home with confidence. The book
begins with all the information sewers need to choose the right
machine, and covers the basics of using a sewing machine,
from winding a bobbin to threading up and adjusting tension.
A section on design covers the ins and outs of working with
digitalized software, and the key sewing skills needed are cov-
ered next, including basic stitches, sewing seams, hemming,
and inserting zips. There's an invaluable troubleshooting sec-
tion as well as care tips and a jargon-buster glossary.
Crafts & Hobbies • 144 pp • 8.5 x 9.5
100 Color Illustrations
9781843405542 • June • $19.95 (Can $21.95) Paper
Simplicity
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The National Trust Pattern Design Postcard Book
National Trust
From Gothic and Victorian to Arts and Crafts and Art Deco, 25 postcards show the best of
pattern design.
The National Trust’s collection of wallpaper, ceramics, textiles, tiles, and furniture is almost unparalleled
around the world, and the patterns they feature are some of the most important in design history. This
beautiful collection of postcards features the cream of this design heritage. Ranging from colorful pietra
dura from the 17th century, Chinoiserie, Victorian flock wallpaper, and Pugin designs, through the William
Morris designs to Art Deco, this striking collection of heritage design postcards is a must for all lovers
of beautiful design.The National Trust is a conservation organization in England, Wales, and Northern
Ireland. It owns many heritage properties, including historic houses and gardens, industrial monuments,
and social history sites.
Design • 25 pp • 6.5 x 4.5 • 25 Color Photos
9781905400881 • June • $11.95 (Can $12.95) Cloth • National Trust
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THE SMALL BOOK OF HOME IDEAS SERIES
The Colourful Home

Vinny Lee
Packed with suggestions, hints, and bright ideas, a guide to pick-
ing the perfect palette for any home.
A creative use of color can completely transform a home and bring
warmth, light, and welcome focus to even the smallest of spaces. Per-
fect for do-it-yourself decorators, this informative guide explains the
principles of color theory and details classic color combinations for
homes. A range of inspirational color schemes are also addressed in
detail—among them all-white neutrals to jewel-bright shades of
turquoise—and hints on ways to introduce color via wall, floors, fab-
rics, and furnishings are provided. Practical and chock-full of inno-
vative ideas, this is the ultimate resource for adding life and style to
any room. Vinny Lee is the author of several books on interior de-
sign, including Bathrooms, The Essential Guide to Decorating, In-
novative Interiors, and Kitchens.
Home Improvement • 144 pp • 7.5 x 8.5 • 200 Color Photos
9781906417192 • April • $19.95 (Can $21.95) Cloth
Jacqui Small
Also available:
Each: $19.95 (Can $21.95)
Bathrooms Storage Bedrooms The Natural Home

9781903221709 9781903221716 9781903221921 9781903221976
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My Cool Caravan
All You Need to Know About Retro Caravans
Jane Field-Lewis and Chris Haddon
A stylish celebration of the new wave of interest in campers, and the diverse ways in which owners are styling them.
A weekend away in a stylish caravan provides the perfect antidote to 21st-century living, and more and more people
are now breathing fresh “retro” vibes into the humble recereational vehicle. Old-style campers also tap into the nos-
talgia/retro market and the desire for a simpler lifestyle. My Cool Caravan aims to inspire a new generation of camper
owners and provide an idiosyncratic sourcebook for the design conscious. The inspiration for the styling can come
from many different sources—this book looks at 30 styled campers in detail, covering themes such as Country Cot-
tage, Rustic, Romany, Funky 1970s, Airstream, Trailer Park Treasures, and Recycled. Jane Field-Lewis is a stylist work-
ing in film and photography. She co-owns a 1970s retro–modern styled camper. Chris Haddon has 20 years of experience
as a multi-disciplinary designer, focusing on brand development and web design. He owns a 1970s British and a 1970s
Airstream caravan.
Transportation • 160 pp • 9 x 7.5 • 328 Color Photos
9781862058781 • June • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Cloth • Pavilion
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The Big Book of Top Gear 2010
BBC Books
The Big Book of Top Gear is back—bigger, better,
faster, louder and with 14 per cent more blatant un-
truths about The Stig.
Inside these lavishly tooled pages, Top Gear rans will
find loads of nonsense about Jeremy Clarkson, Richard
Hammond, and James May; including Clarkson’s not-
awaited fitness DVD, how to get Hammond to open a
new supermarket, and James’s bizarre new sideline in
satellite-navigation systems. Plus, in-depth informa-
tion from the TV show includes unique insights into the
special clothes worn by the hosts, a behind-the-scenes
look at what the guest stars get up to off camera, and
some rejected ideas for one of Top Gear’s most famous
tests. Also included are masses of cartoons, car trivia,
and a frankly ill-considered puzzle page.
Transportation/Television • 128 pp • 8.5 x 11
200 Color Photos
Also available:
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Daft Cars Top Drives
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Top Gear: Where’s Stig?
Matt Master
Illustrations by Rod Hunt
Some say that the voice of Top Gear’s iconic figure can only be heard by cats, and that
he is one of the world’s leading authorities on steam irons. All that is known is that
he’s called Stig. But where is he?
The mysterious Stig, Top Gear’s resident racing driver and one of the most popular mem-
bers of the TG team, has finally got a book of his own. But fans will have to work hard
to find him, as he’s been cleverly concealed in a series of brilliantly drawn scenes. He might
be spotted getting down with the kids at a rock festival; or overseeing his workforce in
his secret underground lair. He could be one of the spectators lining the route of Bonneville
Salt Flats Speed Week; or soaking up the sun on the Costa del Stig. Filled with visual jokes
and references to the TV series, and with extra credits for spotting his colleagues at Top
Gear and a few other hidden gems, Where’s Stig? will give Top Gear fans hours of fun.
Matt Master is a features writer and road tester for Top Gear magazine, and the author
of Top Gear’s Midlife Crisis Cars. Rod Hunt is an illustrator whose clients include BBC,
the Economist, IKEA, Maxim, Oxford University Press, and SyFy Channel.
Humor/Transportation • 40 pp • 8.5 x 11.5 • 18 Color Photos
Car Fever
The Car Bore’s Essential Companion
James May
From political correctness to cars, Top Gear’s James May is back with his hilarious and
controversial opinions on just about everything.
“James May is the best thing ever to come out of Top Gear.” —Radio Times
“Smart, sharply written.” —Guardian on James May’s Magnificent Machines
James May has an opinion on most things. In addition to writing about his first love, cars,
James also has a go at political correctness, the endless rules and regulations of modern life,
the internal combustion engine, and personalized license plates. He discusses gastropubs,
An indespensable guide to life for the modern driver, these highly entertaining observations
from behind the wheel will have readers laughing out loud. Car Fever is an indispensable
guide to life for the modern driver. James May is a writer, broadcaster, and cohost of Top
Gear. His previous books include James May’s Magnificent Machines, May on Motors, and
Oz and James’s Big Wine Adventure.
Humor/Transportation • 208 pp • 6 x 9
9780340994542 • May • $19.95 Paper • Hodder & Stoughton
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Or Is That Just Me?
Richard Hammond
More antics from the much-loved Top Gear host, in the same vein as As You Do and On
the Edge.
“[Hammond’s] prose reveals him as a thoughtful, decent, generous-hearted man. He is

capable of humility and his jokes are funny. As You Do is an unpretentious, well-built
vehicle with pleasantly surprising extras and more speed and maneuverability than you
would have thought.” —Evening Standard
More of the wry, honest, and often hilarious chronicles of Richard Hammond—TV host,
adventurer, and general drawer of the short straw. Continuing where As You Do left off,
this book focuses on just a few of the many hair-raising stunts, expeditions, and encounters
Hammond experienced over the last eventful year. Richard Hammond is internationally fa-
mous for cohosting Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and James May. His other titles include
children’s books Can You Feel the Force? and Car Science, as well as As You Do, On the
Edge, Richard Hammond’s Car Confidential, and What Not to Drive.
Autobiography • 272 pp • 5 x 8
9780753825631 • July • $14.95 Paper
Phoenix
Also available:
As You Do On the Edge
9780297855323 • $19.95 9780753824047 • $17.95
Mini
The Car That Rocked the Nation
Christy Campbell
Foreword by Joanna Lumley
A celebration of the iconic British feat of engineering with a cult following around the world.
“A taut, suspense-filled account.” —New York Times on The Botanist and the Vintner
“This virtuoso feat of historical detection reads like fiction.” —Booklist on
The Maharaja’s Box
From its birth in 1959, the Mini grew to become a national treasure and huge success: Princess
Margaret owned one, as did Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, the Beatles, Peter Sellers, and Mar-
ianne Faithfull. Its popularity with women in particular marked it out from the crowd, and
sales soared as the car was taken up by the new urban elite and took a starring role in The Ital-
ian Job. But there was trouble—the basic Mini sold for less than it cost to produce, and by the
early 1980s the miracle machine had become a symbol of manufacturing incompetence. The
end came in 2000, but a new generation of Mini was just around the corner, and today this
motoring pin-up is as iconic as ever. Mini features contributions from those who have known
and loved this troubled star, as well as its scornful critics. Full of fascinating facts and vivid
stories, this book reads more like the life story of a wayward royal than a machine. Christy
Campbell is a writer, journalist, and former defense correspondent and feature writer for the
Sunday Telegraph. He is the author of The Botanist and the Vintner, The Maharajah’s Box, and
Phylloxera, winner of the Glenfiddich-GQ Drink Book of the Year Award. Joanna Lumley is
an actress and one-time Bond girl best known for her role in Absolutely Fabulous.
Transportation • 288 pp • 5 x 8
9780753515785 • June • $14.95 Paper • Virgin Books
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101 WAYS SERIES
Essential handbooks for anyone looking to get involved with the network marketing and sales industries.
Andrew Griffiths is the internationally recognized bestselling author of 101 Secrets to a
Winning Business, 101 Ways to Have a Business and a Life, 101 Ways to Market Your
Business, and many more. Wayne Toms is a successful entrepreneur and keynote speaker
with a background in mainstream business and the network marketing industry.
Each: Business • 5.5 x 8 • May • $16.95 (Can $18.95) Paper • Allen & Unwin
101 Ways to Build a Successful Network

Marketing Business
Andrew Griffiths and Wayne Toms
The concept of network marketing is sound: build relationships with like-minded people
and sell quality products and services within this network. Some people make amazingly
high incomes from their network marketing businesses, while others unexpectedly fall by
the wayside. Why do some fail while others prosper? This insightful business guide gives
smart, practical tips on how to succeed at network marketing. It explains simple and com-
monsense ways to treat any network marketing business like a mainstream business. By
taking away the mystery, it illustrates in easy-to-master terms how anyone can turn every
venture into a success.
248 pp • 9781741149593
101 Ways to Sell More of Anything to Anyone

Andrew Griffiths
The perfect book to help anyone improve their sales skills, this insightful and informative
guide is filled with practical techniques grounded in good customer service that explains
how seemingly simple tasks—such as knowing the product being sold and approaching
the customer first—will help boost sales through increased customer satisfaction. Rather
than gimmicky ideas, slick sales spiels, or fast-talking techniques to fleece customers, this
book goes back to the solid values of selling, which are now more important than ever.
Andrew explains the 10 biggest and most common sales mistakes and offers priceless tips
that aid in selling more of anything to anyone in a positive and responsible way.
240 pp • 9781741147889
Also available:
101 Secrets 101 Ways 101 Ways to 101 Ways to 101 Ways to
to Building a to Advertise Have a Business Market Your Really Satisfy
Winning Business Your Business and a Life Business Your Customers
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Bulletproof Your Business Now
Andrew Griffiths
Essential advice every business needs to survive the tough times—and the good—from a lead-
ing marketing consultant who’s been there before.
“A remarkably sensible, practical and useful book for business owners who want to be
masters of their own fate. Andrew Griffiths knows his stuff.” —Ross Gittins, author,
Gittinomics
In this comprehensive guide to surviving the hard times, Andrew Griffiths teaches how to adopt
some fundamental philosophies to change one’s life and make a business prosper. The advice
offered in this book is simple and real, and comes in the form of easy-to-follow and easy-to-
implement tips for the business owner. Reflecting the very best of what a street smart success
story has learned along the way, Bulletproof Your Business Now inspires readers to take action
and fight for business whenever times get tough.Andrew Griffiths is a professional marketing
consultant. His company, Andrew Griffiths Enterprises, provides practical and creative marketing
solutions to both large corporations and small business operators. He is the author of the best-
selling business books 101 Ways to Market Your Business, 101 Survival Tips for Your Business
and 101 Ways to Really Satisfy Your Customers, among others.
Business • 181 pp • 4.5 x 7
9781741759891 • June • $14.95 (Can $16.95) Paper • Allen & Unwin
How to Bake a Business

Recipes and Advice to Turn Your Small Enterprise Into a Big Success
Julia Bickerstaff
Starting with the basic ingredients, this simple, no fuss, and slightly irreverent guide
will help any entrepreneur to bake a fabulous business from scratch.
Packed with practical advice, this is the perfect book for women who want to start their
own business. Starting a business can be an exciting and life-changing event for anyone—
but this excitement brings anxiety, too, and that’s where this little book comes in. Designed
especially for women, this informative guidebook is filled with expert information that
will help women create and nurture their very own business. Chapters include Baking Ba-
sics—Getting the Concept Right; Proof of the Pudding—Ways to Improve Your Profit; Bread,
the Stuff of Life—Ways to Improve Your Cash Flow; Weighing Up—How to Measure Suc-
cess and Why It’s Important; and Cherishing the Baker—Recipes & One-Liners to Moti-
vate, Inspire, and Nurture. Julia Bickerstaff is a chartered accountant, a small business
expert, and a regular contributor to business related TV programs.
Business • 276 pp • 5 x 7
9781741756920 • May • $17.95 (Can $19.95) Paper • Arena
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The Second Bounce of the Ball
Turning Risk into Opportunity
Ronald Cohen
How to see beyond today’s certainties to tomorrow’s uncertainties—anticipating the
next bounce.
“A most valuable and instructive bible about how to move your enterprise forward and
maneuver past early limitations and obstacles.” —Forbes
“One of the best books written on entrepreneurship in recent years. It will reward any
reader, from start-up owner to city banker.” —Financial Times
In business, everyone can see the first bounce of the ball. It is the second bounce that is un-
certain. Ronald Cohen, one of the world’s leading private-equity investors, argues that the
entrepreneur’s aim is to take advantage of that uncertainty, for it is only in situations of un-
certainty that significant gains can be made. Putting it another way, successful entrepreneurs
know how to turn risk into opportunity. The book is essential reading for entrepreneurs,
wannabe entrepreneurs, and all those who want to apply entrepreneurial approaches in all
walks of life. It provides relevant background on the development of entrepreneurship and
of the venture-capital and private-equity industry through the prism of Cohen’s experience
at Apax. It provides guidance about how to take advantage of business opportunity, how to
find the right people and the right money, the roles played by personality and luck, and the
importance of ethics. Ronald Cohen is the cofounder of Apax Partners, Britain’s first venture
capital firm. He is a recipient of the British Venture Capital Association’s Hall of Fame Award
and the Harvard Business School’s Alumni Achievement Award.
Business • 296 pp • 5 x 7.5
9780753824368 • May • $14.95 Paper • Phoenix
The Believers
How America Fell for Bernard Madoff’s $65 Billion Investment Scam
Adam LeBor
In a story that is part financial scandal and part Greek tragedy, this book dramatically hu-
manizes the results of Madoff’s scam by focusing on his connection to, and catastrophic im-
pact on, the Jewish community.
“There’s almost no way to approach the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with objectivity . . .

but [Lebor] has achieved the near-impossible. A well-rounded and truly human insight
into the conflict.” —Publishers Weekly starred review on City of Oranges
“Timely, important. I wish policy makers worldwide would read LeBor’s trenchant
analysis.” —Margaret MacMillan, author, Paris 1919, on Complicity with Evil
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; vaporizing the assets of charities, foundations, and individuals that had trusted
him with their funds. It seems nothing was sacrosanct to Madoff, possibly the greatest con-
man in history—even Elie Wiesel’s foundation lost tens of millions. How could Madoff, a pil-
lar of the Jewish community, do this to a Nobel Laureate and Auschwitz survivor? How could
some of the most sophisticated and worldly people in America fall victim to a collective delu-
sion for years? To answer these unsettling questions, this book opens up the clubbish world
where Madoff operated, tracing the links from Palm Beach and the Hamptons to the clubs of
Manhattan society. It details the network of relationships across which flows hundreds of mil-
lions of dollars, and shows how despite material success and acclaim, some human impulses
remain eternal. It reveals how an underlying sense of insecurity still shapes some of the rich-
est and most successful individuals in America, making them crave ever more status and peer
acclaim. Adam Lebor is an author and journalist with more than 25 years experience who cur-
rently reports from Central Europe for the Times. His previous books include City of Oranges,
Complicity with Evil, and Seduced by Hitler.
Finance/True Crime • 304 pp • 5.5 x 8.5 • 20 Color Photos
9780297859192 • Available • $28.95 Cloth • Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Everything I Need to Know About Being a Manager,
I Learned from my Kids
Ian Durston
A unique look at the modern workplace, and how raising children can shed light on the
perennial challenges of management.
“Excellent . . . not just funny and wise, but packed full of strategic insights for leaders.”
—Peter Hyman, former head of the Prime Minister’s strategic communications unit
Being a parent and being a manager have a lot in common. Both involve long hours and a
daunting list of responsibilities. Both require clear communication skills and a good sense of
humor. In this unique look at the modern workplace, Ian Durston, a successful project man-
ager and happy father of three, uses his experience raising children to shed light on the peren-
nial challenges of management. Issues such as leadership, motivation, performance, team building,
and change are explored not only through the author’s experience as a manager, but, more
importantly, through the rituals every parent must go through in raising his or her child. Get-
ting his son to sleep while on vacation becomes a lesson in flexibility on the job; dealing with
tantrums at home provides insight into the role of assertiveness at work; and watching his
youngest begin to walk is used as an example of the trial-and-error method and the impor-
tance of failure as a learning tool. Ian Durston has worked in industry and business for 13
years, including a role at Deloitte Consulting, where his clients included Vodafone, Barclays
Bank, General Motors, and the Ministry of Defense.
Business • 208 pp • 5 x 8
9780749942243 • May • $12.95 Paper • Piatkus Books
The Kuan Yin Oracle

The Voice of the Goddess of Compassion
Stephen Karcher
Use the oracle of the ancient Chinese Goddess of Compassion, Kuan Yin, to answer specific
questions about life and the future.
Kuan Yin, the Compassionate One or literally “the one who sees and hears the cries of the world,”
is the principal goddess in the eastern firmament. She is centuries older than the Christian Vir-
gin Mary, but connected with her in that in most illustrations she holds a rosary, suggesting
purification of the cycle of birth and death, and a willow branch, a symbol of Buddhist virtues.
Kuan Yin’s image can be found wherever there are Chinese or Japanese speaking people in the
world—in homes, restaurants, workplaces, small urban temples, Buddhist, Taoist, and Shinto
shrines—and the ritual of consulting her has brought solace, hope, and insight to countless peo-
ple. It continues to be an integral part of the lives of tens of millions of people throughout the
East today. Stephen Karcher’s interpretation of this ancient text presents the 100 Poems of the
Goddess, as relevant today as they were 1,000 years ago, leading the reader to answers to spe-
cific questions about family, professional success, travel, health, and love. Stephen Karcher is
an expert on the psychological and spiritual uses of divination. Besides translating the I Ching,
he has authored titles such as I Ching Kit and Total I Ching.
Body/Mind/Spirit/Buddhism • 304 pp • 5 x 8
9780749941338 (Replaces 9780751535310) • May • $15.95 Paper • Piatkus Books
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Covensense
Patricia Crowther
A question and answer book in which one of the world’s most famous witches explains
numerous practices and beliefs of witchcrafts, both ancient and modern.
In her latest book, Patricia Crowther explores some of the many questions she has been asked
over almost 50 years as an initiate of the craft and a high priestess of the Great Goddess.
What is a witch’s ladder? Why is the left hand associated with the devil? and Is it true that
only a young woman can become a high priestess? are just some of the questions addressed
here. An acknowledged authority on witchcraft and magic, the author offers the reader the
benefit of her considerable knowledge. There are sections on Magic Mirrors, the validity of
self-initiation, how to protect oneself against ill-wishing, the Mansions of the Moon, talis-
mans, the language of flowers, and a guide to running a successful coven. Laced with poetry,
Covensense is an instructive and exciting addition to any occultist’s library. Patricia Crowther
is the author of High Priestess, Lid Off the Cauldron, One Witch’s World, and Witches Were
for Hanging.
Body/Mind/Spirit • 208 pp • 5.5 x 8.5 • 10 Color Photos • 7 B/W Photos
9780709087205 • May • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Cloth • Robert Hale
Ghost Hunting
A Survivor’s Guide
John Fraser
An exploration of the fascinating history of ghost hunting, along with practical tips on ghost
hunting from an expert.
The Roman scholar Pliny the Younger wrote about ghost hunting—2,000 years later and the
hunt still goes on. For all the thousands of hours spent by investigators in cold, dark houses,
ghosts remain elusive and unproven. This book sets out to be a practical guide to show how
ghost hunting can be done to best effect. Examining cases of ghost hunting in the past and
present (including examples good, bad, and sometimes amusing), this guide asks if it is pos-
sible to find the answer to the age-old question of ghosts—and if so, how can progress be
made on this intriguing and sometimes addictive quest? Packed with practical advice from
John Fraser, the Vice Chair (Investigations) of the Ghost Club and now spontaneous case co-
ordinator for the Society for Psychical Research, it is an essential purchase for all would-be
ghost hunters. John Fraser is Council Member and Spontaneous Case Coordinator for the So-
ciety for Psychical Research.
Body/Mind/Spirit • 192 pp • 8 x 5
9780752454146 • June • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Cloth • The History Press
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The Tarot Revealed
A Beginner’s Guide
Paul Fenton-Smith
In a simple, straightforward style this completely revised
and updated edition of a popular bestseller offers an easy
formula for remembering the meanings of the cards and
becoming a Tarot expert.
“Intelligent and straightforward.” —Library Journal

on Tarot Masterclass
While its origins are swathed in mystery, the remarkable ac-
curacy of the ancient Tarot has won many followers. It helps
to interpret what’s going on in life physically, mentally, emo-
tionally, and spiritually. Written in a clear and accessible style,
and with 32 bonus charts, this is a valuable guide for both
beginners and experienced readers interested in learning the
Tarot. Using anecdotes to further clarify each card’s mean-
ing, the manual helps to apply these interpretations to real-
life situations. Within a short time, it will enable even the
most novice of card readers to become an accomplished Tarot
master. The guide encompasses every facet of the Tarot ex-
perience, including clearly interpreting each card alone and
in combination, learning the many layers of meaning attached
to each card, giving simple and advanced readings, and choos-
ing the appropriate layout for each specific situation. Paul
Fenton-Smith is the author of eight books, including Astrology
Revealed, Mastering the Tarot, Palmistry Revealed, Tarot Mas-
terclass, and Tarot Revealed.
Body/Mind/Spirit • 240 pp • 6.5 x 8.5
88 B/W Photos • 82 Color Illustrations • 2 Charts
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Amazing Encounters with Those Who Have Passed Over
And What They Teach Us About Life After Death
Georgina Walker
A touching and insightful collection of encounters with loved ones who have passed on
to the other side.
Packed with real-life encounters with the paranormal, this heart-warming book from Georgina
Walker shares the remarkable stories of everyday people who have experienced shocking
and unexpected moments of magic with loved ones beyond the grave. Each story contains
invaluable insights into the spirit world, showing how those who have passed on continue
to take an active interest in the lives of the living. Stories include accounts of loving guid-
ance offered by departed loved ones as well as funny and endearing incidents that will in-
spire both laughter and tears. Georgina Walker is the author of Dearly Departed.
9781741757620 • April • $15.95 (Can $17.95) Paper • Inspired Living
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The Magic of Angels

How to Recognise and Harness Your Own Angelic Powers
Adele Nozedar
Full of refreshing contemporary anecdotes, extraordinary experiences, personal journeys, and
mind-blowing stories of angelic intervention, this is a must read for believers and cynics.
Angels are a hot fashion item—from sky-gazing cherubs and cute little angel dolls with glit-
tery wings to angels on t-shirts, shopping bags, and bumper stickers at any local mall. You
can find an angel to help you with anything you like, from fixing your bike to finding the
perfect partner. “Angelology” has become very big business. Is there something real behind
this popular interest? The Magic of Angels seeks to discover the truth about angels and an-
gelic energies, to strip away the veneer of popular misconceptions about these powerful forces,
and to discover how to find the true magic of angels. For Adele Nozedar, personal experience
has proved that angels truly exist, and that angelic energies are accessible to anyone who be-
lieves. Adele Nozedar is the author of Secret Language of Birds.
9781844548996 • June • $13.95 (Can $15.95) Paper • Metro Books
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Working with Angels, Fairies & Nature Spirits
William Bloom
A guide to cooperating with the invisible beings of energy who are a fundamental part
of every aspect of our lives.
“An absolutely terrific book.” —Caroline Myss, author, Sacred Contracts

“An important guide for those who seek to be both grounded and spiritually con-
nected.” —Julia Cameron, author, The Artist’s Way, on Psychic Protection
Revealing a world that lies behind everyday reality, this guide describes the nature and pur-
pose of spirits. Readers will learn how to sense angels and spirits and communicate with
them, how to cooperate with this inner world for inspiration and guidance, and how to work
with angels for healing and spiritual growth. The rewards include an ability to fulfill one-
self and help others, and a deeper understanding of all aspects of one’s life. William Bloom’s
other titles include Feeling Safe, Psychic Protection, and Soulution.
Body/Mind/Spirit/Spirituality • 224 pp • 5 x 8
9780749941161 • June • $14.95 Paper • Piatkus Books
Inner Happiness
Positive Steps to Feeling Complete
Vera Peiffer
A self-help guide for those who feel there is something missing in their lives and some-
thing more to life.
With effective advice and easy-to-learn techniques, Vera Peiffer describes how to overcome
feelings of loneliness, alienation, stress, and low self-esteem by thinking positively and work-
ing with the energy of body, mind, and soul. This guide explains why people feel discon-
nected and how this manifests in our daily life; describes how to be healthy on four
levels—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual—to feel complete; shows how to work
more closely with an “inner” world, using positive thinking techniques and energy medi-
cine; helps to build inner confidence to banish depression and lack of self-esteem; and il-
lustrates issues with real-life case histories. Vera Peiffer has a degree in psychology and is
an analytic hypnotherapist and health kinesiologist with a successful private practice. Her
other titles include Positive Thinking, Positively Fearless, and Positively Single.
Body/Mind/Spirit/Self-Help • 208 pp • 5 x 8
9780749941413 (Replaces 9780749922962) • June • $14.95 Paper • Piatkus Books
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Wild Love
Discover the Magical Secrets of Freedom, Joy and Unconditional Love
Gill Edwards
Foreword by Neale Donald Walsch
Reconnect with source energy to release a loving, creative, and unique potential.
“This book is a delicious wisdom.” —Neale Donald Walsch, author, Conversations

with God
“Always inspiring and enlightening. Gill is a great spiritual teacher whose wisdom lov-
ingly and clearly illuminates the inner worlds and everyday reality.” —William Bloom,
author, Psychic Protection
Leading spiritual writer Gill Edwards explains how a deep, magical, and joyous existence lies
just beyond reality. Here, she helps readers find an elusive key to unlocking such a world by
giving up old patterns of relating and aligning with source energy. Explaining that when try-
ing to be good—or expect others to be good—individuals disconnect from the freedom, joy,
and unconditional love that is a natural birthright, this resource shows that it is only when
aiming to be happy and reach for dreams that a connection with source energy can be made.
This is a beautifully written and inspiring book helps readers become wild and free, and to
become a passionate and visionary creator of a personal heaven on earth. Gill Edwards is a
chartered clinical psychologist, spiritual writer, and teacher. She trained in metaphysics, shaman-
ism, and energy psychology, and runs Living Magically workshops. Her other titles include
Life is a Gift, Living Magically, and Stepping into the Magic.
Spirituality/Self-Help • 368 pp • 5 x 8
9780749940010 • June • $14.95 Paper • Piatkus Books
Pure Bliss
The Art of Living in Soft Time
Gill Edwards
Foreword by Neale Donald Walsh
An indispensable handbook for the 21st century reveals how to create your own heaven
on earth.
Explaining why people get stuck in an addictive cycle of struggle, effort, and busywork—the
cycle of Hard Time—this book reveals the magical world of Soft Time, where one can learn
to find true happiness, fulfillment, and inner peace. Pure Bliss offers 75 simple and practical
guidelines for living in Soft Time in order to learn to tap into inner wisdom, be more creative
and productive, fulfill a higher purpose, find peak performance, enjoy the simple pleasures
of life, and find inner peace. The 75 short chapters are to be dipped into, meditated on and
enjoyed. They cover themes that include personal relationships, the inner self, parenting, work,
prosperity, health, and the home. Gill Edwards is a chartered clinical psychologist, a spiritual
writer and teacher. She trained in metaphysics, shamanism, and energy psychology, and runs
Living Magically workshops. Her other titles include Life is a Gift, Living Magically, and Step-
ping into the Magic.
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Spiritual Wisdom
Practical Spirituality for People Today
Claire Montanaro
Information, advice, and easy-to-follow exercises help readers learn to maximize their po-
tential as spiritual beings.
Spiritual teacher Claire Montanaro explains the ancient spiritual truths, how they apply to
individuals and the world, and how to achieve peace of mind and heart through spiritual un-
derstanding. Readers will learn the meaning and relevance of the spiritual laws, karma, rein-
carnation, the seven rays, the soul’s journey, life and death, and much more. This guide also
explains how to contact and work with spiritual guides and how to discover a place in the di-
vine cosmos—no matter what level of understanding and experience. Claire’s is the voice of
spiritual reason—her message is intensely profound and yet essentially simple. Claire Mon-
tanaro works as a spiritual teacher, counselor, channel, and lecturer.
9780749929534 (Replaces 9780749928742) • May • $16.95 Paper • Piatkus Books
Forget the Elephants, Watch Out for the Fleas

Justin Herald
Many major problems start out as “fleas,” but if they are not attended to they grow into
elephants—motivational speaker Justin Herald explains how to deal with these small issues
before they grow into big problems.
Many people have heard the saying “the elephant in the room” in regards to an issue that is
impossible to overlook—no matter how hard one tries. The strange thing is, most people seem
to concentrate and focus only on these big issues, thinking that if they are worked out, every-
thing else will be fine. What people should really look out, however, are the “fleas”—the small
issues. These little, pesky, and annoying things in life have the ability to become quite large
over time, possibly as big as an elephant, and they need to be overcome and eradicated before
that happens. Justin Herald tackles the areas that are most likely to be the fleas in people’s
lives, so they can recognize and resolve them before they grow into larger and more difficult-
to-handle problems. Justin Herald is a recipient of the Robin Hood International Award for
Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy, and the author of Get Motivated, How to Grow Your Busi-
ness Without Spending a Single Cent, Prosperity on Purpose, So You Have a Great Idea for a
Business, What Are You Waiting For?, and Would You Like Attitude with That?
Self-Help • 132 pp • 5 x 7.5
9781741756913 • May • $14.95 (Can $16.95) Paper • Allen & Unwin
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Think!
Before It’s Too Late
Edward de Bono
In a provocative examination of human thought from a historical perspective, lateral think-
ing guru de Bono reveals why people become stuck pondering problems such as climate change
and war.
“The master of creative thinking.” —Independent on Sunday

“Edward de Bono is a cult figure in developing tricks to sharpen the mind.” —Times
“A very useful book for teachers and non-teachers alike. His techniques provide an alter-
native to waiting for the Muse to appear.” —New York Times on Lateral Thinking
The world is full of problems and conflicts. So why can we not solve them? According to Ed-
ward de Bono, current thinking cannot solve world problems because current thinking is it-
self the problem. And this is getting worse: we are so accustomed to readily available information
online that we search immediately for the answers rather than thinking about them. Our minds
function like trying to drive a car using only one wheel. There’s nothing wrong with that one
wheel—conventional thinking—but we could all get a lot further if we used all four. De Bono
examines why we think the way we do from a historical perspective and uses some of his fa-
mous thinking techniques combined with new ideas to show us how to change the way we think.
If we strengthen our ability and raise our thinking level, other areas of our life—both personal
and business success—will improve. De Bono is the master of the original big “concept” book
and his enticement to us to use our minds as constructively as possible should appeal to a whole
new generation of fans. Edward de Bono studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and has held
appointments at the universities of Oxford, London, Cambridge, and Harvard. In 1967, de Bono
invented the now commonly used term “lateral thinking” and his name has since become a sym-
bol of creativity and new thinking. He has written numerous books, including Lateral Think-
ing and Six Thinking Hats.
Self-Help • 264 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9780091924096 • April • $19.95 Paper • Vermilion
Between the Monster and the Saint

Richard Holloway
A challenging and heartfelt study of the human capacity for good and evil.
“A vigorously argued tract . . . Richard Holloway brilliantly illuminates the divided

spirit of man.” —Observer
“An inspirational writer at the height of his powers who does not shy away from per-
sonal revelation. His message deserves to be widely heard. It stands between us and
chaos.” —Daily Mail
“Holloway’s reflections on the problem of evil are arresting and profound.”
—Literary Review
Being human isn’t easy. Consciousness and free will give control over life, but the minds is
an unpredictable place. People are susceptible to forces that are not fully understood. In his
thought-provoking new book Richard Holloway holds a mirror up to the human condition.
By drawing on a colorful and eclectic selection of writings from history, philosophy, science,
poetry, theology, and literature, Holloway shows how to stand up to the seductive power of
the monster and draw closer to the fierce challenge of the saint. Richard Holloway is the for-
mer Bishop of Edinburgh and the author of Doubts and Loves: What is Left of Christianity,
Godless Morality: Keeping Religion Out of Ethics, and On Forgiveness: How Can We For-
give the Unforgivable?
Philosophy • 204 pp • 5 x 8
9781847672544 (Replaces 9781847672537) • June • $14.95 Paper • Canongate UK Books
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Buddhism for Mothers of Schoolchildren
Finding Calm in the Chaos of the School Years
Sarah Napthali
From the author of the acclaimed Buddhism for Mothers and Bud-
dhism for Mothers with Young Children, a guide offering spiri-
tual help for the challenging period of transition when children
are off to school.
“An eminently practical book that gives frazzled mothers usable

advice and empathy . . . the approachable and authentic per-
spective of a rank-and-file practitioner who lives the techniques
and situations she writes about. This book will be most useful
for mothers of young children, providing them spiritual re-
sources at a life stage when women need all the help they can
get.” —Publishers Weekly on Buddhism for Mothers
“The author guides busy women in the art of transforming their
lives in the midst of chaos.” —Library Journal on Buddhism
for Mothers
“A lovely book for anyone that wants to become more present
in their parenting.” —AmericanBuddhist.net, on Buddhism for
Mothers of Young Children
Raising school children is a radically different experience from tend-
ing children under the age of five. With children at school, life is both
easier and harder and there are very different challenges on the hori-
zon—mothers are often thinking of going back to work, or juggling
work–life balance issues. They are questioning what they want out
of life, how they want to interact with the world, and creating new
definitions for themselves. Children are more demanding too, ask-
ing questions, testing boundaries, and beginning to define themselves
as separate from their parents. Sarah Napthali explores the distinct
issues arising from this phase of motherhood and how Buddhism can
play a role in providing answers and direction, in her usual warm,
wise, inclusive, and accessible style. Sarah Napthali is a mother of
two who tries to apply Buddhist teachings in her daily life. Her work-
ing life has ranged from teaching English as a Second Language and
corporate training, to human rights activism and interpreting. She is
the author of Buddhism for Mothers and Buddhism for Mothers of
Young Children.
Spirituality/Childrens: Parenting & Family Care • 258 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9781741756975 • July • $15.95 (Can $17.95) Paper • Allen & Unwin
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Essential Shiatsu
Essential Shiatsu for Troubled Times
Yuichi Kawada and Stephen Karcher
A seminal guide to the Japanese art of finger pressure massage from a master practitioner.
Shiatsu is the ancient Japanese art of finger pressure massage and, just like acupuncture, it aims
to identify and treat the eight meridians of the human body by applying pressure and stimu-
lation in order to treat a wide variety of ailments and lethargies. The eight meridians were known
even in ancient times, but no one really knew fully their significance in putting right major im-
balances. Here, experienced Shiatsu master Yuichi Kawada brings this ancient art up-to-date,
fully explaining and illustrating the first-ever full mapping of the “new” meridians and offer-
ing instruction on how to stimulate them with hand pressure and stretching. The psychoso-
matic connection of illness is explained and the book features a comprehensive list of ailments
and suggested Shiatsu treatments. The author also provides reassuring and inspiring case his-
tories that show how the treatment has been effective in real-life cases. Yuichi Kawada grew
up in a mountain village near Tokyo and learned Shiatsu from his father. Later he had formal
training at the Nippon Shiatsu Institute in Japan. Stephen Karcher is an expert on the psy-
chological and spiritual uses of divination. Besides translating I Ching, he has authored titles
such as I Ching Kit and Total I Ching.
Health/Body/Mind/Spirit • 208 pp • 5 x 8 • 150 Line Drawings
The Complete Guide to Female Fertility

Kate Brian
Balanced and informative, a guide for would-be mothers on the problems and solutions
surrounding fertility.
“No woman who ever wants to have a baby should be without [this book].” —Olivia
Montuschi, Donor Conception Network
With recent warnings about rising infertility rates and the dangers of delaying motherhood,
many women are concerned about when or whether they will manage to have a baby. At the
same time, news of the latest advances in reproductive technology suggest it may be possible
to beat the female biological clock and put childbearing on hold. This practical and accessible
guide answers the myriad questions that women have about fertility and pregnancy in the mod-
ern world. Proven facts are provided in an accessible manner with topics such as how the re-
productive system works; when women are at their most fertile, how age affects chances of
conceiving, how to boost fertility naturally, possible roadblocks to becoming pregnant, and what
reproductive technology can do to help. Designed to inform and reassure, this essential resource
also includes information on the common emotional aspects of relationships and fertility. Kate
Brian is a writer for the Guardian, Parentwise, and the Parents’ Guide magazines and the au-
thor of In Pursuit of Parenthood.
Health • 240 pp • 5 x 8
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Drug Repair That Works
How to Reclaim Your Health, Happiness and Highs
Jost Sauer
Written for drug users and their families, this inspirational guide encourages users to
build on their drug past—rather than bury it—in order to create happy, healthy, and
passionate lifestyles.
Drugs can be a tempting refuge for everyone—from school kids and housewives to stressed
corporate executives and ex-hippies, all seeking enhanced experiences that everyday life
fails to provide. These people use drugs because they make them feel good. The longer
they take drugs, the harder it is to imagine life without them. Here, drawing on his long-
term expertise in this area, Jost Sauer presents readers with a powerful, practical, step-
by-step recovery regime and a wealth of case studies that deal with a whole range of
issues to help people fully realize a life beyond drugs. Topics include what’s really going
on in psychotic episodes, how to handle the post drug emotional roller-coaster, why raw
foods hinder recovery, what forms of exercise work, and how to achieve natural highs.
Jost Sauer is a former addict and is now a practitioner of Chinese medicine. He is the
author of Higher & Higher.
Self-Help/Health • 224 pp • 6.5 x 8.5
9781741751789 • May • $19.95 (Can $21.95) Paper • Inspired Living
Why Can’t I Look the Way I Want?

Overcoming Eating Issues
Melinda Hutchings
A survivor of anorexia nervosa presents a detailed and honest account of the pain,
the struggle, and the process of living with an eating disorder, and reveals how re-
covery is possible.
Eating disorders are becoming ever more common, but for many people they are still
a taboo subject. Drawing on the author’s own experience and that of fellow sufferers,
this essential survival manual for victims not only reveals what having an eating dis-
order is really like, but also shows that it is possible to break free, recover, and live a
healthy and satisfying life. Written specifically for teens and their families, Why Can’t
I Look the Way I Want? is packed with practical information and case studies that
tackle everything from dieting and food anxiety to physical and emotional rehabili-
tation and re-establishing relationships, as well as covering all the major disorders—
including anorexia nervosa, bulimia, exercise bulimia, and the growing male eating
disorder, muscle dysmorphia, or “bigorexia.” Melinda Hutchings is an inspiring role
model and experienced public speaker who is also a survivor of an eating disorder her-
self. She is the author of Fighting for Life and How to Recover from Anorexia & Other
Eating Disorders.
Self-Help/Psychology • 240 pp • 6.5 x 8.5 • Two-color Interior
9781741757545 • June • $19.95 (Can $21.95) Paper • Inspired Living
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Who’s That Sleeping in My Bed?
The Relationships for Grown-Ups
Keren Smedley
Wise and witty answers to a huge range of questions about relationships and the baby
boomer generation.
Being over 50 is not what it used to be: it does not mean giving up on sex and love. And the
baby boomers—heirs to the sexual revolution of the 1960s—approach sex and relationships
in a very different way than previous generations, continuing to want to be vital and sexual
and encounter new options and problems. Keren Smedley, an accredited life coach, has been
asked every question you could imagine—and some you couldn’t—about the relationship is-
sues of today’s baby boomer. Whether it’s about starting again after the end of a long-term
relationship, helping adult children come to terms with the end of old relationships, or cop-
ing with issues connected to same-sex relationships in later life, this guide addresses a huge
range of questions. Like an extended advice column for boomers, this book will engage and
inform both those who wish to tackle problems in their own lives, and those who simply
wish to be entertained by the rich variety of life. Keren Smedley is a business and life coach
and the author of Age Matters: Employing, Motivating and Managing Older Employees.
Family & Relationships/Sexuality • 384 pp • 5 x 8
9780755318810 (Replaces 9780755318803) • August • $12.95 Paper
Headline Springboard
Who’s That Woman in the Mirror?

The Art of Ageing Gracefully
Keren Smedley
From confronting post-retirement fears to sleeping tips, dealing with grandchildren, de-
ciding whether to dye one’s hair, and staying sexually vibrant, a professional life coach
offers inspiring tips for navigating the challenges of later life.
“Age is irrelevant, unless you happen to be a bottle of wine.” —Joan Collins
In this hugely practical and always entertaining guide to later life, Keren Smedley argues
passionately against outdated stereotypes concerning age, helping people change their be-
liefs and attitudes about aging. As a professional life coach she has been asked every kind
of question imaginable about the uncertainties and problems facing people in later life. Whether
the subject is sexuality, money, relationships, health, friends, or planning for the future, read-
ers will be as impressed by the wisdom of the answers as by the variety of the questions.
With quizzes, exercises, personal anecdotes, and tips for a broad range of questions and sit-
uations, this book will inform as it entertains. Keren Smedley is a business and life coach
and a consultant on age-related issues. She is the author of Age Matters: Employing, Moti-
vating and Managing Older Employees.
Self-Help/Health • 304 pp • 5 x 8 • 12 B/W Illustrations
9780755317578 (Replaces 9780755317561) • April • $12.95 New in Paper
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A Butler’s Guide to Gentlemen’s Grooming
Nicholas Clayton
From skin care and shaving secrets to knowing what to wear for what occasion and how
to properly look after your clothes and shoes—who better than a butler to teach how to
look, feel, and smell every inch a gentleman?
A real gentleman knows that it is essential to be well-groomed, and while a bit of moistur-
izer will help, it is not enough. It’s a butler’s job to know, and this butler’s guide is the ulti-
mate source of information for looking elegant with ease. It need not take long, and this short
guide cuts to the chase—skin care, including the best shaving techniques; haircare, from the
mop on your head to nasal hair trimming; a style guide, with tips on what to wear for any
occasion; and taking care of clothes and shoes. This simple valet guide instructs on getting
dressed to perfection to impress the ladies and the gents. Also the author of The Butler’s Guide
to Table Manners, Nicholas Clayton has been a butler for 11 years.
Health/Fashion & Appearance • 176 pp • 4.5 x 7.5 • 15 B/W Illustrations
9781905400850 • June • $11.95 (Can $12.95) Cloth • National Trust
Also available:
The Butler’s Guide to Table Manners
9781905400485 • $10.95 (Can $11.95)
Orchids on Your Budget

Live Smartly on What You Have
Marjorie Hillis
A charming gem from a more genteel age, this is an elegant and witty guide to living cheaply
but chicly.
“Candace Bushnell, your time’s up. Drain your cosmo and step aside. You’ve been
usurped by yet another single-woman arbiter: Marjorie Hillis.” —Saturday Post
(Canada), on Live Alone and Like It
“A perfect bedside companion for the post-Bridget Jones generation.” —Daily Telegraph
on Live Alone and Like It
“It’s not difficult to have fun out of economizing (up to a point), both because of the sense of
achievement it gives you and because everyone else is doing it, too . . . A slight financial pres-
sure sharpens the wits, though it needn’t sharpen the disposition. But it takes an interesting
person to have an attractive ménage on a shoe-string and to run it with gaiety and charm . . .
Maybe you would rather play polo than pingpong, but if you’ve got an old pingpong set and
no ponies, you’ll get a lot more fun out of life from being a pingpong champion than from tak-
ing a dispirited whack with a polo mallet every now and then.”
First published in 1937, Orchids on Your Budget gives advice on all manner of subjects, from
entertaining and creating the perfect capsule wardrobe to relinquishing the family estate. Eas-
ing worries about how to put the advice into practice, each chapter concludes with a case study
providing examples of women who heeded—and those lamentable souls who ignored—Mar-
jorie’s wise words. Marjorie Hillis (1889–1971) worked for Vogue for more than 20 years, where
she became assistant editor. In 1936 her Live Alone and Like It became an instant bestseller.
Finance/Humor • 192 pp • 4.5 x 7
9781844086184 • June • $15.95 Cloth • Virago UK
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The Allure of Chanel
Paul Morand
A close confidante presents the icon of haute couture in her own words, in an edi-
tion of the key biography specially illustrated with drawings by Karl Lagerfeld and
photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jean Moral, Frank Horvat, Francois Kollar,
and Boris Lipnitzki.
“Morand was a citizen of the world, with a sharp eye and a neat turn of phrase.”
—Tablet
“Morand successfully combined being a bestselling author and an important rep-
resentative of the French government.” —Modern Language Review
“This enchanting, tiny book is the closest anyone can get to a face-to-face with
Coco. It’s written in her voice . . . and in her words.” —Spectator
Coco Chanel invited Paul Morand to visit her in St. Moritz at the end of World War II
when he was given the opportunity to write her memoirs. His notes of their conversa-
tions were put away in a drawer and only came to light one year after Chanel’s death.
Through Morand’s transcription of their conversations, Chanel tells about her friend-
ship with Misia Sert, the men in her life—Boy Capel, the Duke of Westminster, artists
such as Diaghilev—her philosophy of fashion, and the story behind the legendary No.
5 perfume. The memories of Chanel told in her own words provide vivid sketches and
portray the strength of Coco’s character, leaving an extraordinary insight into Chanel
the woman, and the woman who created Chanel. This new, illustrated edition features
a bevy of rare photographs from such contributors as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Horst
P. Horst that provide an intimate depiction of Chanel behind the scenes. Paul Morand
(1888–1976) was a diplomat, novelist, poet, traveler, and socialite. He is the author of
Hecate and Her Dogs and Venices.
Biography/Fashion & Appearance • 230 pp • 4.5 x 6
10 B/W Photos • 10 B/W Illustrations
9781906548100 • April • $29.95 (Can $32.95) Paper • Pushkin Press
Gucci Wars
How I Survived Murder and Intrigue at the Heart of the World’s Biggest
Fashion House
Jenny Gucci
The Gucci name conjures up images of designer handbags, world-class fashion shows, and
exclusivity. But behind the glamour and opulence lies a family with a history of betrayal,
jealousy, and even murder.
“A Schadenfreude classic.” —Daily Mail

For a decade, Jenny Gucci lived a life that most women can only dream of. Married to Paolo
Gucci, one of the wealthiest men in the world, she stayed at the world’s most exclusive loca-
tions and kept company with celebrities and royalty. But such privilege came at a price and
the darker side of Paolo’s personality began to take over. Desperate to break away from the
influence of the family, Jenny instigated a divorce from Paolo—a move that left her home-
less, penniless, hungry, and facing weekly court confrontations that would last for 10 years.
She suffered threats and intimidation from him and feared for her safety and for that of their
daughter Gemma, who he also refused to support. Even a spell in jail for contempt of court
failed to move him. Then in a final act of defiance that shocked the world, he starved his race-
horses in a sick attempt to plead poverty. Jenny has survived countless struggles and unbe-
lievable trauma—yet has come through them all to become a stronger, more independent woman.
This intriguing book gives an insider’s view of what it was really like to be at the heart of a
force so powerful and, at times, so unscrupulous. Jenny Gucci is a performing soprano and
voice coach currently dividing her time between London, Marbella, and New York.
Autobiography/Fashion & Appearance • 288 pp • 5 x 8 • 29 Color Photos • 6 B/W Photos
9781844547753 (Replaces 9781844545322) • June • $12.95 (Can $13.95) New in Paper
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The World of the Bible
John Drane
Covering key historical events, the rise and fall of
civilizations, and social evolution, this is an engaging
look at the ancient cultures that existed during the
time of the creation of the Bible.
The Bible is often best understood when it is properly
placed in the cultural and social context in which it
was written. To this end, this extensive reference ex-
plores the culture of the Israelites and the ancient na-
tions that surrounded and influenced them. The time
periods covered include the Bronze Age of Palestine;
the Age of Empires; the Dawn of the Modern World;
and the history, cultures, and beliefs of such civiliza-
tions as the Canaanites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Per-
sians, ancient Greeks, and ancient Romans.
Comprehensive and enlightening, this is a thorough
history that is ideal for both Biblical studies and gen-
eral historians. John Drane is a professor of New Tes-
tament at the Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena,
California, and the author of several books, includ-
ing After McDonaldization, Introducing the Bible,
Introducing the New Testament, and Introducing the
Old Testament.
Religion & Theology/History • 256 pp • 8.5 x 10.5
125 Color Photos • 9780745952505 • April
$34.95 (Can $36.95) Cloth • Lion UK
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Spiritual Intelligence
A New Way of Being
Brian Draper
Advice on living every day with increasing integrity, wholeness, and well-being.
“Inspiring.” —Douglas Coupland, author, All Families are Psychotic

“It is a work of art to make a book of this nature so accessible and so understandable.
Brian uses metaphors from many spiritual teachings and draws often on Christianity
but in so doing provides such everyday examples to clarify and illustrate their deeper
meanings.” —Sir John Whitmore, author, Coaching for Performance
“Truly inspiring. A modern equivalent to Tolstoy’s Death of Ivan Illytch—a wake up
call for us all.” —Oliver James, psychologist and author, They F*** You Up
According to philosopher Danah Zohar, who coined the idea of spiritual intelligence, we live
in a “spiritually dumb” culture. How can we find meaning from meaninglessness, hope from
despair, reconciliation from alienation, and wholeness from fragmentation? In this book, Brian
Draper asks how ordinary people—whether religious or not—can nudge themselves (or be
gently nudged) to live on a daily basis with increasing integrity, wholeness, and well-being—
in other words, to become more spiritually intelligent. The book is split into four main sec-
tions: “awakening,” “seeing your world afresh,” “living the change,” and “passing it on.” The
narrative style is contemplative, reflective, and engaging. Brian Draper is the creative direc-
tor of a business consultancy that helps to nurture the spiritual intelligence of employees and
organizations and the author of Searching 4 Faith. Former editor of the Christian current af-
fairs magazine Third Way, he is currently a lecturer in contemporary culture for London In-
stitute for Contemporary Christianity, and he regularly writes and presents Thought for the
Day on BBC Radio.
Religion & Theology/Body/Mind/Spirit • 192 pp • 5 x 8
9780745953212 • April • $14.95 (Can $16.95) Paper • Lion UK
The ‘New’ Atheism

10 Arguments That Don’t Hold Water
Michael Poole
A compelling examination that identifies the holes in 10 of the most widely used arguments
by new atheists.
“Helpful and accessible . . . highly recommended.” —Alister McGrath, author,

In the Beginning
Recently, the “new” atheists have been putting out books, articles, bus ads, and TV programs
in attempts to sway people to their cause. Through these tactics they’ve managed to gain a large
amount of public attention and media exposure—but do their arguments really hold water? Using
the analogy put forward by esteemed philosopher Anthony Flew, Michael Poole examines the
new atheists’ use of the “10 leaky buckets” tactic of argumentation—presenting readers with a
sum of arguments that are each individually defective, as though the cumulative effect should
be persuasive. This closer look at the facts reveals that the buckets are, indeed, leaky. Michael
Poole is a visiting research fellow in science and religion at King’s College in London. He is the
author of The User’s Guide to Science and Belief.
Religion & Theology • 96 pp • 4.25 x 7
9780745953939 • May • $4.95 (Can $5.95) Paper • Lion UK
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Saints
Scot Bower
A strikingly illustrated, highly aesthetic adventure
through sainthood, from Polycarp and St. Francis
to Brigid and St. Clare.
Telling stories of heroism and humility, adventure and
servitude, from the time of the early church fathers to
the mid-13th century, this gorgeous reference combines
engaging narrative, prayers, and feature boxes to bring
the men and women of the past vividly to life. The guide
follows the lives of both Eastern and Western saints,
and couples their stories with evocative original art-
work by Linda Baker Smith. It also offers judicious in-
sight into how their concern for devotion,
contemplation, stability, compassion, and reconcilia-
tion translate to the modern world. Scot Bower is a
writer, speaker, missionary, and member of the 24-7
prayer international leadership team.
Religion & Theology • 128 pp • 6 x 7.5
39 Color Illustrations • 9780745953472 • May
$14.95 (Can $16.95) Cloth • Lion UK
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Martin Luther
A Concise History of His Life & Works
John Schofield
A brief introduction to the man who initiated the Reformation and changed history.
Martin Luther was so angered by the sale of indulgences (pardons for sins granted by the
Pope) that, in 1517, he nailed 95 arguments for reform of the Roman Catholic Church to the
doors of the church and the castle at Wittenberg. This act began one of the most momentous
periods of change in history: the Reformation. So much has been written on Luther that it’s
difficult for a beginner to know where to start. This book is an introduction, succinct and
readable, but substantial and not skimpy. It covers or summarizes Luther’s major works and
the main events of his life, and it invites the reader to meet him at his study desk, in the lec-
ture hall, in the pulpit, at the dinner table. John Schofield is the author of Cromwell to Cromwell,
Philip Melanchthon and the English Reformation, and The Rise & Fall of Thomas Cromwell.
Biography/Political Science • 192 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 18 B/W Illustrations
9780752453903 • June • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Paper • The History Press
The Knights Templar and Scotland

Robert Ferguson
The first book to chronicle the history of the Knights Templar in Scotland, from 1127 to
the present, with a new theory on Templar participation at the Battle of Bannockburn.
Places and books such as Rosslyn Chapel and The Da Vinci Code have focused attention on
Scotland’s Knights Templar. Who they were and what they did has been touched upon, but
never properly explored. Close advisors to Scotland’s early kings, they were major property
owners and respected landlords in a harsh and unforgiving time. But they were also secretive
and arrogant. Did they flee to Scotland just prior to their arrest on Friday 13 October 1307?
Did they fight with Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn in 1314? And how did the Templars
continue on after Bannockburn? This book intertwines Templar and Scottish history, begin-
ning with an overview of the Templars, and then applying this to Templar life in Scotland. It
describes the Templar arrests in France and contrasts this with the Templar Inquisition at Holy-
rood, then following the Templars from Bannockburn to the present. Robert Ferguson is an
attorney who was invested into the Knights Templar, Grand Priory of the Scots in 1998 and
is the Priory’s Avocat. He is also a former regional vice-president of the Clan Ferguson Soci-
ety of North America. He lives in Claremont, California.
History • 192 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 16 B/W Photos
9780752451831 • May • $29.95 (Can $32.95) Cloth • The History Press
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HODDER CLASSICS
Each: 5 x 8 • April • $12.95 Paper • Hodder & Stoughton
The Confessions of Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine
Translated by E. M. Blaiklock
Foreword by Maggi Dawn
A preface by the translator that sets Augustine in the context of his time and a fore-
word by Anglican priest Maggi Dawn add to this new edition of a Christian classic.
You made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it finds rest in you.
St. Augustine was a towering figure in his own time, and remains the greatest of the fa-
thers of the church. His Confessions are an autobiographical work, recalling crucial events
in his life: his mid-4th century boyhood in rural Algeria, the rise to a lavish lifestyle at
the imperial court in Milan, his struggle with sexual desires, and his conversion to Chris-
tianity. It has become one of the greatest of the Christian classics, revealing an individ-
ual in the joys and agonies of life lived to the full in search of truth. Augustine of Hippo
(354–430), Bishop of Hippo Regius, was a philosopher and theologian. One of the fa-
thers of the church, he is one of the most important figures in the development of West-
ern Christianity. E. M. Blaiklock (1903–1983) produced a large volume of literature in
the fields of biblical studies and Christian apologetics. Maggi Dawn serves as chaplain
to Robinson College, Cambridge University; is the author of Beginnings and Endings (and
What Happens in Between): Daily Bible Readings from Advent to Epiphany; and con-
tributes to such publications as Christian Century Journal and the Guardian.
Autobiography/Religion & Theology • 304 pp • 9780340980125
Pilgrim’s Progress
John Bunyan
Edited by Rhona Pipe
A new edition of the classic allegory of Christian life updates Bunyan’s 17th-century
English and includes his Bible references, an introduction, and a new foreword.
Walking through the wilderness of this world I came upon a place where there was a hol-
low. There I lay down to sleep: and as I slept I dreamed a dream.
Pilgrim’s Progress tells the story of Christian and his spiritual pilgrimage from the City
of Destruction to the Celestial City. On his journey he experiences joy, struggle, tempta-
tion, and danger during his memorable encounters with such characters as Pliable, Talk-
ative, Giant Despair, Worldly-Wiseman, Evangelist, Apollyon, Faithful, Hopeful, and
Ignorance. One of the most significant works in the English language, it has encouraged
and inspired generations of Christians in their own spiritual journeys. John Bunyan (1628–
1688) was a writer and preacher. As a Puritan, he was arrested for preaching without a
license and spent 12 years in jail. It was there that Pilgrim’s Progress, among other works,
was written. Rhona Pipe is the author of The Big Book About Jesus and The Big Book
of Bible Facts.
Religion & Theology/Fiction • 208 pp • 9780340980156
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Each: 5 x 8 • April • $12.95 Paper • Hodder & Stoughton
The Dark Night of the Soul

St. John of The Cross
Edited by Halcyon Backhouse
Foreword by Alan Jamieson
Written for all who long to find God in the middle of their darkest times, this new
edition of a great spiritual classic includes an introduction from the translator and a
new foreword.
If a man wants to know for certain the road he is on he has to keep his eyes closed and
walk in darkness.
“The dark night of the soul” has come to typify that condition of spiritual dryness, de-
pression, and seeming abandonment by God that many Christians experience at some
stage in their lives. Here St. John, a 16th-century Spanish mystic and poet, describes the
spiritual road that leads to union with God. On this road the soul must enter the Dark
Night to be stripped of its imperfections, including the famous “seven deadly sins”—a
process that often takes a number of years. Saint John of the Cross (1542–1591) was a
Spanish mystic and a Carmelite friar and priest. He is known for his reforming of the
Carmelite Order and his writings. Halcyon Backhouse is the editor of several Christian
classics, including The Best of Meister Eckhart and The Cloud of Unknowing. Alan Jamieson
is a sociologist, a pastor, and the author of A Churchless Faith.
Religion & Theology • 136 pp • 9780340980132
Revelations of Divine Love

Mother Julian of Norwich
Edited by Halcyon Backhouse and Rhona Pipe
Foreword by Jeremy Begbie
The greatest of the female mystics, Julian is set in the context of her time in the in-
troduction to this new edition.
And all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well.
In 1373, when she was 30 years old, Julian of Norwich received a series of 16 visions.
Pondering in prayer their meaning for 20 years, she gradually came to realize their full
significance. Written from the heart and borne from experience, Revelations of Divine
Love is inspiring reading for all who seek to live their lives in close union with God. Her
reflections are steeped in the Bible, contain many profound insights into contemplative
prayer, and are as relevant today as when they were originally written. A spiritual guide
for today, Julian additionally holds the distinction of being the first woman to write a
book in the English language. Julian of Norwich (c.1342–c.1416) was an anchoress at
the church of St. Julian, Norwich, where she received her 16 visions. Halcyon Backhouse
is the editor of several Christian classics, including The Best of Meister Eckhart and The
Cloud of Unknowing. Rhona Pipe is the author of The Big Book About Jesus and The
Big Book of Bible Facts. Jeremy Begbie is a writer and lecturer on theology and founder
of the Theology Through the Arts project.
Religion & Theology • 192 pp • 9780340980101
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The Miracles of Mary
Everyday Encounters of Beauty and Grace
Bridget Curran
Accessible, heartwarming, and miraculous stories of people—both famous and ordinary
alike—and their remarkable encounters with the Virgin Mary.
Although she lived two thousand years ago, the Virgin Mary continues to inspire countless
generations with her miracles. This wonderful collection of accounts by everyday people
includes stories of the silently weeping statues of Mary in Japan; apparitions of Mary in
Rwanda, Yugoslavia, Poland, and Portugal; and of the statue of Mary in Sri Lanka that has
been at the center of a number of miracles, including during the 2004 tsunami. Mary also
appeared to millions in Zeitun, Egypt, uniting Muslims and Coptic Christians, and was in-
spiration to a young Polish boy who became a world leader. Told simply and honestly, these
remarkable stories by everyday people allow the reader to experience the beauty and grace
of these miraculous events, regardless of their background. Bridget Curran is a writer and
filmmaker with a passion for the stories of Mary.
Body/Mind/Spirit/Religion & Theology • 228 pp • 5 x 7.5 • 19 B/W Photos
9781741755145 • April • $16.95 (Can $18.95) Paper • Inspired Living
Chambers Dictionary of Beliefs and Religions

Edited by Mark Vernon
Up-to-date, impartial, cross-referenced, and international in focus, all areas of faith, belief,
and religion are covered in a comprehensive reference for the general reader.
Billions of people continue to place their faith in a god or gods, in spirits, or in some form of
divinity. Many others adhere to alternative beliefs outside the major faith traditions, while for
others science and secular modernity provide the basis for a meaningful life. This illustrated
reference includes more than 3,200 entries ranging from Catholicism to sharia law, dooms-
day cults to eco-paganism, and yogic flying to the Flying Spaghetti Monster. It looks at what
followers of the world’s major religions believe, at the origins of these faiths, and at how be-
lief shapes our daily lives. It examines what happens when ancient faiths and the modern world
collide, as in stem cell research or the teaching of creationism in schools. Mark Vernon is the
author of several books, including After Atheism, The Philosophy of Friendship, and Wellbe-
ing. He also writes for such newspapers as Financial Times, the Guardian, and Times Liter-
ary Supplement, and is a former priest.
Reference/Religion & Theology • 736 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 200 Color Photos
9780550103444 • June • $34.95 Cloth • Chambers
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Now Open Sundays!
A Celebration of Faith from a Church
with a Message
Rev. Paul Sinclair
Spread the Word! A quirky, humorous cele-
bration of faith by a very unique man of
the cloth.
For the past 20 years, Reverend Paul Sinclair
has put up humorous church signs outside his
church, grabbing the attention of passers-by—
and on occasion, the media too. Each sign is a
witty and thought-provoking reminder of faith,
spreading peace and love in a wonderfully ec-
centric way. Regardless of religion, this book
celebrates life and laughter. Thanks to Dawkins
and his friends, much attention has been de-
voted to damning the importance of religion.
Now Open Sundays! is a unique counterpoint,
with enough sharp humor to have raders rolling
in the aisles. Reverend Paul Sinclair is a priest
and former pastor of Willesden Church. He
owns Britain’s only motorcycle funeral business,
using a custom-made sidecar hearse.
Humor • 128 pp • 7.5 x 6
53 Color Photos • 3 B/W Photos
9781906032838 • June
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Women Can’t Park, Men Can’t Pack
The Psychology of Stereotypes
Geoff Rolls
Does shoe size predict penis size? Are oysters an aphrodisiac? Do redheads have fiery tempers?
Are stepmothers wicked? Do politicians lie? Answering these and many other questions with an
engaging mixture of humor and psychological insight, this book takes psychology to the battle
of the sexes and beyond by examining the truths and misconceptions behind the stereotypes that
we often take for granted. Author and psychology lecturer Geoff Rolls reveals why so many peo-
ple are afraid of clowns, why cavemen preferred blondes, and the surprising trends regarding
the name Wayne. Clever, compelling, and often surprising, this is the perfect book for anyone
who wants to find out more about why we believe the things we do. Geoff Rolls is a psycholo-
gist and the author of Classic Case Studies in Psychology and Taking the Proverbial.
Psychology/Humor • 240 pp • 5 x 8 • 27 B/W Photos
9780550104472 • June • $15.95 Cloth • Chambers
STRANGEST SERIES
Medicine’s Strangest Cases
Michael O’Donnell
A hugely enjoyable jaunt through the blood and guts of medical history.
A choice prescription of medical oddities, this collection of true tales features an Essex man
who kept getting pregnant; the physician who gave syphilis its name by writing a poem about
it; and the future Lady Hamilton’s training as a courtesan through giving lectures on healthy
living. The odd tales also feature 19th- and 20th-century doctors whose response to people
having fun was to warn of danger—they condemned bicycling because it could stimulate the
“sexual system” of “women of a certain temperament” and protected young men from the
dread disease of masturbation by blistering their penises with iodine (ouch!). Laugh out loud
and wince in sympathy with this insider’s collection of the most bizarre medical cases in his-
tory. Michael O’Donnell practiced medicine for 12 years, is the former editor of World Med-
icine, the author of two novels, and has written and hosted more than 100 TV documentaries.
Medical/Humor • 316 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9781906032906 (Replaces 9781861055637) • June
$11.95 (Can $12.95) Paper • Portico
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The Ants Are My Friends
A Celebration of Misheard Lyrics and Other Linguistic Gaffes
Martin Toseland
A celebration of those who fumble around the edges of the English language, cap-
turing those moments when words and phrases are unintentionally transformed into
something new and wonderful, with a special section for that most recent category
of linguistic incompetence—Bushisms!
“A very amusing book. Or, possibly, an evilly musing buck.” —Guardian

In The Ants Are My Friends—delightfully misheard from Bob Dylan’s “Blowing in the
Wind”—Martin Toseland has collected the very best, and very worst, linguistic gifts of
the gaffe. Examples have been plucked gleefully from three categories of blunders: ma-
lapropisms—named after Mrs. Malaprop in Sheridan’s play The Rivals where the wrong
word pops out to bizarre results; eggcorns—where a new word is created from misheard
real one (the name comes from someone misunderstanding “acorn” as “eggcorn,” as it
has the same shape); and of course mondegreens, or misheard lyrics, a rich vein of ac-
cidental invention. Such classic mondegreens are collected as Ray Parker Jr.’s “Who Ya
Gonna Call, Gus Foster,” Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams are Made of Cheese,” Roy Orbi-
son’s “Only Baloney,” AC/DC’s “Dirty Deeds Done with Sheep,” and Bob Dylan’s “Mr.
Tangerine Man.” Martin Toseland is a former commissioning editor for Penguin Press
and Collins Reference.
Humor/Language & Linguistics • 158 pp • 5 x 8 • 40 B/W Illustrations • Portico
New in Paper: 9781906032401 • August • $9.95 (Can $10.95)
Cloth: 9781906032067 • Available • $12.95 (Can $14.95)
Letters from a Professional Nuisance

Surreal Job Applications, Absurd Requests and Bizarre Complaints
Michael A. Lee
A hilarious collection of witty and outrageous letters, ranging from inventive job applica-
tions and requests for unusual (and often nonexistent) items to complaints about the fan-
tastical, the impossible, and the mundane.
“A very funny book indeed.” —Michael Palin, Monty Python

Michael A. Lee pens an application to become the Beast of Bodmin Moor, inquires where he
might be able to purchase a “corporate ladder” to help his career, and writes a grumbling com-
plaint to Harry Ramsden’s fish-and-chip shop about the chip on his shoulder. Irrereverent, imag-
inative, and sometimes downright silly, these letters frequently provoke responses from the
recipients that prove to be equally funny. There are replies from such venerable institutions
as MI5, the office of the Archbishop of York, assorted Royal Societies and peers, the French
Navy, and even the Pope—absolutely no one is safe from the author’s acerbic pen and unique
imagination. Michael A. Lee ’s first letter for his previous collection Written in Jest, in which
he applied to become the Mayor of El Paso, appeared on CBS News. He is also the author of
Nothing to Complain About?
Humor • 316 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9781906032883 • June • $14.95 (Can $16.95) Paper • Portico
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The History of the World Through Twitter
Jon Holmes and Mitch Benn
Foreword by Stephen Fry
Complete with fore-tweet by Stephen Fry, 100 great moments in history are hilariously and
educationally condensed to the familiar 140 charac
A humorous voyage through world history, this time the story is told through the speculative
tweets of its most famous people: from the Lord’s commentary at the creation of the universe
to Hardy’s view from the Battle of Trafalgar, and from the Mona Lisa’s reaction to being painted
to Jackie O’s take on the JFK assassination, this book takes an irreverent romp through the
annals of history. Jon Holmes is a six-time Sony award-winning writer, comedian, broadcaster,
and confirmed Twitter-comedian. He writes a regular column for the Sunday Times. Mitch
Benn is a British musician and stand-up comedian known for his humorous songs performed
on BBC radio.
Humor/History • 112 pp • 4.5 x 7
9781853757501 • April • $13.95 Cloth • Prion
Also available:
The Little Book of Twitter
9781843174059 • $6.99
Wit Wit Wit

Des MacHale
A compilation of quips, one-liners, and smart-ass comments, this follow-up to Des
MacHale’s brilliant Wit ranges from the wildest to the most withering of wits.
“Wit . . . unlike most books of humorous quotations, is actually funny.” —Independent,

on Wit
“A majority is that quality that distinguishes a crime from a law.” —Ambrose Bierce
“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.” —G. K. Chesterton
“I’ve done for golf what Truman Capote did for Sumo wrestling.” —Bob Hope
All subjects are covered—from music and films, to politics and religion; from sport and food
to literature and the theater. Casting a wide net and attracting a variety of sources, the vol-
ume represents comedians from past and present, as well as a host of other classic favorites.
Des MacHale is the author of 40 humor books, including Lovers’ Wit and Wit.
Humor/Reference • 288 pp • 4.5 x 7
9781853757136 • May • $16.95 Cloth • Prion
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My Secret Diary
From Swaziland to Neverland
Bubbles
He is undoubtedly the most famous chimp on the planet, but how many of his fans can
claim to know the real Bubbles? Fully updated, including how he has dealt with the re-
cent death of his close friend Michael, this is a story that will challenge, inspire, and amaze.
Behind his seemingly-perfect life of gold-plated tire swings and personal chefs, there is a dark
history of medical experiments, addiction, and loss. But with the help of his man-pet Michael
Jackson, Bubbles has grown to become bigger than King Kong—figuratively speaking. In this
collection of very personal and honest entries from his diary, Bubbles gives the whole story—
including his awful childhood in a brutal research clinic and his eventual daring escape; how
he adopted a struggling young singer and revitalized his career by eating one of his gloves;
his life in Neverland, where a $2,000-a-day banana addiction saw him balloon to a danger-
ous weight; the dark depression that led to a suicide attempt; his numerous conquests of some
of the world’s most glamorous lady-monkeys; how a vicious rivalry with Cheetah almost ru-
ined him professionally; and how in a breathtaking career change, he has become one of the
most innovative abstract painters the animal world has ever seen.
Humor • 228 pp • 5 x 8 • 8 B/W Photos
9781844549139 • April • $13.95 (Can $15.95) Paper • John Blake
Don’t Even Think About It!

101 Dangerous Things Not to Do Before You Grow Old
Richard Wilson
Nostalgia will get you nowhere, kids—far more useful than a homemade periscope, here
is the hilarious antidote to retro Books for Boys.
“A funny book from the man behind some of Britain’s funniest TV shows. Quite an
achievement for such a miserable old bastard.” —John O’Farrell, author, Global Village
Idiot, on Can’t Be Arsed
It’s a grim fact that the world isn’t as nice as it used to be. People are ruder, more greedy,
more selfish, and more violent. And even though those hardback retro books with flock cov-
ers and embossed titles look nice, they won’t help turn back the clock. Making a pin-hole
camera, skimming stones, and whittling wood isn’t going to bring world peace. In fact, the
world is only made more dangerous by people making their own bunsen burners and careering
down hills in soap-box carts. Well, here’s an alternative book for boys—although it won’t
just mock the things that Dad did. The book also has useful suggestions for skills to acquire
that actually help: how to tell decent jokes, three essential chords on the guitar, how to drill
a hole and put a rawlplug in it, how to play pool, and how to learn the half-volley in any
sport. Richard Wilson is head of comedy for television production company Hat Trick Pro-
ductions and the author of Can’t Be Arsed: 101 Things Not To Do Before You Die.
Humor • 224 pp • 5 x 8 • 25 B/W Illustrations
9781906032746 • May • $15.95 (Can $17.95) Cloth • Portico
Also available:
Can’t Be Arsed
9781906032371 • $16.95 (Can $18.95)
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The Secret Body Language of Girls
Decoding the Far-Too-Subtle Body Language
of Women
Mal Croft and Matt Windsor
Funny, handy, and easy-to-use, this “how to” guide helps
confused men comprehend the visual signifiers and
crack the codes of the elusive opposite sex.
For anyone who has ever wondered if a woman is flirting
with them—or if she merely has something in her eye—this
hilarious and helpful guide aims to demystify the numerous
physical signs and signals women send every day. Explor-
ing the subtle ways that women work, whether warding off
potential suitors or indicating they are listening, the man-
ual explains the complex, dynamic, and sometimes baffling
lengths women will go to in order to communicate—even
when they don’t know they are doing it. From barroom gazes
and silent-but-lethal pouting to feminine flirting and good
old, crude and graphic displays of affection, it’s all here. Mal
Croft writes for such magazines and newspapers as Empire,
the Independent, and PLUG. Matt Windsor is a designer,
illustrator, and the author of School Dinners, Serial Killers,
and Sex Made Easy.
Social Science/Humor • 128 pp • 5 x 6
9781906032814 • May • $11.95 (Can $12.95) Cloth
Portico
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Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks: The Essential Alan Coren
Alan Coren
Edited by his children, Giles and Victoria, this anthology of writing from the humorist
and former Punch magazine editor features chapter introductions by fans of Coren—Vic-
toria Wood, Stephen Fry, AA Gill, Clive James, and Melvyn Bragg.
“Anthologies of humorous writing are usually deadly, but this one collates Alan Coren’s
work into decades, each with an introduction by someone you’ve heard of . . . Coren’s
anarchic silliness has something to play against.” —Daily Telegraph
“A comic genius.” —Times
In a prolific 40-year career Alan Coren wrote for the Times, Observer, Tatler, Daily Mail,
Mail on Sunday, Listener, Punch, and the New Yorker, and published more than 20 books
including The Sanity Inspector, Golfing for Cats, and The Collected Bulletins of Idi Amin
(he turned down an invitation from Amin to visit Uganda saying, “I’ll probably end up as a
sandwich”). Even 20 years ago he estimated that he had published six million words, or 10
copies of War and Peace. This anthology draws together the best of Coren’s previously pub-
lished material as well as previously unpublished autobiographical material. Coren was one
of Britain’s most prolific and now much-missed humorists, finding the comedy of life all around
him and rendering it, hilariously and compellingly, in polished and witty prose which will
be eagerly devoured by his loyal fanbase. Alan Coren (1938–2007) was an English humorist,
writer, and satirist who was well known as a regular panelist on BBC radio’s The News Quiz
and a team captain on BBC television’s Call My Bluff. Coren was also a journalist, and for
nine years was the editor of Punch magazine.
Humor/Autobiography • 438 pp • 5 x 8 • 5 Color Photos • 9 B/W Photos
9781847673213 (Replaces 9781847673206) • July • $14.95 Paper • Canongate UK Books
Wordwatching
How to Break into the Dictionary
Alex Horne
One man’s quest to coin a new word. If bootylicious can get in the dictionary . . .
“Remarkably touching, honest, and dryly witty.” —Time Out on Birdwatchingwatching

“Alex Horne’s comedy stand up is a distinctive mix of the geeky and the quietly rebel-
lious. He’s obsessed with words and how we use them, has a penchant for puns and is a
virtuoso of the vowel and consonant. There’s an anarchic subversiveness ticking away
in the background throughout. This clever show works on several levels and its enthusi-
asm for words is infectious.” —Stage on Wordwatching, the show
Alex Horne loves words. He loves them so much, in fact, that he decided to invent his own—
to create a brand new verbal concept and successfully implant it into the English language,
and the Oxford English Dictionary. But breaking into the dictionary was going to take more
than just a gentle word in the ear of the OED’s editor, as Alex soon discovered. Evidence
was required—Alex needed proof that his word was in print and used by more people than
just him and his mom. He needed, to use the dictionary’s word, a “corpus” of examples, so
a corpus he resolved to create. And he gave himself 1,000 days in which to do it. This is the
story of what happened next. This is a hugely entertaining book full of wordy trivia and funny
tales of verbal invention. Alex Horne is a stand-up comedian, nominated in 2003 for the Per-
rier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He is the author of Birdwatchingwatching, based
on his show Birdwatching, which appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe. His follow-up show,
Wordwatching, also appeared at the festival.
Humor/Entertainment • 288 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9781905264612 • May • $16.95 Paper • Virgin Books
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Straight from the Fridge, Dad
A Dictionary of Hipster Slang
Second edition
Max Décharné
Revised, updated, and expanded for all hipsters, B-girls,
weedheads, moochers, shroud-tailors, bandrats, top
studs, gassers, snowbirds, trigger-men, grifters, and long
gone daddies.
“An afternoon spent poring through a vocabulary-

building guide for your inner hipster is time well
spent. Décharné has compiled the most righteous
slang from film noir, blues, country, jazz, and pulp
fiction; with annotations and examples galore, it’s
guaranteed to turn a rube into a real wild child.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“There’s no question that in the pages of Straight
from the Fridge, Dad, everyday speech is put through
some hilarious and convoluted permutations. But
you don’t have to take that on faith. Just cop a squat,
cast your lamps on the book’s leaves, and dig its mel-
low kicks.” —Chicago Tribune
“Fun and appealing . . . draws heavily on American
slang . . . highly recommended for reference collec-
tions serving writers, historians, hipsters, and anyone
who enjoys language.” —Library Journal
Much of the slang popularly associated with the hippie gen-
eration of the 1960s actually dates back before World War
II, hijacked in the mainstream from jazz and blues street
expressions, mostly relating to drugs, sex, and drinking.
Why talk when you can beat your chops, why eat when
you can line your flue, and why snore when you can call
some hogs? One isn’t drunk—just plumb full of stagger-
juice. Skin isn’t pasty, it’s just cafe sunburn. Need a black coffee? That’s a shot of java, nix on the
moo juice. Containing thousands of examples of hipster slang drawn from pulp novels; classic noir
and exploitation films; blues, country, and rock’n’roll lyrics; and other related sources from the 1920s
to the 1960s, Straight From the Fridge, Dad lays down the righteous jive. Max Décharné is a mu-
sician—a former member of Gallon Drunk, now the singer with the Flaming Stars—and the author
of Hardboiled Hollywood and King’s Road.
Reference/Language & Linguistics • 194 pp • 7.5 x 9.5 • 125 Color Photos • 48 B/W Photos
9781842432884 (Replaces 9781842431207) • April • $24.95 Paper • No Exit
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Chambers Mini Book of Facts
Edited by Chambers
Small enough to fit into a pocket, yet comprehensive enough to keep readers absorbed
for hours, this is an essential title for information junkies.
Chambers Mini Book of Facts is a pocket-sized mine of information on everything from Nobel
Prize winners to national holidays, sporting achievements, and political leaders. Its 13 fact-
packed thematic sections will keep information junkies entertained for hours. Broad cov-
erage of topics—including arts and culture, science, history, geography, and sports—features
more than 250 tables and lists and mini biographies of 1,500 key figures. Meticulously re-
searched and expertly written, the highly acclaimed Chambers list has been at the forefront
of presenting knowledge and learning in an engaging and accessible way since it was first
established in the 19th century.
Reference • 432 pp • 4 x 5.5 • 250 Tables
9780550104311 • June • $9.95 Paper • Chambers
Also available:
Each: $16.95
Chambers Chambers Sports

Factfinder Factfinder
9780550102904 9780550103420
Chambers Dictionary of First Names

An Indispensable Guide to More Than 10,000 Names
Julia Cresswell
Aaliyah to Zyta—10,000 names, from the wildly popular to the highly unusual, are listed
with their meanings, histories, pronunciations, and variants.
What does the name Calvin mean? (Bald.) What is the meaning of Beverley? (Beaver stream.)
Which boy’s name means “little seal?” (Ronan.) Which girl’s name means “spear strength?”
(Gertrude.) And what links Merle and Mavis? (Both are birds—Merle means blackbird, and
Mavis means songthrush.) This handy reference offers pronunciations, meanings, histories,
variant spellings, and other colorful information regarding 10,000 names in more than 4,000
entries. It also explains changing fashions in names; mentions famous historical, literary, or
cultural figures who bore a name; and offers invaluable advice on everything from cultural
traditions to potential pitfalls in naming a child. Ideal for expectant parents or anyone with
an interest in the origins of names, Chambers Dictionary of First Names is endlessly fasci-
nating. Julia Cresswell’s other titles include The Watkins Dictionary of Angels, Collins Gem
Babies’ Names, and Collins Gem Irish Babies’ Names.
Reference/Language & Linguistics • 480 pp • 5 x 8
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Confucius for Today
A Century of Chinese Proverbs
Gerd de Ley and David Potter
The profound wisdom of the great thinker whose golden rule was “Never impose upon
others what you would not choose for yourself.”
It is better to light the candle than to curse the darkness.
He who asks a question may be a fool for five minutes; he who asks no questions stays a fool
for ever.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for
a lifetime.
With such wisdom and truth as to be eternally relevant, Chinese proverbs have found their
ways through the centuries and into many cultures. Coming face to face with the monumental
wisdom of the legendary Master Kung—better known by his Latinized name of Confucius—
and others is a revealing and humbling experience. The Master’s influence is to be found in
the greater part of all proverbs that emanate from China. Confucius encouraged in his fol-
lowers a careful study of the outside world, and a process of deep thought through which to
consider and judge their observations. As Confucius said, “As one lamp serves to dispel a thou-
sand years of darkness, so one flash of wisdom destroys ten thousand years of ignorance.”
Gerd de Ley and David Potter’s previous collections include Do Unto Others . . . and Then
Run and Erotic Wit.
Philosophy/Reference • 128 pp • 5 x 8 • Robert Hale
New in Paper: 9780709089575 • May • $11.95 (Can $12.95)
Her Ladyship’s Guide to the Queen’s English

Caroline Taggart
Never again will you say you’re disinterested when you mean uninterested, or fumble trying
to find the correct word for the “toilet” when talking to bishops and barons.
Wherever you are, whatever the company, good English will always stand you in good stead.
The world’s most important language has a number of difficult areas and pitfalls, and almost
all of us have some area to improve, whether it’s how to spell “millennium” or how to pronounce
“schedule” the British way. Her Ladyship’s guide quickly takes you through the major problem
areas. It covers: common mistakes in grammar (which will belie a lowly upbringing), common
misspellings, commonly misused words, and the all-important choice of words and phrases to
use in posh society, with a fool-proof pronunciation guide. Caroline Taggart has been an editor
of non-fiction books for nearly 30 years. She is the author of I Used to Know That: Stuff You
Forgot From School.
Language & Linguistics/Reference • 176 pp • 4.5 x 7.5
9781905400935 • August • $12.95 (Can $13.95) Cloth • National Trust
Also available:
Her Ladyship’s Guide to Modern Manners
9781905400416 • $11.95 (Can $12.95)
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THE BEST AT EVERYTHING
Each: Family & Relationships/Reference • 160 pp • 5 x 8
May • $15.95 (Can $17.95) Cloth • Michael O’Mara
The Husbands’ Book:

For the Husband Who’s Best at Everything
Jim Maloney
The best husbandly way to do everything, from coping with in-laws and making an
easy but impressive dinner to answering “Do you like my new haircut?”
Marriage is one of the oldest and most respected of traditions. The Husbands’ Book is a
light-hearted celebration of the role of beloved husbands and promises to give them more
reason to wear their wedding ring with pride. Included are imaginative ideas for celebrating
wedding anniversaries—and how to avert disaster if you forget. Tips and tales are pro-
vided for every stage of husbandhood—from nervous bridegrooms to senior spouse. Prac-
tical advice helps keep households running smoothly, and top-10 tips keep husbands in
their wife’s good graces. A wonderful gift for all married men, The Husbands’ Book is a
delightfully informative and entertaining addition to any household. Jim Maloney is mar-
ried to Alison Maloney, author of The Wives’ Book.
9781843173267
The Wives’ Book:

For the Wife Who’s Best at Everything
Alison Maloney
Making the most of marriage, from the honeymoon to an empty nest.
Often described as “the better half” of the husband-and-wife team, the role of wife is sa-
cred and wide-ranging. The Wives’ Book celebrates all the quirks, traditions, and achieve-
ments of wifehood, including fascinating stories of wives throughout history, imaginative
ways of celebrating wedding anniversaries, humorous and thought-provoking quotes from
literature, heart-warming tales from real-life wives, and practical advice for keeping house-
holds shipshape and running like a dream. Delightfully informative and beautifully pack-
aged, this is a lovely celebration of marriage and a great gift for all brides. Alison Maloney
is a film and features journalist and former children’s book editor. Her husband Jim Mal-
oney is the author of The Husbands’ Book.
9781843173250
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The Seniors’ Survival Guide
New Tricks for Old Dogs
Geoff Tibballs
Seniors who are still frightened to set their VCR clocks will soon
be immersed in their iPods with the help of this lighthearted and
humorous look at the annoyances and frustrations that afflict
anyone trying to cope with modern life.
“Grandpa will get Geoff Tibball’s jokey The Senior Survival

Guide simply for its explanation of the difference between
Wi-Fi and hi-fi, Jpeg and clothes peg.” —Telegraph
Are you worried that the times are moving on without you and
you’re simply being dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st
century? Does the thought of using an iPod or Blackberry make your
palms sweaty? Does the idea of going into Starbucks for a coffee
strike fear into your heart? The Seniors’ Survival Guide is here to
help clear the fog and make sense of all the confusing mumbo-jumbo
surrounding modern life. It includes everything from buying and
selling on eBay and using that internet thingy to understanding teen-
speak, tackling global warming, and negotiating telephone helplines.
With this book the mechanical beeping, buzzing, and whirring that
surrounds and afflicts your everyday life will soon begin to fade.
Geoff Tibballs’ many humor books include The Mammoth Book
of Dirty, Sick, X-Rated and Politically Incorrect Jokes; The Mam-
moth Book of Humor; and The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips,
and One-Liners.
Family & Relationships/Humor • 176 pp • 5 x 7.5
9781843172369 • June • $15.95 (Can $17.95) Cloth
Michael O’Mara
Also available:
Each: $14.95 (Can $16.95)
The Baldies’ The Ginger

Survival Guide Survival Guide
9781843172628 9781843171843
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Good Times with Older Dogs
Care, Fitness and Health
Dorothee Dahl
A comprehensive guidebook for owners and caregivers that
explains the changes and health concerns common to
elderly dogs.
A dog’s golden years can be a special and very enjoyable period.
This extensive resource provides advice on making the most of
a dog’s senior years as well as information on older dogs’ spe-
cial needs. The primary behavioral changes that can occur are
addressed along with tips on ensuring that older dogs stay fit
and healthy for as long as possible. Information on feeding and
communicating with animals that can no longer see or hear well
is also included. Dorothee Dahl was inspired by her experience
with her own old dogs to deal intensively with the topic and
encourage other pet owners to spend time with senior dogs.
Pets • 80 pp • 6.5 x 9.5 • 50 Color Photos
9783861279723 • April • $19.95 (Can $21.95) Paper
Cadmos Books
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Safe and Sound with Child and Dog
Dagmar Cutka
A complete guide to developing healthy and secure relationships between dogs and chil-
dren of all ages.
Living with a dog can have a positive effect on a child’s development by promoting social
skills and a sense of responsibility. This practical guide provides information on how to
choose a family dog and on how best to prepare a dog for the arrival of a new baby. A
range of tools for teaching young children how to interact with dogs—including play-based
educational games, illustrations, and examples drawn from practical experience—are also
included. This is an indispensable companion for all those sharing their everyday lives with
children and dogs. Dagmar Cutka runs a dog school and is an experienced dog trainer.
9783861279716 • May • $19.95 (Can $21.95) Paper • Cadmos Books
A Dog for Life

The Book Your Dog Would Want You to Read
Claire Bessant, Peter Neville, and Bradley Viner
An essential guide to the best practices for caring for elderly dogs.
There comes a point in every dog’s life when the signs of aging become noticeable, and own-
ers naturally become less certain about how to care for their beloved pet. As this wonderful,
informative book shows, looking after an older dog is a straightforward process that does not
need to involve cranky diets or dog aerobics. It is packed full of practical information for the
dog owner, such as how to find a vet, health checks to make at home, and a handy A to Z of
canine afflictions for quick reference. Claire Bessant is a veterinary journalist whose other ti-
tles include The Cat Whisperer, The Complete Guide to the Cat, How to Talk to Your Cat,
and What Cats Want. Peter Neville is a pet psychologist with a behavior therapy clinic. He is
the author of The Perfect Kitten. Bradley Viner runs his own animal practice and is the au-
thor of the All About Your series of pet books.
Pets • 288 pp • 5 x 8 • 16 Color Photos
9781844549030 (Replaces 9781857825626) July • $13.95 (Can $15.95) Paper
John Blake
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The Dog Vinci Code
Unlock the Secrets to Training Your Dog
John Rogerson
In an essential manual for any dog owner, a respected canine behaviorist outlines sim-
ple, step-by-step techniques for training a dog.
“After reading this fascinating book, not only will you understand your dog but your
dog will understand you.” —Robert Alleyne, author, The Trouble-Free Dog
In the world of cell phones and email, where communication is available at the touch of a
button, are we leaving man’s best friend in the dog house? The modern dog has more frus-
tration, is more sheltered, and has less freedom than his ancestor. It is becoming alarmingly
clear that we are in danger of losing our ability to understand and communicate with our
canine friends at the most basic level. If you want to know what makes your dog tick, why
he acts the way he does, how to change the way he behaves, or how to truly communicate
with and train him, then this guide will help. This book is about learning how to commu-
nicate with your dog on an emotional level, which will in turn give him the ability to un-
derstand everyone in your family. By understanding “the code,” you will gain more control
over your dog and then be able to offer him more freedom and less frustration than ever
before, making for a more contented companion. John Rogerson is a leading dog trainer
and behaviorist who pioneered many of the techniques that are now standard practice in
behavior therapy and training. He has run courses on training and behavior for organiza-
tions such as the U.S. Air Force Dog Section, The Blue Cross, Illinois State University, Wash-
ington State Vet School, and Miami Fire Department Search and Rescue Team.
Pets • 320 pp • 6 x 9.5
9781844548736 • April • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Cloth • Metro Books
The Secret Life of Cats

Everything Your Cat Would Want You to Know
Claire Bessant
Every cat owner can learn how to minimize their cat’s stress, keep their cat safe indoors
and out, and educate themselves on the various health issues on the forefront of modern
feline discussion.
Cats are the most mysterious of creatures, and their behaviors often confuse as much as they
delight. Here at last is the fascinating key to fully understanding life with a cat. For many,
cats are best friends, wonderful companions who bring endless comfort and amusement. In
this incredible book, Claire Bessant uses her years of experience to show how to better com-
municate with and look after pets. Readers learn what those meows mean, how to read cat
body language, how to tell their likes and dislikes, and much more—this book really is the
ultimate guide to cat care. Written out of the belief that the more that is understood about
a cat, the more fulfilling life will be for both pet and owner, this wonderful book shows how
to fully appreciate a cat’s natural behavior and help it live its life to the highest standard.
Claire Bessant is the author of Cat: The Complete Guide, The Cat Whisperer, and How to
Talk to Your Cat.
Nature • 288 pp • 5 x 8 • John Blake
New in Paper: 9781844548040 • May • $12.95 (Can $13.95)
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Playtime for Cats
Activities and Games for Felines
Helena Dbalý and Stefanie Sigl
A range of great ideas for spicing up play and boosting both
fun and fitness.
All cats, young and old, need plenty of playtime. Daily activi-
ties help safeguard their well-being and physical and mental
fitness, and work to prevent the development of behavioral ab-
normalities. Unfortunately, cats are frequently bored and can
suffer from their owner’s lack of imagination. This compre-
hensive guide offers a host of creative ideas that add diversity
and excitement to all play. Special attention is paid to devel-
oping a “fiddling board,” a special device that will provide hours
of entertainment once it is adjusted to the tastes and needs of
owner and pet alike. Helena Dbalý is a cat breeder. Stefanie Sigl
is a cat and dog psychologist.
9783861279709 • April • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Paper
Cadmos Books
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Falling for Fallacies
Misleading Commonplace Notions of Dressage Riding
Jean-Claude Racinet
A thorough reevaluation of the most misunderstood aspect of dressage riding from a renowned
equestrian expert.
The world of modern dressage includes a broad canon of doctrines that are rarely, if ever, questioned.
Despite their constant use, many riders are confused by the exact meanings and implications of nu-
merous terms and approaches. What does it really mean, for instance, to drive the horse “onto the
bit?” Does a stronger application of the rider’s aids really encourage the horse to place its hind legs
further under its body? Is the term “collection” really synonymous with the increased forward en-
gagement of the hind legs under the center of balance? This complete review of every aspect of dres-
sage provides a thorough investigation and a critical analysis of the anatomical and biomechanical
aspects of riding. It offers a long-overdue explanation of the sense and nonsense of commonly-used
training doctrines and reveals prejudices in order to support the art of horse-orientated equitation.
Jean-Claude Racinet was a renowned trainer, rider, and teacher skilled in the French tradition of
the Légèreté.
Sports/Pets • 160 pp • 9.5 x 10.5 • 79 Color Illustrations
9783861279693 • April • $49.95 (Can $54.95) Cloth • Cadmos Books
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The Great European Schools of Classical Dressage
Vienna, Saumur, Jerez, Lisbon
Henry Guillaume
Photographer Alain Laurioux
A thorough, behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of four of the most elite
riding schools in the world.
For nearly 400 years, four illustrious riding schools have striven for perfection in the
equestrian art: the Spanish Riding School in Vienna; the Cadre Noir in Saumur, France;
the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art in Jerez, Spain; and the Portuguese School
of Equestrian Art in Lisbon. Each school is a guardian of traditions—ancient, techni-
cal, and artistic—and together they have preserved and enriched the long dressage tra-
dition. This meticulously researched study reveals the inner workings of each of these
schools, including details about their traditions, their systems for recruiting and train-
ing riders, and of course their horses. It also discusses the future of these prestigious
yet seemingly anachronistic establishments. Alain Laurioux is general stage manager
of the Cadre Noir equestrian troop and professional photographer. Guillaume Henry
is a riding instructor trained in Saumur, a widely published author of technical and his-
torical books and articles on equestrianism, and the founder of the Pegase Academy.
Sports/Pets • 208 pp • 9.5 x 12 • 88 Color Photos • 56 B/W Photos
9783861279686 • August • $54.95 (Can $60.95) Cloth • Cadmos Books
Lateral Work
Training for a Supple Horse
Johannes Beck-Broichsitter
Featuring exercises covering initial steps up through fully developed maneuvers, a com-
plete guide to teaching and performing lateral work.
Lateral work is an essential part of any training program and a key step to developing a
supple horse. This step-by-step guide covers each lateral movement and provides exercises
designed to prepare horse and rider for the first lateral steps as well as stretching and loos-
ening exercises. Instructions demonstrate how to properly structure a training session, clearly
direct the horse to perform required movements, and systematically educate the horse to
perform lateral work. It is an ideal reference for all types of horses, including those prepar-
ing for competition. Johannes Beck-Broichsitter is a renowned dressage trainer.
Sports/Pets • 128 pp • 6.5 x 9.5
103 Color Photos • 41 Color Illustrations • 5 B/W Illustrations
9783861279730 • May • $29.95 (Can $32.95) Paper • Cadmos Books
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Dinosaurs
Steve Brusatte and Michael Benton
Packed with the latest research and discoveries, this giant-sized
title is as unique and impressive as the dinosaurs themselves
and is sure to entertain adults and children alike.
Take a journey through the prehistoric world and trace the evo-
lution of the most astonishing creatures ever to have walked the
earth. More than 170 giant-sized and superbly detailed computer-
generated illustrations provide a stunning visual catalog of di-
nosaurs, bringing the prehistoric world to life like never before.
The expert text identifies each species—what they looked like,
what they ate, and how they lived and died—and each dinosaur
is accompanied by information on period, global location, and
habitat, order and family, size and life-span, habits and diet, pred-
ators and prey. Steve Brusatte is a researcher of vertebrate pale-
ontology at the University of Bristol focusing on the anatomy and
evolution of dinosaurs. Michael Benton is the author of The Pen-
guin Historical Atlas of Dinosaurs and Walking with Dinosaurs.
He also acted as consultant on the Walking with Dinosaurs se-
ries for the BBC.
Animals/Nature • 224 pp • 14 x 17
9781847244178 • April • $39.95 (Can $43.95) Cloth
Quercus
57
BRENTFORD TRILOGY
Robert Rankin
Robert Rankin is the author of The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code, The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies
of the Apocalypse, Necrophenia, The Toyminator, and The Witches of Chiswick.
Each: Science Fiction • 5 x 8 • June • $12.95 Paper Reissue • Gollancz
The Brightonomicon
Twelve tasks await unlikely partners in this bizarre reimagining of the Necronimicon.
“As humorous fantasy goes, The Brightonomicon is a triumph of gleeful nonsense.”

—Publishers Weekly
Having been thrown from Brighton Pier by the leader of The Canvey Island Mod Squad,
the hero narrowly escapes drowning thanks to the Perfect Master, the self-styled Logos
of the Aeon—not to mention the reinventer of the Ocarina—also known as Hugo Rune.
The hero has lost his memory, and in desperation he agrees to join The Lad Himself in
the solving of 12 mysteries based upon The Brightonomicon, the new zodiac signs formed
by the alignment of Brighton streets. Together they must find the Chronovision before
it falls into the wrong hands and affords ultimate power to the would-be world dicta-
tor Count Otto Black.
360 pp • 9780575085466 (Replaces 9780575077737)
Knees Up Mother Earth

A small town soccer field is the breeding ground for unspeakable horrors, and it’s up
to the local pub-goers to save the day.
“Crazy, classic Rankin.” —Daily Mirror

“A very English form of insanity.” —Guardian
Developers are planning to destroy Brentford’s beloved soccer grounds. Something must
be done, and the men of The Flying Swan—Brentford’s celebrated drinking house—take
up the challenge. Norman has recently discovered a Victorian computer that holds the
secrets of the super-technology of a bygone age, and Archroy has just returned from his
seventh voyage with the fabled Golden Fleece. Surely, with these stalwarts working for
the cause, the field is as good as saved. But this is Brentford, and the ancient forces of
evil—Old Testament horrors, beasts from the bottomless pit, and Lovecraftian demons—
are stirring.
396 pp • 9780575085459 (Replaces 9780575076495)
Also available in the Brentford Trilogy:
The Antipope East of Ealing The Brentford

9780552138413 • $13.95 9780552138437 • $15.95 Chainstore Massacre
9780552143578 • $15.95
The Brentford The Sprouts
Triangle of Wrath Sex and Drugs
9780552138420 • $13.95 9780552138444 • $15.95 and Sausage Rolls
9780552147415 • $15.95
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ROBERT RANKIN
“One of the rare guys who can always make me laugh.” —Terry Pratchett, author, Discworld series
“To the top-selling ranks of humorists like Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, let us welcome Mr. Rankin.” —Times
Robert Rankin is the author of The Brightnomicon, The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code, Hollow Chocolate Bunnies
of the Apocalypse, Knees Up Mother Earth, Necrophenia, The Toyminator, and The Witches of Chiswick.
Retromancer
In the latest madcap adventure from Robert Rankin, his-
tory has gone askew and it’s up to the one and only Hugo
Rune to face down aliens and monsters galore in order to
put everything in its right place.
There is a big and evil magic upon the face of the Earth, and
history has consequently been changed. The Germans have won
World War II; America is a nuclear wasteland; and, worst of
all, the breakfast menu at the Wife’s Legs Café in Brentford
is serving bratwurst rather than the proper British sausage.
When the world is all wrong and it needs setting right, the only
hope left is Hugo Rune, a man who offers the world his ge-
nius and asks only that his expenses be covered. With the aid
of his faithful acolyte and companion Rizla—also known as
the Retromancer—Hugo sets out to rewrite history the way
it should be. Together they return to war-torn London to solve
the 12 cosmic conundrums based on Hugo’s personal tarot
deck, each mystery leading them closer to a final terrifying con-
frontation. They must match their wits against beautiful spies,
advanced alien technology, killer robots, and death rays; do
battle with an ancient god; and come face-to-face once more
with Hugo Rune’s arch-enemy, the sinister Count Otto Black.
Science Fiction • 368 pp • 6 x 9.5
9780575084971 • May • $24.95 Cloth • Gollancz
Also available:
Necrophenia
9780575082427 • $9.95
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ROBERT RANKIN
Robert Rankin is the author of The Brightnomicon, The Da Da De Da Da Code,
Knees Up Mother Earth, Necrophenia, and The Toyminator.
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse

A fiendish murderer is attacking classic nursery rhyme characters, and it’s up to Jack
and a disgruntled teddy bear detective to stop the killings before it’s too late.
“Although the story is wickedly clever and the payoff is a great and satisfying sur-
prise, the real delight comes from watching Rankin work his linguistic magic: char-
acters talk in hilariously circular and self-aware dialogue, and puns and wordplay
are packed into the prose like sardines in a tin.” —Publishers Weekly
“Rankin more than lives up to his deliriously inventive title.”
—Entertainment Weekly
Once upon a time Jack set out to find his fortune in the big city. But the big city is Toy
City, formerly known as Toy Town, and it has grown considerably since the good old
days. It isn’t all that jolly any more, and there is a serial killer loose on the streets who
is slaughtering old, rich nursery rhyme characters one by one. Meanwhile, Private Eye
Bill Winkie has gone missing, leaving behind his sidekick Eddie Bear of the Toy City Po-
lice to take care of things. Eddie may be a battered teddy with an identity crisis, but some-
one’s got to stop the killer. Eddie and Jack team up to take down the killer, and along
the way participate in heavy doses of bad behavior, car chases, and plenty of gratuitous
sex and violence.
304 pp • 9780575085435 (Replaces 9780575074019)
The Witches of Chiswick

What if the whole of 19th-century history had been rewritten by a group of conniv-
ing witches, and what if a boy in the 23rd century discovered their long-lost secret?
“Will Starling saves the world from itself . . . Attention–deficit SF humor: like
Douglas Adams on a sugar high.” —Kirkus Reviews
A great and sinister conspiracy exists to keep mankind from uncovering the truth about
its past. The Victorian authors and artists, for instance, did not simply dream up their
various fantastic futuristic fictions; instead, their ideas were all based upon fact. The
war of the worlds was a true account of real events; Captain Nemo’s Nautilus even now
lies rusting at the bottom of the North Sea; and there really was an invisible man. Fur-
thermore, Queen Victoria had a sexual relationship with Dr. Watson, the elephant man
was a product of an E.T./human hybridization program, and Jack the Ripper was a ter-
minator robot sent from the future. In actuality, a cabal of Victorian Witches from the
Chiswick Townswomen’s Guild—working with advanced Babbage super-computers—
rewrote 19th-century history. But now a 23rd-century boy called Will Starling has un-
covered the truth about everything.
396 pp • 9780575085442 (Replaces 9780575075450)
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ROBERT RANKIN
Robert Rankin is the author of The Brightnomicon, Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the
Apocalypse, Knees Up Mother Earth, Necrophenia, and The Witches of Chiswick.
The Toyminator
Eddie Bear and Jack must once again team up, this time to save Toy City from the end
of days.
“A gleefully mad collision between self-referential movie script and gumshoe

noir/alien-abduction parody . . . Inspired lunacy that will be relished by anyone
with a taste for humor in the bawdy, irreverent, smart-alecky, wisecracking British
style.” —Kirkus Reviews
“What you’re getting is vintage Rankin. Booze sodden private dick Eddie Bear is a
marvellous creation.” —Starburst
“Wacky and slightly peverse. If the title makes you smile, play spot-the-film refer-
ences.” —Times
Somewhere over the rainbow and just off the Yellow Brick Road stands Toy City, and
things are not going well for the city’s inhabitants. There have been outbreaks of STC—
Spontaneous Toy Combustion—and there are strange portents in the Heavens. The preach-
ers of Toy City’s many religions are predicting that the End Times are approaching and
that a Toy City Apocalypse will soon come to pass. With the body count rising and the
forces of law and order baffled, it is time for a heroic duo to step forward and save the
day. Eddie Bear, Toy City Private Eye, and his loyal sidekick Jack must face their biggest
challenge yet: to save not only toykind, but the world of mankind too.
324 pp • 9780575085473 (Replaces 9780575079519)
The Da Da De Da Da Code
Featuring aliens, flying saucers from hell, and the music of the devil, a roller coaster
romp of a novel that features the biggest conspiracy in the history of man.
“Clever and witty.” —Kirkus Reviews

All Jonny Hooker has to do to claim a big prize is to solve the Da Da De Da Da Code.
Jonny knows that beat: it is scattered throughout popular music and it has something to
do with the Devil’s Chord, the great blues musician Robert Johnson, Elvis Presley—who
is of course still alive—and the Secret Parliament of Five, who dictate world affairs. When
he solves the Code, Jonny will discover why all the most famous rock musicians die at
27, the truth about raising an ancient god, and all about the destruction of the world.
306 pp • 9780575085480 (Replaces 9780575082274)
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Consorts of Heaven
Jaine Fenn
Set in the same universe as Principles of Angels, a thrilling sci-
fi story of a mother’s quest to save her gifted son from horrific
fate at the hands of a mysterious and all-powerful group of gods.
“Fenn’s second offering is altogether stranger and more am-

bitious. A beautifully paced quest, a novel that doles out its
revelations slowly yet confidently. The characters are well-
drawn and believable. There’s more than enough here to sug-
gest that British SF has a major new talent in its midst.”
—SFX
“The mutually dependent relationship between Kerin and the
stranger is sensitively drawn, as is the depiction of a society
kept in ignorance by a religious elite.”
—Guardian
“A vivid and unusual world, populated by an interesting
array of characters.” —Times, on Principles of Angels
When a naked, amnesiac stranger is found outside a remote high-
land village, he is taken in by Kerin, a widow whose unconven-
tional ways are tolerated because her son Damaru is “skytouched.”
Those who are skytouched are able to affect matter, and are tested
by the Beloved Daughter, the living goddess who rules the world
from the City of Light. If he is found worthy, Damaru will become
a Consort of the skymothers, the gods themselves. Kerin and the
stranger—nicknamed Sais—accompany Damaru to the City, but
as Sais recovers his memory, he realizes that the world does not
work the way everyone else assumes it does. As Kerin and Sais un-
cover the true nature of the world, they discover the unimaginable
fate of the Consorts, a fate Kerin will do anything to stop her son
from sharing. Jaine Fenn is the author of Principles of Angels, and
has had short stories published in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Mag-
azine and On Spec.
Science Fiction • 384 pp • 5 x 8
Also available:
9780575083240 • August • $14.95 Paper • Gollancz
Principles of Angels
9780575083295 • $14.95
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CHRONICLES OF ISAMBARD SMITH
Wrath of the Lemming Men

Toby Frost
Attention Blackadder, Python, and Red Dwarf fans: Isam-
bard Smith and his loyal and noble friend, the psychopathic
alien headhunter Suruk, are back in a third laugh-out-
loud installment.
“If you are in the mood for a light and funny space opera
adventure, then you can’t do any better than . . . Space
Captain Smith. Very enjoyable and strongly recom-
mended.” —Fantasy Book Critic
“This warm-hearted and funny interstellar romp gives the
sacred cows of sci-fi a good kicking before racing home
in time for tea.” —Dick Maggs, director, BBC Radio’s
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy on Space Captain
Smith
From the depths of space, a new foe rises to do battle with
mankind: the British Space Empire is threatened by the lem-
ming-people of Yull, ruthless enemies who attack without mercy,
fear, or any concept of self preservation. At the call of their war
god, the Yull have turned on the Empire, hell-bent on conquest
and destruction in their rush towards the cliffs of destiny. When
the Yullian army is forced to retreat at the battle of the River
Tam, the disgraced Colonel Vock swears revenge on the clan
of Suruk the Slayer, Isambard Smith’s homicidal alien friend.
Now Smith and his crew must defend the Empire and civilize
the stuffing out of a horde of bloodthirsty lemming-men—
which would be easy were it not for a sinister robotics com-
pany, a Ghast general with a fondness for genetic engineering,
and an ancient brotherhood of Morris Dancers—who may yet
hold the key to victory. Toby Frost has written film reviews for
the book The DVD Stack and articles for Solander magazine.
Science Fiction • 320 pp • 5 x 8
9781905802357 • April • $12.95 (Can $13.95) Paper
Myrmidon Books
Also available:
Each: $6.99 (Can $7.99)
Space Captain Smith God Emperor of Didcot

9781905802135 9781905802241
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Conan the Barbarian
The Original, Unabridged Adventures of the
World’s Greatest Fantasy Hero
Robert E. Howard
Seventeen original adventures from Conan’s creator
are prefaced by an essay called “The Hyborian
Age,” which Howard wrote in 1932 to give his Conan
stories a background that would set them in a his-
torical context.
Conan the Barbarian is a name known throughout Cim-
meria, Brythinia, Turan, and all the territories border-
ing the Vilayec Sea—as well as most countries more
familiar to us in the real world. The character has be-
come a multi-faceted industry, as famous in the world
today as he was in his own world during the Hyborian
Age. More than 50 novels and countless short stories
featuring Conan have been written by a diversity of au-
thors, but the stories contained in this massive volume
are all by the character’s creator, Robert E. Howard.
Originally written by Howard to be published in the
magazine Weird Tales in the 1930s, these include the first
published Conan story, “The Phoenix on the Sword,” and
short stories such as “The Tower of the Elephant” and
“A Witch Shall Be Born,” as well as the novel The Hour
of the Dragon. Although many have taken up the chal-
lenge to extend Conan’s adventures over the years,
Howard was a master of his craft, lovingly creating a
mythical world in which his original masterpieces reign
supreme. Robert E. Howard’s (1906–1936) tales of
heroic and supernatural fantasy won him a huge audi-
ence across the world and influenced a whole genera-
tion of writers, from Robert Jordan to Raymond E. Feist.
Fantasy • 656 pp • 7 x 8.5
9781853756993 • April • $29.95 Paper • Prion
Stories include:
The Hyborian Age

Phoenix on the Sword
The Scarlet Citadel
The Tower of the Elephant
Black Colossus
The Slithering Shadow
The Pool of the Black One
Rogues in the House
Shadows in the Moonlight
Queen of the Black Coast
The Devil in Iron
The People of the Black Circle
A Witch Shall Be Born
Jewels of Gwahlurc
Beyond the Black River
Shadows in Zamboula
Red Nails
64
THE WARS OF LIGHT AND SHADOW SERIES
Janny Wurts
“Fantasy writing of a high level . . . Wurts is an accomplished builder of worlds, scenes and characters
through well-chosen detail, with an ear for dialogue and an eye for realism.” —Publishers Weekly
“The author’s attention to detail and her skill for creating memorable heroes and villains lend
a sense of immediacy to a tale of epic battles and great betrayals.” —Library Journal
Each: Fantasy • 656 pp • 4.5 x 7 • April • Paper • Voyager
Traitor’s Knot
Alliance of Light: Volume Four
The gripping penultimate installment of the Alliance of Light.
Having conquered the maze and achieved self-redemption, Arithon, Master of Shadow, is
now the guest of the formidable sorcerer, Davien the Betrayor. No one knows how his in-
fluence will affect Arithon’s recovered mage power, or his newly awakened rogue talent
for prescience. Meanwhile Arithon’s relentless enemies will stop at nothing to ensure his
downfall. The Koriani enchantresses are determined to make him their captive and their
pawn. And as the Alliance of Light fanatics regroup after their defeat, the core of their
priesthood now stands corrupted by a dark cabal who plot to enslave their leader, Lysaer,
and use the Mistwraith’s curse as their own private weapon to break the world’s order.
The sorcerers of the Fellowship compact are sorely beset and the clans are counting their
ruinous losses. Arithon, who holds their last hope of survival, chooses the most danger-
ous course: he dedicates himself to avoiding killing, though allies and enemies muster for
war, single-mindedly blind to the consequences.
9780007101146 • $8.99
Stormed Fortress
Alliance of Light: Volume Five
The spellbinding final installment of the Alliance of Light—though Athera may be free,
the fight is far from over!
The heart-stopping conclusion to the Alliance of Light series brings Lysaer’s army of Light
to besiege the great citadel of Alestron. Master of Shadow, Arithon, has discovered that
young Jeynsa s’Valerient, whom he has sworn to protect, has joined the ranks of his dis-
owned allies within the threatened citadel. Worse, following a failed rescue attempt, his
beloved Elaira, his double, Fionn Areth, and the spellbinder Dakar are also trapped within
Alestron’s walls. The chancy wiles of Davien the betrayer must spirit Arithon across the
enemy lines to attempt a perilous rescue mission. Arithon must seek the heartcore of his
talent, even while embroiled in a savage battle against those he has vowed to protect. But
treachery strikes from deep within the duke’s ranks. Arithon stands alone at the hour of
reckoning as the true purpose of the Koriani enchantresses becomes, at long last fully, un-
veiled—with the covetous Prime Matriarch now poised to snatch a prize, a prize beyond
that of merely integrity and life.
9780007217816 • $9.99
Also available in the Wars of Light and Shadow series:
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THE STONE DANCE OF THE CHAMELEON
The Third God
Ricardo Pinto
Six years in the writing, the concluding volume of Ricardo Pinto’s acclaimed The Stone
Dance of the Chameleon fantasy trilogy is now in paperback.
“Outstanding . . . a new kind of writing. Pinto is blazing a trail where others, no doubt,
will follow.” —Amanda Foreman, author, The Duchess
“A remarkable feast which I avidly consumed.” —Dennis L. McKiernan, author,
The Eye of the Hunter
Amidst the massacre he helped bring about, Carnelian is now desperate to find a way to avoid
more carnage. His spurned lover Osidian—seeking revenge and determined to win back his
stolen throne—has deliberately stoked the wrath of the Masters who rule the world from its
center, Osrakum. Osidian’s actions threaten to overturn the repressive order of the Com-
monwealth, and Carnelian soon learns that he and those he loves are inextricably enmeshed
in the terrible power game of the Masters. If he is to survive, he has no choice but to stand
with Osidian in defiance of the invincible power of the Masters. In his struggle, Carnelian
will unleash apocalyptic forces that will bring his world to a reckoning none could have fore-
seen, though it has been simmering for 4,000 years. Ricardo Pinto is the author of The Cho-
sen and The Standing Dead in The Stone Dance of the Chameleon series.
Fantasy • 928 pp • 5 x 8 • Bantam Press
New in Paper: 9780553815054 • August • $16.95
Cloth: 9780593050514 • Available • $29.95
Aces High
The 10 Best Air Ace Picture Library Comic Books Ever!
Steve Holland
Pilots who soared and swooped through the sky, cannons and machine guns blaz-
ing—the best battles of the Air Ace Picture Library, which ran from 1960 to 1970,
are collected here.
Includes: Flash Point, Fighter Fighter!, No Survivors, War Smoke, Dive
Bomber, Target Tirpitz, Whirlwind in the Sky, Steel Bats, Teeth of Battle,
and Blast Bomb
First launched in 1958, the War Picture Library produced numerous battle stories, but
perhaps their most popular were those featuring the adventures of the warriors of the
air. The flyers were seen as the glamour boys of World War II—they handled the most
sophisticated and technically advanced combat machines ever invented—and there was
almost limitless scope to develop stories based around their exploits. The machines they
flew—including fighters such as Spitfires, Hurricanes, Messerschmitts, Mustangs, and
Zeros—were lovingly recreated by the finest artists. The 10 stories featured in this ex-
citing collection include tales of a flak-blasted night sky over Germany and a twisting
and turning Typhoon with a Focke-Wulf in its sights. The included images are repro-
duced 25 percent larger than in their original published form. Steve Holland is the au-
thor of more than a dozen books relating to comics and pulp culture, including Sci-Fi
Art and The Trials of Hank Janson, nominated for the Silver Dagger Award by the Crime
Writers Association.
Graphic Novels • 656 pp • 7 x 8.5
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GRAPHIC SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare
“The series constitutes an excellent unpatronizing introduction to Shakespeare.” —Financial Times
Each: Graphic Novels/Drama • 136 pp • 7 x 10 • April • $15.95 (Can $17.95) Paper • Can of Worms Press
Othello
Illustrations by Oscar Zarate
Racism, love, jealousy, betrayal—the Bard’s classic themes come to live in this
striking graphic adaption, complete with glossary.
“It’s a marvelous twitchy performance from Zarate’s cartoon Othello . . .

the more anxious the hero, the closer the artist follows his darting eyes.”
—Guardian
The page becomes the stage in this full folio interpretation of Shakespeare’s play de-
picting the tragedy of jealousy, passion, deceit, and the destruction of an overwhelming
love. Zarate’s gorgeous interpretive illustrations provide a compelling backdrop to
the bard’s words. Oscar Zarate is the creator of several graphic novels, including A
Small Killing, with writer Alan Moore, and It’s Dark in London. He also worked on
many of the titles from the For Beginners and Introducing series, such as Freud for
Beginners and Lenin for Beginners.
9781904104087
Twelfth Night
Illustrations by John Howard
One of Shakespeare’s most-loved comedies is brought to vibrant visual life.
“Wonderful cartoon version—Viola in black leather, Olivia as a vamp, Sir Toby

Belch clutching a copy of Sporting Life—from the talented studio of John
Howard.” —Catholic Herald
John Howard’s excellent and intricate illustrations set the play in a near contempo-
rary period setting, making the humor and the Bard’s words more accessible. John
Howard is an artist and illustrator who has won numerous awards, notably eight
from the New York and Los Angeles Society of Illustrators. His work is in the per-
manent collections of the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress. He lives in New
York City.
9781904104094
Also available:
The Tempest
9781904104056 • $15.95 (Can $17.95)
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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Michael Jecks
Michael Jecks is the bestselling author of the Knights Templar series and a member of the Medieval Murderers.
The Bishop Must Die

As the threat of war hangs over England, Sir Baldwin and
Bailiff Puttock must work desperately to prevent murder, in
the latest thrilling mystery in this hugely popular series.
“The most wickedly plotted medieval mystery novels.”

—Times
“As usual in Jecks, the meticulous period detail paints a
compelling portrait of medieval life.” —Kirkus Reviews
on The Templar, The Queen and Her Lover
1326. In France, King Edward II’s estranged wife Queen Isabella
shames him by refusing to return to England, and humiliates
him further by flaunting her adulterous relationship with the
king’s sworn enemy, traitor Sir Roger Mortimer. When the king
hears she has betrothed their son to the daughter of the Count
of Hainault, all England fears an invasion of Hainault merce-
naries. Meanwhile the Treasurer of England’s life is threatened.
He has made many enemies in a long political life and Sir Bald-
win and Simon must do all they can to find the would-be as-
sassin before he can strike.
Mystery • 384 pp • 6 x 9
9780755344208 • April • $24.95 Cloth • Headline
Also available:
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Abbot's Gibbet Traitor of St. Giles Sticklepath Strangler

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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
No Law in the Land

Baldwin and Simon must deal with chaos close to home in
the riveting novel from the medieval crime master.
“Boasts an exciting, twisting plot.” —Publishers Weekly

“Fans of well-researched historicals will welcome Jecks’s
26th Knights Templar mystery.” —Publishers Weekly on
The King of Thieves
King Edward II is furious when he learns that his wife Queen
Isabella has defied him and remains in France with their son.
As the unfortunate messengers of this unhappy news, Sir Bald-
win de Furnshill, Keeper of the King’s Peace, and his friend, bailiff
Simon Puttock, are instantly dismissed from court. Returning
to their homes in Devon, the pair are shocked to find that out-
laws now hold sway in the land. As the chaos escalates, the bod-
ies of two clerics are found among a party of travelers, all of
them—men, women, and children—savagely murdered. Bald-
win and Simon are called to investigate, but when they discover
the culprit is a friend of the king, they become wary about ac-
cusations of treason. Until, that is, Simon’s own daughter sud-
denly disappears.
Mystery • 510 pp • 4.5 x 7
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CROWNER JOHN MYSTERIES
Bernard Knight
Bernard Knight is the author of the Crown John Mysteries series and is a member of the Medieval Murderers.
Crowner Royal
A promotion places John amidst a cluster conspiracies in this
13th volume in the acclaimed series.
“Another stellar historical whodunit from the practiced

pen of a master.” —Booklist
“Straightforward, descriptive prose, spiced with a few
period terms, brings 12th-century England to life.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Fans of Crowner John won’t be disappointed.”
—Kirkus Reviews
London, 1196. At the command of Richard the Lionheart, Sir
John de Wolfe has left his beloved West Country for the Palace
of Westminster, where he has been appointed Coroner of the
Verge. But with the king overseas, embroiled in a costly war
against King Philip of France, Sir John is dismayed to discover
that the English court is a hotbed of greed, corruption, and petty
fighting. The murder of one of the palace clerks, stabbed in broad
daylight and thrown into the River Thames, leads John to sus-
pect that there’s a conspiracy underway to overthrow King
Richard. And with the visit of the dowager Queen Eleanor fast
approaching, the new Coroner must risk his life to prove his
suspicions are right, root out the traitors within, and prevent
a national catastrophe.
Mystery • 400 pp • 4.5 x 7
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Taming Poison Dragons
Tim Murgatroyd
In a sumptuous, captivating tale of 12th-century China, an old man draws upon the ex-
periences of his youth to face multiple challenges, from an evil warlord to a wayward son.
Western China, 1196: Yun Cai, an adored poet in his youth, is now an old man, exiled to
his family estates, full of regret and feelings futility. But the “poison dragons” of misfortune
shatter his orderly existence. First, when his village is threatened by a vicious civil war, his
family stability is threatened by his second son, a brutal rebel officer. Meanwhile, Yun Cai
struggles to free an old friend, P’ei Ti, from a hellish prison—no easy task when P’ei Ti is
the rebels’ most valuable hostage, and Yun Cai sees himself only as a frightened old man.
Throughout his ordeals, Yun Cai draws from the glittering memories of his youth, when he
journeyed to the capital to study poetry, joined the upper ranks of the civil service, and se-
cured the friendship of P’ei Ti. Above all, he reflects Su Lin, a great love he won and lost,
and for which he paid with his freedom and almost his life. Yun Cai is forced to reconsider
all that he is and all that he has ever been in order to summon the wit and courage to con-
front the warlord General An-Shu and his beautiful but cruel consort, the Lady Ta-Chi. Tam-
ing Poison Dragons is Tim Murgatroyd’s first novel.
Fiction • 320 pp • 5 x 7.5
9781905802395 • August • $13.95 (Can $15.95) Paper • Myrmidon Books
MASTERS OF THE SEA

Ship of Rome
John Stack
Against a backdrop of the clash of the Roman and Carthaginian empires, the battle for
sovereignty takes place on the high seas in the first book of an exciting new series.
“Seriously entertaining . . . stirring descriptions of ancient warfare. You can almost

taste the salt, see the blood, and hear the shouts and screams. John Stack is to be wel-
comed into the ranks of first-rate historical writers.” —Tuam Herald
“Crank up the testosterone, this one’s a fighter!” —U Magazine Ireland
“A fascinating and evocative insight into the high politics and military life of the times.”
—Daily Mail
Atticus, captain of one of the ships of Rome’s small, coastal fleet, is from a Greek fishing
family. Septimus, legionary commander, reluctantly ordered aboard ship, is from Rome, born
into a traditionally army family. It could never be an easy alliance. But the arrival of a hos-
tile fleet, larger, far more skillful, and more powerful than any Atticus has encountered be-
fore, forces them to act together. So Atticus, one of Rome’s few experienced sailors, finds himself
propelled into the middle of a political struggle that is completely foreign to him. Rome needs
to build a navy quickly but the obstacles are many; political animosities, legions adamant
that they will only use their traditional methods; and Roman prejudice even from friends,
that all those not born in Rome are inferior citizens. The enemy is first class, experienced,
and determined to control the seas. Can Atticus, and the fledgling Roman navy, staffed with
inexperienced sailors and unwilling legionaries, outwit and outfight his opponents?
Fiction • 368 pp • 5 x 8
9780007285242 • April • $12.95 Paper • HarperCollins UK
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SIMON FONTHILL SERIES
John Wilcox
John Wilcox is a former international journalist and the author of the Simon Fronthill series.
Each: Fiction • Headline
The Shangani Patrol

In this gripping new military adventure, adventurer Simon Fonthill is forced to take
sides in the last and most tragic battle of 19th-Century British South Africa.
“Wilcox writes with an intimate knowledge of the African continent, an encyclope-

dic knowledge of the Victorian era . . . and all the dash of a great adventurer.”
—Nottingham Evening Post on The Guns of El Kebir
In the African Cape, Simon Fonthill—one-time subaltern and ex-captain in the North
West Frontier’s Royal Corps of Guides—and his wife Alice find themselves on tribal land
and at the mercy of ruthless Matabele warriors. While being held under the orders of
the warrior king Lobengula, Fonthill becomes aware of a Portuguese plot to undermine
a valuable treaty between Lobengula and the richest man in Africa, Cecil Rhodes. When
friction develops between Rhodes and the Matabele tribesmen, Fonthill is forced to take
sides. Together with Alice and his comrade 352 Jenkins, he becomes embroiled in one
of the bloodiest battles in British history, the Shangani River massacre.
320 pp • 6 x 9
9780755345618 • April • $24.95 Cloth
Siege of Khartoum
The eyes of the world are on the fate of General Gordon and the English-held Khar-
toum as it comes under siege, in this suspenseful novel in the thrilling Fonthill series.
“If you’re looking for wartime adventure in the tradition of Bernard Cornwell and
C. S. Forester and a hero to match Sharpe or Hornblower, then search no more.”
—Northern Echo on The Guns of El Kebir
1884. Queen Victoria’s hero General Gordon is under siege. Hoards of Dervish warriors,
loyal to the Mahdi, the Sudanese warlord and Messiah, are baying for British blood.
With a small army and diminishing supplies, Gordon fears Khartoum will fall. Ex-cap-
tain and one-time subaltern Simon Fonthill is summoned to Cairo on a vital mission.
He must enter the heavily guarded city undetected and make contact with Gordon ahead
of the relief force. Together with comrade 352 Jenkins, Fonthill makes the treacherous
journey across the Nile. But when they’re captured by a sadistic Dervish patrol, it seems
hope of a British victory is all but lost. Can Fonthill and Jenkins survive interrogation
and save Khartoum?
480 pp • 5 x 8
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CARTHAGE TRILOGY
Carthage
A Novel
Ross Leckie
Concludes the classical Punic trilogy that began with Hannibal
and continued with Scipio.
“A lusty, full-throttle portrait, stunningly depicted.”

—New York Times
“A highly contemporary novel making what might be seen as a
series of dusty dates, relevant to our modern lives. Leckie’s
knowledge of the period is profound, and his maneuvering of
that history effortless, as he solders fact and fiction to create a
novel with real historical depth.” —Times
“By turns lucid, enlightening, and thrilling, this is the histori-
cal novel at its best.” —Historical Novel Society
Ross Leckie tells of the final Punic War: the story of a great city and
a people’s utter eradication under the relentless rise of Rome. But
its chief characters, one the bastard son of Hannibal, the other of
Scipio, would have wished it otherwise. Both seek peace, but are
caught up in war. As they struggle between duty and belief, they stand
to lose everything in the face of their fathers’ devastating legacies.
Written as a series of letters and entries, the multiple voices of the
novel are woven into a masterful exploration of human drives, po-
litical intrigue, and the process of history making itself. Ross Leckie
is the author of Aristotle’s Alchemy and the Carthage Trilogy.
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“Written in a simple, visceral style that “Full of wonderful scenes . . .
brings a raw immediacy to descriptions Leckie lights up this world for
of ancient battle . . . A ripping good read us with fabulous energy. What
whose lesson in ancient history is yet an- was once cold history becomes
other reward.” —Publishers Weekly full-bodied adventure.” —Times
9781847670991 9781847671004
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EMPRESS OF ROME
Den of Wolves
Empress of Rome Book 1
Luke Devenish
Sex, murder, corruption, and intrigue collide at the dawning of the Roman empire.
It is 44 BC and the rival powers of Rome are driving the republic to a violent end. A sooth-
sayer foretells that the young Tiberius Nero, if he is wed to his cousin, the darkly beautiful
Livia Drusilla, will sire four kings of Rome. Fuelled by ambition, Livia devotes her life to
fulfilling the prophecy. No crime is too great when destiny beckons. So begins a murderous
saga of sex, corruption, and obsession at the dawning of the age of emperors. Narrated by
the 100-year-old slave Iphicles, Den of Wolves brings to life the great women of imperial
Rome—Livia, Julia, Antonia, and Agrippina—who relied on their ambition, instincts, and
cunning to prosper. Luke Devenish superbly recreates these outstanding women and their
times in the first book of a dramatic new series. Luke Devenish is a scriptwriter, novelist,
playwright, and lecturer. Former head writer for Australian soap opera Neighbours, he still
writes for the show regularly.
9781863256223 • June • $16.95 (Can $18.95) Paper • Bantam Australia
The Naqib’s Daughter

Samia Serageldin
A passionate tale of heroism, betrayal, and love, based on historical figures and set dur-
ing Napoleon’s campaign in Egypt.
“Using a beautiful prose style, Serageldin makes Gigi’s problems vivid and real . . . fas-
cinating and highly entertaining.” —Library Journal
“Promises and delivers the straightforward delights of an unpretentious historical novel
. . . crammed with terrific detail, it is to be enjoyed for its mise-en-scène and color.”
—Sunday Times
“Serageldin’s richly observed study of a family and culture in transition and crisis suc-
ceeds both as ironical Proustian reminiscence and as a telling exploration of the ambi-
guities of status, loyalty, and belonging.” —Kirkus Reviews, on The Cairo House
Lady Nafisa—aristocrat, philanthropist, and wife of Mamluke leader Murad Bey—wakes one
morning to find her worst fears confirmed: Cairo is under threat from Napoleon’s Grande
Armée. For Nafisa, the approach of the French means her husband must go to war, and she
fears she will be widowed a second time. For 14-year-old Zeinab, daughter of a respected
Naqib, it is the end of her childhood. To save her family she is married to Napoleon, and life
in the French court in Egypt becomes a game to her, one with many pleasures, including the
love of one of Napoleon’s trusted entourage. When the occupation fails, and the French begin
to withdraw, only Nafisa can protect Zeinab from the wrath of the mob. Bringing to life in
vivid strokes the vanished world of the exotic Mamluke warrior-slaves, this enthralling novel
explores the complex and dangerous relationship between occupier and occupied. Samia Ser-
ageldin is the author of the autobiographical novel The Cairo House.
Fiction • 320 pp • 6 x 9.5
9780007182176 • April • $24.95 Cloth • Fourth Estate
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The Guardians of the Covenant
An Epic Quest for the Bible’s Darkest Secret
Tom Egeland
Full of old secrets and present day detection, this mystery is perfect for fans of Angels
and Demons and The Da Vinci Code.
“A complex and fast-paced conspiracy thriller of Old Norse myth, Ancient Egyptian su-
perstition, and Christian secret societies. With codes, runes, hidden maps, [and] archaic
symbols, it’s a treat for all fans of Steve Berry, Raymond Khoury, and Dan Brown!”
—Kate Mosse, author, Labyrinth
When a quirky archaeologist finds ancient Viking parchments containing runes and riddles,
his mundane life is changed for good. As he embarks on a dangerous quest to discover their
origin, he finds himself plunged into the heart of an ancient religious conspiracy, fighting for
his life. From Egyptian tombs and antiquarian bookshops in modern day Egypt to the year 1013—
when Viking warriors raided a tomb and unknowingly stole the greatest secret of the Old Tes-
tament—he is led on a mystifying trail of clues through past and present alike. With powerful
forces fighting against him, will he be able to succeed in unveiling a religious cover-up when
the consequences of failing are fatal? Tom Egeland has worked as a journalist.
9780719521539 • August • $11.95 Paper • John Murray
Pilgrim
James Jackson
Packed with authentic historical detail, this epic, swashbuckling novel is set during the Chil-
dren’s Crusade—an extraordinary period of superstition, violence, and religious fervor.
“Jackson brings history to life in this terrifying tale of bloody battles, youthful courage
and treachery.” —Livewire, Pick of the Titles
“This is history—and terrific history—on every page.” —Frederick Forsyth, author, The
Day of the Jackal, on Blood Rock
In 1212, the forces of Christendom are on the march again. There is much to avenge. Twenty-
five years ago, the Christian army lay slaughtered on the desolate plain of the Horns of Hat-
tin. Mighty Saladin, ruler of the Moslem world, went on to capture Jerusalem, crush the Crusaders,
and push back the remnants of the Latin empire to a thin line of threatened coastal forts. The
Holy Land seemed lost. But now the Pope has called for crusade. Many take the cross for pil-
grimage and battle. Among them is Otto, a young noble heading for the Holy Land in search
of his vanished Hospitaller Knight father, and Brother Luke, a mysterious Franciscan on a mis-
sion of his own. And then there are the children, tens of thousands of them, pledged to recap-
ture Jerusalem and find the True Cross, the holiest of relics lost to the forces of Islam. But what
begins as a religious quest will turn into a harrowing nightmare of hardship and danger. For
dangers press in and the way ahead is perilous. Some will not survive. James Jackson has writ-
ten four previous thrillers, including Blood Rock, and The Counter-Terrorist Handbook.
Fiction • 502 pp • 4.5 x 7
9780719569340 • April • $9.99 Paper • John Murray
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Testament
Alis Hawkins
“An elaborate double narrative, zig-zagging between the 14th century and the present
day.” —Mail on Sunday
“An ambitious first novel . . . skillfully bridges two vastly different time periods.”
—Peterborough Evening Telegraph
It is 1385, and master mason Simon of Kineton is building his magnum opus—a great col-
lege to rival any in England. But the Bishop of Salter, hostile to free education, is determined
to sabotage Simon’s project. When rumors spread that the mason’s son is cursed, the bishop
sees an opportunity to undermine both Simon and the college. 600 years later, in the same
city, Damia Miller has been employed to promote penniless Kineton and Dacre College. She
soon realizes that a grotesque wall painting uncovered during renovations may hold the key
to the ancient college’s survival. A startling feat of imaginative skill, this debut novel is a
heartbreaking reminder of what it is that makes us human—no matter what era we are born
into. Alis Hawkins is a speech and language therapist, working in schools.
9780230706385 • May • $13.95 Paper • Pan Books
The Twisted Heart

Rebecca Gowers
A startling literary murder mystery and a tale of modern love from an Orange long-
listed author.
“A genuinely puzzling historical murder mystery linking Dickens to the gruesome mur-
der of a prostitute. Fresh and clever and very funny.” —Guardian
“Gowers’s writing is absolutely beautiful.” —Times
“Singularly convincing and genuinely moving . . . 21st-century love is laid tenderly
but unflinchingly bare in this ultimately strange and lingering novel.” —Independent
on Sunday
“A dark delight of a novel.” —Metro
When Kit, a work-obsessed literature student, goes on a whim to a dance class she is hoping
simply to take her mind off her studies. Soon it looks like Joe, a stranger she meets there,
may tempt her to put her books aside and live a little. But when Kit uncovers a mystery in-
volving the young Charles Dickens and the slaughter of a prostitute known as the Countess,
she is sucked back in to the world of books, and discovers how Dickens became tangled up
with this horrendous crime. Rebecca Gowers is the author of The Swamp of Death and of
When to Walk, long-listed for the Orange Prize.
9781847671554 (Replaces 9781847671547) • August • $12.95 Paper • Canongate Books
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A Thousand Suns
Alex Scarrow
“An intense what-if that ties a present-day freelance photographer to an ill-fated

WWII German assault on Manhattan . . . Scarrow has a real talent for pacing, and he
keeps the tension escalating.” —Publishers Weekly
“An exuberant and epic tale.” —Good Book Guide
“An epic tale that moves between the present and the last days of the Third Reich.”
—Eastern Daily Press
It’s early April 1945, deep in the bloodied days of World War II. The Nazi regime is being
slowly throttled by the oncoming Russian and Allied armies and Hitler rages uselessly in his
Berlin bunker. But the high command have one more throw of the dice to make. An auda-
cious plan is hatched to save the Fatherland and beat off the oncoming apocalypse. All it will
take is a hodge-podge squadron of escort fighters, a captured U.S. bomber, and one brave
but suicidal pilot to fly it over the Atlantic into the beating heart of America. Half a century
later, a rusting plane is discovered, sunk with its crew, off the coast of New York—a relic
from a bygone age. Chris Roland, a brilliant young photographer, is sent to take photos of
this time capsule. But it is only when he discovers that the fragments of Nazi uniforms on
the decaying corpses that he realizes that he has come across a secret so terrible that even 50
years later it could still kill him. Alex Scarrow is the author of Last Light. He is the brother
of historical novelist Simon Scarrow.
9781409117308 (Replaces 9780752881355) • June • $12.95 Paper • Orion Publishing
The Blood Lance

Craig Smith
Amoral, Glock-toting heroes Kate, Ethan, and Malloy don holsters and body armor
again in the enthralling sequel to The Painted Messiah.
“A marvelously thrilling book . . . the distinction between villain and hero is constantly
blurred . . . a most enthralling story.” —Paul Doherty, author, the Hugh Corbett myster-
ies, on The Painted Messiah
Kufstein, Austria, 1939: at the foot of a mountain known as the Wilder Kaiser lies the body
of Otto Rahn, Himmler’s own archaeologist. Rahn’s pursuit of the legendary Blood Lance of
the Cathars has set in motion a tragic chain of events reaching far beyond the holocaust. Switzer-
land 1997—Lord Robert Kenyon is a wealthy financier and a senior member of humanitar-
ian order the Knights of the Holy Lance. While climbing the Eiger with his new bride, he is
attacked and murdered and his wife Kate left for dead. New York City 2008—when billion-
aire Jack Farrell cuts loose after defrauding his own company, ex-CIA agent Thomas Malloy
is assigned to track him down. The trail leads to Germany and the Order of the Holy Lance.
With his friends, former art thieves Kate and Ethan Brand, Malloy set out to unlock the se-
crets of the order: Malloy seeks his man while Kate must find the truth about what happened
on the slopes of the Eiger 11 years before—and exact her vengeance. Craig Smith is a former
professor at the University of North Colorado. His first novel The Whisper of Leaves won a
bronze medal in ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards.
Mystery • 384 pp • Myrmidon Books
New in Paper: 9781905802296 (Replaces 9781905802234) • 5 x 8
June • $12.95 (Can $13.95)
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THOMAS CHALONER MYSTERIES
Susanna Gregory
Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of a Cambridge academic who was previously a coroner’s
officer. Her series of medieval mysteries have gained a formidable following.
Each: Mystery • May • Sphere
A Murder on London Bridge

There is an electric air of foreboding on the streets of 1664 London—an atmosphere
Thomas Chaloner fears will only take a small spark to ignite into another civil war.
The murder of a man in broad daylight on London Bridge is the first indication that the
Earl of Clarendon’s fears of a rebellion against the newly restored monarchy may be well-
founded. His spy, Thomas Chaloner, suspects the assassin may be a member of a group
dedicated to seeing the return of Puritanism, and at the same time he learns of a faction
close to the King determined to bring back the old ways of the Roman Catholic Church.
He discovers, too, that the killing on the Bridge is not the only assault committed there re-
cently, and begins to decipher a link between the violence and the people who manage the
Bridge and its buildings. As he moves unobtrusively between White Hall, the mansions along
the Strand, and the congestion on the only river crossing he becomes aware of an under-
current of restlessness in the capital. It soon becomes clear that the groups he is investi-
gating are planning some extraordinary climax to achieve their separate aims on Shrove
Tuesday, which gives him little time to identify the ring-leaders and thwart their intentions.
464 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9781847442529 • $29.95 Cloth
The Westminster Poisoner

The fourth mystery featuring detective and former spy Thomas Chaloner.
“Excellent . . . effortlessly blends authentic historical details with plenty of red her-
rings.” —Publishers Weekly
Christopher Vine, a Treasury clerk working in solitary piety in the Painted Chamber of the
Palace of Westminster, is not alone. A killer waits in the draughty hall to ensure Vine will
not live to see in the New Year. And Vine is not the only government official to die that
season. The Lord Chancellor fears his enemies will skew any investigation to cause him
maximum damage, so he commissions his own inquiries into the murders and, with his
suspicions centered on Greene, another clerk, he instructs Thomas Chaloner to prove that
Greene is the killer. Chaloner can prove otherwise, but unraveling the reasons behind his
employer’s suspicions is as complex as discovering the motives for the killings. His search
for the real murderer plunges him into a stinking seam of corruption that leads towards
the Royal apartments and to people determined to make Christmas 1663 Chaloner’s last.
480 pp • 5 x 8
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MATTHEW BARTHOLOMEW CHRONICLES
Susanna Gregory
Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of a Cambridge academic who was previously a coroner’s
officer. Her series of medieval mysteries have gained a formidable following.
Each: Mystery • August • Sphere
The Killer of Pilgrims

The Sixteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
Matthew Bartholomew’s latest adventure finds him racing to save the university.
“Strong-stomached readers will relish this trip into England’s grim and grimy past.”
—Publishers Weekly on To Kill or Cure
When a wealthy benefactor is found dead in Michaelhouse, Brother Michael and Matthew
Bartholomew must find the culprit before the college is accused of foul play. At the same
time, Cambridge is plagued by a mystery thief, who is targeting rich pilgrims. Moreover,
pranksters are at large in the university, staging a series of practical jokes that are growing
increasingly dangerous, and that are dividing scholars into bitterly opposed factions.
Bartholomew and Michael soon learn that their various mysteries are connected, and it be-
comes a race against time to catch the killer–thief before the university explodes into a vi-
olent conflict that could destroy it forever.
416 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9781847442987 • $24.95 Cloth
A Vein of Deceit
The Fifteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
Medieval physician-cum-sleuth Matthew Batholomew must uncover the foul play that
connects an untimely death and a pile of missing funds.
Despite a new influx of well-heeled students, Michaelhouse has suffered from an acute lack
of funds that has made itself manifest in a lack of decent provisions. It is only when the
Brother in charge of the account books dies unexpectedly that an explanation is revealed:
large amounts of money had been paid for goods the college never received. Although shocked
by this evidence of fraud, Matthew Bartholomew is more concerned with the disappear-
ance of a quantity of pennyroyal from his herbarium. Pennyroyal is known to cause a woman
to miscarry, and a pregnant visitor to his sister’s household has died from an overdose of
the substance. Had she meant to abort her child, or had someone else wanted to ensure that
she was unable to provide an heir to her husband’s wealthy estates? When Matthew learns
that it was the dead woman’s husband who had received Michaelhouse’s missing money,
he begins to search for other connections and quickly exposes a treacherous conspiracy.
480 pp • 5 x 8
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MORLAND DYNASTY
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles is the author of the Bill Slider series as well as the Morland Dynasty novels.
Each: Fiction • April • Sphere
The Fallen Kings

Continuing the addictive saga of the Morland family, now with its many branches
spread across the Empire and the new world.
“Reading her is a joy.” —Irish Times

German troops flood back from the Russian front for an all-out assault in 1918 France.
The overwhelmed British reel back; the specter of defeat haunts the land. In the front line,
Bertie struggles to bring out his battered battalion; at home Jessie, carrying his child, faces
her family’s censure. Thomas follows the Romanovs to Ekaterinburg as Russia descends
into bloody civil war. Emma drives an ambulance in the FANY, and Jack is shot down. In
the last, terrifying year of the war, the Morlands are more than ever in the thick of it, win-
ning through by courage, steadfastness, and love.
592 pp • 5.5 x 8.5 • 9781847441157 • $29.95 Cloth
The Foreign Field

This installment in the rich tapestry of the Morland Dynasty continues the addictive
saga of the Morland family, now with its many branches spread across the Empire
and the new world.
“Even those unfamiliar with the grand tradition of British family sagas . . . will find it
easy to get hooked on this addictive series.” —Booklist
It’s 1917 and the Allies are determined to finally defeat a weakened Germany—everything
is building up to the summer’s Big Push. Germany strikes back with U-boat attacks to starve
England out, giant airplanes to bomb London, and the cunning withdrawal to the Hin-
denberg Line. Every Briton must do his bit, and the Morlands are involved at every stage:
fighting and nursing in France, stoically surviving at home, and finding love where they
can along the way. Continuing the great saga of the Morland dynasty, The Foreign Field
carries its members into a new set of conflicts and tests their courage to the limit.
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PRIMAVERA BLACKSTONE MYSTERY SERIES
Quintin Jardine
“Jo Bannister, Peter Turnbull, and Ian Rankin can be considered read-a-likes, but when it comes to the depiction
of a multilevel police force in action, Jardine . . . stands alone.” —Library Journal on Death’s Door
“This gritty, fast-paced mystery will pin even the most squeamish readers to the page.”
—Publishers Weekly on Thursday Legends
“Highly recommended for patrons who enjoy British police procedurals.”
—Library Journal on Dead and Buried
Quintin Jardine is the author of the Bob Skinner Mysteries and the Oz Blackstone series.
Blood Red
Primavera Blackstone herself becomes the prime suspect in the second breathtaking
novel in crime writer Quintin Jardine’s brilliant new series.
Primavera is enjoying the quiet life in an idyllic village on the Catalan coast of Spain. The
attractive single mother and eight-year-old Tom, son of the late and still lamented Oz Black-
stone, are popular figures in the tiny community. But her close friendship with the parish
priest has eyebrows rising and tongues wagging. Then a dispute explodes with a powerful
councilman who refuses to allow the village wine fair to go ahead. When his body is found,
head caved in, some ominous questions are asked.
9780755340248 • May • $24.95 Cloth • Headline
Inhuman Remains
Shock! Oz Blackstone has died and his ex-wife, the feisty, tough-talking Primavera
Blackstone, takes over as investigator in this thrilling adventure from Quintin Jardine,
award-winning author of the Bob Skinner Mysteries series.
Her mind still filled with thoughts of Oz, her dead ex-husband, Primavera Blackstone is in
Spain with their eight-year-old son son Tom when the peace is breached with the arrival of
her elderly but formidable Aunt Adrienne. All is not well in Auntie’s world: her roguish son
Frank has become involved with a shady international casino project and has disappeared.
Primavera flies to Seville to track him down only to find herself a fugitive with her life under
threat. Aunt Adrienne then joins the missing persons list, and Tom is forced to flee to safety.
As Primavera crosses Spain in a struggle to stay alive and free Adrienne, she soon finds her-
self at the center of a maelstrom of mystery.
Mystery • 416 pp • 4.5 x 7
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BOB SKINNER MYSTERIES SERIES
Fatal Last Words

Quintin Jardine
It’s no ordinary summer for DCC Bob Skinner as murder mystery leaps from the page
into reality in the 19th volume of Quintin Jardine’s outstanding cop series.
“One of the stronger entries in this hard-hitting police series . . . a nice surprise
ending.” —Publishers Weekly
August in Edinburgh: as Skinner stands on the edge of a career-defining moment and his fi-
ancée, Scotland’s First Minister Aileen de Marco, faces a political crisis—one of Scotland’s
most successful crime writers is found dead at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
As the mystery deepens, Skinner finds himself crossing swords with an enemy from the past,
while his investigating detectives are faced with the unwelcome complication of a duke’s junkie
daughter. Meanwhile, a second Scottish celebrity dies violently in Australia. It seems impossible,
but could the two be connected? As DCS Mario McGuire heads to Melbourne to investi-
gate, back in Scotland his boss’s big moment is compromised in the most dramatic and un-
expected manner, as a famous friendship is shattered forever. Quintin Jardine is the author
of the Bob Skinner Mysteries and the Oz Blackstone series.
Mystery • 512 pp • 4.5 x 7
9780755329175 (Replaces 9780755329151) • August • $8.99 Paper • Headline
DAISY LANE SERIES
Fatal Cut
June Hampson
As Daisy builds a future for herself and her sons, is there any escaping the past?
Daisy Lane is gradually coming to terms with her troubled past. Roy Kemp, the notorious gang-
ster and Daisy’s former lover, is in prison along with the Kray twins. Daisy wants to enjoy her
newfound freedom, but must watch over Roy’s criminal empire in his absence, all the while
attempting to continue her illicit relationship with Vinnie Endersby—just about the only straight-
dealing cop in Gosport. But it isn’t long before another gangster decides to challenge Roy’s
dominance; while Roy counts his days to freedom, the criminal landscape is changing, as vice
and extortion are replaced by hard-core pornography and drugs. Soon, the bodies of mutilated
girls are found dumped around the outskirts of Gosport—the deadly product of a ruthless gang.
Meanwhile, Daisy must make a difficult choice. The greater the threat to Roy’s empire, the
more involved Daisy becomes in his life. But Vinnie and Daisy have waited years to be together.
Before Daisy can make any decisions, matters take a deadly turn. June Hampson is the author
of Broken Bodies, Damaged Goods, and Trust Nobody.
Mystery • 288 pp • 4.5 x 7
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DETECTIVE KAREN SHARPE MYSTERY SERIES
Unsafe
John Connor
Things have gotten personal for Detective Karen Sharpe—will she crumble under the pressure?
“Compelling.” —Guardian
“A first-rate thriller with a terrific climax.” —Sunday Telegraph
“Engrossing debut . . . Sharpe will remind many of a young Jane Tennison—stubborn,
angrily vulnerable, and with some of the best instincts on the force.”
—Publishers Weekly on Phoenix
On the day Karen Sharpe is promoted to detective sergeant, she loses control and attacks a
prisoner she is interrogating. Duly suspended, Karen is investigated and seemingly cleared, but
more than a year later the incident still casts a long shadow. When the battered body of a young
girl is discovered, it kicks off an inquiry that pushes Karen and a trainee, DC Marcus Roth,
too close for comfort, both on and off-duty. The investigation leads to Mary Bradley, currently
the caregiver for a helpless six-year-old boy, Andrew Farrar. As the truth of Mary Bradley’s vi-
olent past emerges, the inquiry becomes a race against time before Andrew becomes just an-
other one of her child victims. Meanwhile, with the case holding more and more personal
resonance for Karen, Marcus discovers that, when threatened, she has a tendency to ignore
the rule book and act on instinct. Before the scores are finally settled Marcus wonders whether Karen’s legitimate world
and Mary Bradley’s illegitimate one are really any different. John Connor is a former attorney who prosecuted numer-
ous homicide cases and advised the police in numerous drug and organized crime operations, many involving covert
activity. He is the author of four previous books in the Detective Karen Sharpe Mystery series: Phoenix, The Playroom,
A Child’s Game, and Falling.
9781409102076 (Replaces 9780752885247) • August • $11.95 New in paper • Orion Publishing
RHONA MACLEOD SERIES
Final Cut
Lin Anderson
Think CSI: Glasgow—the sixth book in the series combines forensic investigation with
a breakneck pace.
“A sexy new rival for Rebus.” —Scotsman

Where the hell had the kid found a human skull? McNab heard an intake of breath behind
him as someone else made out the shape in the torchlight. A metre away now, McNab crouched
on a level with the child. “Where did you find that, Emma?” he said softly. She stared at
him. “I was lost. I heard them calling me.”
When Claire regains consciousness after a stranger causes her car to crash in a snowstorm,
she is frantic to discover her nine-year-old daughter Emma missing from the back seat. Then
Emma is found in the woods nearby, unharmed but cradling a child’s skull. She claims it
“called to her”—and she can hear another voice nearby. Meanwhile, forensic scientist Rhona
MacLeod is trying to discover the identity of a corpse found badly burned in a trash bin.
The body is wearing a soldier’s ID tag, but DNA tests show it’s not him. When DS Michael
McNab asks for her help identifying the remains Emma found, they discover the two cases
are linked in ways they could never have imagined. Lin Anderson is the author of Blood
Red Roses, Driftnet, Torch, Deadly Code, Dark Flight, and Easy Kill.
Mystery • 344 pp • 4.5 x 7
9780340922453 • June • $9.99 Paper • Hodder & Stoughton
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DI JOE FARADAY
Graham Hurley
“There is no one writing better police procedurals today.” —Sunday Telegraph

“Quite simply the best police procedural I’ve read this year.” —Harlan Coben, author, The Woods, on The Take
“People who cannot wait for the next John Harvey or Stuart MacBride will find a good substitute here.”
—Library Journal starred review of Blood and Honey
No Lovelier Death
Two murdered teenagers. Who will get to the killer first? The police,
or the crimelord who owes a debt to the dead girl’s father?
A judge and his wife go away on holiday and lose everything. While they
are away their 17-year-old daughter throws a party, it goes out of con-
trol, there is a riot, and she and her boyfriend are murdered. A massive
police investigation, stretching the force’s resources to breaking point, is
launched with DI Faraday in charge. The judge’s neighbor who has prom-
ised to keep a eye on things while he was away feels he owes the man a
debt. And he has his own reputation to think about. He wants the name
of the killer. Perhaps it’s the neighbor, Bazza McKenzie, a man who made
his fortune supplying the city with class-A drugs. Or maybe it’s the man
in his organization charged with getting the job done, ex-DC Paul Win-
ter. In Graham Hurley’s gripping new crime thriller Faraday and Winter
are finally on the opposite sides of the law, but they’re both after the same
thing. Paul Winter is treading his most dangerous line yet. Graham Hur-
ley is an award-winning TV documentary maker who now writes full time.
Mystery • 400 pp • 4.5 x 7
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DI TOM MARINER
Chris Collett
"Mariner is a wonderful character." —Liza Cody, author, the Anna Lee Mysteries series
"An intelligent and compassionate writer." —Judith Cutler, author, Still Waters
"I really couldn't put it down." —Raw Edge Magazine on Blood of the Innocents
“Readers will enjoy the police work and look forward to future Mariner stories.” —Publishers Weekly on Blood Money
Stalked by Shadows
Mariner may be facing a serial killer in the fifth entry in the series.
Lucy Jarrett is terrified. She’s convinced that somebody is watching
her, following her home from work and lurking in shadows. But when
she looks, there’s nobody there. The phone calls are real enough, even
if the caller never speaks, although they never seem to happen when
her husband is at home. She’s struggling to make anybody believe
her, but with the recent murder of another young woman, DI Tom
Mariner must take Lucy’s fears seriously. That’s not all that DI Mariner
has to contend with—his team is stretched to the limits when Nina
Silvero, the widow of a former police officer, is found brutally mur-
dered in an attack that could hark back to her husband’s past mis-
demeanors. Someone, it seems, is out for revenge. Chris Collett is
the author of Worm in the Bud, Blood of the Innocents, Written in
Blood, and Blood Money.
Mystery • 320 pp • 4.5 x 7
9780749909543 • July • $8.99 Paper • Piatkus Books
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INSPECTOR IKMEN MYSTERIES SERIES
Barbara Nadel
“Nadel’s lively characters pop off the page—particularly tech-challenged Ikmen, who recalls Clouseau in his slapstick
relationship with his mobile phone—and the author ably evokes the sights and sounds of Turkey . . . a richly textured
tale packed with earthy humor and intrigue.” —Publishers Weekly on The Ottoman Cage
“Intriguing . . . all will appreciate the skill with which Nadel depicts the tensions underlying contemporary Turkish
society as well as her ability to make each of her characters fully human.” —Publishers Weekly on Arabesk
“A real treat . . . Add Inspector Ikmen and his motley crew to the growing list of outstanding fictional cops plying
their trades across all parts of Europe and Asia, which have become hotbeds of police procedural excellence.”
—Booklist on Belshazzar’s Daughter
Barbara Nadel received the Crime Writers’ Association Silver Dagger for Deadly Web. Other titles in the
Inspector Ikman Mysteries series include Belshazzar’s Daughter, The Ottoman Cage, and Arabesk.
Each: Mystery • May • Headline
River of the Dead

Eleventh in the series, the new, chilling psycho-mystery from highly acclaimed and
award-winning author Barbara Nadel is riveting, exotic, and impeccably plotted.
“This page turner of a book proceeds to an exciting conclusion . . . picking up and

reading the 11th title by Barbara Nadel was like putting on a comfortable pair
of gloves; she writes with such fluidity and grace about a country she has a lot of
intimacy with . . . a real delight.” —eurocrime.co.uk
Convicted murderer and drug baron Yusuf Kaya has escaped from Istanbul prison and he
appears to have had inside help. Ikmen is called to investigate Kaya’s contacts in the city,
while Inspector Suleyman heads to Kaya’s hometown of Mardin, a dangerous city in the south-
east of Turkey. As Ikmen delves deeper into Kaya’s past, the body count continues to rise.
It’s not long before the two Inspectors are caught up in a terrifying web of arms and drug
running, terrorism, blackmail, and murder.
384 pp • 4.5 x 7 • 9780755348978 • $8.99 Paper
Death by Design
In the 12th volume of the acclaimed Inspector Ikmen mysteries, the chain-smoking,
hard-drinking Istanbul detective ventures on to the mean streets of low-life London to
solve a vicious conspiracy.
When the Istanbul police raid a counterfeit goods factory in the run-down district of Tar-
labasi, a young man with explosives strapped to his chest blows himself up in front of them.
In the process, Istanbul’s Inspector Çetin Ikmen is injured. Documents found in the factory
lead the authorities in both Istanbul and London to believe that a terrorist attack, in part
orchestrated from the Tarlabasi factory, is about to be enacted in the British capital. Ikmen
goes undercover among the North London Turkish community, although what he uncovers
there is certainly not what his British colleagues were expecting.
320 pp • 6 x 9 • 9780755335671 • $24.95 Cloth
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Ghost Song
Sarah Rayne
A condemned building holds a dark secret in the newest haunting thriller from Sarah Rayne.
“A memorable novel with the right mix of suspense, horror, and emotion. Amazingly,
she leaves no loose ends.” —Publishers Weekly starred review on A Dark Dividing
The old Tarleton music hall is the subject of a mysterious building restriction that has kept it
closed for more than 90 years. When Robert Fallon is asked to survey the structure, he finds clues
indicating that its long twilight sleep may contain a sinister secret. Joining forces with researcher
Hilary Bryant, Robert discovers the legend of the Tarleton’s ghost, a mysterious figure that was
first glimpsed during the era of Toby Chance, a charismatic performer who vanished suddenly
and inexplicably in the early 1900s. After almost a century the Tarleton’s dark silence is about
to end, but there are those who find its reopening a threatening prospect. As Robert and Hilary
delve into the macabre history, they both become menaced by the secrets of the past. Sarah Rayne
is the pseudonym of a well-known, award-winning British author of several suspense novels.
Fiction • 472 pp • 4.5 x 7
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The Eleventh Plague
Darren Craske
Picking up where The Equivoque Principle left off, this adventure is chock-full of Egypt-
ian curses, ancient treasures, dastardly wrong-doers, desert thieves, and vicious betray-
als—once again it’s all very Quaint.
Bidding an emotional farewell to Dr. Marvello’s Travelling Circus, Quaint leaves for Egypt
with only clairvoyant fortune-teller Madame Destine by his side. Once in the land of the
pyramids they must do battle with desert thieves, unearth long-buried secrets, and attempt
to foil the villainous Hades Consortium’s plans to poison the River Nile. With a whole new
cast of characters this is a ripping Victorian adventure story featuring Cornelius Quaint—
part Sherlock Holmes, part Indiana Jones, part Harry Houdini. The Times called The Equiv-
oque Principle a “boisterous comedy” with “hairpin plot twists” and its sequel follows in
the grand tradition of Victorian serials. Darren Craske began his career writing comic books.
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THE WESLEY PETERSON MURDER MYSTERIES
Kate Ellis
“This is a series that just gets stronger with each new book.” —Publishers Weekly
“Cleverly plotted and competently written, providing an engaging glimpse of what life
is like for the average small-town British cop . . . pleasantly entertaining and
engaging procedural. For fans of the village cozy.” —Booklist
“A lively, unfancy prose style, an absorbing story, and believable
characters make for a praiseworthy debut.” —Kirkus Reviews
“An exciting blend of historical and present-day police procedural . . . Peterson's skill and intuition
make this is an involving, adventurous, nicely detailed work for all collections.” —Library Journal
Each story in this series combines an intriguing contemporary murder
mystery with a parallel historical case and features archaeology graduate
Detective Sergeant Wesley Peterson who fights crime in the mean streets—
or mean lanes—of South Devon.
Kate Ellis is the author of the Wesley Peterson Murder Mysteries and the Joe Plantagenet Murder
Mysteries and has twice been nominated for the Crime Writers’ Association Short Story Dagger Award.
Each: Mystery • 4.5 x 7 • $9.99 Paper • Piatkus Books
The Skeleton Room

Might a shipwreck and a long-hidden skeleton may be the keys to five apparently unre-
lated deaths in recent years? Detective Sergeant Wesley Peterson finds the truth to be as
shocking as it is unexpected.
“The slow build gathers apace with this lovely series of Devon-based crime tales that
always feature an enthralling historical sub-plot.” —Bookseller
When workmen converting former girls' boarding school, Chadleigh Hall, into a luxury hotel
find a skeleton in a sealed room, DI Wesley Peterson and his boss, Gerry Heffernan are called
in to investigate. Within minutes they have a second suspicious death on their hands—a team
of marine archaeologists working on a nearby shipwreck have dragged a woman's body from
the sea, and it becomes clear that her death was no accident. The dead woman's husband
may be linked with a brutal robbery of computer equipment, but Wesley soon discovers that
the victim had secrets of her own. As he investigates Chadleigh Hall's past and the woman's
violent death, matters are further complicated for Wesley when a man wanted for a murder
appears on the scene, a man who may know more about Wesley's cases than he admits.
384 pp • 9780749933760 • $9.99 • April
The Plague Maiden

Detective Wesley Peterson looks for possible links between the murder of a vicar, the
disappearance of a former Sunday school teacher, and threats to the local supermarket.
“A beguiling author who interweaves past and present. Like its predecessor—the book
works well on both levels.” —Times
When a letter arrives at the police station addressed to a chief inspector Norbert, it causes
quite a stir. Though Norbert has long since moved on, the letter claims to have evidence that
the man convicted of murdering the Reverend Shipbourne during the course of a robbery in
1991 is innocent. Despite having a full case load—including investigating a series of vicious
attacks on a local supermarket chain—detective Wesley Peterson is forced to follow up on
the letter writer’s claims. Meanwhile archaeologist Neil Watson is excavating a site in Pest
Field when he discovers a mass grave that leads him to conclude that the site—earmarked
for development—houses an ancient medieval plague pit. More disturbing is the discovery
that the grave is home to a more recent resident.
368 pp • 9780749934613 • June
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THE WESLEY PETERSON MURDER MYSTERIES
Kate Ellis
Each: Mystery • 4.5 x 7 Paper • Piatkus Books
A Cursed Inheritance
The legacy of a terrifying massacre plagues an English town, and its
roots reach back centuries—and possibly across the Atlantic to the U.S.
“The guesswork goes on until the end in the latest of this excellent se-
ries.” —Good Book Guide
The brutal massacre of the Harford family at Potwoolstan Hall in 1985 shocked
the populace and passed into local folklore. When a journalist researching
the case is murdered 20 years later, the horror is reawakened. Now a New
Age healing center, 16th-century Potwoolstan Hall is reputed to be cursed
because of the crimes of its builder, and it seems the inheritance of evil lives.
As more people die violently, detective Wesley Peterson must discover why a
young woman has transformed a doll’s house into a miniature reconstruc-
tion of the massacre scene. The solution seems to lie in the ruined remains
of an early English settlement in Virginia, but when the truth is finally re-
vealed, it turns out to be as horrifying as it is dangerous.
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A DAN SHEPHERD MYSTERY
Stephen Leather
“Leather has a gift for making the pages fly by as bodies pile up, tension builds, and clues drop; effective, economical
characterizations . . . captivate readers without hampering the rapid-fire narrative.” —Publishers Weekly
“Stephen Leather should be nestling in your bookshelves alongside Frederick Forsyth and Jack Higgins.” —Daily Mail
Rough Justice
If you want to play the big boys’ games, you have to fight by big
boys’ rules.
Dan “Spider” Shepherd is sent undercover to investigate a group of po-
licemen in the Territorial Support Group. Fed up with all the paper-
work and the fact that the system is geared to support the criminals
rather than the victims, they have started to act as vigilantes, planting
forensic evidence to frame known criminals, and moving on to more
drastic methods. Spider is far from happy about deceiving fellow po-
licemen, and things are complicated on other fronts for him too: his
friend Jimmy Sharpe is tied up in an undercover investigation that is
causing problems, and he’s discovered an extremely disturbing film on
his son’s cell phone. Stephen Leather is a former journalist for the Times.
His other titles include The Chinaman, Cold Kill, Hard Landing, The
Long Shot, Pay Off, Private Dancer, Soft Target, and Tango One.
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TERENCE STRONG
Terence Strong is the author of Cold Monday, Dragonplague, Sons of Heaven, This Angry Land, and Wheels of Fire.
Each: Fiction • 4.5 x 7 • Paper • Pocket Books UK
President Down
A fast-moving, chillingly authentic military action-adventure novel in the bestselling tra-
dition of Andy McNab.
“Possibly the best American/British versus Islamic terrorists book I have read.”
—Bookseller magazine
“An edge-of-the-seat thriller written at a relentless pace with some powerful charac-
ters.” —Kirkus Reviews on Cold Monday
Phil Mason, former intelligence officer and one-time instructor at the British Army School of
Sniping, is struggling to make ends meet as a private investigator when he’s contacted by his
former MI5 liaison officer. The overstretched security service needs all the help it can get hunt-
ing down members of al-Qaeda terror cells in the UK—and Mason needs the cash. But in the
murky intelligence world of smoke and mirrors, nothing is what it seems. As a routine sur-
veillance operation escalates into a full-blown international crisis, Mason must come to terms
with the unthinkable: there must be a traitor within Britain’s security forces. Entering a des-
perate race against time to identify and avert a major terrorist threat, Mason must hastily re-
hone his counter-sniper skills as he returns to the business he swore he had left behind
forever—the killing game.
528 pp • 9781416522065 • May • $9.99
Stalking Horse
Exploring the jumpy, nerve-shredding life of a man under deep cover to penetrate a ter-
rorist organization, this military adventure novel features spectacular action behind the
lines in Iraq leading up to the Gulf War.
“Belongs to the action man school of writing, backed up by hands-on research.”

—Times
After six years in deep cover to penetrate the IRA, Max Avery was a man on the edge. A man
starting to crack, and wanting out. But London and Washington had other ideas. Iraq had in-
vaded Kuwait and Saddam Hussein threatened a terror strike to win him the Gulf War before
it began. They needed a stalking horse to get close to the enemy—and Avery was their man,
whether he liked it or not. Plunged into a nightmare mission with the SAS and the American
Delta Force, Avery finds his wife, his future, and his very life on the line.
592 pp • 9781847392688 • August • $9.99
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STRATTON THRILLERS
Duncan Falconer
A former member of the elite Special Boat Service of the Royal Marines, Duncan Falconer
left after more than a decade of operational service to work in private security. His SBS exploits
were documented in the bestselling First into Action. He lives part of the time in Los Angeles.
Each: Fiction • Sphere
Traitor
“A gripping and authentic view of life and death in the dangerous world of private
protection.” —Soldier
Stratton is blamed for a failed task against the Russian Navy that turns out to be the catalyst
for a complex plot involving a traitor within MI6, the secret Ministry of Defense organization
that creates special equipment for the British Secret Service and Special Forces. The adventure
leads to a battle on board a North Sea oil platform hijacked by criminals, and comes to a rip-
ping climax in the heart of Russia, far below ground.
352 pp • 6 x 9.5
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Mercenary
The heat is on as Stratton finds himself embroiled in a national revolution at the heart of
Central America with the CIA lurking in the shadows.
As a favor to a CIA officer, SBS operative Stratton carries out what appears to be an inconse-
quential task in Central America. But Stratton’s actions push him into the midst of a national
rebellion, and against his own principles he becomes emotionally involved and decides to join
the popular uprising. Unknown to him, however, the rebellion is a fight not just against the local
government, and the CIA is very much involved. As events spiral disastrously out of control,
Stratton must face up to his biggest and most treacherous challenge to date.
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Two Tribes
Charlie Owen
The next gritty installment in the hooligan cop series by the acclaimed author of
Foxtrot Oscar.
“A kaleidoscope of unbridled moral mayhem. [Charlie Owen] narrates with a gen-

uinely deft, distinctly nonregulation-issue wit.” —Daily Telegraph
“After just three books, the policemen in this wonderful series seem like old friends.
Raw, crude, ugly and brazenly real. . . . Shocking and funny, a great read.”
—Guardian on Bravo Jubilee
It’s the 1970s, and the boys in blue are preparing for the mother of all riots. The National
Front is wreaking havoc north of Manchester, and Detective Chief Inspector Dan Harrison
needs to pull off something special if his boys are to retain control. As the picket lines form
and the two sides square up for battle, a rare moment of inspiration strikes—could the hit
movie Zulu provide an ingenious way out of mayhem? Or has the DCI finally lost his mind?
Charlie Owen enjoyed a 30-year career as a policeman. He is the author of Horse’s Arse,
Foxtrot Oscar, and Bravo Jubilee.
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The Twilight Time

Karen Campbell
Filled with broken hearts and shattered lives, this is an atmospheric and affecting debut
urban crime novel from an exciting new Scottish talent.
“I loved it. A great, original character, and the plot fairly whizzes along.”
—Kate Atkinson, author, Case Histories
“Gritty as hell, shot through with black humor and with enough pace and atmosphere
to give the likes of Denise Mina a run for their money.” —Mark Billingham,
author, Buried
Anna Cameron is a new sergeant in the Flexi Unit. On her first day in the new job she dis-
covers she’ll be working with her ex, Jamie, now married and with a child. In at the deep end
emotionally after many years without him, she’s also plunged headlong into the underworld
of Glasgow’s notorious Drag—the haunt of working girls, drug dealers, and sad, seedy men.
Someone is carving up the faces of local prostitutes, an old man has been brutally killed, and
racist violence is on the rise; Anna must deal with all this alongside tensions and backstab-
bing within her own team. Atmospheric, affecting, and beautifully written, The Twilight Time
is Karen Campbell’s debut novel.
9780340935606 (Replaces 9780340935699) • April • $12.95 Paper • Hodder Paperbacks
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Ian Rankin and Inspector Rebus
The Official Story of the Bestselling Author and His Ruthless Detective
Craig Cabell
Packed with insightful interviews with Rankin, plotlines, story analysis, and a complete
collector’s guide, this fascinating accompaniment to a much-loved series will thrill both
the initiated and the soon-to-be.
Detective John Rebus first appeared in Ian Rankin’s 1987 bestseller Knots and Crosses and
has since gone on to appear in 17 books and numerous short stories. For more than 20 years
these critically acclaimed novels have delighted readers and set a benchmark in contempo-
rary crime fiction. These notoriously gritty stories have been adapted into a television series—
the public cannot get enough of this hard-drinking, no-nonsense, complex detective. Although
the fictional Inspector retired to the backwaters of Edinburgh’s dark side in the 2007 novel
Exit Music, the books endure. Here, Craig Cabell draws from his extensive interviews with
Ian Rankin to explore both the writer and his creation, and how their relationship has de-
veloped over the years. He also investigates the dark cellars and sinister back streets of Rebus’
Edinburgh—a dark, foreboding city thar shatters any stereotypes of shortbread and kilts. Learn
about the unusual connection between Rankin and Rebus, how the author was a punk mu-
sician and swineherd before becoming a writer, and why he was so inspired by fellow Scot-
tish author Robert Louis Stevenson and his gothic masterpiece The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde. Craig Cabell is the author of Dennis Wheatley: Churchill’s Storyteller, Ian Flem-
ing’s Secret War, and Snipers: Profiles of the World’s Deadliest Killers.
Biography/Literary Criticism • 288 pp • 6 x 9.5
9781844548668 • May • $26.95 (Can $29.95) Cloth • Metro Books
The Maze of Cadiz

Aly Monroe
A fantastic evocation of a run-down town at the end of the line, reminiscent of Graham
Greene’s depiction of Havana.
“It’s really quite wonderful.” —Linda Fairstein, author, The Deadhouse

“A gripping thriller . . . precision and grace . . . rich authenticity. Let’s hope Monroe
finds an American readership and the book becomes more readily available here
soon.” —Orange County Register
“An impressive novel with an extraordinary, dreamlike atmosphere . . . The next can’t
come too soon.” —Financial Times
“A splendid debut . . . terrific and convincing historical atmosphere; I am delighted
that she is writing more Peter Cotton novels.” —Times
“Her writing is skilful and evocative . . . a stylish and impressive debut.” —Economist
Sent to Spain in 1944 to arrest a rogue spy, British agent Peter Cotton expects an easy first as-
signment. But he arrives to find his quarry dead and all of Cadiz awaiting his arrival. In a hotbed
of scandal and murder, Cotton must navigate a labyrinth of international conspiracies, shift-
ing political allegiances, and a mysterious local expatriate community to discover the truth.
What he unearths could just tilt the emerging balance of post-war power and the course of
history for ever. This is Aly Monroe’s first novel, part of a projected series that begins during
World War II and follows the process of decolonization and the aftermath of Empire.
9781848540323 • May • $12.95 Paper • John Murray
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CLIFF HARDY SERIES
Peter Corris
Peter Corris is best known as the father of Australian crime fiction and the author of Cliff Hardy detective stories.
Each: Fiction • 5 x 7.5 • $12.95 (Can $13.95) Paper • Allen & Unwin
Open File
Cliff Hardy revisits an unsolved case from the 1980s. Twenty years later, can he crack the
one that got away?
Cliff Hardy, with his PI license canceled and his career in Sydney at an end, is preparing for a
trip overseas. Cleaning out his office, he comes across an open file—an unresolved case from
the 1980s. As he starts reading he’s thrown back to his investigation of the disappearance of
Justin Hampshire. At first glance this investigation was a straightforward missing person mat-
ter, but the investigation took on twists and turns involving military history, Sydney criminals,
and corruption at high levels that caused it to remain unsolved. Now, 20 years later, will he fi-
nally be able to put the case to rest?
216 pp • 9781741754179 • June
Deep Water
Still reeling from the shock death of his partner, Cliff suffers a heart attack—but this isn’t
enough to keep him from investigating a mysterious disappearance.
Stripped of his private detective license and devastated by the murder of his partner Lily Tr-
uscott, Cliff Hardy travels to the U.S. to help Lily’s brother’s tilt for a world boxing title. In
San Diego he suffers a heart attack and undergoes a quadruple bypass. He meets nurse Mar-
garet McKinley, an expatriate Australian who is concerned about the disappearance in Sydney
of her father—renowned geologist Dr. Henry McKinley. Hardy undertakes to investigate in as-
sociation with Hank Bachelor, his former associate who now runs his own agency. It turns out
that McKinley had discovered a way to tap into the massive Sydney basin acquifier, a possible
solution to the city’s water problems. Working with Margaret who visits Sydney, Hardy obeys
the strict rules for the restoration of his health—but in pursuing the truth and the malefactors,
he makes his own rules.
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MYTHS
The Hurricane Party

Klas Östergren
A stunning entry in Canongate’s internationally acclaimed Myths series, which includes books
by Margaret Atwood, Karen Armstrong, Alexander McCall Smith, and Jeanette Winterson.
“The reader is very quickly spun into very strange realms in Klas Östergren’s wildly
imaginative take on the Norse myths. Östergren’s high-octane weaving together of fu-
ture dystopia with ancient mythology makes for an exhilarating adventure that races
through times, places, and ideas.” —Metro
“Terrific plotline . . . courageous blend of sci fi, crime fiction, and mythology, of genre
sensibility and literary style.” —Sunday Business Post
“An ambitious and fully fleshed-out entry in the Myths series.” —Herald
Hanck Orn’s son is dead. When they come to the door they tell him it was a heart attack,
but he knows they are lying, so he travels to the archipelago at the outermost reaches of the
land to find out what really happened. He lands on an island and is met by a young woman,
hair streaked with blood, raving like a lunatic. She is one of the sisters, who tell him the
story of how his son died in the great hall of the Clan, the Norse gods, who were holding a
party. But the festivities soon got out of hand, the guests began to argue with one another,
and the mischievous shape-shifter Loki dealt a deadly blow. Set in a dystopian future that recalls Orwell and Zamyatin,
Klas Östergren has weaved a dizzying story of magnificent scope and foul play. Moving from the golden halls to the depths
of the underworld, it is about one man’s search for justice for his son in a world on the brink. Klas Östergren is the au-
thor of several novels, including Swedish cult classics Gentlemen and Gangsters. A leading star of Sweden’s literary scene
for nearly three decades, he has won countless prizes, among them Piratenpriset and the Doblougska prize from the Swedish
Academy. Östergren is also an esteemed translator, playwright, and scriptwriter. His many translations include works by
J. D. Salinger, the collected works of Ibsen, and numerous playwrights, such as Ted Hughes and Harold Pinter.
Fiction/Folklore & Mythology • 304 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9781847672582 • June • $16.95 Paper • Canongate Books
Being Emily
Anne Donovan
Moving, funny, and ultimately heartwarming, Being Emily is a wonderful novel about
a young girl trying to find her place in the world amid the turmoil that only her own
family can create.
“Heart-wrenching plot and spirited prose . . . her best offering yet.” —Sunday Herald
“A tender, lyrical coming-of-age narrative, its people draw with love.” —Guardian
“Her deliciously corkscrewed tale flows with the sap of everyday life.” —Sunday Times
Things are never dull in the O’Connell family. Still, Fiona, squeezed between her quiet brother
and her mischievous line-dancing twin sisters, thinks life in their tenement flat is far less in-
teresting than Emily Brontë’s. But tragedy is not confined to Victorian novels, and life for
Fiona in this happy domestic setup is about to change forever. Following the devastating events
of a single day, her family can never be the same. But perhaps, new relationships will de-
velop—built on a solid foundation of love. Anne Donovan is the author of the novel Bud-
dha Da, which was short-listed for the Orange Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and
the Scottish Book of the Year Award; was nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin
Literary Award; received a Scottish Arts Council Award; and won the Le Prince Maurice Award
in Mauritius. She has also written for radio and the stage and has been working on the screen-
play for the film of Buddha Da.
9781847671257 • June • $12.95 Paper • Canongate Books
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Hell
Yasutaka Tsutsui
Translated by Evan Emswiler
A masterpiece of surrealist literature from one of Japan’s best-known science fiction writers.
“The nice thing about Tsutsui is that history and modernity combine effortlessly, as do
drab reality and fantasy.” —Daily Telegraph
“The hell in Japanese writer Yasutaka Tsutsui’s surrealist novella is not the conven-
tional fire and brimstone version. In fact this hell is not very dissimilar to the world
that the inhabitants have just left.” —Financial Times
Fifty-seven-year-old Takeshi has just been involved in a traffic accident. When he wakes up,
he is in a strange bar and is no longer crippled as he has been for most of his life, but able to
walk without crutches in his everyday business suit. Looking around, he sees a number of fa-
miliar faces—Izumi, a colleague who had died in a plane crash five years before; his child-
hood friend Yuzo, who had become a yakuza and had been killed by a rival gang member;
and Sasaki, who had frozen to death as a homeless vagrant. This is Hell—a place where three
days last as long as 10 years on Earth, and people are able to see events in both the future and
the past. Yuzo can now see the yakuza that killed him as he harasses a friend of his. The ac-
tress Mayumi and the writer Torigai are chased by the paparazzi into an elevator that drops to floor 666 beneath ground level.
The vivid depiction of afterlife portrayed in Hell admits the traditional horrors, but subjects them to Tsutsui’s unique powers of
enchantment—witty, amusing, and praised for its poetic style and the wizard-like light touch of the author’s shifting focus. Yasu-
taka Tsutsui has won several literary prizes and was made a Chevalier Order of Arts and Literature by the French government.
His books include Salmonella Men on Planet Porno. Evan Emswiler is a translator.
Fiction/Fantasy • 300 pp • 5 x 8
9781846880469 (Replaces 9781846880377) • June • $12.95 (Can $13.95) New in paper • Alma Books
Beyond the Blossoming Fields

Jun’ichi Watanabe
Based on the extraordinary and colorful life of a trailblazer who overcame multiple obsta-
cles to rewrite the rules for Japanese women, this spellbinding novel is from the author of
the Japanese publishing sensation A Lost Paradise.
“This detailed novel, eye-opening in its descriptions of the sacrifices women endured, will
interest those curious about women's issues in Japan in the late 1800s.”
—Historical Novels Reviews
“Excruciatingly beautiful and scary . . . This is a delicate, daring, sexual, sensual reading
experience.” —Publishers Weekly on A Lost Paradise
A Lost Paradise sold nearly three million copies in Japan
As a young girl from a wealthy family, Ginko Ogino seems set for a conventional life in the
male-dominated society of 19th-century Japan. But when she contracts gonorrhea from her hus-
band, she suffers the disgrace of divorce. Forced to bear the humiliation of being treated by
male doctors, she resolves to become a doctor herself in order to treat fellow female sufferers
and spare them some of the shame she had to endure. Her struggle is not an easy one—her fam-
ily disowns her, and she has to convince the authorities to take seriously the very idea of a fe-
male doctor and allow her to study alongside male medical students and take the licensing exam. Based on the real-life story
of Ginko Ogino—Japan’s first female doctor—Jun’ichi Watanabe does full justice to the complexity of her character and her
world in a fascinating and inspirational work of fiction. Jun’ichi Watanabe has written numerous scientific texts and biogra-
phical books, but he is best known for his works of fiction such as A Lost Paradise; which became a cultural phenomenon in
Japan spawning movies, television programs, and even a new slang expression for having an affair. He has been awarded sev-
eral major literary prizes, including the Naoki Prize and the Eiji Yoshikawa Prize.
9781846880780 (Replaces 9781846880643) • May • $14.95 (Can $16.95) New in paper • Alma Books
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Beauty
Raphael Selbourne
Provocative and compassionate, this story of a British Muslim girl forced to flee from
her family is both a radiant story of survival and a timely contribution to debates about
multiculturalism, integration, and separatism.
“Shocking, explosive, and tender—I could not put it down.” —Maggie Gee, author,
The White Family
Beauty—in both name and appearance—is a 20-year-old Bangladeshi, returned to England
after having disgraced her family by fleeing an abusive arranged marriage. Forced onto the
job-hunter’s treadmill and under extreme domestic pressure, she cracks and runs away. Her
encounters with officialdom, fellow claimants, and strangers in the city streets, complicated
by the restrictions and comfort of her language and culture, place her at the mercy of such
unlikely helpers as Mark, a friendly, Staffordshire bull terrier-breeding ex-offender, and Peter,
a middle-class underachiever on the rebound from a bitter relationship. With determina-
tion and good humor, Beauty moves ever closer to making her choice between family duty
and personal freedom. All the while, however, her brothers are searching for her across town.
Can she make the choice herself, before she’s forced to? A sharply rendered, compassion-
ate, and challenging portrait of a fragmented, multicultural urban England. Born in Ox-
ford within a distinguished academic family, Raphael Selbourne studied politics, before moving
to Italy where he was a translator.
9780955647673 • May • $13.95 (Can $15.95) Paper • Tindal Street Press
Heartland
Anthony Cartwright
In this richly imagined novel about grassroots politics, football, and the far right in a
multicultural town, Anthony Cartwright enters the heartland of post-9/11 Britain.
“Brilliantly realized . . . expertly interweaves the stories of friends on either side of a

stricken community’s social and religious divide.” —Esquire
“This is what fiction should be and what readers want it to be: passionately engaged.
The ambition and achievement shine forth from every sentence.” —David Peace,
author, Tokyo Year Zero
“A writer with a wonderful ear for dialect and an unblinking sense of Britain as it is
today. Anthony Cartwright’s patient, attentive storytelling shines a glowing light on
areas of our common experience.” —Jonathan Coe, author, The Rotters’ Club
It is spring 2002 in the Black Country, with local elections looming. A mosque is being built
on the site where iconic steelworks once dominated the town. “The Tipton Three” are in Guan-
tanamo while the whites-only British National Party expect to win new seats on the council.
Rob, once a professional soccer player like his famous father, is now a tracksuited teaching
assistant, and a schoolboy whom he is teaching to read is stabbed in a gang attack. Within
this cauldron, two local soccer teams that are split along racial lines, play a Sunday league
decider, billed by the press as “a match to spark race war.” While England plays Argentina
for the World Cup, the characters gather—Rob, Glenn, Jim, Tom, and Stacey behind the bar—
to see what hope and solidarity they still share. Anthony Cartwright’s debut The Afterglow
won a Betty Trask Award and was short-listed for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
9781906994082 • August • $13.95 (Can $15.95) Paper • Tindal Street Press
98
Indeterminate Creatures
A Novel
Alan Apperley
A rich cast of eccentric characters orbit around a young, newly pregnant couple, in this
comedy that explores the dilemma of parenthood from both mother and father’s view-
points with uncanny accuracy.
Hope and Michael celebrate the first anniversary of their relationship with rain-soaked, drink-
fueled sex that results, accidentally, in conception. She’s a librarian at the local university
and he’s a stock controller at a plastics company, with a fascination for the migration of the
Monarch butterfly—and also for his best friend’s girlfriend, the copper-haired, dark-eyed Evette.
Hope and Michael view the nine months ahead with honesty, anxiety, duplicity, and excite-
ment—but very differently indeed. A network of eccentric friends—Jeffrey, Parmjit, Alex, and
Preston—weaves in and out of the expectant couple’s lives, offering advice and testing their
sometimes strong, sometimes fragile relationship. At Hope’s 30th birthday party, the gift of
an Austrian painting turns into an astonishing historical quest. Meanwhile Michael connects
more closely with his own family, as this contemporary couple struggle to negotiate the mean-
ing of their future together, and the possibility of an entirely new life. Alan Apperley is a pro-
fessor of media studies and a member of 1980s cult postpunk band the Nightingales.
9780955647680 • June • $14.95 (Can $16.95) Paper • Tindal Street Press
The Three Suitors of Fred Belair

E. A. Markham
Beloved Caribbean author E. A. Markham’s final collection of hilarious, erudite stories.
“Wonderfully rich and entertaining . . . radiantly full of life.” —Independent

“Markham’s writing has a deep, unshowy wisdom.” —Times
“Past and present, real and imagined, melt convincingly together; the prose is graceful,
inventive and robust, the pattern of free association yields charming results.”
—Guardian
Winifred Belair is one of the returnees who gossip over drinks on the verandas of the Caribbean
island of St. Caesare. Fred is still good looking and eligible, but her friends warn her about
the visit of the Reverend Alex Taylor from Barbados, a man who is “looking for a soul mate
to help him with the Good Works. And save the world.” Readers of E. A. Markham’s inim-
itable stories will be pleased to be reminded of the warmth, wit, and wisdom of a much-
missed, unclassifiable writer. E. A. Markham (1939–2008) was born on the Caribbean island
of Montserrat and educated in London and Wales. Best known for his collections of po-
etry—most notably The Rough Climate, short-listed for the T. S. Eliot Prize—his short sto-
ries also received warm critical praise.
9780955647635 • July • $14.95 (Can $16.95) Paper • Tindal Street Press
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Among Thieves
Mez Packer
A countercultural thriller about drug smuggling and counterfeit money races from the
1970s ska heyday of Coventry, England to the backpacking trail of India and Spain.
“Reminiscent of Martin Amis—but better plotted. Mez Packer has triumphantly

pulled off the trick of writing across the gender divide—each of her male characters is
complex and convincing.” —Independent on Sunday
“A witty, fast-paced thriller . . . Packer has a gift for quirky conversational detail and
social satire. A promising new novelist.” —Times Literary Supplement
“A highly original debut . . . an often comical, sometimes profound journey across
continents, psyches, and the minutiae of the drugs trade.” —Guardian
It’s 1984 and two ex-campus drug dealers are locked in a feud of mysterious origin. Chilly
Pads has the upper hand and the money, while Andy has the charisma and the girls. But
when Andy sets up a disastrous deal with IRA gangsters, he’s paid in fake dollars—and,
much to Pads’ delight, needs his help financing a scam to recoup his money. The two lead-
ers send a shady pair—ska-loving Jez and Jamaican Bas—to launder the money in Spain,
where Jez becomes convinced they’re being followed and completely unravels. When they
meet beautiful, feisty Becca, they worry that Pads may have hired her to spoil the group
plans, and carry out his own. Either way, Becca impresses Andy and Chilly Pads and they
recruit her for the next big job—smuggling hash into the UK from India. Mez Packer is a
former BBC broadcast journalist.
9780955647628 • April • $13.95 (Can $15.95) Paper • Tindal Street Press
The Armageddon Trade

Clem Chambers
“A digital-age John le Carré.” —Ted Greenwald, senior editor, Wired Magazine
“A spellbinding look, by a market master, at what happens when professional money

meets international terrorism.” —Richard L. Hudson, author, The Misbehavior
of Markets
“With uncanny accuracy, Chambers takes you into the mind of the young-gun bank
traders. He’s been there and done that himself. But disturbingly, he also takes you into
the mind of the fanatical terrorist. Whoa!” —Paul Wilmott, author, Frequently Asked
Questions in Quantitative Finance
“Captures the nature of the traders behind the foolishness and greed stalking the finan-
cial markets.” —Daily Mail
Advertising in Ellery Queen magazine
Jim is the working-class boy wonder who can read stock charts like 50-foot road signs. His
uncanny talent has taken him from errand boy to trading superstar. Whether he’s a genius, or
a fluke he doesn’t know. The mysterious Max Davas, emperor of trading, makes billions deal-
ing U.S. Treasuries using more computing firepower than NASA—but now his models are telling
him that something is about to go catastrophically wrong. The same trading system that has
made him one of the richest and most powerful men in the world is telling him that in a year’s
time, gold will be worthless, so will oil, so will Microsoft, and the dollar won’t be trading at
all. The Euro, the Pound, the Yen, sugar, wheat, coffee . . . all will fall down to zero. But are
predictions fate? Or does this cockney kid hold the key to the Armageddon trade? Clem Cham-
bers is CEO of ADVFN, Europe’s number-one stocks and shares website. He has written in-
vestment columns for Business, the Daily Telegraph, the Scotsman, and Wired Magazine, and
has spoken on investment matters for television channels including CNBC.
Fiction • 352 pp • 4.5 x 7
9781842433102 (Replaces 9781842432983) • Available • $8.99 Paper • No Exit
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The Director
Alexander Ahndoril
An affectionate and terrifyingly intimate biographical novel of the great director Ingmar
Bergman—brilliant, neurotic, and visionary.
“What a great read! The writer seduced me into his world in much the same mesmeriz-
ing way that Bergman might do in one of his films. A wonderful novel.” —Jeremy Irons
“Utterly strange, original, and unsettling . . . arrests our attention like an autopsy per-
formed on a living man.” —Joyce Carol Oates
“I was deeply moved and think you’re a fantastic novelist!”
—Ingmar Bergman, March 2006
“It's an insult!” —Ingmar Bergman, September 2006
Long-listed for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
The director is Ingmar Bergman; the time is 1961; and the setting is the shooting of Winter
Light, a film about how his life would have been had he followed his father’s wishes and be-
come a priest. As actors and crew gather to film this alternative destiny, Bergman tries to draw
his father into the process, but quickly finds himself plunged back into the emotions of his
childhood—both terrorized by his brutal and dominating father, and desperately longing for his approval—and reality gradually
begins to crack and crumble, tipping him into a world of false memories and dangerous fantasies. Compelling and breathtak-
ingly original, The Director mixes biographical fact taken from Bergman’s writing and family documents with a wild kaleido-
scopic imagination to reveal the boy and the man behind the great filmmaker. Alexander Ahndoril is one of Sweden’s most celebrated,
dynamic, and original writers, the author of eight novels and 10 plays, as well as short stories, essays, and screenplays.
Fiction/Film • 234 pp • 5 x 8
9781846270482 • June • $15.95 Paper • Portobello Books
Pynter Bender
A Novel
Jacob Ross
The first novel from a major new talent in Anglo-Caribbean writing brilliantly describes
the birth of a modern West Indian island and the shaping of its people as they struggle to
shuck off the systems that have essentially kept them in slavery for centuries.
“Beautifully profound. It is strange and otherworldly. It has the narrative power and
seamless craft of a masterpiece. It is a book for all time.” —Bernardine Evaristo, author,
Blonde Roots
“A curious, captivating book! With startlingly descriptive language Ross manages to get
right inside the heads and hearts of his characters, all the while showing the effect upon
them of a decidedly magical, mysterious landscape.” —Independent on Sunday
“The world is depicted in all its harshness and beauty in this evocative, lyrical debut
novel of life in the cane fields of pre-independence Grenada.” —Independent
Pynter Bender is a child of the cane fields of Grenada, the second smallest independent state
in the world; a boy born blind but whose eyes are healed, allowing him to see great beauty.
Pynter’s father leaves him to be brought up by the Bender women, a close-knit group of aunts
and cousins, and Pynter’s early life is shaped by them. He begins to understand a world beyond them when his uncle, Birdie the
Beloved, the best baker on the island, occasionally returns to the family on his brief periods out of jail. When Pynter comes to
love a woman, and later flees his family to hide in the canes from the marauding soldiers, he can no longer ignore the violent
world beyond the yard where he lives. This extraordinary debut novel charts the painful awakening of a rural population, es-
sentially organized around serfdom, into a raw and uncertain future that can only be achieved through fighting—a civil war
that Pynter is drawn in to. It is about the conflict between the world of men and women, men who walk away from their fam-
ilies and from the cane fields, and their women who forbear. Jacob Ross is the author of two collections of short stories, Song
for Simone and Way to Catch the Dust.
Fiction • 288 pp • 5 x 7.5
9780007222988 • April • $12.95 Paper • HarperPerennial
101
The Widower
Ray Kluun
The sequel to Love Life and an unconventional tale of parental redemption.
“A bestseller in Europe, and the translation is poignant, humorous, and very graphic
on the cancer . . . his lacerating portraits of the medical establishment will certainly hit
home.” —Publishers Weekly on Love Life
“Wrenching, humorous, compelling.” —Booklist on Love Life
Following his wife Carmen’s funeral, chronicled so movingly in Love Life, Dan tries to pick
up the pieces. He is now the sole parent of little Luna. But inevitably, in his grief, he goes
right off the rails. His friends worry for him and for Luna. His hedonism becomes self-de-
structive, and deep down he knows it’s better to have Luna stay with friends than for her
to witness his decline. He sells his share of the business to his partner and goes on a drug-
addled holiday to Ibiza, drowning himself in the party scene. Dan reaches rock bottom and
realizes he can’t go on like this. His friends advise him to go on a long trip, taking Luna
with him, and to try and take stock of his life. He decides to take Luna to Australia, via
Bali and Thailand. There, as they travel across the continent, they begin to tentatively es-
tablish a new relationship and Dan finally comes to realize what it is he wants and needs
in his life. Ray Kluun is the author of Love Life.
9780330454353 • May • $13.95 Paper • Pan Books
The Orientalist and the Ghost

Susan Barker
Dark themes of colonial misconduct, racial prejudice, and doomed love resonate through-
out this epic literary novel following three generations of one family from the chaotic up-
heaval of postwar Malaysia to 1990s Britain.
‘‘Magnificent . . . superbly written. Susan Barker’s book is full of flawed but well-
meaning people trying to carry on under tragic and absurd circumstances; they mostly
fail, but manage to entrance us in the process. A brilliant book, one of the best I’ve
read in a long time.’’ —Audrey Niffenegger, author, The Time Traveler’s Wife
In Malaysia during the 1950s Communist insurrection, a young Englishman, Christopher, falls
in love with a Chinese girl—an affair that ends in tragedy when, under attack from Communist
guerrillas, Christopher is betrayed, beaten, and left for dead. In 1969, Frances, Christopher’s
Eurasian teenage daughter, is seduced by a Chinese teacher twice her age and drawn into the
Malay-Chinese race riots in Kuala Lumpur. The story then travels to 1990s London, when
the ghosts of that time return to haunt Christopher, triggering vivid memories of colonial mis-
conduct and lost love. Frances’s two mixed-race children live with their grandfather on a coun-
cil estate, and embark on a quest to discover the truth behind their mother’s death. Susan Barker’s
first novel, Sayonara Bar, was short-listed for the Author’s Club First Novel prize and long-
listed for the Dylan Thomas Prize.
Paper: 9780552772419 • June • $14.95 Paper • Black Swan
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I Dream of Magda
Stefan Laszczuk
Genuinely engaging, funny, and utterly surprising, this novel of brothers, family, and loss
is the winner of the Vogel Literary Award.
“The Magda Szubanski dream sequences are surreal, beautiful, literary . . . an absorb-
ing novel and obviously well deserved its Vogel win.” —Australian Bookseller and
Publisher magazine
“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Tolstoy
wasn’t thinking specifically of the Harrison family when he wrote those words, but maybe
he should have been. George Harrison is 28 and afraid of the dark. His father is dead and
his mother lives in la-la land. Reeling from a broken heart, and still coping with the trauma
of a childhood home invasion, George works in a dead-end job in a bowling alley and finds
rare solace in the giant painting of an alien that sits outside his room. His brother Matthew
isn’t much better off. After losing the love of his life in a traumatic car accident, he’s re-
treated into a private world of sleep where he dreams about falling in love with comedi-
enne Magda Szubanski. Matthew and George are each stuck in their own little messed-up
world, with no idea how to get out, and neither of them is sure whether their unhappy fam-
ily will ever finally pull together, or simply just fall apart. Stefan Laszczuk’s first novel, The
Goddamn Bus of Happiness, was the winner of the South Australia Festival of Literature Award for an unpublished manuscript,
and was praised by the Age as an “impressive debut.”
9781741755015 • May • $15.95 (Can $17.95) Paper • Allen & Unwin
The Bad Dog’s Diary: Blake’s Progress

Another Year in the Life of Blake: Lover . . . Father . . . Hero
Martin Howard
It’s supposed to be free food and snoozing all the way, with just a little leg-humping to
break the monotony—but the hilarious second installment of Blake’s adventures find him
more beset than ever, on a rescue mission that would make Lassie proud.
In this sequel to The Bad Dog’s Diary, with three dogs causing mayhem in the household
and Blake’s owner’s baby on the way, human–canine relations are at an all-time low. As if
domestic strife is not enough, the neighborhood troop of trusty canine friends also find them-
selves with a new challenge in the shape of a damsel in distress—the blind dog Lolly is in
need of rescue from her abusive owner. It’s times like these that turn an ordinary dog with
a strong steak of disobedience and a love of scooting into a Wonder Dog. Full of more won-
derfully cheeky humor, Blake’s newest adventures will delight fans of the first book, and
dog lovers everywhere. Martin Howard worked in the publishing industry for nearly a decade,
and during that time wrote about a dozen books under different names on such diverse sub-
jects as treehouses, historic European cartography, New York’s ghosts, and poisonous plants
that talk to people. He is the author of The Bad Dog’s Diary.
Fiction/Pets • 216 pp • 5 x 7.5 • 15 B/W Illustrations
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Towards the Sun
A Novel
Christopher George
A novel of rebellion and rebirth in the vein of About Schmidt and The Accidental Tourist.
“Funny, original, and very touching.” —Helen Dunmore, author, Ingo

“Like the best espionage thrillers, Wakling’s taut debut is a study of human foibles,
with a vivid and all too fallible hero at its center.” —Publishers Weekly on
The Immortal Part
Harry Brinkman’s head is in a noose. His pension has been slashed, his wife is having an
affair, his misguided children are beyond his control. With more to regret than savor in his
past, and more to fear than look forward to in his future, Harry opts to end his life. But as
he’s tying the rope to the beam, he’s interrupted by a cold caller who urges him to think
again. The act of resistance, she says, matters more than anything it achieves. With his beau-
tiful Chechen cleaner crunching up the drive, and his “surprise” 60th birthday party loom-
ing as a deadline, Harry decides to pack the rope away and give the cold caller’s advice a
try. Towards the Sun is the wry, heart-warming story of one man’s vainglorious attempt to
right the wrongs in his life. Christopher George is the author of thrillers Beneath the Dia-
mond Sky and The Immortal Part, under the name Christopher Wakling.
9780719569074 • May • $12.95 Paper • John Murray
MACMILLAN NEW WRITING
Carry Me Home
A Novel
Terri Wiltshire
Alabama in 1904 is a dangerous place for outsiders—when young Emma Scott claims she
has been raped by a “black hobo,” a chain of events is triggered that will affect generations
to come.
“Luke and Canaan are such vulnerable characters, but each with sufficient strength to
enlist empathy rather than blind sympathy. You cannot help but care what happens and
to hope it works out for them. That’s what draws you in and keeps you turning the pages
. . . it’s a story of a family, well crafted, deep rooted, and worth the read.”
—bookbag.co.uk
In modern-day Lander, Canaan Phillips has fled her abusive husband and returned to her fierce
Southern Baptist grandmother—the woman who raised her after her mother’s suicide.
Canaan’s one friend during her childhood was her grandmother’s simple brother, Luke. Now
frail and elderly, Luke is still living in the corncrib shack that has been his home for 30 years.
In early 20th-century Lander, Emma Scott took an instant and violent dislike to her new child—
a white-skinned boy named Luke. Abused and neglected, Luke eventually befriends Squeaky,
a black boy whose family farms nearby. When tragedy strikes, Luke takes to the railroad, and
as he enters manhood on the rails, we begin to discover the truth behind the events that led
to his birth. In the 20th century, Canaan is also slowly coming to terms with her painful past
and, with the help of her adored Uncle Luke, she is learning to love again. This is a heartrend-
ing and luminous story about loyalty, hardship, love, and friendship. It is also a reminder that
goodness can prevail even through the cruelest hardships. Raised in the Deep South, for the
last 20 years Terri Wiltshire has lived and worked in the UK, where she runs a corporate role-
play company. She is a former journalist and NBC News presenter and an actor and director.
9780230743397 • July • $12.95 Paper • Pan Books
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Tell It to the Skies
Erica James
First love can last a lifetime.
“A captivating read: beautifully written and heartrendingly

sad.” —Daily Telegraph
“The author writes with a sturdy, feel-good optimism.”
—Sunday Times
“A heartwarming romance and a compelling storyline make
this novel hard to put down.” —Good Book Guide
The beautiful city of Venice has been Lydia’s home for many years,
a place where she has found peace and fulfillment. Then one day
she glimpses a young man’s face in the crowd that threatens to
change everything. He’s a heart-stopping reminder of a dreadful
secret she believed she had banished to the past. As a young child,
Lydia and her sister were sent to live with grandparents they’d
never even met before. It was a cruel and loveless new world for
them and it forced Lydia to grow up fast. She learned to keep
secrets and to trust sparingly, and through it all she was shad-
owed by grief and guilt. Now, 28 years later, Lydia is persuaded
to leave behind the safe new life she has created for herself and
return to England to face the past—and maybe her future. Erica
James is the author of numerous novels, including 2006 Romantic
Novel of the Year Gardens of Delight, A Breath of Fresh Air, The
Holiday, and A Sense of Belonging.
Romance • 528 pp • 5 x 8
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Return to Sender
Zoë Barnes
A warm, funny, romantic comedy about finding out who you
really are.
“Lively and compulsive.” —Mirror

“An author who gets better with each novel.” —Bookseller
“Zoë Barnes writes wonderfully escapist novels, firmly based
in reality.” —Express
The double christening of her sisters’ two kids gets Holly Bennett
thinking. She would seriously love to have a baby one day, but for
the first time in ages being adopted has become a stumbling block
for her. Does she want to start a family of her own when she does
not even know who she really is or where she’s come from? With
an on-off boyfriend who she’s swiftly falling out of lust with, Holly
decides to move back to her home town to be near her adoptive fam-
ily. Who knows, it may be the change she needs to get her life back
on track—and the place to be if she wants to begin tracing her roots.
But these roots prove trickier to trace than Holly has expected. That
is, until she hires her own oh-so-sexy private investigator to take
charge. Zoë Barnes is also the author of Be My Baby, Special De-
livery, and Wedding Belles.
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Althea’s Grand Tour
Emily Hendrickson
Althea the Amazon—she’s just too much woman!
“With graceful writing and an elegant sense of style, Hendrickson sprinkles her
own special brand of fairylike magic over this charming tale.” —Booklist on My
Lady Faire
“Should please regency readers who like a touch of mystery with their romance.”
—Booklist on The Ivory Dragon
Althea Ingram longed for a gentleman she could look up to, but she found none among
the London dandies who found her dowry more to their taste than her regally tall and lovely
person. It was only when she fled to Europe that she found what was so sorely missing in
her life. John Maitland, the Earl of Montmorcy, with his towering physique and dazzling
good looks, was all she dreamed of in a man. Unfortunately, Althea is more than the Earl
wants in a wife, and her delicate, beautiful companion, Cecily de Lisle, far better fits his
idea about the fairer sex than the fiercely independent Althea whom he mocked as an Ama-
zon. But Amazon or not, Althea had no armor on her heart when she was in the Earl’s arms
and on the top of an alpine peak—as she tried not to fall in love with a man pressing her
over the precipice of dangerous desire. Emily Hendrickson’s many Regency romances in-
clude The Ivory Dragon, My Lady Faire, and The Rake’s Revenge. She won the Romantic
Times Award for Best Regency for Elizabeth’s Rake and the Colorado Romance Writers
Award of Excellence for The Debonair Duke. She lives in Reno, Nevada.
Romance • 224 pp • 6 x 9.5
The Turnabout Twins

Barbara Hazard
When a pair of twins plays at switching identities, the results are disastrous—for they
can't both marry the same man!
Lady Amelia Fairhaven and Lady Anne Fairhaven were twin sisters who shared more than
their extraordinary beauty and their distinguished lineage as daughters of the Duke of
Severn. They also shared the same tastes, the same talents, the same deep fondness for
each other, and the same bevy of suitors who swarmed around society’s most sought-
after belles. But now they shared something else as well—a passionate attraction toward
the Honorable James Galt, whom their father distrusted and neither of them could re-
sist. Unfortunately, the good Mr. Galt could make only one of them the happiest young
lady in the world while breaking the heart of the other. Barbara Hazard is the author of
Midnight Waltz, The Scottish Legacy, The Unsuitable Miss Martingale, and The Wary
Widow. She lives in New Hampshire.
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Robert Burns
The Patriot Bard
Patrick Scott Hogg
Drawing from Burns’ existing canon of poetry and letters, plus some newly attributed
works suppressed for more than two centuries, this new biography of Scotland’s national
poet explodes the Burns myth.
“Portrays Scotland’s national bard as a sexual ingénu who was inhibited by his strict
upbringing . . . a radical reappraisal.” —Times
“Lively and insightful commentary . . . an excellent volume.” —Morning Star
Placing the greatest of Scotland’s poets within the true context of his times, this biography
reveals him as a Scottish patriot of the heart, but also a man who was pragmatically a British
patriot and risked his life for democratic reform. He was a son of the Enlightenment, whose
inspiration came from Scottish and English poets, the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the Amer-
ican War of Independence, and the French Revolution of 1789. Burns is painted in his na-
tive colors as a highly complex, hyper-intelligent writer in both prose and poetry, not the
semi-confused contradictory simpleton of previous biographies. The real day-to-day Burns
was irascible, stubborn-minded, independent, controversial, and opinionated. His voice was
always in the language of the people, and his idealist vision of a better world lifted him from
being exclusively a patriotic Scottish and British poet to a poet of humanity “the world o’er.”
Patrick Scott Hogg is a leading Burns scholar and coeditor of The Canongate Burns.
Biography/Poetry • 368 pp • 5 x 8
9781845964856 • June • $14.95 Paper • Mainstream Publishing
Poetry Writing
The Expert Guide
Fiona Sampson
The editor of Poetry Review leads aspiring poets from first explorations through the busi-
ness of getting published.
For writers looking for a systematic approach to their craft, this guide provides exercises
and practical information, building up to a complete method but also allowing real individual
literary merit. Poetry Writing starts with questions about what poetry is, what it means to
the poet, and why people write it. It goes on to consider rhythm, rhyme, and repetition, and
explore different poetry forms. This book is also thoroughly practical; there are exercises at
the end of every chapter, it contemplates the “idea reader,” and finishes with advice on get-
ting poetry published. Perfect for creative writing teachers and writing group members, this
inspiring volume offers multiple motivational techniques, plenty of examples, and most of
all, it reminds writers that poetry is a fascinating imaginative adventure. Fiona Sampson has
published 14 books—including poetry, philosophy of language, and writing guides—of which
the most recent is Common Prayer. She is a recipient of the Literary Review’s annual Charles
Angoff Award. A regular contributor to the Guardian and the Irish Times, she is also the ed-
itor of Poetry Review.
Writing/Poetry • 240 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9780709085416 • June • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Cloth • Robert Hale
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Ruslan and Lyudmila

Alexander Pushkin
Translated by Roger Clarke
A novel in verse based on Russian folklore, this epic fairy tale comes complete with fac-
ing original text, introduction, notes, and extra material offering contextual information
about the work and its author.
Spirited away by the evil sorcerer Chernomor on the day of her wedding, Lyudmila waits
for her beloved Ruslan to rescue her. However, before he can effect her release, the gallant
Ruslan must first endure all the trials and tribulations that the world and the malevolent
wizard can throw at him. Full of daring adventures, and peopled with a remarkable collec-
tion of magical—and monstrous—characters, the resulting epic is a brilliantly ironic retelling
of the medieval fairy-tale world of swashbuckling knights and damsels in distress. Alexan-
der Pushkin (1799–1837) was a dramatist and poet, penning such influential works as Eu-
gene Onegin and Boris Godunov and now considered the father of modern Russian literature.
Roger Clarke specializes in translating Pushkin.
Fiction/Poetry • 256 pp
9781847491305 • May • $14.95 (Can $16.95)
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder

James De Mille
A forerunner of the sci-fi genre, this novel anticipates the exotic locale and fantasy-
adventure elements of works such as Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World and Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ The Land That Time Forgot.
Four sailors discover a copper cylinder containing a manuscript written by the adventurer
Adam More, who was shipwrecked in the southern hemisphere. They read its contents out
loud to one another, and the incredible story unfolds—his journey through a subterranean
tunnel to a lost world, which survives at the foot of a volcano. This strange utopian soci-
ety, in which humans coexist with prehistoric animals, is the antithesis of Victorian Eng-
land, as poverty is preferred to wealth and darkness to light. At once a timeless satire and
a pioneering work of the science fiction genre, this story is bound to enthrall readers today
and revive James De Mille’s reputation as a writer ahead of his time. James De Mille (1833–
1880) was a Canadian academic and rhetorician who published many works of Victorian
popular fiction. His best-known work, A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder,
was serialized posthumously in Harper’s Weekly in 1888.
Science Fiction/Classics • 288 pp
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Alice’s Adventures Under Ground

Lewis Carroll
Perfect for all Alice fans, this unique edition features Carroll’s original pictures and the
original layout, just as he printed it in limited edition during his lifetime.
In 1864, Lewis Carroll sent Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, a handwritten and illustrated
manuscript, as a gift to Alice Liddell, the daughter of his Oxford dean. This formed the
basis for Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland—introducing timeless characters such as Alice, the
White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, and the Gryphon—although it differs considerably from
the later work, with the author himself approving its publication in 1886. Alice’s Adven-
tures Under Ground provides an enchanting glimpse into Carroll’s imaginative process, and
deserves to be ranked as a classic for all ages in its own right. Lewis Carroll was an Eng-
lish mathematician, logician, and author, most famous for his contributions to the genre
of literary nonsense. He is known for his novels Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and
Through the Looking Glass, as well as his poems The Jabberwocky and Hunting the Snark.
Classics/Fantasy • 128 pp • 38 B/W Illustrations • 9781847490957 • June
On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts

Thomas De Quincey
De Quincey’s seminal 1827 work was greatly influential to such writers as Poe, Baude-
laire, and Borges, and the trace of its impact can still be found today in modern satire,
black humor, and crime and detective fiction.
In this dispassionate analysis of the act of murder, De Quincey’s innovative, idiosyncratic
artistic vision found space for gruesome reportage, satire, literary criticism, and aesthetic
judgments, in a work strewn with examples ranging from antiquity to his own time, in-
cluding the urban serial-killer John Williams. In addition to this essay’s Swiftian exercise
in irony, he investigated the Williams case further in a postscript, resulting in a dramatic
suspense-filled narrative that prefigures Capote’s In Cold Blood and the modern true-crime
genre. Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859) was an English essayist of the Romantic period,
whose most famous work is Confessions of an English Opium Eater.
Essays/Classics • 128 pp • 9781847491336 • August
The Wonderful Wonder of Wonders

Jonathan Swift
The first reissue of this irreverent pamphlet for almost 300 years includes notes and a
biography of Swift, as well as the charming subtitle: An accurate description of the birth,
education, manner of living, religion, politics, learning etc. of Mine Arse [the eighth
wonder of the world].
A glorious exercise in cheeky punmanship, The Wonderful Wonder of Wonders sees Jonathan
Swift in fine form. Flying by the seat of his pants, the great author treats us to a condensed
biography of his posterior, enlivened by some inspired wordplay. Originally a mockery of
the proposed establishment of a national bank in his native Ireland, and the climate of fi-
nancial hysteria that inspired it, Swift’s pamphlet contains some timely economic skepti-
cism, as well as a healthy dose of scatological double entendres. Also including a selection
of Swift’s other, lesser-known works, this volume is a hilarious and illuminating read for
any fans of Ireland’s most illustrious wit. Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) is one of the fore-
most prose satirists in the English language. Best known for Gulliver’s Travels and A Mod-
est Proposal, he is also the author of The Benefit of Farting.
Humor/Essays • 112 pp • 9781847491329 • August
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The Life of Monsieur de Molière

Mikhail Bulgakov
Translated by Mirra Ginsburg
Showcasing Bulgakov’s satirical gifts, this lesser-known work by the acclaimed author of The
Master and Margarita includes pictures and a long apparatus about the his life and works.
Completed in 1933, but not published until 1962—more than 20 years after its author’s death,
The Life of Monsieur de Molière charts the life of the French playwright, from humble be-
ginnings to later theatrical triumphs and political controversies. The work was met with dis-
approval by the Soviet authorities, who detected parallels between the lives of Molière and
Bulgakov, and viewed the work as a veiled critique of Stalin and their own times. With a daz-
zling blend of biography and novelistic imagination, Bulgakov’s eccentric and satirical take
on the life of a fellow writer energetically captures the genius of Molière, while revealing an-
other aspect of his own self. Mikhail Bulgakov is best known for The Master and Margarita,
widely hailed as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. Mirra Ginsburg’s other trans-
lations include The Master and Margarita, and she is the editor and translator of The Fatal
Eggs and Other Soviet Satire.
208 pp • 9781847491275 • April • $14.95 (Can $16.95)
My Father, Joseph Conrad

Borys Conrad
Much has been written about Conrad the author, but this intimate biography, complete with
plates and excerpts from Conrad’s letters, offers a glimpse of the family man.
In this loving portrait by his son Borys, the author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim is ob-
served at work and away from his desk, where he is described as a companionable father who
was willing to take risky and decisive action at the outbreak of World War I in order to pro-
tect his family. However, no attempt is made to conceal the man’s weaknesses, and the crucial
role his stoical wife played in keeping the family together. Providing fascinating sketches of
Conrad’s most well-known literary acquaintances, including Henry James, John Galsworthy,
and Ford Madox Ford, these memoirs are an absorbing read for any aficionado or student of
Conrad’s great novels.
208 pp • 9781847491268 • April • $14.95 (Can $16.95)
Fosca
Igino Ugo Tarchetti
Translated by Lawrence Venuti
Adapted for Broadway as Passion by Stephen Sondheim, a masterpiece by an unjustly neg-
lected 19th-century Italian novelist.
After a passionate but ill-fated love affair with the beautiful married woman Clara, the young
army officer Giorgio is transferred from Milan to Parma, where he meets the sickly and un-
attractive Fosca, the cousin of his commander. Although initially repelled by her, he becomes
fascinated by her and slowly succumbs to her morbid, manipulative charms. A witty and satir-
ical critique of romance, desire, and bourgeois sexual conventions, Tarchetti’s sophisticated
and controversial novel is a masterpiece of 19th-century Italian decadent literature. Igino Ugo
Tarchetti (1839–1869) abandoned his military career to seek his fortune in literature. He wrote
newpaper articles, poems, and novels, and became famous with his masterpiece Fosca. Lawrence
Venuti also translated Tarchetti’s Fantastic Tales and Passion.
224 pp • 9781847491282 • May • $12.95 (Can $13.95)
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Satyricon
Petronius
Translated by Andrew Brown
A new translation by acclaimed translator Andrew Brown of one of the greatest classics
of Latin literature includes notes and a section on Petronius’ life.
Documenting the colorful escapades of the former gladiator Encolpius and his less-than-
faithful lover Giton, the Satyricon plunges the reader into the lives of ordinary Roman
citizens, vividly revealing the Empire’s seamy underbelly. A host of unforgettable characters
are satirically presented, such as Trimalchio, the pretentious parvenu host, in a memorable
banquet scene; the lascivious priestess Quartilla; and the narrator’s unreliable, roguish friend
Ascyltus. Sometimes referred to as the first novel—although surviving only in fragments—
this bawdy, picaresque, and surprisingly modern narrative is considered one of the founding
masterpieces of Western literature. Petronius Arbiter (c. 27–66 AD) was a Roman courtier
under the reign of Nero. Andrew Brown is a translator whose recent works include The Cor-
sican Brothers and Letters to Pauline.
256 pp • 9781847491169 • $14.95 (Can $16.95)
Three Novellas
Leo Tolstoy
Translated by Kyril Zinovieff and April Fitzlyon
Three works by one of the greatest Russian writers combine autobiographical elements
with the themes of marriage, sex, and the conflict between traditional values and progress.
One of Tolstoy’s last works of fiction, The Devil revolves around the young landowner’s Yevgeny
irrepressible lust for Stepanida, a sensual peasant woman. Even when he gets married to a
respectable upper-class lady, he finds himself unable to put an end to his encounters with
Stepanida, and becomes increasingly consumed by guilt and helplessness in the face of his
undeniable urges. In some ways comparable to the controversial Kreutzer Sonata, this novella
shows Tolstoy at his most salacious, while at the same time addresses the conflicts between
desire, social norms, and personal conscience. Also included in this volume are Family Hap-
piness, one of Tolstoy’s earliest works—an entertaining and cynical account of marriage from
the perspective of a disillusioned wife—and A Landowner’s Morning, one of Tolstoy’s lesser-
known pieces of fiction. Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) is regarded as one of the greatest writers
of all time. His masterpieces Anna Karenina and War and Peace represent the peak of real-
ist fiction. Kyril Zinovieff and April Fitzlyon are widely acclaimed Russian translators.
192 pp • 9781847491251 • $12.95 (Can $13.95)
The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins
Thoroughly annotated, this seminal study of the darkest side of Romanticism includes
pictures and an extensive section on Wilkie Collins’s life and works.
In love with the beautiful heiress Laura Fairlie, impoverished art teacher Walter Henright finds
his romantic designs thwarted by the scheming of wicked Sir Percival Glyde and his sinister
ally Count Fosco. The mystery and intrigue are deepened by the ghostly appearances of a woman
in white, harboring a secret that concerns Sir Percival’s past. A tale of love, madness, and iden-
tity, boasting sublime Gothic settings and pulse-quickening suspense, The Woman in White
was the first bestselling Victorian sensation novel, sparking off a huge trend in the fiction of
the time with its compulsive, fascinating narrative. Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) was an Eng-
lish novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He is best known for his “sensation novels,”
the forerunners of modern detective fictions, which won him great popularity when they were
published in his friend Charles Dickens’s publication All The Year Round.
476 pp • 9781847491244 • $12.95 (Can $13.95)
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Closed Harbour
James Hanley
A long out-of-print classic, this edition includes pictures and an extensive section on
Hanley’s life and works.
“‘Neglected Genius’ is accepted merely as the category to which Hanley belongs . . . The
geniuses who are neglected are usually the geniuses who disturb, and we do not like to
be disturbed.” —Anthony Burgess on James Hanley
Following an incident at sea, 50-year-old Captain Eugène Marius finds himself without em-
ployment or purpose in Marseille, paying fruitless daily visits to the port’s shipping offices.
Consumed by guilt, spurned by his family, and faced with the futility of life away from the
waters, Marius seeks solace in alcohol and the arms of a prostitute, but is unable to keep his
mental and physical deterioration at bay. Remarkable in its gritty descriptions of Marseille
and the psychological portrait of its protagonist, this is a poignant, sharply written exami-
nation of the maritime profession and life as an outcast. Born in Liverpool to Irish immigrants,
James Hanley left school at an early age to become a sailor, and his experiences at sea in-
formed many of his works. Only recently has this original, uncompromising novelist started
to be reappraised as one of the finest English writers of the 20th century.
224 pp • 9781847491343 • $12.95 (Can $13.95)
Dead Men Tell No Tales

Émile Zola
Translated by Douglas Parmée
The only edition in print of some of the best-known short stories by the writer of Ger-
minal and L’Assommoir, this collection features pictures and an extensive section on Zola’s
life and works.
In contrast with the epic scope of the Rougon-Macquart novels, Zola’s short stories are con-
cerned with the everyday aspects of human existence and the interests of ordinary people.
From the cruel irony of “Captain Burle” to the Rabelaisian exuberance of “Coqueville on the
Spree,” these stories display the broad range of Zola’s imagination, using a variety of tones,
from the quietly cynical to the compassionate. The settings of the stories also range widely,
from the aristocratic drawing rooms to poverty-stricken garrets, from the cemeteries of Paris
to the countryside of Zola’s youth. In these 16 stories, Zola’s racy tone is faithfully rendered
by acclaimed translator Douglas Parmée. Émile Zola (1840–1902) is the foremost represen-
tative of the Naturalist school, and is best remembered for Thérèse Raquin and his 20-novel
cycle, the Rougon-Macquarts. Douglas Parmée was a lecturer in modern languages and an
acclaimed translator whose other Zola translations include The Earth and Nana.
256 pp • 9781847491299 • $14.95 (Can $16.95)
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White’s Books combines bolder contemporary design with the appeal of a classic clothbound edition, offering read-
ers stunning and affordable luxury. Award-winning designer David Pearson—also responsible for the Penguin Great
Ideas series—commissions illustrators and produces these editions with the highest standards. Instead of a dust jacket,
the decorated cloth covers have a printed illustration, in a traditional medium such as drawing, woodcut, or engraving,
wrapping around the book. Among the other elements that differ from standard hardbacks are colored page tops,
marker ribbons, decorated endpapers, meticulous line-by-line typesetting, sewn-in and glued pages to produce a longer-
lasting book that won’t warp, and thicker, acid-free paper, to give these editions extra appeal that embodies the crafted
virtues of a good book. The result is quality of design and production that adds to the pleasure of reading.
“These clothbound classics with stylish covers are a treat . . . the perfect present.” —Times
“Will gratify all lovers of the book as object.” —Sunday Telegraph
“If, like us, you can’t quite imagine life without the printed word, you’ll love these
clothbound classics. Buy now, enjoy forever.” —Elle Decoration
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Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
James Bond and Harry Potter are indebted to this classic adventure tale and its young hero,
Jim Hawkins. The archetypal adventure story is presented complete with the author’s map
of Treasure Island and his account of how the story came about. The printed illustration
wrapping around this beautiful edition uses gold foiling and blue waves strikingly printed
on the navy blue cloth background. The cover illustration is by the artist Stanley Donwood,
best known for his designs for the band Radiohead. Both contemporary and classic, this
book has unique appeal for any lover of adventure stories. Robert Louis Stevenson was
born in 1850 in Edinburgh. Treasure Island was his first novel, published in 1883. After
years of writing in other, more overtly literary styles, it gave Robert Louis Stevenson his
first commercial success. This edition of Treasure Island includes Robert Louis Stevenson’s
short account of how, on a rainy afternoon, he drew the map that inspired the story—with
a full-page reproduction of the map included.
256 pp • 1 Map • 9780955881817 • April
Emma
Jane Austen
Foreword by Andrew Lycett
Emma, the comic and sharply observed story of young Emma Woodhouse's education in
life, is regarded by many as Jane Austen's most perfect novel. Introduced to the reader as
“handsome, clever, and rich,” Emma Woodhouse is also a spoiled, meddling matchmaker—
Austen’s most flawed, and possibly most endearing heroine. Her fourth published novel, and
the last to appear before her death, this lively comedy of manners is the work of an incisive
writer at the height of her powers. Jane Austen is a renowned Regency novelist. Her other
works include Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. Andrew Lycett is the author
of Dylan Thomas: A New Life, Ian Fleming, and The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes.
Classics • 384 pp • 9780955881886 • June
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Sherlock Holmes
His Greatest Cases
Arthur Conan Doyle
Uniquely combining Holmes’ most famous case, “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” with Arthur
Conan Doyle's own 12 favorite Sherlock Holmes stories arranged in order of publication,
this edition features an afterword by Conan Doyle's acclaimed biographer Andrew Lycett.
Conan Doyle’s original list, arranged in order merit, is included, as is the abridged text of
“Sherlock Holmes to His Readers,” an article by Conan Doyle for the Strand Magazine, later
published as the preface to The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. The book’s cover is by Michael
Kirkham, whose clients have included Dazed & Confused, Financial Times, the Independ-
ent, the New York Times, and Readers’ Digest. Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the most revered
writers of detective fiction. Through creating the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Wat-
son, Doyle defined the mystery genre as a mix of wit, intelligence, and action.
448 pp • 9780955881879 • April
Sonnets and Poems

William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s sonnets and poems are perhaps the most precious words of poetry in English.
With the finest lines ever written about love and desire, they have shaped the way emotions
are expressed. This edition of sonnets and poems includes the narrative poems “Venus and
Adonis” and “The Rape of Lucrece,” which established Shakespeare's reputation when they
appeared in 1593 and 1594. Next is the short poem “The Phoenix and the Turtle,” which
appeared alongside the work of others in the 1601 collection Love’s Martyr. The sonnets
all included here were published in 1609, as was the last poem, “A Lover's Complaint.” William
Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the great-
est writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. The dazzling cover
design is by White's Books' own David Pearson, one of “Britain's Top 50 Designers” as
selected by the Guardian.
Poetry • 224 pp • 9780955881831 • April
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Many novels have traced “the history of a young woman’s heart,” but never better than
the original. The favorite book of many readers and still one of the bestselling classic nov-
els of all time, Jane Eyre continues to enthrall readers young and old. Charlotte Brontë was
born in 1816 and died in 1855. Her most famous book was published in 1847 under the
pseudonym Currer Bell, to hide Charlotte Brontë’s gender in an era when female authors
were taken less seriously. This text follows the 1848 edition, which incorporated the final
changes approved by Charlotte Brontë and includes reviews written at the time of Jane Eyre’s
sensational first publication. The stunning cover design is a paper cut illustration by artist
Petra Börner, whose clients include Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Louis Vuitton, Penguin, Random
House, the Guardian, and the Independent.
448 pp • 9780955881800 • June
Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen
For some readers Pride and Prejudice is a delightful comic novel, for others it is a study of
social and personal values—no other English novel is as popular. The binding illustration
is by Kazuko Nomoto, whose clients include New York Times and the Gap. Jane Austen is
a renowned Regency novelist. Her other works include Emma and Sense and Sensibility.
416 pp • 9780955881862 • June
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Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
One of the most powerful novels ever written, Wuthering Heights ranks among the great-
est love stories of all time. The cover illustration of Wuthering Heights was commissioned
from designer Celia Birtwell, the muse of David Hockney, and a designer renowned since
the 1960s for her fabrics which defined the look of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Paloma
Picasso. This edition includes a fascinating insight into Emily Brontë and her novel by her
sister, Charlotte, the author of Jane Eyre.
Classics • 396 pp • 9780955881855 • August
The Christmas Books

A Christmas Carol and Other Stories
Charles Dickens
Dickens’ definitive Christmas tales including A Christmas Carol and four other stories are
collected in a beautifully produced volume with cloth covers by leading illustrator Joe McLaren.
The Christmas Books were first published in a single volume in 1852, bringing together five
stories which Charles Dickens wrote specially for the Christmas season, beginning in 1843
with A Christmas Carol. Over the next three years Dickens published “The Chimes,” “The
Cricket on the Hearth,” and “The Battle of Life.” There was no story in 1847 but a fifth,
“The Haunted Man,” appeared in 1848. The Christmas Books, and in particular A Christ-
mas Carol, are considered so influential that they are credited with inventing our modern
notion of Christmas itself. Charles Dickens (1812–1870) is considered one of the English
language’s greatest writers.
Classics/Seasonal • 416 pp • 9780955881824 • August
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The Ascent of Rum Doodle Three Men in a Boat

W. E. Bowman Jerome K. Jerome
Introduction by Bill Bryson Illustrations by Vic Reeves
An outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a 40,000- Beautifully produced to celebrate Jerome K. Jerome’s 150th
and-a-half-foot peak, The Ascent of Rum Doodle has been birthday, this edition features 30 original illustrations by
a cult favorite since its 1956 publication. comedian and artist Vic Reeves.
“[Bowman] proves himself to be an entertaining “Wonderfully fresh and funny, and among examples of
humorist who has much to offer for readers who like Victorian humor I would place it high in the pantheon,
their outdoor humor dripping with understated British right up there with The Importance of Being Earnest and
irony.” —Publishers Weekly The Diary of a Nobody . . . triumphantly stands the test
“Wonderful . . . does for mountaineering what Three of time, with its comic flights of exaggeration, its occa-
Men in a Boat did for Thames-going or Catch-22 did for sional archness, and its entirely innocent hint of the
the Second World War.” —Punch camp.” —Daily Telegraph
“This wonderfully funny parody of adventure stories was “I fell out of bed laughing at Three Men in a Boat.”
first written in the 1950s but is just as fresh today with a —Guardian
truly brilliant comic narrator whose commentary on the What could be more relaxing than a refreshing holiday on the
expedition members is unintentionally hilarious. Buy it.” river with your two best friends and faithful canine compan-
—Sunday Mirror ion, Montmorency? However, as J. discovers, there is more to
life on the waves than meets the eye—including navigational
One of the Guardian’s “1000 Novels Everyone
Must Read” challenges, culinary disasters, and heroic battles with swans,
kettles, and tins of pineapple. Jerome K. Jerome’s delightful
Led by the reliably underinsightful Binder, a team of seven
novel has kept readers smiling for years and his prose has found
British men—including Dr. Prone (constantly ill), Jungle the
a perfect partner in Vic Reeves’s glorious and witty illustra-
route-finder (constantly lost), Constant the diplomat (constantly
tions. Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927) is the author of Idle
arguing), and 3,000 Yogistani porters—set out to conquer the
Thoughts of an Idle Fellow and the sequel to Three Men in a
highest peak in the Himalayas. Though a parody, it has become
Boat, Three Men on the Bummel. Vic Reeves is an English co-
one of the most famous and celebrated books of mountaineering
median, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer.
literature. W. E. Bowman (1911–1985) was a civil engineer who
spent his free time hill-walking, painting, and writing (un- Classics/Fiction • 208 pp • 5 x 8
published) books on the Theory of Relativity. Bill Bryson is the 30 B/W Illustrations • Vintage Classics
author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and A Walk New in paper: 9780099511700 • August • $12.95
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Fiction/Classics • 192 pp • 5 x 8
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VINTAGE CLASSICS Carol
A Story for Christmas
A Christmas Carol Bob Hartman
Charles Dickens From the highly acclaimed author of the bestselling Lion
Storyteller series comes the heartwarming contemporary
The first and most famous of Dickens’ five Christmas books
retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
is presented with two others: “The Chimes”—published the
year after A Christmas Carol, and “The Haunted Man,” the Jack O’Malley hates shopping, snow, and even Christmas. All
fifth and last of his holiday stories. three at once is Jack’s idea of a very bad day. Storming into
a Starbucks seeking escape, Jack runs smack into a beautiful
“It has it all: a spooky ghost story, a heartwarming re-
and mysterious stranger, almost knocking her over and un-
demption and a great plot with a satisfyingly ending.”
intentionally changing his life forever. In this one moment his
—Times
entire life—who he once was, who he is, and who he has the
Also available: potential to become—flashes before his eyes. In this humor-
Bleak House (9780099511458), ous rendering of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, timeless lessons
David Copperfield (9780099511465),
Great Expectations (9780099511571), are reexamined through the lens of modern society, resulting
Little Dorrit (9780099529446), in a funny, moving, and ultimately thought-provoking tale.
Oliver Twist (9780099511939), and Bob Hartman is an acclaimed storyteller and the author of
A Tale of Two Cities (9780099511854) more than a dozen books, including Anyone Can Tell a Story,
Ebenezer Scrooge is unimpressed by Christmas. He has no time Lion Storyteller Bible, Lion Storyteller Bedtime Book, and
for festivities or goodwill toward his fellow men and is only Telling the Bible. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
interested in money. Then, on the night of Christmas Eve, his
Fiction/Seasonal • 96 pp • 5 x 6.75
life is changed by a series of ghostly visitations that show him
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some bitter truths about his choices. Dickens’ most influen-
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tial book is a funny, clever, and hugely enjoyable story. Charles
Dickens (1812–1870) is considered one of the English language’s
greatest writers. His works include The Adventures of Oliver
Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, and A Tale of
Two Cities.
Classics/Fiction • 192 pp • 5 x 8
9780099529736 • August • $12.95 Paper
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CHARLES DICKENS
Introduction by Peter Ackroyd
Illustrations by Paul Slater
With a fresh and timeless new look, this formerly out-of-print Charles Dickens collection is relaunched with exclusive
introductions by Peter Ackroyd and features illustrations by Paul Slater, designed to target new and old fans alike.
Charles Dickens (1812–1870) is considered one of the English language’s greatest writers. Peter Ackroyd’s biography
Dickens was published in 1990 to enormous critical acclaim. His other titles include London: A Biography, Poe: A
Life Cut Short, Shakespeare: The Biography, and Thames: The Biography. Paul Slater is an artist and illustrator whose
awards include the Association of Illustrators Artist of the Year Award and the WH Smith Editorial Art Award.
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The Pickwick Papers

Dickens’ first novel is widely regarded as one of the major classics of comic writing in Eng-
lish—in the century and a half since its first appearance, the whole of the Pickwickian crew
have entered the consciousness of all who love English literature.
The larger-than-life Mr. Pickwick, a benevolent and well-to-do gentleman, travels about the coun-
try righting wrongs and occasionally—but unintentionally—wreaking havoc. Accompanying him
is his faithful valet Sam Weller, and crossing paths with the Pickwickians is comic villain Alfred
Jingle, whose misadventures repeatedly land the group in trouble. The Pickwick Papers began as
a series of tales to accompany illustrations by caricaturist Robert Seymour, but soon took on a
life of their own to become one of Dickens’s best-loved comic stories.
960 pp • 9780099533559 • July
A Tale of Two Cities

Dickens’ novel of the French Revolution is among the most famous works of fiction.
After 18 years of imprisonment in the Bastille, the devoted Doctor Manette is reunited with his
daughter, the gentle Lucie, in England. There she captures the hearts of two very different men—
Charles Darney, a banished French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a well-known English lawyer,
both of whom must compete for her love. With a twisting plot of revenge, corruption, and love
played out under the shadow of the guillotine, this is one of Dickens’ most exciting stories.
416 pp • 9780099533481 • July
Bleak House
“Bleak House is not certainly Dickens’s best book; but perhaps it is his best novel.”
—G. K. Chesterton
As the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce—a long and hopeless lawsuit over a disputed will—drags
slowly on through the courts, it begins to wear down all those caught in its complicated web.
Esther Summerson, an orphan placed in the care of the kind and gentle John Jarndyce at Bleak
House, can only watch on as the people she loves are consumed by the proceedings. But when
Esther’s past comes looking for her, will the discovery of her true identity finally lead her to the
answers she has been searching for?
960 pp • 9780099533528 • August
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CHARLES DICKENS
Introduction by Peter Ackroyd
Illustrations by Paul Slater
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Barnaby Rudge
“By most readers . . . the last work by Dickens will be considered his best.”
—New York Times, 1865
As fierce mobs riot in the streets of London, the decent and sincere Geoffrey Haredale forges a
strange alliance with the dishonest John Chester. Their aim is to prevent the marriage of Haredale’s
niece Emma to Chester’s honorable son Edward, selfishly using the violence around them to their
advantage. Meanwhile, unintentionally drawn into the mayhem is the half-witted Barnaby Rudge,
whose past is interwoven with a mysterious unsolved murder. In this tale of blackmail, betrayal,
and bloodshed, Barnaby must fight to clear his name and escape his hopeless fate.
768 pp • 9780099533498 • August
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Charles Dickens’ final, unfinished novel has inspired generations of speculation.
Choirmaster John Jasper is a man of deep hypocrisy. His public reputation is flawless yet privately
he leads an immoral life, frequenting squalid opium dens. Although outwardly he seems delighted
with the betrothal of his nephew Edwin Drood to Rosa Bud, one of his choristers, secretly he is
consumed by jealousy. But he is not alone in hoping for Edwin’s demise. Among others, hot-tem-
pered Neville Landless has also made an enemy of Drood—so when Edwin disappears, at whom
should the accusing finger point?
320 pp • 9780099533542 • August
Our Mutual Friend

The last novel Dickens completed is also one of his most complex and satisfying.
“I would always prefer to go get another Dickens off the shelf than pick up a new book by
someone I’ve not read yet.” —Donna Tartt, author, The Secret History
John Harmon is a young man estranged from his family, yet on his way from South Africa to Lon-
don to receive his inheritance. But, according to his father’s will, he can only claim it if he mar-
ries Bella Wilfer, a beautiful London girl whom he has never met. Before John arrives to claim his
birthright, an unknown body is found drowned in the Thames and identified as him. The money
passes instead to family servants Mr. and Mrs. Boffin, who welcome into their home the disap-
pointed bride-to-be. But when their associate Silas Wegg tries to blackmail the Boffins with an
alternative will, Bella must decide where her loyalties lie.
960 pp • 9780099533535 • August
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The Best of Zane Grey
3 Classic Western Novels Complete and Unabridged
Zane Grey
A classic collection of three of the best from the master of the Western novel.
Riders of the Purple Sage, Grey’s best-known bestseller, is a thrilling saga set in the
Utah–Arizona border country that features a despicable villain and a straight-shootin’
hero in a tale of passion, rivalry, and revenge. In The Trail Driver, the heroine is dis-
guised as a boy while a cast of hard-bitten, weather-beaten characters drive 4,000 cat-
tle north out of Texas, braving the weather, marauding outlaws, and hostile Indians
along the way. Rangers of the Lone Star features Texas Ranger Russ Sittell working
undercover on a ranch to break a rustling ring, a dangerous assignment made all the
more hazardous by the fact that the ranch owner is the local mayor. These three epic
tales represent a wonderful way for Western fans familiar with Zane Grey’s work to
drift back into his stories of life on the range but are equally attractive for newcom-
ers who would like to sample a little of life in the wild west. Although he was 31 years
old before his first book was published in 1903, Zane Grey’s writing style and his de-
piction of the old “wild” west led to him becoming one of the highest-earning authors
of popular literature of his time.
Classics/Fiction • 656 pp • 7 x 8.5
9781853757068 • May • $24.95 Paper • Prion
Edgar Allan Poe

All of His Macabre Tales Complete and Unabridged
Edgar Allan Poe
Twenty-seven grisly tales from the master of gothic fiction range from chilling hor-
ror to suspenseful mystery.
Few names conjure up such an air of ghoulish terror as that of Edgar Allan Poe. Al-
though best known for his classic gothic horror tales such as “The Pit and the Pen-
dulum,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” or “The Premature Burial,” he also wrote
mystery thrillers like “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” or “The Mystery of Marie
Roget,” and curious stories like “The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether.”
The best of his chilling horror stories and other suspenseful tales are presented here
in one fantastic volume, providing an ideal introduction to this master of the macabre
for those unfamiliar with Poe’s work, or a welcome return to Poe’s dark and myste-
rious world for committed enthusiasts. Wonderfully versatile as an author and best
known for his disturbing tales of terror, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) holds a ven-
erable place in the history of American literature.
Classics/Horror • 656 pp • 7 x 8.5
9781853757006 • May • $24.95 Paper • Prion
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Sherlock Holmes
24 Classic Short Stories Complete and Unabridged
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This enthralling collection of Sherlock Holmes adventures comprises the first two
volumes of short stories—The Adventures and The Memoirs—as they were origi-
nally gathered together in book form, with 12 adventures in each volume.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes contains four of Conan Doyle’s own all-time
favorite Holmes mysteries, “The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” “The Red-Headed
League,” “A Scandal in Bohemia,” and “The Five Orange Pips.” The Memoirs of Sher-
lock Holmes has another three of Conan Doyle’s favorites in “The Adventure of the
Reigate Squire,” “The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual,” and “The Adventure of the
Final Problem.” It is in “The Final Problem,” of course, that Dr. Watson sadly reports
the death of Holmes at the Reichenbach Falls near Meiringen in Switzerland. Holmes’s
titanic struggle with his arch enemy, Professor Moriarty, had seen them both appar-
ently plunge over a sheer drop, although Watson never actually saw Holmes’s body.
This was Conan Doyle’s attempt to bring an end to Holmes’s adventures, but he was
to be resurrected by popular demand eight years later. The Memoirs also includes “The
Adventure of the Greek Interpreter,” in which Holmes’s brother, Mycroft, appears for
the first time and “The Adventure of the Gloria Scott,” in which Holmes describes to
Watson his very first case. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) is considered a major in-
novator in the field of crime fiction for his Sherlock Holmes novels and stories.
Classics/Mystery • 656 pp • 7 x 8.5
Jack London
5 Classic Novels from a Giant of American Literature
Jack London
The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Game, The Scarlet Plague, and The Star
Rover—complete and unabridged.
The five notable novels from Jack London are collected in this volume for the ad-
venturer in everyone. The Call of the Wild, Jack London’s second novel, made him
truly famous. Published without any great expectations for commercial success, the
story of the pet dog turned wolf pack leader became a huge bestseller. White Fang,
like The Call of the Wild, explores the theme of contrast between civilization and
savagery when a wild wolf cub is brought up by humans only to become a champion
fighting dog. The Game revolves around boxing, London’s favorite sport. Joe Flem-
ing is a prize fighter and, on the eve of his wedding, his fiancée agrees to watch his
last ever fight. The Scarlet Plague, first published in 1912, tells of a disease that wipes
out most of the world’s population in 2012. The story is set 60 years later as one of
the survivors attempts to pass on a lifetime of wisdom and experience to his grand-
sons. The Star Rover is a prison tale in which the main character endures torture ses-
sions by entering a trance-like state, when he walks among the stars and experiences
past lives. Jack London (1876–1916) is best known for his much-loved tales of the
great outdoors, for which he drew on his experiences of the harshest environments
as a seaman and as a prospector in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Classics • 624 pp • 7 x 8.5
9781853757488 • June • $24.95 Paper • Prion
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Fear
Stefan Zweig
Translated by Anthea Bell
Written in the spring of 1913, and first published in 1920, this novella is one of Zweig’s
most powerful studies of a woman’s mind and emotions.
“Brilliant, unusual, and haunting enough to ensure that Stefan Zweig’s time of
oblivion is over for good. Zweig developed a remarkable literary and psychological
method . . . brought to something like perfection. The story that most clearly exem-
plifies Zweig’s method is Fear . . . it’s good to have him back.”
—Salman Rushdie, New York Times
“Charts every fluctuation of its heroine’s inner turmoil and ends with an ingenious
twist.” —Economist
“(During his lifetime) arguably the most widely read and translated serious author
in the world.” —John Fowles, author, The Collector
The Roberto Rossellini film La Paura (1954), starring Ingrid Bergman,
was based on Fear
Finding her comfortable bourgeois existence as wife and mother tedious after eight years of marriage, Irene Wagner brings a lit-
tle excitement into it by starting an affair with a rising young pianist. Her lover’s former mistress begins blackmailing her, threat-
ening to give her secret away to her husband, meanwhile her husband seems to offer her numerous opportunities to confess and
be forgiven. Irene is soon in the grip of agonizing fear. Stefan Zweig (1881–1942) was a novelist, playwright, journalist, and bi-
ographer. His other titles include Beware of Pity, Chess Story, Fantastic Night and Other Stories, The Post-Office Girl, and The
World of Yesterday. Anthea Bell is best known for her translations of the French Asterix comics, and is also the translator of
Wondrak and Other Stories.
Classics • 120 pp • 5 x 8
9781906548186 • May • $15.95 (Can $17.95) Paper • Pushkin Press
Selected Stories
Stefan Zweig
“Zweig belongs with those masters of the novella—Maupassant, Turgenev, Chekhov—
of whom he was in awe.” —Times Literary Supplement
“A mini-masterpiece about the fever of addiction and of middle-aged infatuation.”

—Intelligent Life on Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman
“Letter from an Unknown Woman” was made into a 1948 film by Max
Ophuls starring Joan Fontaine
Truly gripping, these mini-masterpieces each contain the substance of a condensed full-length
novel. “Fantastic Night” is the story of one transformative evening in the life of a rich and
bored young man. He spends a day at the races and an evening in the seedy but thrilling com-
pany of the dregs of society. His experiences jolt him out of his languor and give him a new-
found relish for life, which is then cut short by the Great War. Two of Zweig’s most powerful
works, “The Invisible Collection” and “Buchmendel,” explore lives led in the single-minded
pursuit of art and literature against a backdrop of poverty and corruption. “Letter from an
Unknown Woman” is a poignant and heartbreaking tale of the strength and madness of un-
requited love, while in “In The Fowler Snared,” it is the man whose passion remains unrequited.
“Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman” is the story of a middle-aged English widow
who travels to escape loneliness and boredom. One evening while enjoying the elegant atmosphere of the Monte Carlo Casino,
she becomes mesmerized by the obsessive gambling of a young Polish aristocrat. This fateful encounter leads to passion, despair,
and death, changing their lives forever. Stefan Zweig (1881–1942) was a novelist, playwright, journalist, and biographer. His
other titles include Beware of Pity, Chess Story, Fear, The Post-Office Girl, and The World of Yesterday.
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The Queen’s Necklace
Antal Szerb
Translated by Leonard Rix
Szerb’s marvelous evocation of Marie-Antoinette and her court.
“Szerb belongs with the master novelists of the 20th century.” —Daily Telegraph
“Szerb is a master novelist whose powers transcend time and language.” —Guardian
The Queen’s Necklace sketches an extraordinary portrait of the French aristocracy as it falls
towards the anarchy and bloodshed of the Revolution. This masterpiece lends emotional con-
text to historical past, with a narrative that prophesizes impending violence through the su-
perficiality and power struggles inside the court itself. Court life is vividly drawn; its fashions,
habits, and politics, and also its power, decadence, vices, and corruption. Len Rix’s transla-
tion brings Antal Szerb’s fascinating world into English for the first time, staying true to the
original style, wit, and strength of the author’s writing. Antal Szerb (1901–1945) was an es-
sayist, novelist, playwright, and a formidable scholar whose books include Journey by Moon-
light, Oliver VII, The Pendragon Legend, and The Traveler. He was twice awarded the
Baumgarten Prize and in 1933 he was elected president of the Hungarian Literary Academy.
Len Rix also translated Journey by Moonlight, Oliver VII, and The Pendragon Legend, and
received the Oxford Weidenfeld Translation Prize for his translation of The Door.
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The Pendragon Legend

Antal Szerb
Translated by Len Rix
Szerb’s first novel, published in 1933, is a quintessential amalgamation of the romantic,
the mystical, and the transcendental.
“A detective story, gothic novel, and social satire . . . written with great wit and a
lightness of touch.” —Telegraph
“Antal Szerb is one of the great European writers.” —Ali Smith, author,
The Accidental
At an end-of-London-season soirée, the young Hungarian scholar-dilettante Janos Bátky
is introduced to the Earl of Gwynedd, a reclusive eccentric who is the subject of strange
rumors. Invited to the family seat—Pendragon Castle in North Wales—Bátky receives
a mysterious phone call warning him not to go; but he does and finds himself in a bizarre
world of mysticism and romance, animal experimentation, and planned murder. His quest
to solve the central mystery takes him down strange byways—old libraries, warehouse
cellars, Welsh mountains, and underground tombs. Antal Szerb (1901–1945) was an es-
sayist, novelist, playwright, and a formidable scholar whose books include History of
Hungarian Literature, Journey by Moonlight, Oliver VII, and The Queen’s Necklace.
He was twice awarded the Baumgarten Prize, and in 1933 he was elected president of the Hungarian Literary Academy. Len
Rix also translated Journey by Moonlight and Oliver VII.
Fiction • 320 pp • 5 x 6.5
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An Education in Happiness
The Lessons of Hesse and Tagore
Flavia Arzeni
Translated by Howard Curtis
Flavia Arzeni explores the subject of happiness by analyzing the literary and artistic paths
to happiness that two Nobel Prize-winning writers found.
“Clear and passionate.” —Corriere della Sera

“A precious legacy.” —La Repubblica
Happiness, as two great masters of literature and thought explain to us, “is neither a privi-
lege of the few, nor a fleeting state of mind: it is hidden behind a door that every person can
open once they have found it, at the end of an arduous journey of self-discovery.” The two
Nobel Prize–winning writers Rabindranath Tagore and Hermann Hesse are arguably very dif-
ferent: one comes to us from the core of Indian culture, the other from the very heart of Old
Europe; the former is an eternal wanderer, the latter a determined armchair traveler. Still,
there are extraordinary affinities between their works, and they both understood that the path
to happiness is paved with small acts and simple notions. Revealing the extent to which these
ideas have affected contemporary culture, this book offers an oasis of stability and calm that
leads to fundamental answers concerning life and happiness. Flavia Arzeni teaches German
literature and culture at the University of La Sapienza in Rome. Howard Curtis’s translation
of Marc Dugain’s The Officers’ Ward was nominated for the Independent Foreign Fiction
Prize, and his translation of Edoardo Albinati’s Coming Back won the John Florio Italian
Translation Prize of the Translators’ Association of Great Britain.
Philosophy • 118 pp • 5 x 8
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The Inheritance
Peter Stephan Jungk
Translated by Michael Hofmann
When a family fortune is suddenly torn from his hands, a poet must travel across countries
and through political uprisings to get it back.
“This eventful, thrilling novel proves to be the parable of a world whose heirs have all
the rights, but cannot do anything with them.” —Die Zeit
“Yet another thrilling, vividly narrated novel from the pen of Peter Stephan Jungk—
a plot worthy of film.” —Focus
“Pleasantly bizarre . . . an unusual and inventive work . . . refreshingly strange.”
—Publishers Weekly on Crossing the Hudson
Daniel Loew, a poet based in London, has been told since childhood that he would eventually
become his wealthy uncle’s only heir. Following his uncle’s death in Caracas, Loew is shocked
when his uncle’s close friend tells him that he alone has been named executor of the will. The
friend subsequently blocks Loew from receiving his inheritance, much to his dismay. In a har-
rowing chase from Venezuela to Miami via Hamburg and Panama City, all set against a back-
ground of political upheaval as Hugo Chàvez attempts and fails his 1992 military coup, Loew
leads a desperate fight to regain his considerable inheritance. Peter Stephan Jungk was born
in Los Angeles and raised in several European cities. He is the author of eight books, includ-
ing the biography, Franz Werfel, and the novels Crossing the Hudson, The Perfect American—
scheduled to be remade into an opera by Philip Glass—and Tigor. Michael Hofmann has written
and translated more than 35 books, winning eight awards for his translations and his poetry
including the Weidenfeld Translation Prize.
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BRIEF LIVES
Sigmund Freud Elizabeth Gaskell Virginia Woolf

David Carter Alan Shelston Alexandra Harris
An essential read for anyone wishing A beautifully packaged day-to-day in- A fresh look at one of the 20th cen-
to understand the life, times, and dulgence into one of the Victorian era’s tury’s most innovative writers.
work of this most seminal of theorists. greatest authors, Elizabeth Gaskell.
Virginia Woolf has been among the most
Born to Jewish parents in mid-19th cen- Highly influential among her peers, scrutinized figures of the past century. Her
tury Austria, Sigmund Freud is a con- Gaskell was the author of more than six unique literary genius, pioneering work
troversial figure needing no introduction, novels—including the critically acclaimed for women’s rights, position at the
yet his reputation owes as much to myth North and South and Cranford—and nucleus of the Bloomsbury group, high-
as to the facts of his life and his work. was a regular contributor for Dickens’ pe- profile family and marriage, relationship
Here, David Carter uncovers the man riodicals. She forged friendships with with Vita Sackville-West, and suicide
buried beneath the mythology, tracing the many contemporary authors—most fa- have all been dissected. Life and art were,
life of this inimitable figure from his ori- mously, perhaps, with Charlotte Brontë. for Woolf, inextricably entangled, and the
gins as the gifted first born of eight chil- Brontë’s biography, written by Gaskell, is autobiographical elements of many of her
dren, through his stellar academic career regarded as one of the finest examples of works, including the masterpieces To the
and his relationships and rifts with fa- life-writing to this day. Famed for her Lighthouse and The Waves, have height-
mous figures such as Josef Breuer. Also adeptness at capturing local dialect and ened interest in this most fascinating of
explored is why, despite his ground- the voices of middle-class characters, figures. Alexandra Harris here takes a
breaking work on psychoanalytic theo- Gaskell skillfully imbued all her writing fresh look at the life and legacy of one of
ries—including the functioning of the with a sense of the intimate and every- the greatest figures of English literature.
subconscious, the repression of trauma, day. Due to her prolific letter writing, im- Perfect for Woolf enthusiasts and new-
and the psychological import of dreams— peccable records remain of her own daily comers alike, Brief Lives: Virginia Woolf
Freud has frequently been the subject of experiences and thoughts. In this new bi- offers a concise, authoritative account of
derision and ridicule. David Carter is a ography, a brilliant light is shed on the the author’s life, and presents an engag-
writer, translator, and freelance journal- life of the woman behind the writing— ing overview of her afterlife in literary his-
ist and the author of Georges Simenon, including her writing themes, her literary tory. Alexandra Harris is coeditor of
Honoré de Balzac, Literary Theory, and successes, her marriage, and her human- Modernism on Sea and she won the Julia
Marquis de Sade. itarian work. Alan Shelston is the presi- Briggs Memorial Prize in 2009 for her
dent of the Gaskell Society and the work on Virginia Woolf.
Biography/Psychology • 112 pp
founder of the Gaskell Society Journal.
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POETIC LIVES
Blake Whitman Byron

Daniel Hahn Richard Canning Sarah Gristwood
A unique view of this truly original fig- An insightful and sensitive portrait of the Among the most captivating figures of
ure, elegantly situating his poetry in life, works, and inspiration behind one his era, Lord Byron’s spectacular po-
conjunction with the story of his life. of Western literature’s greatest poets. etry and scandalous personal life con-
tinue to jostle for attention in this
A religious dissident, a radical, a poet, and Walt Whitman’s importance in the West-
authoritative historical account.
an artist—William Blake is among the ern literary canon cannot be overstated.
most captivating figures in history. Trac- Frequently named the father of American In the words of one of his many lovers,
ing his life from his apprenticeship as an letters, he is best known for the free verse Lord Byron was “mad, bad, and danger-
engraver to a student at the Royal Acad- collection Leaves of Grass, which is ex- ous to know.” Amidst rumors of an in-
emy of Arts, where his outspoken views pounded upon in this thoughtful cri- cestuous relationship with his sister and
on both art and his peers gained him tique. Initially self-published, the a series of high-profile affairs, Byron
notoriety, this definitive guide to Blake’s collection grew in popularity after being penned pieces, including the narrative
life offers a unique portrait of a man praised by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Many poems “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” and
viewed by many of his contemporaries as contemporary reviewers accused Whitman “Don Juan” before dying at the age of 36.
eccentric to the point of insanity. Never of obscenity as a result of his poetry’s Here, acclaimed historical biographer
a stranger to controversy, Blake’s many overtly sexual content. Speculation about Sarah Gristwood expertly marries the
adamant causes are outlined here, in- his sexuality—the result of the homo- man and his myth, using extracts from his
cluding the French Revolution, the sex- sexual overtones of his work—has been verse to explore and elucidate his friend-
ual emancipation of women, and the rife and inconclusive. Illustrating and ship with the Shelleys, the influence of his
abolition of self-denial from religious elucidating the biography of this great infamous clubfoot, and his ultimately
teaching. His most famous works—in- poet using extracts from his verse, Richard fatal decision to join the Greek fight for
cluding the Songs of Innocence and Ex- Canning presents an intuitive under- independence from Turkey. Sarah Grist-
perience, The Marriage of Heaven and standing of a frequently misunderstood wood is the author of Arbella: England’s
Hell, and his engravings—are also dis- figure. Richard Canning is the author of Lost Queen; Elizabeth & Leicester: Power,
cussed. Daniel Hahn is a writer and Brief Lives: E. M. Forster and Brief Lives: Passion, Politics; Fabulous Frocks; and
translator whose works include Poetic Oscar Wilde. Perdita, among others. She also con-
Lives: Coleridge, Poetic Lives: Shelley, tributed to the Evening Standard, the
and The Tower Menagerie. Guardian, the Independent, and the Times.
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POETIC LIVES ON
Dickinson On Theatre On Cocaine

Rebecca Swift Charles Dickens Sigmund Freud
Setting Dickinson’s characteristically Edited by Peter Orford Edited by David Carter
idiosyncratic poetry alongside the A compelling and representative snap- Highlighting his continued probing of
events of her life for examination, the shot of Victorian theatre from one of the subconscious, Freud’s theories on
complete story of one of literature’s the age’s greatest storytellers. cocaine are as litigious as his theories
most intriguing figures is elucidated. on sexual desire and contain as much
Dickens’ burning passion for theater has
continued cultural importance.
By the end of her life, Emily Dickinson often been overlooked by fans of his nov-
lived in virtual isolation in her family’s els. A keen playwright and actor, he Finding cocaine to be an analgesic and a
home, refusing any contact with staged performances for which he over- cure for depression, Freud hailed it as a
strangers. Though she attracted local saw every detail, and personally adapted miracle drug, stressing in particular its ap-
renown as a recluse, her reputation as one many of his own fictional works. As a parent lack of side effects. Marveling at
of America’s finest and most original consummate self-publicist, he also units ability to “cure” addictions to mor-
poets was established only posthumously; dertook numerous stage tours and pub- phine, he enthusiastically recommended
her works, numbering nearly two thou- lic readings of his own work. For Dickens, it to all his acquaintances. Eventually, fol-
sand, were virtually all unpublished at the and for large swathes of Victorian soci- lowing several tragic experiences, he was
time of her death. Displayed here is an ety, theater was a way of life and a hub forced to recognize the negative effects of
insightful and comprehensive outline of of community: audience and performers the drug. This unique selection, edited and
all her most famous works as well as the would swell out onto the streets and into translated by Freud expert David Carter,
real life events that inspired her. This in- nearby drinking establishments after combines letters, papers, and dream
depth examination is then coupled with each show. Drawing on a variety of analyses on cocaine, bringing together the
rich, extensive, and intimate correspon- sources, both fictional and journalistic, contentious thoughts of one of the 20th
dences with figures who exerted enor- this collection portrays a career’s worth century’s most brilliant minds. Sigmund
mous influence on the poet—despite, in of Dickens’ musings, critiques, and opin- Freud was a neurologist and psychiatrist
some cases, never meeting her—all of ions on one of his most revered passions who founded the psychoanalytic school
which were recovered after her death, to and pastimes—the theater. Peter Orford of psychology. He is the author of The Es-
form a compete, authoritative account of has a PhD from the Shakespeare Institute sentials of Psycho-analysis.
one of America’s most beloved poets. Re- and is the editor of Divining Thoughts.
Literary Collections/Psychology
becca Swift is the founder the Literary
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HESPERUS CLASSICS MODERN VOICES
The Moorland Cottage Journeys The Burning Leg

Elizabeth Gaskell Stefan Zweig Walking Scenes from Classic Fiction
From the author of Mary Barton and Presenting the first English translation Edited by Duncan Minshull
North and South, comes the struggle of Zweig’s writings on his travels in Foreword by Will Self
of a strong-minded Victorian woman, Europe, this literary travelogue paints Forging a bold path through the great-
torn between her dreams and her duty a rich and sensitive picture of Europe est of the world’s literature, this col-
towards her family. before the Second World War. lection explores how imaginations
have time and again been set in mo-
Maggie Browne, the daughter of a de- For the insatiably curious Zweig, travel
tion by the simple act of walking.
ceased clergyman, is encouraged to give was both a necessary cultural education
up her own life and passions and devote and a personal balm for the depression Walkers, like lovers of literature, are
herself to her brother Edward. Through he experienced when rooted in one place driven by the urge to explore, and writ-
the example and guidance of her for too long. He spent much of his life ers have blessed their fictional characters
mother—who dotes on Edward con- weaving between the countries of Central with itchy feet since the earliest of nar-
stantly—and her mentor, Mrs. Buxton, Europe, visiting authors and friends and ratives. From Milton’s Adam and Eve
Maggie learns that self-sacrifice is the key exploring the continent in the heyday of leaving Eden to Mrs. Yeobright’s mater-
to living a fulfilled life. The precursor to international rail travel. Representing a nal anxiety spurring her across country
and arguably the template for George lifetime’s observations, this collection in Hardy’s The Return of the Native,
Eliot’s The Mill on the Floss, this femi- poignantly presents Zweig’s deep-rooted walks found in novels, short stories, and
nist masterpiece begs the question How sentiments about the beauty and lasting even drama can have a multitude of
much personal happiness can one forgo cultural importance of the Europe he meanings. Editor Duncan Minshull
in the name of duty and devotion to an- loved. Stefan Zweig was the author of explores these meanings by collecting
other? Maggie’s love story, Edward’s Casanova, Confusion, Fantastic Night & extracts from Dickens and Dostoevsky,
perfidy, and the dramatic conclusion at Other Stories, Twilight, and many others. Proust and Poe, Kipling and Kafka, and
sea all blend together seamlessly to make many more, to show how this seemingly
Travel/Literary Collections • 112 pp
this story a timeless tale. Elizabeth simple pastime can turn into a multifac-
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The Cranford Chronicles, The Life of literary giants. Duncan Minshull is the
Charlotte Brontë, Mary Barton, North editor of The Vintage Book of Walking.
and South, and many others. Will Self is a celebrated author, who is
known for his satirical, grotesque, and
fantastical novels and short stories.
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HESPERUS WORLDWIDE
The Topless Tower The Exiles

Silvina Ocampo Qurratulain Hyder
Presented here is one of the greatest works from Argentine Foreword by Nadeem Aslam
poet and author Silvina Ocampo, who along with literary From one of India’s greatest authors, a story that exposes the
luminaries Italo Calvino and Borges, is one of the foremost soul of a people’s struggle for family and love amidst war,
figures in modern South American literature. upheaval, and devastating loss.
When a mysterious stranger arrives laden with paintings, “A magisterial ambition.” —Pankaj Mishra, author,
Leandro finds his quiet life instantly and mysteriously disrupted. Butter Chicken in Ludhiana
Awakening locked in a windowless room in a topless tower, Moving between India and Pakistan, before and after Partition,
he finds himself trapped—the subject in one of the stranger’s these seven short stories chronicle a world of rapidly chang-
eerie paintings. Heavily influenced by nonsense literature such ing customs where families are sundered and lives are irrevo-
as Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and the surrealist move- cably changed by political circumstance beyond their control.
ment in South America, The Topless Tower features all the typ- In a voice poignant yet unflinching, these stories dissect the
ical hallmarks of Silvina Ocampo’s fantastical writing. With fading of love, lay bare the disappointments of adulterous li-
subtle inflections of language and tremendous displays of imag- aisons, and expose the compromises forced upon women by
ination running riot, Ocampo’s writing is beautifully translated money and class. Showing Qurratulain Hyder at her most as-
here by James Womack. Silvina Ocampo was an Argentine poet tute, witty, and humane, these stories capture the humane
and short story writer who collaborated with Jorge Luis Borges. essence of a culture struggling heroically through a complicated
She won first prize in the 1962 National Poetry Competition and turbulent time. Qurratulain Hyder is the author of four
for Lo amargo por dulce. She is the author of Complete Sto- collections of short stories, including The Dancing Girl and
ries, The Fury and Other Stories, Inventions of Memory, and River of Fire. Nadeem Aslam is the author of Maps for Lost
many others. Lovers, The Season of the Rainbirds, and The Wasted Vigil.
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CAPUCHIN CLASSICS
Each: Classics • 5 x 8 • Paper
Allan Quatermain
H. Rider Haggard
Foreword by Anthony Lejeune
The sequel to King Solomon’s Mines, this thrilling 19th-century classic is set in Africa.
Allan Quatermain, H. Rider Haggard’s famous protagonist, is an English-born, professional
big game hunter and occasional trader in southern Africa. Largely considered to be the char-
acter on which Indiana Jones was based, at the beginning of this adventure Quatermain has
lost his only son and longs to get back to the wilderness. He persuades some old friends to
embark on a grueling expedition to find a lost East African kingdom—involving sensational
fights, terrible dangers, and extraordinary escapes. H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925) was a pro-
lific writer of adventure novels set in far-flung locations. His stories continue to be popular
and influential to this day. Anthony Lejeune is the editor of The Concise Dictionary of For-
eign Quotations and the author of White’s: The First Three Hundred Years.
320 pp • 9780955960284 • April • $14.95 (Can $16.95)
A State of Change
Penelope Gilliatt
Foreword by Ali Smith
Capturing the feel and flavor of 1960s London, this is an absolute gem by one of the most
underrated writers of her generation, with a foreword by the author of The Accidental.
When Katia leaves her native Poland for the more permissive world of 1960s London, she
finds herself coping with situations she had never dreamed of—a dreary job at a women’s
magazine, a solitary friendship with an embittered homosexual, and a strange relationship
with Harry and Don, old friends who are entirely different from each other. Peculiarly at-
tracted to both, Katia tries to sort out her tangled emotions and arrange her life in a way that
will satisfy two men at once. Penelope Gilliatt (1932–1993) was an English novelist, short
story writer, and screenwriter who alternated with Pauline Kael for years as the New Yorker’s
chief film critic. She is best known for writing the Sunday, Bloody Sunday screenplay, which
won several Best Screenplay awards, including New York Film Critics Circle Award and Writ-
ers Guild of America, and was nominated for an Academy Award. Ali Smith’s first book, Free
Love, won the Saltire First Book Award. Her other titles include Girl Meets Boy, Hotel World,
and The Accidental, which was nominated for the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize,
and won the Whitbread Novel of the Year.
260 pp • 9780955960277 • April • $12.95 (Can $13.95)
Non-Combatants and Others

Rose Macaulay
Foreword by Sarah LeFanu
A examination of First World War pacifism from a hugely important female literary voice.
Rose Macaulay’s powerfully felt pacifist novel of World War I records the suffering and pas-
sion of Alix Sandomir’s rebellion against the foolishness of her fellow noncombatants. The
year is 1915, and Alix moves from her cousins’ home in the country to the suburban villa
“Violette” with its impervious, engrossed household. There a gallery of preoccupied charac-
ters, drawn with all Rose Macaulay’s wit and observation, distract Alix from the frustrations
and impotence of her position. But when she learns the truth about the death of her younger
brother on the front line she becomes increasingly aware of the ineffective role of women in
war. Angered by her own ineffectualness Alix finally begins her battle for peace. Rose Macaulay
(1881–1958) was one of the most popular satirical novelists of her day and the author of 39
books, including The Towers of Trebizond, winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize,
and They Were Defeated. Sarah LeFanu is the author of In the Chinks of the World Machine:
Feminism and Science Fiction 1840–1985 and the biography Rose Macaulay.
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CAPUCHIN CLASSICS
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Gryll Grange
Thomas Love Peacock
Foreword by Anthony LeJeune
“A quaint delightful book. . . . Literary and musical criticism, culinary wisdom, advice as
to wine drinking and the choice of wines, Greek and Latin drama, religious symbolism,
legend and history, moral philosophy, ichthyology, electrical science, botany, forestry, and
the impossibility of salvation for the American Republic are but a few of the subjects treated.”
—New York Times, 1896
The seventh and final novel of Thomas Love Peacock followed the others after a silence of 30
years, its typical Peacockian format intact: an idyllic, country house setting, a genial host, many
opinionated guests, and a romantic love interest. Like all of Peacock’s novels, Gryll Grange
dissects the philosophy, manners, and culture of his day through a sparkling cocktail of dia-
logue and poetry. Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866) was a satirist and author. Anthony LeJe-
une is the editor of The Concise Dictionary of Foreign Quotations and the author of White’s:
The First Three Hundred Years.
216 pp • 9780956294722 • May • $12.95 (Can $13.95)
Greenmantle
John Buchan
Foreword by James Buchan
The continued thrilling adventures of Richard Hannay, hero of The Thirty-Nine Steps.
Set during World War I, this novel tells of a German attempt to raise the whole of Islam in
support of Turkey, thus defeating Russia on the Eastern front and turning the course of the
war. Accompanied by his three well-known companions—Sandy Arbuthnot, John Blenkiron,
and Peter Pienaar—and tasked with unraveling a mysterious message, Hannay travels through
Germany and the Middle East searching for the elusive religious leader “Greenmantle.” Alfred
Hitchcock adapted his most famous book The Thirty-Nine Steps for screen, although professed
to preferring Greenmantle as a book. Three other Richard Hannay novels followed—Mr. Stand-
fast, The Three Hostages, and The Island of Sleep. The grandson of John Buchan, James Buchan’s
books include Crowded with Genius, Frozen Desire, and The Persian Bridge.
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These Charming People

Michael Arlen
Foreword by
From the author of The Green Hat, these dazzling Fitzgerald-esque short stories chronicle
the lost generation of 1920s London youth.
Michael Arlen wrote of the fast set of Mayfair and Belgravia, those who were to be termed
the Lost Generation. His characters are doomed young war heroes still hungering for excite-
ment, newly emboldened and abandoned heroines, raffish cads, and outcasts from convention.
His characters are disillusioned, cynical, and witty, but these stories also include elements of
fantasy and horror—in particular “The Ancient Sin” and “The Loquacious Lady of Lansdowne
Passage.” The volume also introduced a gentleman crook in the story “The Cavalier of the Streets,”
and the title of the story “When a Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” was the inspiration
for the popular song of the same name. All the tales are laced with fine irony and understate-
ment, and a kind of bantering tone with the reader which was to become Arlen’s hallmark.
Michael Arlen (1895–1956) was an Armenian essayist, short story writer, novelist, playwright,
and scriptwriter.
240 pp • 9780956294715 • June • $12.95 (Can $13.95)
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Each: Classics • 5 x 8 • June • Paper
The Dupin Mysteries with The Gold Bug

Edgar Allan Poe
Foreword by Anthony LeJeune
Revisit the stories that defined the detective fiction genre: masterly combinations of hor-
ror and rationality.
“The best detective in fiction. . . . Dupin is unrivalled.” —Arthur Conan Doyle

Masterpieces of the macabre and suspense, Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories have sent shivers
down the spines of generations of readers. Of these, arguably none are as chilling as The Dupin
Mysteries. In “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Purloined Letter,” and “The Mystery
of Marie Rogêt,” shrewd amateur detective Chevalier Auguste Dupin embarks on solving some
of the darkest and most suspenseful mysteries ever written. Dupin was the original great lit-
erary detective, with these three mysteries spawning countless fictional tributes in detective
stories ever since. Also included is another of Poe’s masterworks, the intriguing cryptographic
mystery “The Gold Bug.” Wonderfully versatile as an author and best known for his tales of
terror and the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) holds a venerable place in the history
of American literature. Anthony LeJeune is the editor of The Concise Dictionary of Foreign
Quotations and the author of White’s: The First Three Hundred Years.
Fiction • 324 pp • 9780955915642 • $12.95 (Can $13.95)
Love in Winter
Storm Jameson
Brilliantly evoking 1930s London culture and society in this semi-autobiographical novel
depicting her own developing political consciousness, Storm Jameson’s work has been cited
as influential by such contemporary writers as Jeanette Winterson and Zadie Smith.
Six years after the Great War, a promising writer—Hervey Russell—is frustrated by her ca-
reer and her marriage to an unloving man. Her desperate longing for a new beginning finds
an outlet when she encounters her war-damaged cousin Nicholas, who until this meeting has
thought his life was over. Love in Winter forms the second part of the Mirror in Darkness
trilogy, and its heroine is the author’s autobiographical shadow. A leftist, pacifist, and anti-
fascist, Storm Jameson (1891–1986) published 45 novels and many other works, including
the two-volume memoir Journey from the North. The first female president of International
PEN, she was instrumental in the escape of various writers from German-occupied Europe.
Fiction • 380 pp • 9780955960260 • $13.95 (Can $15.95)
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Oscar Wilde’s Stories for All Ages
Oscar Wilde
Selected by Stephen Fry
Illustrations by Nicole Stewart
Like old friends whose charm and warmth never fade, Oscar Wilde's short stories have
enchanted generations of readers, and this beautiful book makes them accessible to an
entirely new readership.
One of Wilde's biggest fans, Stephen Fry, has selected his favorite stories and supplied short
introductions to each, explaining why they mean so much to him and why they should mean
a lot to all readers, young and old. Among the characters are the selfish giant, whose gar-
den was cloaked in perpetual winter until he allowed the children to enter and play; the
happy prince whose statue stood overlooking his city and gave the rubies and sapphires em-
bedded in his eyes and clothing to feed the poor; and the remarkable rocket who was so
convinced that he would be the brightest, most remarkable rocket of all, yet he ended up
in a ditch. There's also the Canterville ghost, so inept at being scary that every attempt to
spook his American visitors results in failure. Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish nov-
elist, poet, and playwright. His best-known works include The Picture of Dorian Gray and
The Importance of Being Earnest. Stephen Fry is an English actor, comedian, and writer.
Nicole Stewartis an illustrator.
Classics/Fiction • 288 pp • 6 x 8.5 • 33 B/W Illustrations
9780007342457 • Available • $22.95 Cloth • HarperCollins UK
Home to Roost
And Other Peckings
Deborah Devonshire
Introduction by Alan Bennett
The sequel to the wonderful Counting My Chickens—highly entertaining musings and
jottings from the youngest of the Mitford sisters, with an introduction by Alan Bennett.
“A voice from a vanished Golden Age . . . the Duchess herself embodies these noble
and conservative values and she personally is a wonderment and an inspiration.”
—Sunday Express
“An introduction from Alan Bennett, so you get two national treasures for the price
of one . . . she’s a wonderful writer.” —Reader’s Digest
“A brilliant selection. I read it with such enjoyment, sometimes laughing aloud . . .
remarkable not only for its style but also for the great clarity, sympathy, conciseness
and humor . . . brilliant.” —Country Life
“All her writing is characterized by incisive observation and unfailing humor . . .
this blend of sagacity and wit proves very appealing.” —Good Book Guide
“My father would not have wasted time reading—a trait I have inherited from him.” The unmistakeable voice of Deborah De-
vonshire rings out of this second volume of her occasional writings. As broad and eclectic as her long and eventful life, the pieces
range from a ringside view of John F. Kennedy’s inauguration and funeral, a valedictory for her local post office, the 1938 Lon-
don season, Christmas at Chatsworth, and the hazards of shopping for clothes when your eyesight is failing. Her no-nonsense,
bang-on-the-nail observations are as good as any antidepressant. Specially commissioned drawings from her son-in-law Will Top-
ley are included. Deborah Devonshire’s previous titles include Chatsworth: The House, Counting My Chickens, and In Tearing
Haste. Alan Bennett is an actor and author whose titles include The Clothes They Stood Up In and The Uncommon Reader.
Essays/Humor • 168 pp • 5 x 8 • 8 B/W Illustrations
9781848541894 • August • $16.95 Cloth • John Murray
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So I Have Thought of You
The Letters of Penelope Fitzgerald
Penelope Fitzgerald
Edited by Terence Dooley
Preface by A. S. Byatt
A lifetime of fascinating letters from the brilliant novelist—and prolific correspondent—
Penelope Fitzgerald, with a preface from A. S. Byatt.
“Until a biography of this genius comes along, we have these letters, so ironic, idiosyn-
cratic, and beautiful.” —Guardian Book of the Year
“Self-deprecating, wry. . . . The novelist’s comic brio is wonderfully on show.”
—Sunday Times
“Among the most illuminating, moving collections of letters that I have ever read. The
writing glows with love and wit, [and] intellectual passion.” —Financial Times
Acclaimed for her exquisitely elegant novels and superb biographies, Penelope Fitzgerald was
one of the finest British authors of the last century. Published here for the first time are her col-
lected letters. An unparalleled record of the life of this greatly admired writer, these letters re-
veal her most important family relationships and friendships, and paint a clear picture both of herself and of her correspondents.
They show how she managed her own career—according to her own convictions—and how determined she was to put her world
view across. A fascinating portrait of Penelope Fitzgerald as a mother, a friend, and a writer, these letters will give readers the
same pleasure they gave to those who first opened them. Penelope Fitzgerald (1916–2000) was the author of nine novels, three
biographies, and one collection of short stories. The Bookshop was short-listed for the Booker Prize, which she then won for
Offshore. Her final book, The Blue Flower, won the National Book Critics award. Terence Dooley is Fitzgerald’s son-in-law. A.
S. Byatt is the Booker Prize-winning author of Little Black Book of Stories and Possession.
Literary Collections/Biography • 336 pp • 5 x 8
9780007136414 • April • $17.95 Trade Paper • Fourth Estate
At the Water’s Edge

A Personal Quest for Wildness
John Lister-Kaye
An exploration of the natural world by a respected nature writer draws delightfully unexpected
connections, and encourages the reader to rediscover natural surroundings for themselves.
“An environmental classic to stand alongside Leopold’s Sand County Almanac.”

—Spectator on Song of the Rolling Earth
For the last 30 years nature writer John Lister-Kaye has taken the same circular walk from
his home deep in a Scottish glen up to a small lake. Each day brings a new observation or an
unexpected encounter—a fragile spider’s web, an osprey struggling to lift a trout from the
water, or a woodcock exquisitely camouflaged on her nest—and every day, on his return home,
he records his thoughts in a journal. Drawing on this lifetime of close observation, John Lis-
ter-Kaye encourages a second look at nature to discover its wildness. He also forges won-
derful connections between the most unlikely subjects, from photosynthesis and the energy
cycle to Norse mythology, weasels, and the overpopulation of the planet. At the Water’s Edge
is a lyrical hymn to wildlife, and a powerful warning to respect and protect it. Naturalist and
conservationist John Lister-Kaye is the author of eight books on wildlife and the environment, including Song of the Rolling
Earth. He has served prominently in the Royal Ssociety for the Protection of Birds, the Nature Conservancy Council, Scottish
Natural Heritage, and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. In 2003 he was awarded an Order of the British Empire for services to na-
ture conservation. He runs the Aigas Field Centre in Scotland.
Literary Collections/Nature • 314 pp • 6 x 9.5
9781847674043 • May • $25.95 Cloth • Canongate Books
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TALES FROM THE TERRIFIC REGISTER
Edited by Cate Ludlow
Fast-paced, astonishingly gory, and always featuring as many corpses as possible, the Terrific Register was a publishing sensa-
tion from 1823 to 1825. As a schoolboy, Charles Dickens read it every week, and he later recalled how it “frightened my very
wits out of my head, for the small charge of a penny weekly.” Richly illustrated with original woodcuts, these themed collections
feature tales from one of the earliest and finest examples of the genre of sensationalist literature—many of which have not
appeared in print since Dickens himself read them.
Each: Literary Collections/Body/Mind/Spirit • 144 pp • 5 x 8 • 16 B/W Illustrations
$16.95 (Can $18.95) Cloth • The History Press
The Book of Wonders

Countless curious characters, wonderful occurrences, and strange events.
Among the prodigious marvels contained herein are giants, children with horns, and babies brought
up by wolves, uncanny dreams, devils, and attacks by everything from cannibals to buffalos, snakes,
wolves, rats, crocodiles, bears, “the ferocious attack of a lioness on the Exeter mail,” and a Yorkshire
fisherman bitten 20 times by a shark.
9780752452654 • April
The Book of Murder

Murders, massacres, and horrors untold!
Sure to fascinate anyone with an interest in true crime, this selection contains the most gruesome tales
from the Terrific Register. Including “the horrible murder of a child by starvation,” dreadful execu-
tions, foul tortures, and one of the earliest mentions of a now notorious killer who turned his victims
into pies, it will chill all but the sturdiest of hearts.
9780752452661 • April
The Book of Pirates

Trouble on the roads, terror on the high seas.
The Terrific Register thrilled its readers with tales of Turkish princes and wicked thieves, black-hearted
murderers, wicked massacres, and the boldest criminals ever to menace the traveler by land or sea.
This selection contains the most graphic tales of highway thefts and dark deeds on the high seas. Lovers
of high adventure will find the life of Blackbeard and the adventures of Henry Morgan—Welsh pri-
vateer and one of the most dangerous men ever to sail the Spanish Main. Countless tales of murder
and plunder culminate in the strange story of the resurrected highwayman, brought back from the
dead after his execution—forcing the authorities to hang him for the second time.
9780752454177 • June
The Book of Ghosts

Tales from beyond the grave.
These selections contain all the finest ghost stories from this 185-year-old publication. With count-
less reports of apparitions and premonitions of all kinds, extraordinary instances of second sight, and
visitations from spirits predicting fortunes, deaths, and dreadful disasters, it will chill all but the stur-
diest of hearts.
9780752454160 • August
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EYE CLASSICS
Each: Autobiography/Travel • 5 x 7.5 • 1 Map • August • $12.95 (Can $13.95) Paper • Eye Books
Green Oranges on Lion Mountain

Emily Joy
Dr. Em goes from a comfortable life to dealing with medical supply shortages and
invading rebels, and being inspired by the tenacious spirit of Sierra Leoneans.
“Illustrates the tenacity and determination of the people of Sierra Leone.”

—Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
“Very down to earth, very funny, very human.” —Yorkshire Evening Post
When your Dad can crash his airplane into two water buffalo, life is unlikely to go ac-
cording to plan. Even so, Emily Joy puts on her rose-tinted glasses, leaves behind her com-
fortable life as a doctor in Britain, and heads off for two years to a remote hospital in Sierra
Leone. There she finds the oranges are green, the bananas are black, and her patients are
very ill. There’s no water, no electricity, no oxygen, no amputation saw—and Dr. Em is no
surgeon. And there’s no chocolate to treat her nasty case of unrequited love. Dr. Em’s prob-
lems are tiny compared to those faced by the people of Sierra Leone on a daily basis. If
they can remain so optimistic, what’s Em’s excuse? Our green doctor is a bit of a yellow-
belly, often red-faced, trying to fight the blues. But green oranges give sweet orange juice.
Never judge a fruit by its color. Emily Joy was a doctor, and is now an author.
9781903070734 (Replaces 9781903070291)
Jasmine and Arnica

Nicola Naylor
Foreword by Kate Adie
A traveler without sight takes her dream trip, alone and unsupported, learning about
alternative healing and unveiling an India few are able to experience.
“Beautifully told with both insight and compassion, this remarkable story of one
woman’s triumph over adversity will be an inspiration to all its readers.”
—Woman and Home
Many would balk at the idea of a white woman traveling India alone—and in particular,
a blind woman. Throughout her childhood Nicola Naylor had been fascinated by images
of the subcontinent and was determined both to realize her dream of visiting and to push
back the stifling constraints imposed by perceptions of her disability. While depending on
her third eye—or sixth sense—she explores India from the inside. Her account is both sen-
suous and enormously visual as she gradually rebuilds her shattered self-confidence, re-
gains her desire to live life, and rediscovers her almost forgotten love of writing. Nicola
Naylor was born with a congenital disorder that left her blind in one eye. It was only a
matter of time before she lost sight in the other. She set up a clinic specializing in muscle
massage and traveled to India to research Indian massage techniques and holistic therapy.
Kate Adie is a chief news correspondent with BBC News.
9781903070765 (Replaces 9781903070178)
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Each: 5 x 7.5 • August • Paper • Eye Books
Frigid Women
Sue Riches and Victoria Riches
Foreword by Dawn French
A hilarious, intimate account of the first all-women’s expedition to the North Pole, which
turned out to be truly life changing.
“An uplifting story . . . and simply told.” —Daily Telegraph

The team made the Guinness Book of World Records on May 26, 1997
“Men like to conquer, fight, or subdue the Arctic, while we had a different attitude. We felt
that we had to go along with what we were faced with. . . . We tried to have the Arctic on
our side instead of confronting it.” In 1997 a group of 20 women set out to become the
world’s first all-female expedition to the North Pole, hoping to raise awareness and sup-
port for sufferers of cancer and other illnesses. Sue Riches, recently recovering from a mas-
tectomy, and her daughter Victoria were among them, and this is their inspirational story
of personal accomplishment. Sue Riches is now a writer and a lecturer. Victoria Humphries
is a speaker and life coach. Dawn French is an award-winning comedy writer and actor,
and the author of Dear Fatty.
Travel/Autobiography • 250 pp
9781903070741 (Replaces 9780953057528) • $13.95 (Can $15.95)
Riding with Ghosts

Gwen Maka
Fascinated by Native American history, Gwen set out to travel the length and breadth
of the American West—4,000 miles solo, by bicycle.
“A fantastic read.” —Cycling World

“A beautifully written book which achieves the delicate balance between poetic de-
scription, gritty humor and well-paced storytelling.” —Manchester Evening News
“The book is written in a fluid and beautifully descriptive way.” —London Cyclist
Frank and often outrageous, this is an account of a 40-something Englishwoman’s epic 4,000
mile cycle ride from Seattle to Mexico, via the snow-covered Rockies, mostly alone and
camping in the wild. She runs appalling risks and copes in a gutsy, hilarious way with ex-
haustion, climatic extremes, dangerous animals, eccentrics, lechers, and a permanently sad-
dle-sore backside. We share her deep involvement with the West’s pioneering past, and with
the tragic traces the history has left lingering on the land. When she rides the faded trails
of the vanished American Indian nations she displays a strong sensitivity to the atmosphere
of the spectacular landscape, as if the moments of its vibrant past are hanging in the air,
only waiting for her to conjure them up vividly—sometimes with humor, and frequently
with passion. As she travels, the ghosts of Lewis and Clark, Chief Joseph and Geronimo,
Custer and Crazy Horse—all the legendary figures of the Old West—ride with her. Gwen
Maka is a travel expert and author.
Travel/History • 288 pp
9781903070772 (Replaces 9781903070000) • $12.95 (Can $13.95)
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Right to the Edge
Sydney to Toyko by Any Means
Charley Boorman
Charley Boorman returns with a brand-new adventure, traveling from Australia, Papua
New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan—by any means!
Using quad bikes, hovercrafts, wooden scooters, canoes, paragliders, and of course his fa-
vorite mode of transportation—motorcycle—Charley travels through some of the most ex-
otic and exciting countries in the world. Along the way he encounters fascinating people and
tests his endurance to the limit. Packed with adventure, and written with Charley’s trade-
mark humor and enthusiasm, Right to the Edge will delight fans and new readers alike. Charley
Boorman is the author of Race to Dakar and coauthor with Ewan McGregor of Long Way
Down and Long Way Round.
Travel/Autobiography • 352 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 32 Color Photos
9781847443526 • April • $19.95 Paper • Sphere
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By Any Means
The Brand New Adventure from Wicklow to Wollongong
Charley Boorman
Following his motorcycle trips around the planet with Ewan McGregor in Long Way Around
and Long Way Down, as well as his thrilling path through Africa in Race to Dakar, Charley
Boorman is back with an even more outrageous globetrotting adventure.
“Replete with colorful characters, hair-raising action and enough raw machismo to
knock over an elephant.” —Kirkus Reviews on Race to Dakar
Charley Boorman has arranged himself a new challenge: he must travel from his home town
in England all the way to Sydney, Australia, and he must use any means available to reach
his destination, including steam train, horse, boat, kayak, motorcycle, and tuk-tuk. Whether
crossing the Black Sea, trekking through Tibet, riding an elephant in India, or hiking through
the forests of Papua New Guinea, this thrilling travelogue follows Charley’s travels through
extraordinary places via unusual transports. With trademark enthusiasm, dedication, and good
humor, Charley tackles his most challenging voyage to date with astounding results. Charley
Boorman is the author of Race to Dakar and coauthor with Ewan McGregor of Long Way
Down and Long Way Round.
Travel/Autobiography • 352 pp • 5 x 8
Paper reissue: 9780751541731 (Replaces 9781847442475) • June • $12.95 • Sphere
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Luca Antara
Martin Edmond
Neither standard history nor standard memoir, this much-acclaimed journey into Australia’s
mysterious mythical past is masterfully told and endlessly compelling.
“Where Edmond the protagonist is most vivid is in his evocations of his adopted
Australia . . . it’s in these moments that we feel the affecting complexity of his presence,
asserted triumphantly.” —New York Times
“Part autobiography, part history, part travel book, and part quest narrative, an un-
usual combination that nevertheless works. Indeed, Edmond’s text is often a pure
pleasure to read.” —Literary Review
Combining memoir, travelogue, history, and detective story, Luca Antara is a rich tapestry
of history and the present. It parallels the life of the author, an émigré to Sydney; and the
life of historical figure, António da Nova, the servant of a Portuguese explorer who in the
1600s sent da Nova to find out more about Luca Antara—now Australia. New to Sydney,
Martin Edmond finds himself impoverished and displaced. He earns money as a taxi driver
but spends his spare time frequenting secondhand bookshops trying to learn more about the
history of Australia and the wider region. The people Edmond encounters in his taxi and in
his search for rare books are varied and strange, offering the reader a voyeuristic glimpse into Sydney’s subculture. Edmond’s
reading centers upon da Nova, but each book he reads leads to another and the subject becomes broader and increasingly fas-
cinating. Sent to discover more about Luca Antara, António da Nova’s crew mutiny and dump him on the West Australian coast.
He is found by Aborigines, who take him on an epic walk across northern Australia. Eventually he manages to return to his
master in Portugal who awaits news of his explorations. The lives of the two men and the strange customs and unique social
mores of each man’s culture and time intertwine throughout the book, ending with Edmond literally walking in the footsteps
of da Nova across northern Australia. Martin Edmond has written the feature films Illustrious Energy and Terra Nova and his
books include The Autobiography of My Father, The Resurrection of Philip Clairmont, Waimarino County: & Other Excur-
sions, and Chronicle of the Unsung, which won the Biography Award at the 2005 Montana Book Awards.
Travel/History • 272 pp • 5 x 8
9781842433195 (Replaces 9781842432891) • June • $16.95 Paper • Oldcastle Books
American Journeys
Don Watson
“The best book written by an outsider about America.” —David Sedaris
“Profound and deeply personal . . . makes for itself a place in the great tradition of
American journeys.” —Australian Book Review
“A fine and necessary book. Any citizen who neglects to read it does so at his or her
peril.” —Lewis H. Lapham, editor, Harper’s Magazine, on Death Sentences
“[Watson is] always clear and precise, even when exposing the verbal pollution that
passes for wisdom in the public realm.” —Toronto Star on Death Sentences
In a series of journeys acclaimed Aussie author Don Watson set out to explore the nation that
has influenced him more than any other. Traveling by rail gives Watson a unique and seduc-
tive means of peering into the country, a way to experience life with its citizens: long days
with the American landscape and American towns and American history unfolding on the out-
side, while inside a tiny particle of the American people talked among themselves. His expe-
riences are profoundly affecting: he witnesses the terrible aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on
the Gulf Coast; explores the savage history of the Deep South; and journeys to the remark-
able wilderness of Yellowstone National Park. Yet it is through the people he meets that Wat-
son discovers the incomparable genius of America, its optimism, sophistication, and riches—and also its darker side, its disavowal
of failure and uncertainty. Beautifully written, with gentle power and sly humor, this book investigates the meaning of the United
States, concluding that the things that make America great are also its greatest flaws. Don Watson is the author of the acclaimed
Death Sentences: How Clichés, Weasel Words and Management-Speak are Strangling Public Language.
Travel/Autobiography • 338 pp • 5 x 8 • 13 B/W Illustrations • 1 Map
9781741666212 • April • $17.95 (Can $19.95) Paper • Vintage Australia
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Tequila Oil
Getting Lost in Mexico
Hugh Thomson
The New York Times Book Review said “Everywhere Thomson goes he finds good sto-
ries to tell.” Here the noted South American explorer takes on Mexico.
“A beautiful book, full of appreciation and aphorism, an unashamedly personal story.

It’s soulful, very funny, thoughtful, with a deep romanticism at its heart.”
—Independent
“Thomson steers through a series of hair-raising encounters with wit, wisdom, and an
easy charm that makes you fall for the road trip—and Central America—at the same
time.” —Times
“A riotous, tequila-soaked jaunt. . . . Thomson’s Mexico is one of beauty, humor, and
freedom, laced with a tantalizing hint of danger.” —Wanderlust
“Informative and absorbing, his adventures are balanced with historical accounts of
the places he passes through. Would-be visitors . . . will find plenty to whet their ap-
petite.” —Financial Times
An account of Hugh Thomson’s first wild adventure in Mexico at the age of 18 illustrates why it ignited his love for Latin Amer-
ica, and is then followed by his subsequent exploration 30 years later of the country, its people, and its history. Revealing a
much more dangerous side of Mexico than that seen by package vacationers, this book takes the reader from the badlands of
Chihuahua to the forests of the Yucatan. It ends deep in the Mexican jungle, face to face with one the most enigmatic and least
understood cultures on the planet—the Maya—with a sense of humility at how little we still know about the pre-Columbian
past. Similar to The Motorcycle Diaries, by throwing himself on the kindness, hospitality, and mercy of the Mexicans he met
(or crashed into), Hugh was given an unusual and peculiarly vulnerable insight into Mexico. He returns many years later with
a deeper understanding and the ability to explore the deep roots of pre-Columbian culture within Mexican life and to appreci-
ate how much archaeologists have revealed about the Maya and the Aztecs in just the last few years. Hugh Thomson’s previ-
ous books include Nanda Devi, A Sacred Landscape: The Search for Ancient Peru, and The White Rock: An Exploration of the
Inca Heartland. He is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker.
Travel • 224 pp • 5 x 8
9780753826942 • June • $16.95 Trade Paper • Phoenix
Diana’s Secret London

Glenn Harvey and Mark Saunders
Uncovering the person beneath the public persona, this book by follows Princess Diana
on an intimate journey into the very heart of her life in the city she loved.
Despite her public profile, she led a surprisingly secret life away from the press. This prac-
tical guide allows you to follow her footsteps and is packed with hundreds of photographs
showing a London you never knew existed, with such highlights as the school she worked
in as a kindergarten teacher, her favorite shops, the pub in which she enjoyed playing the
slot machine, and the lake where she dramatically saved a man’s life. Everything her fans
want to know about her real life in the British capital is revealed for the first time here, with
maps and comprehensive directions that readers can follow to take the same routes that she
did. Glenn Harvey has specialized in photographing the lives of the British Royal Family;
he has been awarded and acclaimed for his photographic work featuring Princess Diana and
other members of the Royal Family. His work has been published worldwide, regularly ap-
pearing in Time and Life magazines. He is the author of Diana: A Princess Remembered.
Mark Saunders was royal correspondent for the Windsor Express, the Queen’s local news-
paper, for five years. In that role he covered more than 200 official royal functions. Harvey
and Saunders are the coauthors of Diana and the Paparazzi.
Travel/Biography • 288 pp • 5 x 8 • 24 Color Photos
9781844548033 • May • $14.95 (Can $16.95) Paper • John Blake
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Historic Pubs of London
Ted Bruning
A photographic tour of 100 of London’s finest pubs, with a wealth of historical in-
formation and practical details for the traveler.
Pubs represent a history of London life that stretches across the centuries from the taverns
that served Chaucer and Shakespeare to those frequented by Orwell and Dickens. From
river pubs to theater pubs, Victorian gin palaces to medieval coaching houses, the pubs
covered here have been chosen for their architecture and interiors, for having a role in local
social history, or having once been frequented by the famous, infamous, and in some cases,
ghostly. This guide includes details on hundreds of historical pubs in each area. There are
practical tips and information on all the pubs featured, such as travel, opening hours, food
and beer selections, as well as maps of all the main areas and listings of other attractions
near every pub. Ted Bruning is also the author of Historic Pubs of England and London
Pub by Pub. He is editor of What’s Brewing, a monthly newspaper in England.
History/Travel • 256 pp • 5.5 x 7.5 • 150 Color Photos
9781853757563 (Replaces 9781853753657) • June • $24.95 Cloth • Prion
Also available: London by Pub

9781847325082 • $24.95
Best of Irish
A Celebration of Incredible Ireland
Hannah Mulholland
Staggeringly, it is estimated that for 80 million people across the globe,
Ireland is “the old country.” Here is a charming celebration of the old
country, for all those who are Irish—or Honorary Irish.
“When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees.
Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious.” —Edna O’Brien
Celebrating everything that’s wonderful about the green isle and its peo-
ple, ranging from geographical wonders to cultural symbols, literary ge-
nius to enduring monuments, Blarney Stone to Molly Malone, there is
something in this gift book for everyone. Mini-biographies of great Irish
men and women cover everyone from Yeats to Bono. Full of entertaining
quotations and fascinating facts, Best of Irish is a lovely book championing
the achievements, quirks, and cultural wealth of Ireland. Born in Dublin,
Hannah Mulholland worked as a freelance journalist in Ireland before mov-
ing to London where she is now a copywriter.
Travel/History • 96 pp • 4.5 x 4.5
9781843173410 • February • $7.99 (Can $8.99) Cloth • Michael O’Mara
Best of British
Also available: 9781843173175
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XENOPHOBE’S GUIDES
Highlighting the unique character and behavior of different nations, these humorous guides
to cross-cultural awareness are frank, irreverent, and funny—almost guaranteed to cure xenophobia.
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Rude French
Edited by Chambers
Containing only slang and swear words, it’s the French phrasebook that won’t behave.
Rude, lewd, and dangerous to utter, this alternative phrasebook shows how the French really
talk, including their love of a good spoonerism and the body language that will get you un-
derstood without opening your mouth. So if you need to be able to say “the bags under his
eyes are more like suitcases,” or you find that giving someone the finger is not enough and
only the bras d’honneur will do, or you only care just enough to manage a Gallic shrug, Rude
French will either help you get by or help you get beaten up, just like a native. Meticulously
researched and expertly written, the highly acclaimed Chambers range has been at the fore-
front of presenting knowledge and learning in an engaging and accessible way since it was
first established in the 19th century.
Reference • 144 pp • 4.5 x 7
Rude Spanish
Edited by Chambers
Not for the easily shocked, an entertaining romp through the underside of the Spanish language.
If your Spanish doesn’t yet stretch to calling your teammates “so lazy that they wouldn’t run
if their asses were on fire” or commenting that the club you’re in is “boring as hell, you’d get
more action at a wake,” this is the book for you, including these and many much ruder phrases.
You’ll also find sections on Spanish jokes, body language, and swearing, plus irreverent car-
toons throughout the book to illustrate some of the more entertaining phrases. You’ll find
yourself able to say “¡Eras más bruto que un arado!” (“You ham-fisted clodhopper!,” or lit-
erally, “You’re clumsier than a plough!”) “Eres más feo que el parto de Mick Jagger.” (“You’re
uglier than Mick Jagger when he was born.”) and “¡Que te folle un pez!” (“Get lost!,“ or lit-
erally, “Go get screwed by a fish!”). Meticulously researched and expertly written, the highly
acclaimed Chambers range has been at the forefront of presenting knowledge and learning
in an engaging and accessible way since it was first established in the 19th century.
Reference • 128 pp • 4.5 x 7
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Pimp Your Vocab
A Terrifying Dictionary for Adults: Words Kids Don’t Want You to Know
21st-Century Playground Edition
Lucy Tobin
For those looking to bridge the communication gap between teachers and students, par-
ents and kids? Check out this handy insider’s guide to Teenglish.
A vast number of bewildering terms, with no apparent relevance to the rules of grammar or
sense, have proliferated among the youth of today and this strange new language can be heard
on the back of the bus, in student bars across the land, and online—indeed, wherever teens
chat breeze (make conversation) together. How to decipher this cryptic talk? Unfortunately,
a trawl through Webster’s won’t say what a milf is, what things are alternately sick and skanka-
roo, or what it means to get poked on Facebook. As for expletives, well, in the modern age
the F-word is the most versatile part of speech around—a handy verb, adjective, or noun.
This guide helps sort through these words and more for those teeks (derived from “antique”)
everywhere. Lucy Tobin is a freelance writer with Evening Standard.
Reference • 128 pp • 4.5 x 6.5
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It’s Not Rocket Science

And Other Irritating Modern Clichés
Clive Whichelow and Hugh Murray
What’s not to like? This high-octane, caffeine-fueled, dictionary of clichés highlights the freshly
hackneyed phrases everyone is subjected to 24/7. So how good is that?
In the last 30 years, new technology, fashion, and social set-ups have spawned new clichés ga-
lore. Everything on the internet is available at the “click of a mouse,” TV hosts ask the audience
to “give it up” when they want them to applaud, call centers say “we value your call” even though
“all our operators are busy.” And if someone “gobsmacked” by all this they may be told to “get
a life,” “chill out,” or “whatever.” This collection sifts through all aspects of modern life to find
the most prevalent, ubiquitous, and downright irritating clichés of our age. Clive Whichelow has
written for Jonathan Ross and Spitting Image as well as coauthored such titles as They X-Rayed
My Head and Found Nothing: The Ultimate A-Z of Very Stupid Things Said by Very Famous
People. Hugh Murray’s TV and radio writing credits include work for Steve Coogan and Smack
the Pony.
Reference/Language & Linguistics • 192 pp • 5 x 8 • Piatkus Books
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A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

Tad Tuleja
From achtung to zeitgeist, an exhaustive compendium of more than 1,000 words and phrases
from 20 different languages, all that are used in English.
English is a language rich in foreign infusions. As a result, what is known today as English is far
from the language of the Angles. From the time of Shakespeare down to the present day, the Eng-
lish language has always profited from foreign contacts that resulted in contributions from across
the globe. This dictionary presents a selection of those foreign terms now used in English but
that are neither on the one hand Anglicized nor on the other merely pedantic. Special categories
given their own sections include Roman Beginnings, A Sanskrit Sampler, French Ballet Termi-
nology, Italian Musical Terms, and Toasts. Tad Tuleja is the author of Curious Customs, Mar-
velous Monikers, and Quirky Quotations. He lives in Belchertown, Massachusetts.
Language & Linguistics/Reference • 210 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9780709089568 • June • $16.95 (Can $18.95) Paper • Robert Hale
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COLLINS LANGUAGE REVOLUTION! GRAMMAR BUSTERS
Tony Buzan
“A great, fun way to learn. What makes it different is the interactive side; there is more to do and
more of an opportunity to use creativity. I’ll definitely use Mind Maps® in future for learning any
other languages I decide to study.” —Times on Tony Buzan’s Mind Maps
Filled with creative activities and grammar-busting tactics, Grammar Busters equip foreign language learners with all
the tools they need to make understanding a language a success, while still keeping them in their comfort zone. Not
simply about grammar, Collins Grammar Busters are about transforming attitudes towards language learning.
Conventional methods go out the window as learners are be encouraged to “think outside the box,” making it
possible for them to master even the most challenging aspects of grammar with a series of simple exercises. Rhymes
and crosswords, mind maps and puzzles: these will not only dramatically improve written and oral skills, but will
increase learners’ confidence when approaching grammar in the future. From complete beginner to intermediate
learners, Grammar Busters are the ideal companion for any language course. Divided into 30 colorful units, each
tackles one grammar point at a time, reinforcing the basic principles with Tony Buzan’s famous memory techniques
and handy verb wheel to ensure that they are firmly fixed in your mind.
Tony Buzan is the world-renowned inventor of Mind Maps® and the author of numerous books,
including The Mind Map Book, Use Both Sides of Your Brain, and Use Your Perfect Memory.
His work has been published in 100 countries and 30 languages.
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INTERNATIONAL ROAD ATLASES
Collins UK
Reference/Travel • Color Mapping Throughout • August • Spiral • Collins UK
2011 Collins Essential Road Atlas Britain

This handy-sized spiral road atlas covers all of Britain at a selection of useful scales.
This road atlas with popular lie-flat spiral binding features clear, detailed road mapping,
at a scale of 3.2 miles to 1 inch, with land height shown by attractive layer coloring. There
are also a wide range of urban area maps at even larger scale as well as fully indexed street
maps of 63 town centers. The atlas includes 21 urban area maps at a larger scale which
clearly show the best routes through and into the busiest built-up-areas; fully updated fixed
speed camera sites with the roads covered by average-speed cameras clearly highlighted; a
map showing the risk rating of Britain’s major roads, courtesy of the Road Safety Foun-
dation; World Heritage Sites located with contact details and brief descriptions; more than
30 categories of places of interest including castles, theme parks, sports venues, universi-
ties, mountain bike trails, and surfing beaches; and the top 1,000 most
visited places of interest are indexed with full zip codes to aid integration with satellite
navigation systems.
336 pp • 8.5 x 12 • 9780007320523 (Replaces 9780007285013) • $22.95
2011 Collins Handy Road Atlas Britain

The ideal traveling companion, this handy road atlas has extremely clear route plan-
ning maps and fits neatly into the glove compartment, pocket, or bag.
Fully updated, this atlas features maps of Britain at 9.9 miles to 1 inch. There is also a se-
lection of more detailed urban area maps at 4.5 miles to 1 inch to aid route planning in
these busy areas. The atlas includes road maps that focus on the main roads, motorways,
and settlements and a useful distance calculator chart highlighting distances between the
major towns.
80 pp • 6 x 8.5 • 9780007320516 (Replaces 9780007285037) • $8.95
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INTERNATIONAL ROAD ATLASES
Collins UK
Each: Travel/Reference • Color mapping Throughout • Collins UK
2011 Collins Big Road Atlas Britain

Ideal for any driver who prefers a large format road atlas and requires the latest
information and extremely clear map detail.
The ultimate 3.2 miles to 1 inch scale large format road atlas for 2011 features Collins’
popular and well-established road mapping, designed for exceptional clarity. A wide
range of urban area maps at even larger scale is included, plus 56 detailed town cen-
ter street plans. Each scale of mapping is color-coded for ease of use. The smallest
scale maps are great for long-distance route planning and the street plans help locate
a final destination. Also included are fully updated fixed speed camera sites with av-
erage speed camera locations clearly highlighted; a map showing the risk rating of
Britain’s major roads, courtesy of the Road Safety Foundation; World Heritage Sites
located with contact details and brief descriptions; and more than 30 categories of
places of interest including castles, theme parks, sports venues, universities, moun-
tain bike trails, and surfing beaches.
Travel/Reference • 176 pp • 11.5 x 15.5
Paper: 9780007320509 (Replaces 9780007284986) • August • $16.95
Spiral: 9780007320547 (Replaces 9780007284993) • August • $19.95
Collins Road Atlas Ireland

Touring Edition
An easy-to-read, color-coded atlas of Ireland’s roadways with features that in-
clude distance charts and highlights of tourist attractions.
Featuring the Republic of Ireland as well as Northern Ireland, this handy road atlas
highlights popular landmarks and includes large-scale maps for more than 10 cities,
including Dublin, Belfast, and Cork. A route-planning map is also provided along with
distance charts marked with both miles and kilometers, making this an essential ref-
erence for visitors and business travelers alike.
64 pp • 8.5 x 12 • 9780007273881 (Replaces 9780007229826) • April • $9.95 Paper
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The Irish Times Desktop Atlas of the World
Irish Times
An essential reference information on Ireland and the world, this convenient and
compact-size atlas offers great authority, outstanding quality, and attention to detail.
Excellent for everyday reference, this complete world reference atlas offers a convenient
and easy-to-use format. The authoritative and accurate reference mapping reflects all re-
cent political and geographical changes around the world. Each continent is introduced
by a political map showing individual countries, followed by regional maps showing towns
and cities, roads, railways, international boundaries, and topography. The introductory
section covers major world geographical themes—from earthquakes and volcanoes to pop-
ulation growth, communications and climate change—giving a global snapshot of our con-
temporary world. The extensive index to more than 25,000 place names illustrates the
scope of this world atlas. An Irish section offers detailed maps of each of the provinces
while a geographical reference section has flags, statistics, and facts for the world’s states
and territories.
Reference • 256 pp • 7.5 x 9.5 • Color mapping Throughout
9780007318162 • April • $27.95 Cloth • Times Books UK
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Scotland the Best

Peter Irvine
From the best ice cream to the best spooky places—the true Scot’s insider’s guide to the very
best Scotland has to offer.
“The only guide worth a damn.” —Scotsman

“Infallible and quite brilliant.” —Daily Telegraph
“Makes all other guides to Scotland redundant.” —Sunday Times
Peter Irvine’s personal guide points toward the best places to stay (whatever the budget), the best
beaches, the best hill walks, the best bakers, the best seafood, the best places for kids, the best
céilidhs, and so the list goes on. It remains the only guide to Scotland that the Scots themselves
buy. In this new edition, every recommendation has been reassessed to see whether it is still wor-
thy of inclusion, and the selection criteria has become even more stringent. With clear color map-
ping from Collins and website links for all entries, planning your trip has never been easier. Quirky,
personalized, and informed, Peter Irvine’s guide gives travelers what other guides only claim to—
a true Scot’s insider’s guide. Peter Irvine is a director of two events companies in Scotland who
produce most of the major public events in Glasgow and Edinburgh, including the annual Glas-
gow Art Fair and Edinburgh’s Hogmanay—now the biggest New Year festival in the world. In
2000 he was given the Thistle award for his personal contribution to tourism in Scotland and in
2002 gained another Thistle award for the Glasgow Art Fair.
Travel • 400 pp • 5.5 x 8.5 • Color mapping Throughout
9780007319657 (Replaces 9780007216734) • June • $24.95 Paper • Collins UK
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STRANGEST SERIES
The World Cup’s Strangest Moments

Extraordinary But True Stories from More than 75 Years of World Cup Football
Peter Seddon
An entertaining collection of extraordinary-but-true tales from World Cup competition,
this edition is updated with stories from the qualifying campaigns for the 2010 World Cup.
Find out how a dog called Pickles helped the Football Association, why an England captain
was arrested by Colombian police, where the Mexican wave really started, why the German
fans taunt the Dutch with cheesy insults, and which defender was shot for scoring an own
goal. With stories from every single tournament since the inaugural contest for the Jules Rimet
trophy in 1930 right up to the present day, this end-to-end collection of amusing, bizarre,
and shocking true stories is filled with dodgy refs, eccentric mascots, and manic managers.
Peter Seddon is also the author of A Football Compendium, The Law’s Strangest Cases, and
Tennis’s Strangest Matches.
Sports/Humor • 305 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9781906032913 (Replaces 9781861058690) • July • $14.95 (Can $16.95) Paper • Portico
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The World Cup
The Complete History
Third edition
Terry Crouch
Fully updated to include not only all the results and drama from 2006, but also all the re-
sults from the qualifying stages of the 2010 tournament.
All the matches, all the players, all the scores are here—from every World Cup tournament.
This guide’s statistical content is astoundingly comprehensive. For every tournament, right the
way from the first ever in Uruguay in 1930, it provides every match: the date it was played,
the venue, the names of all the players, and the referee, and of course the result. These tables
are accompanied by exhaustive summaries, round by round, of all the matches, their drama,
and their goals, as well as by league tables of how every group of matches finished up. So, for
any World Cup watcher, whether they want to know which two-dozen players have been awarded
the Golden Boot over the history of the tournament, or simply study the players of the four
first-time African nations in the World Cup in 2006, this is the source. Terry Crouch has now
published three editions of this popular World Cup guide.
Sports/Reference • 320 pp • 6 x 9.5
9781845135270 (Replaces 9781845131494) • May • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Paper
Aurum Press
Feet of the Chameleon

The Story of Football in Africa
Ian Hawkey
From a soccer insider, a captivating look at the history, development, and current role of the
beautiful game in Africa.
In June 2010, Africa will host the World Cup, the most significant global sporting spectacle ever
to take place on the continent. South Africa’s successful bid was in many ways unsurprising:
soccer thrives in every country in Africa, and is a vitally important aspect of communities. This
fascinating history traces the development of soccer in Africa and investigates what makes African
soccer unique. Drawing on a wide range of sources, it also examines how the game fits into the
social and political life of the continent. Ian Hawkey is a soccer journalist for the Sunday Times.
Sports/History • 304 pp • 5 x 8 • Portico
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Champion of the World
Tom Oldfield
This fully updated story lifts the lid on the colorful life of one of the most exciting soccer
players of his generation.
In June 2009, Manchester United accepted a $132 million bid for Ronaldo from Real
Madrid, which would make Ronaldo the most expensive player in soccer history.
Already a star at the youth level on his home island of Madeira and earning a big move to Sport-
ing Lisbon at just 12, Cristiano Ronaldo left a small town for a big city and was forced to adapt
to a completely different life, miles away from his family. His spirit and natural flair took him
into the Sporting first team, attracting the interest of Manchester United, who bought him in
the summer of 2003. This is the story of a player who attracted praise and criticism alike from
soccer fans of all stripes yet won over the United fans with his array of tricks. His dealings with
the glare of the media as well as his controversial role in the 2006 World Cup Rooney incident
are covered here, as well as his role in inspiring United to the Premiership title and his PFA Player
of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year double honor. Love him or hate him, this is the
story of a player who always provokes a reaction. Tom Oldfield is a freelance sports journalist
specializing in soccer and the author of Gary Neville: The Story of a Legend.
Biography/Sports • 314 pp • 5 x 8 • 26 Color Photos
9781844548149 (Replaces 9781844546978) • October • $14.95 (Can $16.95) Paper • John Blake
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Robinho
King of the City
Terry Lovell
From his childhood in the Sao Vicente slums to the 2004 kidnap of his mother, his per-
sonal life has been packed with as much drama as his performances on the pitch—here is
the fascinating story of this record-breaking striker.
Born in a poor neighborhood of Sao Vicente, Brazil, in 1984, the young Robinho began play-
ing soccer almost as soon as he could walk. At the age of six, he helped his local soccer acad-
emy team win the championship in his first year, and at eight, he moved on to the indoor
game known as futsal. Quickly snapped up by Brazilian club Santos, he signed professional
forms at 17. His form brought him to the attention of top European clubs, but he would have
to wait until 2005 for a move to giants Real Madrid. Robinho scored 14 goals in his first
season in La Liga, but differences with the manager saw him spend most of 2006–7 on the
bench. He fought his way back into the starting 11 and soon was the subject of intense trans-
fer spectulation, with Chelsea rumored to be on the brink of securing his signature. An in-
credible last-minute swoop by Manchester City stunned fans and commentators alike, and
he scored his first Premier League goal on his debut just two weeks later. Robinho’s style and
Brazilian flair have reinvigorated the Manchester City side, and his goals have been invalu-
able to Mark Hughes’s team. Peter Smith is a former senior writer for Sport magazine and
has contributed to a number of newspapers, magazines, and websites including SkySports.com,
NME, and City AM.
Autobiography/Sports • 288 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 16 Color Photos
9781844548293 • April • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Cloth • John Blake
Giggsy
The Biography of Ryan Giggs
Frank Worrall
The most decorated player in English soccer history, with 11 Premier League titles, two
Champions League victories, and four FA Cup winner’s medals to his name, Giggs is truly
an astonishing player with an unparalleled career.
By the time he made his Manchester United first team debut at 17, many considered Giggs
to be the greatest talent since George Best. By the advent of the Premier League in 1992,
he was firmly established as United’s left winger, a position he continued to dominate until
late in his career, when Ferguson switched him to a deeper role in central midfield. Famed
for his pace and skill on the ball, Giggs has scored vital goals throughout his career, most
notably his incredible solo effort in the 1999 FA Cup semi-final replay against Arsenal. He
was an integral part of the historic 1999 Treble-winning side, and is the only Manchester
United player to have played in both the 1999 and 2008 Champions League victories. Giggs
eclipsed Bobby Charlton’s record in April 2009, when he made his 800th appearance for
United. That year also brought his 11th Premier League winner’s medal and the PFA Player
of the Year award. Giggs has scored nearly 150 goals for United and his incredible record
with the club has ensured that he will go down in history as one of United’s greatest ever
players—here is his amazing story. Frank Worrall is a journalist who writes regularly for
the Sunday Times and the Sun. He is also the author of Roy Keane: Red Man Walking, Rooney:
Wayne’s World, and The Magnificent Sevens.
Biography/Sports • 288 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 16 Color Photos
9781844548965 • June • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Cloth • John Blake
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Nemanja Vidic
The Biography
Frank Worrall
One of the best defenders in the English Premier League today, Nemanja Vidic is a cult
figure among Manchester United fans and has enjoyed a meteoric rise to soccer stardom.
Born in Titovo Užice, Serbia, in 1981, Vidic was signed to Red Star Belgrade’s youth sys-
tem at 15, and by the age of 20 had won the Yugoslav Cup with Red Star. The captain’s
armband soon followed and he led Red Star to a domestic double in 2004, before moving
to the Russian Premier League and Spartak Moscow. In 2006 he signed for Manchester United.
Alongside Rio Ferdinand, Vidic began a defensive partnership that has proved to be one of
the most formidable in English football. Vidic picked up Premier League winner’s medals
in 2007 and 2008, and was part of the squad that won the 2008 Champions League. He
played in every one of United’s record-breaking run of 14 clean sheets in 2008/9 and helped
the team to victory in the Club World Cup, before finishing the season with more Premier
League glory as United won their 18th League title. Loved by the Old Trafford faithful for
his aggressive defensive style, and his ability to score goals from set pieces, Vidic was short-
listed for the PFA Player of the Year in 2009 and was Manchester United fans’ and play-
ers’ Player of the Year. This is the incredible story of a player renowned as one of the best
defenders in Europe, if not the world. Frank Worrall is the author of Rooney: Wayne’s World
and The Magnificent Sevens.
Biography/Sports • 288 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 16 Color Photos
9781844548835 • May • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Cloth • John Blake
Carlos Tevez
The Biography of Manchester City’s Super Striker
Ian Macleay
Carlos Tevez is one of the Premier League’s most lethal finishers, loved by Manchester United
and Argentina fans alike, and respected by many more in the world of soccer. After completing
a protracted and controversial move to Manchester from West Ham in August 2007, Tevez
quickly established himself as a fans’ favorite as he developed a deadly partnership with Wayne
Rooney up front. During his first season with the club he scored an incredible 19 goals, which
were instrumental in sealing the Reds’ Premier League and Champions League Double in 2008.
In his second season at United he has added the Club World Cup and League Cup to his tro-
phy haul, scoring his first United hat trick in the process against Blackburn Rovers. And it
isn’t just United fans who hold Tevez in great esteem—he still commands a special place in
the hearts of West Ham supporters after he scored an incredible winner against Manchester
United on the last day of the 2006/7 season, which ensured West Ham’s top-flight survival.
Thanks to his stints at Boca juniors and Brazilian side Corinthians at the start of his career,
he is also a popular figure across South America. On the international stage, he scored a phe-
nomenal eight goals to seal gold medal victory for Argentina at the 2004 Olympic Games,
and is a regular in the Argentina side. Ian Macleay has written several soccer books, includ-
ing Baby-Faced Assassin, Cole Play, and Owen Hargreaves.
Autobiography/Sports • 288 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 16 Color Photos
9781844548286 • June • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Cloth • John Blake
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Geoff Hurst, the Hand of God, and the Biggest Rows
in World Football
Graham Poll
In his usual no-nonsense style, the great referee gives his thoughts on the perennially debated
topics of soccer history.
What does Graham Poll, England’s highest profile referee of the last two decades, make of some
of the biggest rows in soccer through the years, how and why key decisions were made, and
how would different outcomes have radically reshaped soccer history? What was the real rea-
son for the linesman giving Geoff Hurst’s “goal” in 1966 at Wembley? In the infamous Maradona
“Hand of God” game, why did the behavior of certain England players influence the decision
of the referee? How does Kim Milton Nielson, the official who red-carded David Beckham against
Argentina in the 1998 World Cup, view the decision now? And why would Luis Garcia’s goal
that knocked Chelsea out of the Champions League not be given today? Framed with other fas-
cinating facts, personality profiles, and colorful anecdotes, these stories and more—including
the big news from season 2008/09—provide a rich seam of material for Graham Poll. Graham
Poll has more than 27 years of experience as an FA Premier League and international referee.
He retired from refereeing and is now a motivational speaker. Mick Dennis is a soccer corre-
spondent for the Daily Express who collaborated with Poll on his autobiography Seeing Red.
Autobiography/Sports • 288 pp • 5 x 8
9780007313747 • Available • $17.95 Cloth • HarperSport UK
Dribble!
The Unbelievable Encyclopaedia of Football
Harry Pearson
An absurd, surreal collection of hilarity for devotees of the beautiful game.
Ten years in the making, this A to Z of incredible facts and stories about what Pelé once mem-
orably dubbed “my bloody job,” includes definitive explanations of everyday phrases such as
“the magic of the cup” and “low center of gravity,” a complete guide to becoming a terrace wit,
and an in-depth account of how Roy Keane’s pajamas got him a smack on the nose. It also ad-
dresses hitherto ignored aspects of the beautiful game, including its longstanding relationship
with country and western music. After all, Johnny Cash dubbed himself the Man in Black in
homage to his idol, referee Arthur Ellis, and wrote what is arguably the greatest song ever writ-
ten about the life of an assistant referee—“I Walk the Line.” Harry Pearson is the author of Achtung
Schweinehund!, The Far Corner, and A Tall Man in a Low Land.
Sports • 288 pp • 5 x 8
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For the Claret and Blue

Micky Smith
Micky Smith recalls tales from his life as a Hammers fan and draws on the experiences of
other dedicated fans, to convey the agony and ecstasy of being part of the East End’s most
faithful following.
You don’t choose West Ham—it chooses you. Following West Ham United is not about how
many pieces of silverware the team can win. For true fans, it’s a lifelong, sometimes agonizing,
passion. In 1964, when soccer legend Bobby Moore held the FA cup aloft for West Ham, Micky
Smith was in the crowd, experiencing the unique thrill of seeing his club emerge victorious. In
1967, when Manchester United came to the East End, Micky witnessed the birth of the foot-
ball hooligan. This is the gripping, inside account of run-ins with the police, rivalry between
firms, and events such as Heysel that changed the face of the sport.
Sports • 270 pp • 5 x 8 • 16 Color Photos
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Manchester United: The Biography
The Complete Story of the World’s Greatest Football Club
Jim White
A look at the ever popular Man U soccer team with new material to interest die-hard fans
and casual supporters alike.
“A rich and thoroughly enjoyable tapestry.” —Sunday Business Post

“All encompassing yet readable.” —Irish Times
“When historians 1,000 years from now try to fathom the cult of Manchester United
Football Club, White will be a good place to start.” —Financial Times
Following the club’s extraordinary journey from its birth in the railway works of Newton
Heath to its current status as the biggest club in world soccer, this is a fascinating history
of a remarkable team. The key stages in Manchester United’s history are covered: the Mu-
nich Air Crash of 1958, which saw the best part of an entire team (the Busby Babes) being
killed; becoming the first English team to win the European Cup in 1968 (with Bobby Charl-
ton and George Best); the dominance of the club in the Premiership; the controversial sale
to American tycoon Malcolm Glazer; right up to Moscow 2008. By drawing on the recol-
lections of everyone from players and managers to fans and backroom staff, enough new
material as been unearthed to interest fans and casual supporters. Jim White is an award-
winning sports journalist and columnist formerly for the Guardian and currently for the Daily
Telegraph. He is the author of You’ll Win Nothing with Kids.
Biography/Sports • 464 pp • 5 x 8 • 32 Color Photos
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Manchester United
The Football Facts
Dean Hayes
The ultimate guide to the world’s biggest and best-known soccer club, boasting more than
330 million supporters worldwide.
The team has played in the top flight since 1938—with the exception of the 1974–1975 sea-
son—and have never dropped below the second tier of English football. United have been
league champions 17 times and have notched up three European Cup victories, in 1968, 1999—
as part of an unprecedented domestic and European Treble—and 2008. Manchester United
is one of the most successful clubs in English football, with 10 Premier League titles, 11 FA
Cup wins, two League Cups, and three historic English doubles. Packed with stats on the
greatest and best-loved United players and managers, history facts, famous match reports,
greatest goals, and insider trivia, this collection will satisfy every fan’s curiosity about their
favorite club. Dean Hayes is also the author of Arsenal: The Football Facts and England:
The Football Facts.
Sports • 570 pp • 5 x 8
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The Real Football Factories
Shocking True Stories from the World’s Staunchest Football Fans
Dominic Utton and Danny Dyer
Soccer hooliganism at its hardest.
These are the crews who think nothing of using tear gas, meat hooks, home-made bombs, and
worse to make their point—these gangs of organized hooligans for whom their team is their
life can be found globally: in Brazil and Croatia, Argentina and Italy, these soccer fans are every-
where. Meet the fans prepared to go to the furthest extremes to defend their team’s honor.
Actor Danny Dyer, star of the hit film The Football Factory, took a film crew with him to meet
all of these gangs, and this is the full story of what happened when he did. Join him on a jour-
ney around the hooligan world in 90 days, visiting nine countries in 12 weeks to meet the nas-
tiest, naughtiest European soccer hooligans on the planet. Shot at, stoned, glassed, and tear
gassed, they survived gunfire in Brazil, a riot in Poland, and the opportunity to stand shoul-
der to shoulder with the foreign teams as it all goes off. Full of spine-chilling encounters, ex-
traordinary characters, and brutal clashes, this book shows that soccer hooliganism is alive
and kicking—all over the world. Dominic Utton writes for the Guardian and the Daily Ex-
press. Danny Dyer is an actor who hosts the British TV shows The Real Football Factories
and The Real Football Factories International, and has voiced characters in Grand Theft Auto:
Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
True Crime/Sports • 288 pp • 5 x 8 • 16 Color Photos
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Running Hot
Lisa Tamati and Nicola McCloy
One woman’s incredible story of ultra-running endurance, heartbreak, and resilience as
she attempts to complete Badwater—the world’s toughest desert foot race.
“A strong, endearing and very personal account of one woman’s growth into extreme
sports athleticism. There are even a few tips for those crazy enough to follow.”
—Australian Bookseller & Publisher Magazine
The Badwater Ultramarathon through California’s Death Valley is one of the world’s tough-
est races. Lisa Tamati was the first New Zealand woman to compete in the race alongside
such legends of the sport as Dean Karnazes and David Goggins. But Lisa’s story is much
more than a single race. At the age of 19 she suffered a crippling back injury and was told
she should give up running. She took that as a challenge and, with her Austrian boyfriend,
went on to run, walk, bike, and paddle her way across thousands of miles of Europe, Scan-
dinavia, and Africa before taking on the ultimate challenge—an unassisted crossing of the
Libyan Desert. What happened in that desert would change the course of Lisa’s life and in-
still in her a love of desert running. Running Hot is a story of a life lived to the max—a
story of challenges, setbacks, heartbreaks, and triumph. Lisa Tamati has completed most of
the world’s toughest endurance races. Nicola McCloy is the author of several books, including
Whykickamoocow.
Autobiography/Sports • 256 pp • 5.5 x 8.5 • 29 Color Photos
9781877505010 • May • $17.95 (Can $19.95) Trade Paper • Allen & Unwin
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Surf for Your Life
Mick Fanning and Tim Baker
Candid, self-deprecating, and absolutely unique, professional surfer Mick Fanning reveals
his life story while imparting plenty of practical surfing tips.
“Tim Baker may well be the most brilliant and incisive surf writer working today, or on
any given day for the last twenty years.” —worldprosurfers.com
Mick Fanning is young, but he’s had many experiences that most of us never will. How does
it feel to lose a brother? Win a world title? Rip your hamstring muscle clean off the bone?
Weave through a zippering Superbank barrel for 20 or 30 seconds or paddle over the ledge
at places like Pipeline and Teahupo? Have scoliosis so bad you can’t get off the floor? Ad-
dress the New South Wales state of origin team before a match, bowl to Matty Hayden, and
have Dave Warner belt you for consecutive sixes? Mick tells his life story candidly—in turns
funny, sensitive, thoughtful, self-deprecating—while providing intimate insights into the per-
sonal lessons gained along the way—with practical tips on surfing technique, fitness, nutri-
tion, board design, travel, competitive strategies, and mental clarity. Mick has overcome personal
tragedy and career-threatening injury on his way to claiming the 2007 world surfing title.
Universally acknowledged as the most focused and driven competitive surfer of his era, his
approach to surfing, sports psychology, life, and relationships makes fascinating reading. The essential principles of persever-
ance, hard work, and overcoming obstacles in pursuit of your dreams will inspire anyone. Tim Baker has contributed to GQ,
Rolling Stone, and Playboy, is the author of Go Surf, and is the coauthor of Bustin’ Down the Door and Occy.
Autobiography/Sports • 346 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 38 Color Photos • 1 B/W Photo
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Rafael Nadal
The Biography
Tom Oldfield
The must-have biography for all fans of the electric Olympic gold medalist and six-time
grand-slam champion.
Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal was 19 years and two days old when he won the 2005
French Open in his very first appearance at the event. A left-hander with a booming fore-
hand, Nadal had been known as a clay-court specialist since playing his first pro tourna-
ments in 2001. His aggressive style, flowing hair, and muscular build have made him a fan
favorite as well. He won his first singles title in 2004, and had a breakout season in 2005,
winning at Monte Carlo, Rome, Barcelona, and Stuttgart as well as at Roland Garros. He
won the French Open again in 2006, 2007, and 2008, defeating rival Roger Federer in the
final each time. In 2008 he broke through at Wimbledon, beating Federer to win the men’s
singles title in a spectacular fashion. Here is his unbelievable story. Tom Oldfield is the au-
thor of Arsene Wenger and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Biography/Sports • 288 pp • 5 x 8
9781844549382 • June • $12.95 (Can $13.95) Paper • John Blake
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Holding Court
Inside the Gates of the Wimbledon Championships
Christopher Gorringe
He has dealt with the McEnroe tantrums, witnessed the dazzling Williams sisters, and made
Wimbledon the incredibly profitable institution it is—Chris Gorringe provides a true in-
sider’s look behind the gates of the world’s premier tennis tournament.
“An intriguing and revealing glimpse of life behind the gates of the All England Club.”
—Good Book Guide
“Insightful.” —Lady
Wimbledon is a paradox. While outwardly appearing the quintessential English lawn tennis
club, it is in fact the largest annual outside broadcast operation in the world and a multimil-
lion dollar commercial enterprise. An enterprise that generates its profit in just two weeks of
the year, it is the only tennis tournament in the world which can be described as simply “The
Championships.” Chris Gorringe is the man who, for 26 years, made it all happen. The for-
mer chief executive, fondly referred to as “Clockwork Gorringe,” he has dealt with everything
from the 1973 players’ boycott, the McEnroe tantrums, and Middle Sunday, to the demands
for equal prize money and the Olympic bid. He has witnessed some of the greatest names in
the sport producing some of their most dazzling performances—from Navratilova to the Williams sisters, from Borg to Fed-
erer—while assisting with the requirements of and demands on today's high-profile professional tennis players. Here he charts
the unique journey of a venerable establishment where decisions are still made through a committee system dating back to 1868,
into the modern era. Chris Gorringe stepped down as Wimbledon's Chief Executive in 2005.
Sports/History • 240 pp • 5 x 8
9780099525998 • August • $16.95 Paper • Arrow
Senna Versus Prost

The Story of the Most Deadly Rivalry in Formula One
Malcolm Folley
Insights from many F1 figures and a rare interview with Prost are included in this tragic
behind-the-scenes story of one of the deadliest rivalries in world sports.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Formula One was at its most explosive, with thrilling
races, charismatic drivers, nail-biting climaxes—and one of the most dangerous rivalries ever
witnessed in sports. Two of F1’s most honored champions and iconic figures drove together
for McLaren for two seasons, and their acrimonious and hostile relationship extended even
after one of them had left the team. Alain Prost was France’s only F1 world champion, an
intelligent, smooth driver with the epithet “Le Professeur,” while Ayrton Senna was the mer-
curial kid from a privileged background in Sao Paolo who would become the most intense
and ruthless racing driver the world has ever seen. As the great rivals raced to victory, their
relationship deteriorated badly, culminating in Prost accusing Senna of deliberately trying
to ride him off the circuit, and fearful that the Brazilian would get someone killed with his
daring overtaking feats. The final, sad act of this drama happened at the San Marino Grand
prix at Imola in May 1994, when Senna was killed. Insights from Martin Brundle, Damon
Hill, Sir Frank Williams, Bernie Ecclestone, Derek Warrick, Johnny Herbert, Gerhard Berger,
plus McLaren insiders and other F1 figures provide a breathtaking account of one of the
all-time classic sporting rivalries. Malcolm Folley is Chief Sports Reporter for the Mail on
Sunday. He is the author of numerous books, including Borg Versus McEnroe.
Biography/Sports • 288 pp • 5 x 8
9780099528098 (Replaces 9781846055409) • July • $16.95 New in Paper • Arrow
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The Art of Darts
John Lowe
A comprehensive look at the game of darts, filled with advice and hints as well as a
history of the sport.
Darts has been played in the United Kingdom for more than 100 years on a competi-
tive basis. Although the sport has gone through many transitional periods during the
last century, it has progressed from a pub pastime into one of the largest global sports.
Today it is a business of mega proportions with television coverage reaching almost every
part of the globe. Covering every aspect of the game, this is the first user guide for the
general market, making it as useful and necessary for the obsessed amateur as for the
fledgling professional. From choosing the right grip and constructing out shots to per-
fecting your stance at the oche, this is an essential purchase for every follower, practi-
tioner, and lover of the beautiful sport of darts. John Lowe is a three-time winner of
the World Darts championship, and the only player to have won it in three different
decades. He was one of the main competitors who made darts such a huge spectator
sport in the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the UK.
Sports/Games • 170 pp • 5 x 8 • Hodder & Stoughton
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Choke!
Sporting Flops, Fiascos and Brain Explosions
Tony Davis
This new sports minicompendium is full of painfully stupid and jaw-drop-
pingly awful sporting moments.
A quirky, amusing look at the most infamously legendary moments in sports.
With photos, breakout boxes, lists, and quotes, the book includes legendary
letdowns such as Greg Norman’s assailing of his statistically unassailable po-
sition in the U.S. Open and Nigel Mansell’s famous giveaway of the Japan-
ese Grand Prix to Nelson Piquet when he accidentally hit the engine kill switch.
All major train wrecks of sport have been compiled here from around world:
the cerebrally challenged competitors who decked the ref, bit their opponents,
or simply burst into tears and couldn’t continue, and the fans who spectac-
ularly interfered and changed everything. Fantastically unsuccessful cheats
are also included, plus players and umpires who pocketed a fee for the right
result, entire teams that took a dive in unison, and bizarre moments involv-
ing unexpected wildlife. Tony Davis is the author of Extra Lemon!, Lemon!,
and Splat!
Sports/Humor • 240 pp • 6.5 x 6.5 • 13 B/W Photos
9781741750331 • June • $16.95 (Can $18.95) Paper • Arena
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Effective Taekwon-Do Sparring
Master Jim Hogan and James Home
Martial artists are offered a unique insight into the principles underpinning
today’s top international fighters and are encouraged to use that insight to
analyze and improve their own sparring.
Written specifically for club-level martial artists, this guide bridges the gap be-
tween the wider Taekwon-Do syllabus and the particular demands of sparring.
The fundamentals of stance, movement, and defense are analyzed in detail and
significantly adapted for the sparring arena while Core attacking techniques are
reviewed and, if necessary, modified in order to improve their effectiveness in
typical sparring scenarios. Additionally, basic elements of sparring strategy such
as assessing opponents, creating openings, effective combinations, and counter-
attacks are examined. Master Jim Hogan is an internationally renowned Taek-
won-Do instructor and a former European Champion in sparring. He holds the
rank of 7th-degree black belt. James Home, a 4th-degree black belt in Taekwon-
Do, is a senior student and assistant instructor of Master Jim Hogan.
Sports • 160 pp • 7.5 x 9.5 • 603 Color Photos
9781847971340 • April • $29.95 Paper • Crowood Press
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The Little Book of Boxing

Graeme Kent
Gallant stands, spectacular “dives,” audacious cons, and heartbreaking defeats com-
bine to present boxing in all its multifaceted confusion and glory.
Boxing has a long and eventful history and its drama, excitement and humor are cov-
ered in this fascinating account of the noble—and sometimes ignoble—art all over the
world. It covers the bare-knuckle days when the Duke of Cumberland callously aban-
doned his protégé Jack Broughton when the latter could no longer fight because he was
blind as well as the famous fight in 1964, when the charismatic Muhammad Ali knocked
out Sonny Liston with a "phantom punch" that no one in the audience saw thrown. It
also highlights the advent in the 21st century of the dreaded "Beast from the East," the
7-foot-tall Russian Nikolai Valuev who powered his inexorable way to the world heavy-
weight title. This book presents a vivid picture of the sport rightly referred to as the
hardest game. Graeme Kent is the author of more than 120 books, including Boxing's
Strangest Fights, Olympic Follies, and The Great White Hopes, which was short-listed
for the 2005 William Hill Sports Book of the Year award.
Sports • 144 pp • 5 x 8
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Tour de France
The History, The Legend, The Riders
Graeme Fife
With tales of great solo rides, amazing fortitude, terrible misfortune, and triumph,
this definitive account of this extraordinary competition has been named one of the
top-five sports books of the year by both the Independent and the Times.
“A beast of a book which teems with energy.” —Herald

“Fife . . . has an infectious enthusiasm for the Tour and it shows in every sentence
. . . a difficult book to put down.” —Cycle Sport
“A complex picture of what one of the world’s great sporting events feels like from
the inside.” —Independent
One of sport’s toughest ordeals, the three-week Tour de France sees riders pitted against
all kinds of terrain and weather in unrelenting competition with their rivals. In this up-
dated edition, Graeme Fife sets the 2009 race in the context of the event’s remarkable
history, which began in July 1903. Combining meticulous research with a fast-paced nar-
rative style, he penetrates the mystique of the race and paints a colorful picture of the
men whose exploits have given the Tour an enduring universal appeal. Graeme Fife is a
full-time writer who has worked much in radio and written a number of books, includ-
ing Inside the Peloton and The Beautiful Machine. A keen cyclist, he has ridden all the
celebrated cols of Tour legend.
Sports • 400 pp • 6 x 9
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Vive le Tour!
Amazing Tales of the Tour de France
Nick Brownlee
“A quirky and inventive collection of history, statistics and random trivia . . .

perfect for whipping out of the back pocket of your cycling jersey to settle
arguments or impress your friends.” —Observer
“An accessible . . . blend of history-lite, helpful explanation and bizarre
factoids.” —Guardian
The Tour de France is one of the most revered, thrilling sporting events in the world,
not to mention one of the most physically exhausting. Every year top cyclists from
around the globe break speed records and push themselves harder and faster in pur-
suit of the legendary yellow jersey. Here is the ultimate guide to the competition’s he-
roes, cheats, controversy, extreme terrain, triumphs, and tragedy—on and off the trail.
Now fully revised and updated, Vive le Tour! is the essential companion to this
awe inspiring event, with a wealth of tales and trivia drawn from the Tour’s century-
long history. Nick Brownlee is a journalist, author, and professional cycling aficionado.
His other titles include Fotheringham’s Extraordinary Sporting Pastimes, Motson’s FA
Cup Odyssey, and Motson’s World Cup Extravaganza.
Sports • 272 pp • 5 x 7 • 20 B/W Photos
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A LIFE IN PICTURES
Michael Jackson
A Life in Pictures
Edited by Candace Bal and Yann-Brice Dherbier
The latest stunning addition to the A Life in Pictures series
features many classic and unseen images of the most successful
entertainer of all time.
A fitting tribute to the undisputed “King of Pop,” this lavishly illus-
trated book takes us on a visual tour of Michael Jackson’s colorful,
highly publicized, sometimes controversial, but exceptionally gifted
life. From his earliest performances with the Jackson 5 in the 1960s
to his multimillion-selling album success as a solo artist, this book
provides a unique behind-the-scenes look at this essentially shy but
legendary artist. Capturing the essence of his innovations in music,
dance, and video, these images show how Jackson transformed pop-
ular culture to become one of the most commercially successful en-
tertainers of all time. The latest in the Life in Pictures series, this is
a beautifully produced book filled with wonderful, often surprisingly
intimate images—a celebration of one of the most talented artists of
all time and the perfect gift for any Jackson fan. Yann-Bruce Dher-
bier is also the editor of Steve McQueen and the coeditor of Audrey
Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, and Sophia Loren.
Photography/Music • 192 pp • 10 x 11.5
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Michael Jackson: 1958–2009
Life of a Legend
Michael Heatley
The larger-than-life story of a unique character whose musical legacy
will never die.
Michael Jackson was one of those rare human beings who can truly be
described as a legend. As with Elvis and John Lennon, everyone will re-
member where they were when they heard about the death of Michael
Jackson. He was just 50 when he died, yet had become a superstar by the
time he was 11, ensuring his music was part of the fabric of everyone’s
life. Though his days of greatest success were behind him, Jackson was
standing on the threshold of what could well have been one of the biggest
comebacks in showbiz history. It wasn’t to be, but the music, sales fig-
ures, and the number of current stars who lined up to pay tribute to his
influence underlined the fact that, for all his controversial personal quirks,
Michael Jackson was indeed one of the greats. This picture-packed trib-
ute charts the life of a legend, from his earliest days as a hyperactive child
protégé fronting family group the Jackson Five, to the assured superstar
looking out from the cover of Thriller, still the bestselling album of all time. It analyzes the magical stage moves like the
Moonwalk that made him a sensational live act, celebrates the intoxicating music that made him the King of Pop, and fol-
lows his life right through to the comeback that was cruelly cut short before the curtain could rise. Michael Heatley has writ-
ten more than 100 rock books, including The Complete Deep Purple, Dave Grohl: Nothing to Lose, Neil Young: In His Own
Words, Ryan Adams, and Where Were You When . . . the Music Played?: 120 Unforgettable Moments in Music History. He
contributes to Guitar and Bass and Record Collector magazines.
Biography/Music • 192 pp • 10 x 10 • 100 Color Photos • 100 B/W Photos
9780755360536 • Available • $24.95 Cloth • Headline
Michael Jackson 1958–2009

A Celebration
Graham Betts
Michael Jackson’s unexpected death at the age of 50 has left an irreplaceable void in
the music firmament. In this new and complete overview of the superstar’s unique ca-
reer, Michael Heatley begins the process of assessing the importance and impact of
Michael Jackson’s extraordinary life and personality.
An international star from the age of 11, Michael Jackson’s story is one that stretches the
boundaries of credibility, even in the larger-than-life world of megastardom. The eighth
child of the Jackson family, and already a major recording star with the Jackson 5, he
began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. His 1982 album Thriller
became the bestselling record of all time, and four other solo studio albums are also among
the world’s bestselling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and
HIStory (1995). The first African American entertainer to amass a strong crossover fol-
lowing on MTV, Jackson pushed the boundaries of the rock video and popularized a num-
ber of revolutionary dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His
distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced many hip hop, pop, and contempo-
rary R&B artists. One of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame twice, Jackson’s other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records—
including one for “Most Successful Entertainer of All Time”—13 Grammy Awards, and
13 number-one singles in his solo career—more than any other male artist. His highly pub-
licized personal life, coupled with his successful career, made him a fixture in global cul-
ture for almost four decades. Graham Betts has been covering Michael Jackson’s career
since the 1970s. His other titles include Complete UK Hit Albums 1956–2005, Complete
UK Hit Singles 1952–2006, and Greatest Moments of Football.
Biography/Music • 224 pp • 5 x 8 • 25 Color Photos
9781904674108 • Available • $16.95 (Can $18.95) Paper • Reynolds & Hearn
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Michael Jackson: King of Pop
1958–2009
Emily Herbert
A complete and compelling look at the life of the world’s most adored artist,
featuring fascinating insights and complete coverage of the events surrounding
his death.
A dominant figure in pop since the early 1980s, Michael Jackson transformed
the world of music and quickly became one of the most influential artists of
all time. In his astounding career, he was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame, voted the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time, and accumulated
13 Grammy Awards. His breakout album Thriller has sold more than 100 mil-
lion copies worldwide. Jackson remained in the media spotlight as much for
his troubled personal life as for his music, however, and speculations about his
physical and mental health circulated up until his sudden death at age 50 in
June of 2009. Shedding new light on both his highly publicized personal life
and his one-of-a-kind career, this in an insightful look at the undisputed king
of pop. Emily Herbert is a journalist and the author of several celebrity biog-
raphies, including Arise Sir Terry Woogan, Kerry, Kylie, Robbie, and Wild Kat.
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Michael Jackson: Legend

1958–2009
Chas Newkey-Burden
From child prodigy to global superstardom and icon status, the complete story of
the life and death of the King of Pop takes in his personal highs and lows to pro-
vide a balanced portrait of a complicated man.
When the world heard the news on June 25, 2009, that Michael Jackson had died, it
was both a shocking end to a cruelly curtailed and extraordinary life, and a not-quite-
unexpected finale to a story full of tragedy and darkness since its beginning. From
his early success in the Jackson 5 to becoming the self-styled “King of Pop,” Jackson
lived his whole life in the limelight. Yet he once described himself as “one of the loneli-
est people in the world,” and his personal life was a constant source of controversy,
culminating in his very public fall from grace with his trial for sexual abuse and as-
tonishing debts of $300 million. Millions of fans were looking forward to the 50 planned
comeback concerts which were to be the triumphant happy ending to his story, but
he died just weeks before they were due to take place. In this fascinating and eye-
opening biography, Chas Newkey-Burden separates the man from the myth, un-
flinchingly examining the more contentious areas of his life while also celebrating the
undeniable achievements of this undisputed musical genius. Michael Jackson: Legend
will honor the memory of a man who gave so much joy to so many millions around
the world. Chas Newkey-Burden’s other celebrity biographies include Amy Winehouse
and Paris Hilton: Life on the Edge.
Biography/Music • 224 pp • 6 x 9 • 20 Color Photos • Michael O’Mara
Paper: 9781843174417 • Available • $14.95
Cloth: 9781843174400 • Available • $21.95
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Britney: Inside the Dream
The Biography
Steve Dennis
A fully up-to-date and authoritative biography of the princess of pop, covering all
her successes and setbacks, both professional and personal.
“[An] explosive new biography.” —Life & Style Weekly

Following the astounding success of her 1998 hit single “. . . Baby One More Time,”
Britney Spears quickly became an international pop idol. At just 27 years of age, she
has racked up five number-one albums, seven top-10 singles, and seven sold-out world
tours. For all of her success, however, over the past decade Britney’s private life has been
a difficult one. She has endured numerous failed relationships as well as a very public
divorce and custody battle, all in the full glare of the international media. Drawing on
exclusive interviews with those closest to her, this is an engrossing portrait of fascinat-
ing superstar. Steve Dennis is a celebrity ghostwriter. He lives in Los Angeles.
Biography/Music • 432 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 32 Color Photos
9780007317516 • Available • $24.95 Cloth • HarperCollins UK
Roadie
My Life on the Road with Coldplay
Matt McGinn
With a foreword by the band and exclusive photography, this backstage, on-the-road
account of Matt McGinn’s life as a roadie describes touring with Coldplay, a band at
the pinnacle of their success.
Stuffed with insightful and authoritative rock ’n’ roll tour stories about daily roadie du-
ties, this is an insider’s guide to what it means to live and work with global superstars in
the world of rock ’n’ roll. This memoir covers the job, the road, the gigs, the band, the
relationships, the fame, the failing equipment, and the cold beers after a great show. Be-
hind-the-scenes touring and recording stories are featured, as well as humorous and en-
gaging anecdotes about Matt’s relationship with Coldplay as they travel the globe and
become one of the biggest bands in the world. Matt is a full-time roadie for the band Cold-
play, and a key member of its touring force and trusted friend. He was present during the
recording of the last two albums, and has circled the globe many, many times.
Music/Autobiography • 224 pp • 5.5 x 8.5 • 24 Color Photos
9781906032654 • August • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Cloth • Portico
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Break It Up
Patti Smith’s Horses and the Remaking of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Mark Paytress
Before The Sex Pistols, before The Clash, before The Ramones, there was Patti—
Godmother of punk.
“Rock criticism at its most engrossing and ambitious.” —Record Collector

“A vibrant account . . . Paytress writes with dancing, vigorous rhythm.”
—Metro London
The poet laureate of punk, Patti Smith burst onto a vacuous music scene in the mid-
1970s with a raw and revolutionary sound—steeped as much in French symbolist po-
etry as it was in 1960s garage rock—and an indelible, gender-bending stage persona.
With the release of her debut album, Horses, rock music would simply never be the same.
Drawing on sources in music, literature, and art, as well as all-new interviews with those
close to Smith, Mark Paytress puts the story of Horses into its full context: from the
singer’s early days to her rapid rise on New York’s performance art scene and the key
role she played in the emerging art-punk movement at CBGBs. He also demonstrates
the influence Smith and her music continue to exert today in the work of luminaries
such as Morrissey, Michael Stipe, and PJ Harvey. Here is the unforgettable story of a
landmark album, the new rock aesthetic that it brought about, and how Patti Smith be-
came the most influential female rock ‘n’ roller of all time. Mark Paytress is a renowned
music journalist for such publications as the Guardian, MOJO, and Q. His other books
include BowieStyle, I Was There: Gigs That Changed the World, Siouxsie and the Ban-
shees: The Authorised Biography, and Vicious: The Art of Dying Young.
Music/Biography • 272 pp • 5.5 x 8.5 • 16 B/W Photos
9780749951078 • May • $16.95 Cloth • Piatkus Books
Steven Tyler
The Biography
Lara Jackson
The incredible life story of Aerosmith’s charismatic front man—one of the most vi-
brant personalities in rock.
“Laura Jackson is the queen of biographers.” —Daily Express

“When it comes to getting close to the rich and famous Laura Jackson is second to
none.” —Sky TV
“Ardent Bon Jovi fans . . . should appreciate this satisfying addition to the singer’s
memorabilia.” —Publishers Weekly on Jon Bon Jovi
Steven Tyler is one of life’s natural-born survivors. With an exhaustively vibrant per-
sonality, this dynamic lead singer has been one of the most distinctive figures in rock
music for more than three decades. Raised in a close, loving family, Tyler survived a tough
upbringing in the Bronx. His inherent passion for performing and a talent for playing
instruments propelled him into rock music as a teenager. He fronted a succession of local
bands before meeting the guys with whom he would form Aerosmith in 1970. Laura
Jackson reveals the stories behind Tyler’s relationships with band members and the many
women in his life, his battle with Hepatitis C, and his drug-fueled meltdown during the
late 1970s and early 1980s, when he was snorting pure heroin. She also explores his
visits to rehab in the 1980s which saved his life. Tyler has lived a roller-coaster life of
excess—spending over a million dollars on drugs—but is miraculously still perform-
ing. Laura Jackson’s other biographies include Bono: His Life, Music, and Passions;
Jon Bon Jovi; Neil Diamond: His Life, His Music, His Passion; and Queen: The
Definitive Biography.
Biography/Music • 240 pp • 5 x 8 • 16 Color Photos
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Motorhead: In the Studio
Jake Brown and Lemmy Kilmister
Founder, sole constant member, vocalist, bassist, songwriter, and living legend Lemmy
Kilmister has given author Jake Brown unprecedented behind-the-scenes access into
the writing and recording of the band’s 26 albums.
Motorhead has always been a band whose reputation for the rock’n’roll lifestyle pre-
cedes them, but along the way they have also accumulated an impressive, Grammy-
winning catalog classic songs—and for the first time their creation is explored via
exclusive interviews in this authorized account of the band in the studio. From un-
promising beginnings, voted one of the worst bands in the world and close to giving
up, Motorhead has proved themselves to be endlessly creative and have gone to enjoy
phenomenal success. Well into their fourth decade, they showing no sign of slowing
down, and they have inspired generations of multiplatinum metal offspring with a sound
as instantly recognizable as it is uncompromising. Fans of Motorhead can even live
out their own hard-rocking fantasies by playing as Lemmy in Guitar Hero. Motor-
head is as relevant as ever and the story behind their incredible output makes for riv-
eting reading. Together with insight from fellow band members, crew, and producers,
here are all the stories behind such classic albums as Ace of Spades, Bomber, and Overkill.
Jake Brown is the author of many books, including authorized In the Studio titles such
as Heart: In the Studio, Kanye West: In the Studio, and Rick Rubin: In the Studio. He
is also the owner of hard rock label Versailles Records, distributed in the United States
by Big Daddy Music/MVD Distribution. He lives in Nashville.
Music • 256 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 12 Color Photos • 6 B/W Photos
The Beast
Singing with Iron Maiden—The Drugs, the Groupies . . . the Whole Story
Paul Di’Anno
One of rock’s wildest figures reveals the shocking stories of his life on the road, in-
cluding the moment he kicked out his own guitarist’s teeth, chasing journalists from
venues, shooting out car tires with a rifle, and the truth about his arrest for carrying
a submachine gun.
“Thoroughly entertaining—and completely obscene . . . There’s crime, guns, outra-

geous shag-fests and enough narcotic-related escapades to put even Motley Crüe to
shame. If you want sex, drugs, and heavy metal, then you’ve come to the right
place.” —Kerrang
“An action adventure story starring a Jack Daniels, cocaine-fuelled fighting machine
that just happens to be a vocalist in a rock band. Take the extremities of The Dirt,
remove most of the drugs, replace them with violence and you’ve pretty much got
The Beast . . . This is the opportunity to tap into the mind of one of the maddest
rock stars of all time.” —Metal Hammer
Paul Di’Anno’s tale is one of drugs, guns, and alcohol; of extended periods banged up in
prison; and of his time fronting the mighty Iron Maiden. His controversial antics off-stage
are even more shocking than his existence under the spotlights. He has battled drug ad-
dictions and tumbled from the heights of fame to the pit of bankruptcy. This is a look
into the dark and disturbing times of a man who had spent his whole life courting his
demons. Paul Di’Anno was the first vocalist for Iron Maiden, from 1978–1981. His later
bands include Di’Anno’s Battlezone, Killers, Gogmagog, and Praying Mantis.
Autobiography/Music • 288 pp • 5 x 8
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No. 1 Songs in Heaven
Sparks
Dave Thompson
The first-ever biography of one of the most remarkable bands in rock history,
counting Morrissey, Siouxsie Sioux, the Pet Shop Boys, and many more among their
loyal disciples.
“[Thompson] knows his stuff and can organize and write well about it. Libraries
that pride themselves on well-rounded music and pop culture collections should
purchase his work.” —Library Journal on London’s Burning
Since the moment they emerged into the mainstream in 1974, armed with the hit “This
Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us,” the band Sparks—brothers Ron and Russell Mael—
has endeared themselves to successive generations of fans, not only with their wry humor
and quirkiness, but also with a lyrical and musical inventiveness that sees them listed
among the most influential acts ever. Exclusive interviews and insights trace the group
from its earliest strivings in California up to the present, while author Dave Thompson’s
unique eye for period detail and context reveals just how intelligently Sparks has pre-
dicted the course of popular music over the past quarter century. A full worldwide discog-
raphy, including albums, singles, and audio-visual material, make it a must for Sparks
fans everywhere. Dave Thompson is a leading rock expert and the author of more than
100 rock books, including Cream, Funk, Go Phish, I Hate New Music: The Classic Rock
Manifesto, Never Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain Story, and Smoke on the Water. He lives
in Newark, Delaware.
Music/Biography • 500 pp • 6 x 9.5
9781901447460 • April • $22.95 (Can $25.95) Paper • Cherry Red Books
Kings of Leon
Sex on Fire
Michael Heatley
“The Kings of Leon’s history is the epitome of a mythological rock ’n’ roll story.”
—Rolling Stone
By any standards, the Kings of Leon are unique. Consisting of three brothers and
their first cousin, all surnamed Followill, the quartet from a God-fearing Tennessee
background has conquered the music world on their own terms. They have auda-
ciously mixed elements of classic rock with grunge, garage, and a very contempo-
rary attitude. The result is music that has found a ready audience between 15 and
50 and has been used in several significant movie soundtracks, accelerating their rise.
Their songwriting skills have earned the admiration of Bob Dylan himself. This book
traces their rise from local hopefuls to Grammy-nominated chart-toppers. A back-
ground and lifestyle that kept them well away from popular music until 1997, when
their father sensationally resigned from the church and divorced their mother,
has led to some fascinating results. Exposure to the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle led to
crises that have had to be resolved as a band and individuals, as recounted by Michael
Heatley in this first-ever, full-length, authoritative biography of the band.
Michael Heatley is a biographer whose other titles include The Complete Deep Pur-
ple, Dave Grohl: Nothing to Lose, Neil Young: In His Own Words, and Ryan Adams.
He also contributes to Guitar and Bass and Record Collector magazines.
Music • 240 pp • 5 x 8 • 25 Color Photos
9781904674054 • April • $16.95 (Can $18.95) Paper • Reynolds & Hearn
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The Olivetti Chronicles
Three Decades of Life and Music
John Peel
Endlessly entertaining, this collection of Peel’s best writing—by turns prescient, absurd,
and razor-sharp—is essential reading for all music fans.
“A welcome addition to Peel’s printed oeuvre.” —Guardian

“Fit to burst with colorful commentary . . . he crams in references to music that will
have you in hysterics over his sumptuously structured prose.” —London Lite
“As warm and funny as the man himself.” —Choice Magazine
John Peel radio shows were required listening for millions, shaping the taste of successive
generations of music lovers. But all the while he was DJ-ing, Peel was also tapping away
on his beloved Olivetti typewriter, creating copy for an array of patient editors. He wrote
articles, columns, and reviews for publications as diverse as The Listener, Oz, Gandalf’s
Garden, Sounds, the Observer, the Independent, and Radio Times. Now for the first time,
the best of these writings have been brought together—selected by his wife, Sheila, and his
four children. Music, of course, is a central and recurring theme, and he writes on music in
all its forms, from Tubular Bells to Berlin punk to Madonna. Here you can read John Peel
on everything from the perils of shaving to the embarrassments of virginity, and from the
strange joy of Eurovision to the horror of being sick in trains. At every stage, the writing
is laced with John’s brilliantly acute observations on the minutiae of everyday life. John Peel
(1939–2004) was a legendary and massively influential radio DJ. The bands he championed
include David Bowie, Roxy Music, T.Rex, Joy Division, The Fall, The Smiths, Pulp, Radio-
head, and the White Stripes.
Music/Autobiography • 480 pp • 5 x 8
9780552157049 • June • $16.95 Paper • Corgi
CROWOOD COLLECTORS’ SERIES
Fender Stratocaster
Sam Orr
The history of the definitive rock guitar used by Howlin’ Wolf and Hendrix
comes complete with notable recordings, common alterations, and a look at
its influence in countries beyond its native United States.
Leo Fender produced his first Fender Stratocaster guitar in California in 1954.
It featured a striking two-tone sunburst finish, with its ash wood grain body, se-
lected for its appearance as well as tonal and lasting qualities, and a neck made
of one piece of solid maple, together with the drop-in assembly of the electron-
ics. From 1950s rock ‘n’ roll through to 1970s punk and 1990s funk, it has played
a constant and vital role in the development of music through the latter part of
the 20th century and into the 21st. This book traces the history of the Strato-
caster and the way in which it developed in countries such as Japan and the UK,
as well as its native U.S. Topics covered include Stratocasters from the 1950s to
the present, the influence of Jimi Hendrix, modern alternatives to vintage Stra-
tocasters, notable recordings, and common alterations. Sam Orr is a guitar repairer
who was introduced to Fender Stratocaster guitars at an early age and has owned
more than 100 Stratocasters, many of which he lovingly describes in this book.
Music • 160 pp • 7.5 x 9.5 • 300 Color Photos
9781847971012 • April • $39.95 Cloth • Crowood Press
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The Complete ABBA
Simon Sheridan
Calling all dancing queens—here is the complete story of Agnetha, Björn,
Benny, and Anni-Frid.
From 1974 to 1982, ABBA rewrote the rules of European pop music. The
domination of American and British acts was ended, as the Fab Four from
Sweden sold 370 million records and topped the charts around the world.
The Complete ABBA tells the whole story—the songs, the hits, the tours, and
how they achieved their trademark Wall of Sound harmonies. It also tells the
personal story of the band, and how global stardom and constant touring
affected their lives. The book also covers the ABBA musical and movie, and
the unfulfilled plans for an ABBA museum in Stockholm. For all ABBA fans,
this is simply an essential purchase. Simon Sheridan is the author of such
pop culture titles as Come Play with Me, The Complete Kylie Minogue, and
Keeping the British End Up.
Music • 272 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 100 Color Photos
9781904674030 • May • $27.95 (Can $30.95) Cloth
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The Walker Brothers
No Regrets
John Walker and Gary Walker
The inside story of the enigmatic American band that invaded Britain.
The Walker Brothers—John, Scott, and Gary—were one of the biggest pop groups of the
1960s. Gifted with stunning voices and drop-dead gorgeous looks, their appeal was irre-
sistible. Massive hits such as “Make It Easy on Yourself” and “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine
Anymore” have become evergreen classics. During the time of the British Invasion, the Walker
Brothers were one of the few American acts to matter overseas. Yet within three years, the
group had imploded and its members embarked on solo careers. In the 1970s they got back
together again before lapsing into long years of silence—and then finally all three enjoyed
recent career resurgences. For the first time, John and Gary have broken their silence to
reveal the truth about the group, and what led to the famous split. They lay bare the de-
tails of their private lives, including encounters with the stars they met along the way, such
as Walt Disney, Humphrey Bogart, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Jimi Hendrix. They
tell what it was like to live in the glare of publicity and under siege by fans, and what the
enigmatic Scott Walker was really like. Gary Leeds played drums with the Walker Broth-
ers. John Maus was the founding member of the Walker Brothers and still tours today. He
has a record label and a publishing company, and operates a recording studio. He lives in
Los Angeles.
Autobiography/Music • 326 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 16 Color Photos • 38 B/W Photos
Tom Jones
From the Valleys to Vegas: The Biography
Gwen Russell
A look at the much-loved singer-songwriter from Wales..
Celebrity biographer Gwen Russell traces Tom’s phenomenal journey from his first South
Wales gigs as an unsigned frontman, to his breakthrough hit “It’s Not Unusual” and be-
yond to his superstardom as the voice behind “What’s Up Pussycat,” “Delilah,” and “She’s
a Lady.” But it has not all been plain sailing for the legendary Grammy Award–winning
entertainer whose shows are renowned for panties-hurling frenzies. Tom was struck down
by tuberculosis and bed-ridden for almost a year; he has had affairs, lost his longtime
manager to cancer, and ridden the quiet times in his career to come out on top. His col-
laborations reads like a who’s who of pop and rock history and includes Johnny Cash,
the Bee Gees, Robbie Williams, Pavarotti, and the Cardigans. This informative and af-
fectionate account includes recollections from famous friends, relatives, and contem-
poraries. Gwen Russell’s previous titles include Arise Sir David Beckham, Arise Sir Tom
Jones, and Jeremy Clarkson: The Biography.
9781844548583 • May • $13.95 (Can $15.95) New in paper • John Blake
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The Fallen
Life In and Out of Britain’s Most Insane Group
Dave Simpson
Ever been held hostage in a dressing room with your parents? Been thrown off the bus
in the middle of a Swedish forest? Or asked to play at a music festival with musicians
you’ve just met who are covered in blood? If so you’ve probably been in The Fall.
“The best book yet on a band that have evolved into a cross between a large Victo-
rian family and a rehab unit.” —Times
The Fall is one of the world’s most iconic groups, led for the last 30 years by the inimitable
and enigmatic Mark E. Smith. They have released nearly 30 studio albums, with in excess
of 50 musicians passing through their ranks. They are the Fallen; this is their story. Dave
Simpson has spent two years of his life tracking down everyone who has ever played in the
Fall. The resultant book is full of hilarious and shocking anecdotes about life in one of the
most intense and insane bands. It is also a biography in reflection of Mark E. Smith, a man
who runs his group like a sports team, for whom no one member is greater than the Fall.
Featuring a host of new interviews, this is a fascinating insight for all of the Fall’s devoted
fanbase, which famously included John Peel, and anyone who has ever been curious about
the group, and interested in the postpunk cultural landscape of Britain. Dave Simpson writes
on music and the arts for the Guardian.
Music/Biography • 328 pp • 5 x 8 • 47 B/W Photos
9781847671448 (Replaces 9781847670496) • May • $14.95 New in paper
Canongate Books
Trapped in a Scene: UK Hardcore 1985–89
Frontline Reports from the Hardcore Punk Underground
Ian Glasper
The long-awaited closing volume of Ian Glasper’s celebrated trilogy on the 1980s UK
punk scene.
The underground hardcore scene of the mid- to late-1980s was UK punk rock’s last signifi-
cant creative gasp. Emerging from the wreckage of the anarcho-punk scene spawned by the
likes of Crass and Conflict, it took its influences from the studs ‘n’ leather punk bands of the
early 1980s such as Discharge and GBH, as well as the nascent American hardcore movement
and the emerging metal/punk crossover scene. Filtered through some through fiercely DIY aes-
thetics and there was a potent movement that spawned such seminal acts as Napalm Death,
ENT, the Stupids, and Heresy. With the backing of John Peel and an unwavering work ethic,
these bands, and the labels that launched them—such as Earache and Peaceville—pushed mu-
sical boundaries into new and previously unexplored avenues of extremity. Ian Glasper digs
deeper than anyone has previously dared into a subculture that was as manic, exciting, inno-
vative, and defiant as anything before or since. Constructed upon meticulously gathered first-
hand accounts and heaving with exclusive never-before-seen photographs, here is the
definitive document on UKHC. Ian Glasper is the author of Burning Britain: The His-
tory of UK Punk 1980–1984 and The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk
1980 to 1984.
Music • 600 pp • 6 x 9.5
9781901447613 • April • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Paper • Cherry Red Books
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Independence Days
The Story of UK Independent Record Labels
Alex Ogg
From the budget DIY of Buzzcocks to the grandiose packaging of Factory and 4AD and
eventual chart dominance of Depeche Mode, the Smiths, and New Order, all the key mo-
ments are documented through painstaking research, analysis, and eyewitness account.
“Of the many books written about rap music and hip-hop culture, this is the best one-
volume introduction . . . For fans of hip-hop and anyone interested in popular culture,
this book is essential.” —Publishers Weekly on The Hip Hop Years
“A perfect primer for anyone who doesn’t know why rap is the most important musical
movement of the past 25 years . . . a blast from page one.” —MOJO on The Men
Behind Def Jam
Collating more than 150 interviews, Independence Days traces the story of the UK inde-
pendent record label boom from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, a period which saw a new
generation of independent spirits take up the baton and revolutionize the course of popu-
lar music. The era’s most celebrated labels are covered, including Rough Trade, Beggars Ban-
quet/4AD, Factory, Cherry Red and Mute, as well as releases by such notable acts as the
Smiths, Joy Division, the Buzzcocks, Elvis Costello, Gary Numan, Teardrop Explodes, and
Nick Cave. Interviewees include Rough Trade founder Geoff Travis, Mute Records founder
Daniel Miller, 4AD founder Ivo Watts-Russell, Zoo Records cofounder Bill Drummond, Crass
cofounder Penny Rimbaud, Beggars Group founder Martin Mills, Cherry Red cofounder Iain
McNay, Good Vibrations founder Terri Hooley, DJ Charlie Gillett, I.R.S. Records founder
Miles Copeland, and Sire Records cofounder Seymour Stein. Alex Ogg is a journalist and a
contributor to more than 50 music books and encyclopedias. He is the author of several
music titles including The Hip Hop Years: A History of Rap and No More Heroes: A Com-
plete History of UK Punk from 1976 to 1980.
Music • 600 pp • 6 x 9.5
9781901447415 • May • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Paper • Cherry Red Books
Death to Trad Rock

John Robb
A look at the mid-1980s underground—surrealist, satirical, and DIY—punk scene from
a man who was there.
“Its unique brand of energy helps make it a riot all its own.” —Harp Magazine on
Punk Rock: An Oral History
In the 1980s, the charts overflowed with what felt to many like the most boring pop music
ever made—and the underground exploded. The postpunk scene was a diverse collection of
bands brought together by independent releases and aided by reportage in fanzines and air-
play by John Peel. This is the first time this era of music has been analyzed in such depth,
exploring the loose confederation of noisenik outfits including Three Johns, the Membranes,
the Ex, Wedding Present, A Witness, Bogshed, and Big Flame. John Robb is a musician and
the author of several books including Punk Rock: An Oral History and The Nineties: What
the Fuck Was That All About. He writes for such publications as the Guardian, the Inde-
pendent, and the Observer. He fronted the Membranes in the late 1970s and has been tour-
ing the world ever since, currently with Goldblade.
Music • 600 pp • 6 x 9.5
9781901447361 • June • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Paper • Cherry Red Books
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You’re Wondering Now:
The Specials from Conception to Reunion
Paul Williams
Foreword by Phill Jupitus
Meticulously detailing the story of this one-of-a-kind band, its members, and their post-
Specials careers—up to and including their 2008 reunion.
Against the backdrop of the demise of punk, social unrest, and the coming to power of
Margaret Thatcher, the Specials burst onto the scene with their unique brand of music in
1979—sweeping up the nation’s youth with their edgy, politically charged message and
iconic 2 Tone branding. Thirty years later, as the band celebrate their anniversary with a
reunion tour, their hard-hitting, poignant tales of teen pregnancy, knife crime, and racism
are still as prevalent as they always were. This book sees the first publication of a full gig
listing, complete discography, and an amazing collection of rare, unseen photographs from
the band members themselves. Paul Williams is a concert promoter, creator and editor of
the 1990s cult 2 Tone fanzine Street Feeling, and administrator of the Specials’ website.
Music • 500 pp • 6 x 9.5
9781901447514 • June • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Paper • Cherry Red Books
Nina Simone
The Biography
David Brun-Lambert
The first-ever, full-length biography of the music, politics, and life of the High
Priestess of Soul.
“Highly recommended for jazz music lovers as well as those interested in the civil
rights movement.” —Library Journal
Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in North Carolina at the tail-end of the Great Depres-
sion, Nina Simone was a precocious child with dreams of becoming the world’s first black
classical soloist. After a rejection from an elite New York conservatoire—a rejection she
always believed stemmed from the color of her skin—she began performing jazz, blues,
and classical songs in a bar to fund her music studies. In 1958 her rendition of the Gersh-
win standard “I Loves You Porgy” became a Top 40 hit, and her subsequent debut album
Little Girl Blue launched what would become an extensive singing and songwriting ca-
reer. Drawing on a wealth of original interviews with Simone’s closest associates, this
extraordinary biography follows her sparkling career as well as her passionate belief in
racial equality that eventually led her to undergo self-imposed exile from America in 1970.
Featuring rare photographs and a review of Simone’s more than 40 albums and numer-
ous hits, this is an extensive look at the complex and extremely talented diva. David Brun-
Lambert is a music writer.
Biography/Music • 368 pp • 5 x 8 • 32 B/W Photos
9781845135102 (Replaces 9781845134303) • June
$17.95 (Can $19.95) New in paper • Aurum Press
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The Directory of Classical Themes
Denys Parsons
Systematically identify that classical tune running around and around in your head!
“Amazing.” —André Previn, Grammy and Academy Award–winning composer,

conductor, and pianist
Everyone has experienced the frustration of having a classical tune buzzing around in-
side their head and not been able to identify it. Now, containing practically every well-
known classical theme from the 16th century onwards, this fun and incredibly easy to
use reference guide can help identify any given classical tune with no greater musical knowl-
edge necessary than the ability to hum the melody. It can be used for everything from
finding composers; identifying the themes and movements of a sonata, symphony, or con-
certo; to checking the opus number or key of an already familiar work, and more.
Music/Reference • 208 pp • 6 x 9.5
Handel
The Man & His Music
Jonathan Keates
A substantially revised, expanded, and updated edition of the critically acclaimed
1985 edition, examining the whole of Handel’s fascinating life and incredible achieve-
ment in detail.
“Will still be valued in a hundred years’ time . . . the book as a whole is an

event.” —Spectator
“Quirky and colorful.” —Library Journal
“Has been skilfully updated in tribute to today’s thriving Handel industry
through which the composer has risen.” —Herald
Over the last two decades a complete revolution in Handel’s status has taken place.
He is now seen both as a titanic figure in music, and as one of the world’s favorite
composers, with snatches of his work accompanying weddings, funerals, and televi-
sion commercials the world over. Though unquestionably one of the greatest and best-
loved of all composers, George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) had received little attention
from biographers before Jonathan Keates’s masterful biography appeared in 1985. This
fully updated and expanded edition charts in detail Handel’s life, from his youth in
Germany, through his brilliantly successful Italian sojourn, to the opulence and squalor
of Georgian London. Written with sympathy and penetration about this extraordinary
genius, it details Handel’s career which abounded in reversals that would have crushed
anyone with less resilience and willpower, but his influence was deeply felt by Haydn,
Mozart, and Beethoven. Interwoven with the account of Handel’s life are commentaries
on all his major works, as well as many less familiar pieces by this most inventive, ex-
pressive, and captivating of composers. Jonathan Keates is a biographer and novelist.
His other titles include Allegro Postillions, for which he won the James Tait Black Me-
morial Prize, Purcell, and Stendhal.
Biography/Music • 434 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 14 B/W Photos
9781845951153 • May • $24.95 Paper • Pimlico
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The Joy of Eating
The Virago Book of Food
Jill Foulston
Going on a picnic with Monica Ali and learning about Frida Kahlo’s wedding feast
are just a few of the delights in this richly imaginative anthology of the best food writ-
ing from women, around the world and throughout history.
“A delightful selection of literary canapes.” —Evening Standard

“Sensual, funny and captivating . . . will delight anyone who loves to read about the
pleasure of a good meal.” —Good Housekeeping
“Delicious . . . ventures into the kitchens of women all over the world.”
—Woman & Home
Beatrix Potter wove one of her most malicious tales around the roly-poly pudding. Co-
lette counted the nuts she would pick before falling asleep in the French countryside. Dorothy
Wordsworth noted her pie-making sessions in her diary and Anne Frank observed the eat-
ing habits of her companions in hiding. Food is a constant in people’s lives, and it has al-
ways been a basic ingredient of women’s writing—in household books, cookbooks, diaries,
letters, and fiction. In this anthology concentrating on international food writing by women,
indulge your appetite with such diverse writers as Edwidge Danticat, Barbara Pym, and
J. K. Rowling. Try making Elisabeth Luard’s Afghan Betrothal Custard, Martha Wash-
ington’s marzipan birds, or Nigella Lawson’s favorite comfort food. And why not sneak
into the literary kitchens of Banana Yoshimoto, Emily Brontë, and Angela Carter? Jill Foul-
ston is a former commissioning editor for the Virago Modern Classics list.
Cooking/Fiction • 416 pp • 5 x 8 • Virago UK
9781860499050 (9781860499067) • April • $15.95 New in paper
Rifling Through My Drawers

Clarissa Dickson Wright
Entertaining, poignant, and never politically correct, this heartfelt memoir offers a year
in the life of one of today’s most unique culinary experts.
“Riotous.” —New York Observer on Spilling the Beans

“Packed with hilarious anecdotes, fizzing with energy, throbbing with pain, this has
to be the autobiography of the year.” —Daily Mail on Spilling the Beans
With her inimitable wit and outspoken views, acclaimed cooking guru Clarissa Dickson
Wright provides an unrivaled collection of stories and anecdotes from her ever-eventful
life in this touching memoir. As a celebrated cook and a champion of the countryside,
Clarissa’s year includes meeting with local farmers and supermarket managers, attending
an oyster festival and county fairs, and encountering an adorable fishing terrier named
Kipper. Introducing long-forgotten traditions and colorful local festivals alike, Clarissa
meets up with a range of extraordinary characters and good friends old and new. Clarissa
Dickson Wright found fame alongside Jennifer Paterson as one half of the much-loved
TV cooking partnership Two Fat Ladies. She is the author of five cookbooks, including
The Game Cookbook, A Greener Life, and Sunday Roast, as well as her autobiography
Spilling the Beans.
Autobiography/Cooking • 304 pp • 6 x 9 • 16 Color Photos • 16 B/W Photos
9780340977460 • June • $19.95 Paper • Hodder & Stoughton
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Heston Blumenthal
The Biography of the World’s Most Brilliant Master Chef
Chas Newkey-Burden
The man behind the brilliant cuisine of three-Michelin-starred The Fat Duck—voted
Best Restaurant in the World by fellow chefs.
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal is a gastronomic alchemist who sees the kitchen as a
laboratory where he loves to experiment with new ways to tantalize diners’ taste buds.
The story of his life is every bit as colorful and attention-grabbing as his famous snail
porridge and bacon-and-egg ice cream. This biography traces his journey from a life-
changing childhood holiday in France, through to his brief apprenticeship in Raymond
Blanc’s restaurant where he stood up to a kitchen bully. It then follows him as, constantly
pushing the boundaries of his work, he reached the top of his profession and was knighted
by the Queen. Here, for the first time, is the full inspirational story of the enthusiastic,
self-taught genius who turned the world of cuisine on its head. Chas Newkey-Burden
is the author of Amy Winehouse and Paris Hilton: Life on the Edge.
Biography/Cooking • 252 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 18 Color Photos • 1 B/W Photo
Arise Sir Jamie Oliver

The Biography
Stafford Hildred and Tim Ewbank
Jamie Oliver’s charm and irrepressible charisma, down-to-earth approach to cooking
simple yet delicious food, and crusading for healthier school lunches have made him
a household favorite in Britain, while his fan base grows rapidly in the United States.
Jamie at Home airs on the Food Network. ABC has picked up six episodes
of an unnamed new show starring Oliver and Ryan Seacrest to air
sometime in 2010, in which they give healthy “makeovers” to entire U.S.
cities, using local resources to improve residents’ eating habits.
Jamie rose from humble pastry chef to television star by catching the eye of producers
during a documentary about the River Café, where he was working at the time. His on-
screen charisma meant he featured heavily in the finished documentary; the offers came
flooding in, and so The Naked Chef was born. The program was a huge success, with an
initmate and fresh approach to the television chef. Jamie’s passion shone through and
drew in a younger audience. Cooking became cool! His television series and books gave
Jamie fame and fortune the world over, but he always wanted to do something positive
with his success. Through his Fifteen charity restaurant and campaigns to ban unhealthy
food in schools and get Britain cooking again, Jamie has proven to be more than simply
a celebrity chef. His desire to bring about radical change has seen him meet with top politi-
cians and raise millions for his causes. Here is the intimate story behind the devoted hus-
band and father of two, television celebrity, political animal, and talented chef. Stafford
Hildred is a television critic and entertainment writer, and the author of Russell Crowe.
Tim Ewbank is an entertainment writer and former TV correspondent for the Daily Mail.
Together they have coauthored Joanna Lumley, Nicole Kidman, Rod Stewart, and There’s
Only One David Beckham.
Biography/Cooking • 288 pp • 5 x 8 • 16 Color Photos
9781844547944 (Replaces 9781844544455) • April
$13.95 (Can $15.95) New in paper • John Blake
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100 Belgian Beers to Try Before You Die!
Tim Webb and Joris Pattyn
Organized by brewery, each entry includes a brewery history, tasting notes
for the beers, visitor information, and the authors’ verdict.
“Armed with 300 Beers, a reader can look forward to years of explo-
ration of the world of fine beer.” —All About Beer magazine on 300
Beers to Try Before You Die!
A companion volume to 300 Beers to Try Before You Die!, this showcase of
the best Belgian beers encourages both connoisseurs and newcomers to sam-
ple for themselves. Written by internationally known beer writers Tim Webb
and Joris Pattyn, the book provides readers with a glossary of Belgian beer styles,
a map of Belgium with featured breweries. Detailed and enthusiastic tasting
notes for each beer by Joris Pattyn explore the many dimensions of Belgian beers.
It is lavishly illustrated throughout with photographs showing the beers them-
selves, where and how they are brewed, Belgian beer bars, and some of the char-
acters involved in Belgian brewing. Visitor information includes contact
details for each brewery along with any opening times and details of brewery
taps. United States and UK importers are detailed, and each entry details the
ABV, bottle sizes, and whether the beer is available on draught. The author of
beer lovers’ cult favorite Good Beer Guide to Belgium, Tim Webb formerly ran
CAMRA’s Great British Beer Festival and has been writing about beer for more
than 20 years. A founder of De Objectieve Bierprovers (the Belgian beer con-
sumer group), Jorris Pattyn has been tasting and writing about beer for 30 years.
He has been a judge at the Great American Beer Festival, Great British Beer
Festival, and Beers Russia. He coauthored LambicLand with Tim Webb and is
a regular contributor to websites such as the Burgundian Babble Belt, Belgisch
Bier Café Index, and RateBeer.com.
Cooking • 160 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 150 Color Photos
Also available:
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300 Beers to Try Before You Die!

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Good Beer Guide 2010
Roger Protz
This established, highly respected guide to the best beer and pubs in the UK celebrates
its 37th edition with more than 4,500 pub listings.
“The definitive rundown of the best places in the UK to get a pint of real ale, from
cozy country inns to upmarket style bars.” —Time Out
The Good Beer Guide is the comprehensive resource of the UK’s best pubs—from so-
phisticated city bars to cozy country inns—there is a pub for everyone in this indispen-
sable book. The pubs are all regularly surveyed by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale)
members so you can rely on this being the most up-to-date and well vetted of all pub guides.
With this guide, the best pubs to visit in towns, cities, and the countryside throughout the
UK are presented. For each of the more than 4,500 pub entries there are full details of
real ale served, as well as information about food, entertainment, suitability of facilities
for families, disabled access, history, and architecture. The guide also contains a unique
expanded Breweries Section which lists every brewery—micro, regional, and national—
that produces cask beer in the UK, along with tasting notes. Roger Protz is a journalist,
broadcaster, and campaigner, and the author of more than 15 books about beer and brew-
ing, including 300 Beers to Try Before You Die. Twice a winner of the Glenfiddich Drink
Writer of the Year Award, he also won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British
Guild of Beer Writers.
Travel • 880 pp • 5.5 x 9
CAMRA Books
Brew Your Own British Real Ale

3rd edition
Graham Wheeler
A classic among home brewers, this new edition is rewritten, enhanced, and updated with
new recipes for contemporary and award-winning beers as well as recipes for old favorites
no longer brewed commercially.
Written by a home-brewing authority, this guide includes detailed instructions for both novice
and more advanced home-brewers, as well as comprehensive recipes for recreating some of
Britain’s best-loved beers at home. Recipes are grouped by beer style, allowing home brew-
ers to recreate popular and classic milds, pale ales, bitters, stouts, porters, old ales, and bar-
ley wines. Full instructions are included for both malt extract and full-grain brewing and a
full-color section on brewing methods and equipment helps readers choose the right brew-
ing method for them and the right equipment to brew successfully. Graham Wheeler is the
author of Brew Classic European Beer at Home and Home Brewing.
Cooking • 208 pp • 5.5 x 8.5 • 5 Diagrams • Dual Measurements
9781852492588 (Replaces 9781580171021) • April • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Paper
CAMRA Books
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James Halliday Australian Wine Companion
2010 Edition
James Halliday
From renowned expert James Halliday, this is a completely updated guide to the wines
and wineries of Australia.
The ultimate, bestselling guide to wineries and wine in Australia, this new edition is fully
updated and revised. Tasting notes for nearly 6,000 wines are offered alongside vintage-
specific ratings and advice on optimal drinking, as well as each wine’s closure, alcohol
content, and price. More than 140 new wineries are addressed, and important details on
all wineries are provided, including brief histories, opening times, contact details, vine-
yard sizes, and web addresses. A full-color map of the country’s wine regions and a re-
gional index that details available restaurants, accommodations, music events, and sales
complete this indispensable reference for all enthusiasts of Australian wine. James Hal-
liday is a wine critic who regularly contributes to Gourmet and Epicurean magazines.
He is the founder of Coldstream Hills and Brokenwood wineries and is the author of sev-
eral books, including James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia.
Cooking/Reference • 768 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 1 Map
Hardie Grant Books
Penfolds: The Rewards of Patience

Sixth edition
Andrew Caillard
The definitive guide to world-renowned Penfolds wines.
In the world of wine, Penfolds is synonymous with excellence, innovation, and even a lit-
tle magic. The tale behind the winery’s foundation, its controversial methods of operation,
and the characters that were determined to break with tradition and produce something
unique is a truly inspiring one. Much more than simply a winery history, this guide is also
a practical tool for enjoying a personal collection of Penfolds wines at their drinking peak.
Through the senses of an independent international panel, the fortunes of more than 50
years of Penfolds wines were painstakingly tracked and assessed over a special five-day tast-
ing. Complete with tasting notes and personal commentaries, the results of this event form
a central focus of the narrative. Now in its sixth edition, this is an invaluable companion
for anyone who loves good wine. Andrew Caillard is a specialist wine auctioneer and widely
published wine author.
Cooking/Reference • 368 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 90 Color Photos
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Asian Cook
Terry Tan
Now with more recipes, ingredients, and techniques, this expan-
sive culinary work provides cooks a tantalizing insight into one
of the world’s most intriguing potpourri of cuisines, and demys-
tify elements that may seem too complex and difficult to master.
Sure to imbue any reader with a sharper perception of all Asian culi-
nary practices, this compendium of recipes embraces a geographical
sweep of countries, with chapters grouping the Asian regions that share
common culinary threads. They are as follows: China; Japan and
Korea; India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka; the five countries of Indochina—
Thailand, Kampuchea, Laos, Burma, and Vietnam; and the three South-
east Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. More than
100 authentic recipes from the author’s culinary trove include gems
from internationally known chefs such as Ken Hom, Sri Owen, Alan
Davidson, Fuchsia Dunlop, and Emi Kazuko, among others. Also gath-
ered here are illuminating nuggets of information on the cultural and
culinary evolution of these countries. Readers will learn about tra-
ditional methods using rustic tools and techniques, the semantics of
Asian cuisine, and the effective use of modern tools in the prepara-
tion of Asian dishes. Terry Tan is a leading cooking teacher, consultant,
and historian who writes and broadcasts regularly on Asian food and
cooking. His previous titles include Cooking with Chinese Herbs,
Shiok!: Exciting Tropical Asian Flavors, Stir-Fried and Not Shaken,
and The Thai Table.
Cooking • 336 pp • 7.5 x 9.5 • 600 Color Photos
Dual Measurements • 9781906417352 (Replaces 9781571458629)
June • $29.95 (Can $32.95) Cloth • Jacqui Small
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Burgers
From Barbecue Ranch Burger to Miso Salmon Burger
Paul Gayler
Photographs by Gus Filgate
Proving that there’s more to the burger than just beef on a
bun, this colorful collection reveals 100 delicious and imag-
inative burger recipes with influences from around the
world. From Tandoori lamb koftas, tasty fish cakes, and
scrumptious vegetarian options, this delicious guide illus-
trates that there is a burger for every taste and that the
world’s favorite food can be easily transformed with a lit-
tle innovative creativity and preparation. With additional
advice on accompaniments such as salsas, chutneys, relishes,
and dips, as well as the different styles of bread that can
be used to complete a culinary creation, this beautifully pre-
sented guide is replete with colorful photographs and recipes
that are mouthwateringly good. Paul Gayler is an execu-
tive chef and the author of Mediterranean Cook, Passion
for Cheese, and Passion for Vegetables. Gus Filgate is a pho-
tographer whose work appears in New Sushi.
Cooking • 144 pp • 8 x 9 • 120 Color Photos
Dual Measurements • 9781906417260 • June
$14.95 (Can $16.95) Paper • Jacqui Small
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Chocolate Magic
A Collection of Devilishly Decadent Recipes
Kate Shirazi
The irresistibly chocolatey follow-up to the successful
Cupcake, Muffin, and Cookie Magic books!
Beautifully designed and full of easy no-nonsense
recipes that are ideal for novice cooks, this perfect lit-
tle package of indulgence is filled with recipes to feed
the chocaholic in you. From truffles to tarts, breads to
biscuits, puddings to milkshakes, these easy recipes writ-
ten in Kate Shirazi’s inimitable irreverent style will have
you dashing to the kitchen to satisfy that craving. Kate
Shirazi is the author of Cookie Magic and Cupcake
Magic, and she founded the Cakeadoodledo mail-
order cupcake business from her farmhouse kitchen.
Dual Measurements • 9781862058811 • May
$14.95 (Can $16.95) Cloth • Pavilion
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9781862058477
Cupcake Magic
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Muffin Magic
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Dessert
Recipes from Le Champignon Sauvage
David Everitt-Matthias
Foreword by Heston Blumenthal
Following on from David Everitt-Matthias’ acclaimed debut, Essence, this
stunning second book, with a foreword by Heston Blumenthal, explores
the world and pushes the boundaries of the dessert chef’s art.
“Of all the chefs’ books this season Essence is the one . . . great
recipes, great descriptions.” —Guardian on Essence
With no specific dessert chef training, David approaches the idea of dessert
free from doctrine, and instead, is able to instruct with precision and pas-
sion. A great originator of recipes, David has created a book that is singu-
lar in its content, style, and astonishing originality. The chapter titled Chocolate
and Nut contains recipes for White Chocolate, Banana, and Peanut Bread
Pudding with Chestnut Honey Ice Cream; and Bitter Chocolate and Black
Olive Tarts with Fennel Ice Cream. A Fruit chapter includes Cantaloupe Melon
Soup with Watermelon, Roasted Strawberries and Strawberry Sorbet. The
section on Vegetable desserts contains Jerusalem Artichoke Cheesecake with
Bergamot Glaze and Peanut Ice Cream; and Sweetcorn Cream with Caramel
and Popcorn Ice Cream. From Roots, Pods, Seeds and Bark he creates Green
Aniseed Beignets; or Liquorice Macaroons with Tangerine Jelly and Sorbet.
And lastly, a section devoted to Wild foods offers Sorrel Ice Cream with Wood
Sorrel and Compote of Brambles; as well as Acorn Tiramisu. Dessert is des-
tined to become a classic of seasonal, innovative cooking. David Everitt-
Matthias was awarded two Michelin stars before the age of 40. He is also
the author of Essence. Heston Blumenthal is the chef and owner of three-
Michelin-starred The Fat Duck—voted Best Restaurant in the World by fel-
low chefs in 2005.
Cooking • 160 pp • 9.5 x 9.5
76 Color Photos • 1 B/W Photo • Conversion Chart
9781906650032 • April • $36.95 (Can $40.95) Cloth • Absolute Press
Cuisinier Gascon
Memories & Meals of a Gascon Chef
Pascal Aussignac
A Michelin-starred chef’s exquisitely evocative celebration of his native Gas-
cony’s food and culture.
Rapidly acquiring a Michelin star after opening in London in the late 1990s, Pas-
cal’s award-winning Club Gascon fast became the place to go to experience some
of the best French food in the country—the food of his native South West of France,
the very heart of the country’s cuisine. More than 100 traditional recipes, some
with modern twists and inflections, sit within a sumptuously designed and beau-
tifully photographed book. Unashamedly sensuous food photography is accom-
panied by evocative images of Gascony, its food, and its people, from fellow
Frenchman Jean Cazals. A food lover’s delight and a cook’s heaven, this is a wor-
thy testament to the talents of both the author and his native land of Gascony.
Pascal Aussignac cooks in and oversees five award-winning restaurants in Lon-
don, all of them celebrating the food of Gascony. Club Gascon was awarded a
Michelin Star in 2002 and in 2007 was awarded the ultimate peer group acco-
lade of Restaurant of the Year by the Caterer Magazine.
Cooking • 240 pp • 7.5 x 10 • 100 Color Photos • Conversion Chart
9781906650209 • May • $34.95 (Can $38.95) Cloth • Absolute Press
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Rasoi: New Indian Kitchen
Vineet Bhatia
An extraordinary culinary tour de force by one of the
world’s most celebrated Indian chefs.
“Better to judge Bhatia’s cooking against that of

Gordon Ramsay and Tom Aikens than against that
of conventional Indian restaurants. By the standards
of those masters, he must be seen to be at least their
equal.” —Guardian
The first Indian chef to be awarded a Michelin star, Vi-
neet Bhatia has been cooking his ravishing, modern take
on Indian food to appreciative guests from all over the
world since 2004. More than 150 of his most celebrated
recipes are featured in this, his first book, accompanied
by sumptuous photography from Lisa Barber. With a be-
guiling mixture of modernity and classicism, Bhatia in-
troduces elements of molecular gastronomy as well as
Western influences, creating a style that sees him appear
on platforms all around the world with the likes of
inspirational fellow chefs Ferran Adria from El Bulli and
Heston Blumenthal from the Fat Duck. New Indian
Kitchen is a giant step forward for Indian cookery books
and a long-awaited publishing event. Vineet Bhatia has
opened restaurants in Moscow, Geneva, Mauritius, Dubai,
and London.
Cooking • 256 pp • 7.5 x 10.5
80 Color Photos • Conversion Chart
9781906650193 • June • $39.95 (Can $43.95) Cloth
Absolute Press
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Fish, Indian Style
100 Simple Spicy Recipes
Atul Kochhar
Photographs by David Loftus
From a chef renowned for the vibrancy of his food and the subtlety of his spice mixes,
a book of simple and easy recipes, marrying fish with the spices and flavors of India.
“Exquisite without being precious. Engaging and beautifully put together. This
book does justice to all seafood lovers!” —Tandoori Magazine
“An interesting repertoire of unusual fish dishes: a great source of inspiration.
A well-written and easy-to-follow book.” —Independent
Atul Kochhar applies a simple but distinctive touch to more than 100 fish dishes in
this innovative cookbook. Tandoori-Style Salmon, Seared Scallops with a Lively Mint
Dressing, and Sea Bass in Coconut Milk and Ginger sauce are just a few of the uniquely
skewered dishes on show. His celebrated take on battered fish with mushy peas is in-
cluded—John Dory wrapped in a batter spiked with turmeric, ginger, masala, and mango
powder; peas flavored with asatoelida, and ketchup substituted for a grilled tomato
chutney. It’s typical of the book—a traditional dish transformed by an Indian twist.
All of Kochhar’s recipes showcase wonderful ways to present fish bursting with new
and exciting flavors. Packed with exotic but simple recipes from one of the most ex-
citing Indian chefs working today, this book also features stunning food photography.
While head chef of Tamarind, Atul Kochhar became one of only two Indian chefs in
the world to be awarded a coveted Michelin star. He recently opened his own restau-
rant, Benares, in London to great acclaim, where he continues to reshape the percep-
tion of Indian cuisine with his vibrant and contemporary cooking. David Loftus is also
the photographer for The Paris Neighborhood Cookbook. His clients have included
Gourmet, Jamie Oliver, Martha Stewart, and Ralph Lauren.
Cooking • 224 pp • 7.5 x 10 • 83 Color Photos • 8 B/W Photos • Conversion Chart
9781906650063 • June • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Cloth • Absolute Press
Terre à Terre
The Vegetarian Cookbook
Amanda Powley and Philip Taylor
The book that vegetarians have been waiting for, from the most talked about
vegetarian restaurant in Britain.
“A truly outstanding choice even if you’re a carnivore.” —New York Times

“One taste of Terre à Terre’s startlingly original vegetarian dishes will
coax drooling effusions about tomatoes from even the most hardened of
carnivores.” —Guardian
The leader of the pack among vegetarian restaurants for more than 18 years, and
lavishly garlanded with awards and praise, this is Terre à Terre’s first book, and
what a book it is! More than 100 recipes from the repertoire that has made Terre
à Terre the top vegetarian restaurant in Britain are accompanied by sumptuously
taste-bud stimulating food photography by award-wining food photographer Lisa
Barber. Every vegetarian with a serious love of food, and indeed many carnivores
who can recognize a very good thing when they taste it, will find this an indis-
pensable addition to their cookbook collection. Amanda Powley and Philip Tay-
lor are the owners of the best vegetarian restaurant in the UK. This is their
cookbook debut.
Cooking • 192 pp • 8.5 x 10.5 • 60 Color Photos • Conversion Chart
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Game
A Cookery Book
Trish Hilferty and Tom Norrington-Davies
Photographs by Jason Lowe
Two respected chefs set out to completely demystify their subject and offer
expert advice on how to joint, prepare, cook, and enjoy every possible aspect
of foods hunted from land, sky, and water.
Sure to establish itself as the new benchmark on the subject, this cookbook fea-
tures game in all its forms—furred, feathered, and fish. It shows that game of-
fers many wonderful and affordable choices for the home cook and just how
easy it is to source, prepare, and cook—something that precious few cooks seem
to realize. Written with extreme clarity, insight, and passion, and divided into
chapters on “four legs,” “two legs,” and “no legs,” this book explores every pos-
sible part of the world of game that a cook could ever wish to know. Fully il-
lustrated throughout, Jason Lowe’s stunning photography is fittingly
all-encompassing and informative. Tom Norrington-Davies is the author of Just
Like Mother Used to Make and Trish Hilferty is the author of Gastropub Clas-
sics and Fish and Chips. They are two of the most highly respected chefs work-
ing in London today. Jason Lowe is a food and travel photographer whose work
appears in the Williams-Sonoma cookbook series, including Williams-Sonoma
Kids Baking.
9781906650100 • August • $34.95 (Can $38.95) Cloth • Absolute Press
Breakfast in Bed
Laura James
The result of years of research spent under sheet and quilt engaged in the
finer comforts of life—namely eating, sleeping, reading, and snuggling.
A day spent in bed can be as restorative as a day at the spa. Laura James helps
readers to make the most out of every precious, illicit second of duvet time,
and reveals the most wonderful ways to picnic on the eiderdown, the best bacon
sandwich known to man, and a myriad of other slumber-room tips from the
best pajamas and music to bed linen and romantic getaways to make your duvet
day as luxurious and indulgent as possible. A blissful celebration of the union
between breakfast and bed, this beautiful little book is a must-read for any-
one who is happiest when snuggled on perfectly plump pillows enjoying the
little luxuries of life. Laura James is the author of four books, including The
New Aga Cook: Breakfast and Brunch, and is managing director of a PR and
editorial agency.
Cooking • 160 pp • 6 x 7.5 • 40 Color Photos • Conversion Chart
9781906650001 • April • $19.95 (Can $21.95) Cloth • Absolute Press
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The Frugal Cook
Fiona Beckett
With more than 150 frugal recipes and advice on how to save, how to stretch,
how to spot a good bargain, and when to buy, this is an indispensable guide to
thrifty eating.
The lost art of thrift is rediscovered in this cookbook through a wealth of fantas-
tic recipes, from budget breakfasts—Spring Vegetable Frittata or French Toast with
Polish Cherries—to easy midweek suppers, like Thai Beef Salad or Linguine with
Stilton and Onion. In a time where about a third of all the food purchased is thrown
out, this book is ideal for anyone who is eager to cut out waste and make the most
of everything they buy. With a full glossary of ingredients and ideas for how to use
them up, as well as a myriad of thrifty tips that promise to transform even the most
sorry leftover into an inventive and tasty meal, this is a kitchen manual that no home
can afford to be without. Fiona Beckett’s other titles include Cooking with Wine,
Easy Desserts, and How to Match Food and Wine.
Cooking • 208 pp • 7.5 x 9 • 120 Color Photos • Conversion Chart
9781904573852 • April • $22.95 (Can $25.95) Paper • Absolute Press
The Ultimate Student Cookbook

Fiona Beckett
Foreword by Heston Blumenthal
The consummate collection of recipes, made by students, for students, and at
a price that every student can afford.
“Lively, vibrant and accessible. It radiates a great sense of fun and does all
of this on a budget. . . . What more could a student want!”
—Heston Blumenthal
Based on the popular underground website www.beyondbakedbeans.com—
which has already spawned a Facebook group and an entire community of stu-
dent followers—three students come together with expert chef Fiona Beckett to
create the ultimate student recipe collection. This guide contains more than 300
recipes from the site—each featuring extra tips and updates from Fiona and her
student cooks, as well as 50 new recipes ranging from quick-and-easy meals for
one, to indulgent recipes meant to impress groups and guests, and from delicious
cakes to tantalizing cocktails. Beautifully designed, undeniably practical, and with
more than 100 gorgeous color photographs, this truly is nothing less than the ul-
timate student cookbook. Fiona Beckett is the author of Cooking with Wine, Easy
Desserts, and How to Match Food and Wine.
9781906650070 • August • $15.95 (Can $17.95) Paper • Absolute Press
189
Gennaro’s Easy Italian
Delicious Recipes for Everyday Cooking
Gennaro Contaldo
The most accessible cookbook yet from the master of Italian cooking.
“His talent for cooking and storytelling changed my life and food
forever.” —Jamie Oliver
“Strongly recommended for libraries, fans of Italian cooking, and
eaters everywhere.”
—Library Journal on Gennaro’s Italian Home Cooking
“The recipes exude an earthy appeal, as do the book’s colorful
photos . . . an enjoyable read from cover to cover.”
—Publishers Weekly on Passione
More than 100 straightforward recipes that can be cooked by anyone at
any time are presented here by a legendary Italian chef. Selections include
everyday staples, creative uses of leftovers, fantastic tasty dishes and treats
for children, and perfect recipes for easy entertaining. Classics such as
Tomato Sauce and Minestrone sit alongside more unusual dishes such as
Strawberry Risotto, and not forgetting the delights of Lemon and Almond
Cake, Biscotti, and Amaretto Ice Cream. Gennaro Contaldo is the execu-
tive chef and co-owner of London’s Passione restaurant and is involved
with Jamie Oliver in setting up “Jamie’s Italian,” a collection of nation-
wide restaurants. His previous titles include Gennaro’s Italian Home Cook-
ing, Gennaro’s Italian Year, and Passione.
Cooking • 256 pp • 7.5 x 10 • 100 Color Photos • Dual Measurements
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Spring in Sicily
Food from an Ancient Island
Manuela Darling-Gansser
Photographs by Simon Griffiths
A lavishly illustrated and highly evocative journey into the heart of the cui-
sine of Sicily, with recipes including Caper and Almond Pesto, Ricotta Pie,
Tartare of Fresh Anchovies, and Amaretti and Chocolate Tart for the cook
and armchair traveler.
“Wonderful recipes.” —Vogue Entertaining and Travel

on Under the Olive Tree
Spring is a magical season of abundant growth and fertility in Sicily. Fruit trees
and vines are in new leaf, wheat fields stretch to the horizon, wild flowers grow
in profusion along the roadside, and tuna and swordfish swarm in anticipa-
tion of their annual migration. Drawn from the best of Sicilian cuisine, the recipes
in this collection are filled both mouth-watering and authentically local. Al-
though small, Sicily has a big reputation and a colorful history of cultural
crossover that has resulted in a rich and diverse cuisine. Like its landscape, Sicily’s
food is one of contrasts, containing everything from rich Arab spices to exquisite
mild ricotta, hearty pasta, decadent desserts, and plenty of fresh fish, oranges,
lemons, and pistachios. Manuela Darling-Gansser and Simon Griffits have pre-
viously collaborated on Autumn in Piemonte, Under the Olive Tree, and Win-
ter in the Alps.
Cooking • 260 pp • 9.5 x 10.5 • 260 Color Photos • Imperial Measurements
9781740667395 • April • $44.95 (Can $49.95) Cloth • Hardie Grant Books
Winter in the Alps

Food by the Fireside
Manuela Darling-Gansser
Photographs by Simon Griffiths
Now available in paperback, a stunning look at the unique cuisine and
breathtaking beauty of the Alps region.
Stretching from France to Austria and along the border of Switzerland and
Italy, the Alps area is one of superlatives: the wildest, the highest, the windi-
est, and the most isolated. It is also home to some of the most delicious food
in all of Europe. This enchanting account takes a culinary journey from the
peaks of St. Moritz down to the glittering streets of Zürich, all the while show-
casing the culture, lifestyle, and food, of this remarkably diverse region. A
range of Alpine-inspired dishes are included, among them Cloud Soufflé and
Pappardelle with Duck Ragù; melt-in-your-mouth Spätzle, Rösti, and Creamy
Zabaione; and warming Glühwein with roasted chestnuts. Manuela Darling-
Gansser and Simon Griffiths have previously collaborated on Autumn in
Piemonte and Under the Olive Tree.
Cooking • 264 pp • 9.5 x 10.5 • 260 Color Photos
Imperial Measurements • Hardie Grant Books
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Good Old-Fashioned Cakes
Jane Pettigrew
Gloriously illustrated with mouthwatering photography, this exquisite
little book is packed with a wide range of recipes from wholesome
fruit cakes to frivolous fancies.
From rich chocolate cakes to fruity flans, this charming little book col-
lects more than 60 recipes for delicious cakes and tarts, gathered from
all around Britain. It also contains invaluable information on the ba-
sics of successful baking, and how to make your cakes rise perfectly.
Recipes include traditional teatime favorites such as Maids of Hon-
our and fascinating historical curiosities like 18th-century Pepper Cake,
fruity confections such as Pineapple Upside-Down Cake and, to fin-
ish, a selection of delicious tarts and flans. Jane Pettigrew is the au-
thor of many titles, including A Social History of Tea and The Tea
Companion, and is managing director of St. James’s Teas Ltd.
Cooking • 112 pp • 7 x 7 • 16 Color Photos • Conversion Chart
9781905400898 • July • $12.95 (Can $13.95) Cloth
National Trust
Good Old-Fashioned Teatime Treats

Jane Pettigrew
From Hot Cross Buns to Mincemeat Cake—this exquisite collec-
tion showcases the best of British teatime baking.
A wide range of teatime recipes from tasty breads to indulgent sticky
buns is paired with invaluable information on the basics of success-
ful baking. More than 60 recipes are collected for delicious teatime
treats, including traditional breads, buns, scones, and biscuits, gath-
ered from all around Britain. Regional specialties such as Singin’ Hin-
nies and Scarborough Muffins are included, along with classic
seasonal delicacies such as crunchy biscuits, shortbreads, and mouth-
watering scones, with more frivolous confections such as Box Hill Bread
Pudding. Jane Pettigrew is the author of many titles, including A So-
cial History of Tea and The Tea Companion, and is managing direc-
tor of St. James’s Teas Ltd.
9781905400904 • June • $12.95 (Can $13.95) Cloth
National Trust
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Good Old-Fashioned Comfort Puddings
Sara Paston-Williams
Full of recipes for winter warmers, this collection includes such fasci-
nating regional British specialties as Apple Hat and Durham Fluffin’.
With more than 60 recipes for delicious hot desserts, including fruit pies,
roly-polies, cobblers, and steamed puddings, this delectable book’s ma-
terial has been gathered from all around Britain. It contains a mouth-wa-
tering selection of hot and cold sauces to serve with the array of desserts.
Recipes include indulgent delights such as Chocolate Puddle Pudding, the
best fruit pies, warming sponge puddings, and the only Christmas pud-
ding recipe you’ll ever need. Sara Paston-Williams is an author special-
izing in food and food history. Her cookbooks include Good Old-Fashioned
Jams, Preserves and Chutneys, and Good Old-Fashioned Puddings.
9781905400911 • June • $12.95 (Can $13.95) Cloth
National Trust
Good Old-Fashioned Summertime Puddings

Sara Paston-Williams
Delicious ice creams flavored with ginger, elderflower, and black-
currant are among the perfect treats offered to cool down on a
summer’s day.
Fascinating historical recipes such as Fine Orange Flummery and Vic-
torian Apple Snow, refreshing fruity jellies, the creamiest trifles and,
of course, traditional summer pudding are among the cool, summery
desserts on offer here. From heavenly ice creams to indulgent trifles,
this adorable little book contains more than 60 recipes for cool and
creamy, icy and frothy puddings that are perfect treats for any hot day.
Sara Paston-Williams is an author specializing in food and food his-
tory. Her cookbooks include Good Old-Fashioned Jams, Preserves and
Chutneys, and Good Old-Fashioned Puddings.
9781905400928 • June • $12.95 (Can $13.95) Cloth
National Trust
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Just Five Ingredients
Over 120 Fast, Fuss-Free Recipes
Ainsley Harriott
From the one and only Ainsley Harriott, an assortment of delectable dishes
that need minimum effort to deliver maximum flavor.
“Livelier than a good many low-fat collections, this book offers

surprisingly big flavors.” —Publishers Weekly on Ainsley Harriott’s Low
Fat Meals in Minutes
Featuring fast, flavorsome, and fabulous ideas, the recipes in this mouthwater-
ing collection each use a maximum of five ingredients and are ideal for the time-
short, budget-conscious cook. The recipes feature flavors and styles from around
the world as well as easily accessible ingredients and include fresh salads, suc-
culent fish and meat dishes, healthy pastas, vegetarian delights, sizzling barbe-
cue ideas, and tempting desserts. Lushly illustrated and informative, this helpful
book throws long shopping lists out the window in favor of healthy, no-fuss food.
Ainsley Harriott—of the BBC’s Ready, Steady, Cook and PBS’s Great Food se-
ries—is the author of several best-selling books, including Ainsley Harriott’s All
New Meals in Minutes, Ainsley Harriott’s Feel-Good Cookbook, and Ainsley Har-
riott’s Fresh and Fabulous Meals in Minutes.
Cooking • 192 pp • 7.5 x 9.5 • 83 Color Photos • Imperial Measures
9780563539247 • May • $19.95 Paper • BBC Books
Porters English Cookery Bible

Richard, Earl of Bradford and Carol Wilson
More than 100 recipes from all regions of England are carefully selected by successful
restauranteur the Earl of Bradford and top food writer Carol Wilson.
Porters English Cookery Bible celebrates the fascinating heritage of English food and cook-
ing. Classic, easy-to-follow recipes are combined with historical background and sugges-
tions for giving dishes a contemporary twist. Charmingly illustrated, there is food for every
occasion, from spiced meat pies to afternoon tea; from asparagus with orange butter to
rich, dark Christmas pudding. All this is underpinned by the simple philosophy that is also
at the heart of Porters, the author’s established and successful restaurant in London’s bustling
Covent Garden—the desire to create filling, good-value meals from high-quality produce.
An essential reference for home cooks, food historians, and gourmands alike, it brings to-
gether a vast array of delicious dishes from all regions of England to tempt even the most
discerning palate. Richard, Earl of Bradford is the author of Stately Secrets: Behind-the-
Scene Stories from the Stately Homes of Britain. Carol Wilson is the coauthor of Taste of
Scotland: The Essence of Scottish Cooking. They are the coauthors of Porters: Seasonal
Celebrations Cookbook.
Cooking • 288 pp • 5 x 8 • 60 B/W Photos
9781906032777 (Replaces 9781861057372) • July • $22.95 (Can $25.95) Cloth
Portico
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Ottolenghi: The Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi
Cutting-edge cookbook from one of London’s most popular and
stylish deli-restaurants.
“The stage is set for a new era of simple pleasure . . . The

philosophy of serving food that is not industrialized is a joy
to behold . . . [There is] beauty in the composition of salads
and other dishes, integrity in the baking, seduction in the
desserts, and the white noise of serene, convivial surround-
ings.” —Evening Standard
“Gorgeous, healthy recipes . . . a wonderful book.”
—Sunday Times
“Ottolenghi is one of those places that has creatively redefined
what we expect of eating out.” —Good Food Guide 2006
Ottolenghi is one of the most iconic and dynamic restaurants in
existence. Its unique blend of exquisite, fresh food, abundantly pre-
sented in a cutting-edge, elegant environment, has imaginatively
redefined people’s dining expectations. For the first time, Yotam
Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi are publishing here their superb sweet
and savory recipes. Yotam and Sami’s inventive yet simple dishes
are inspired by their respective childhoods in West and East
Jerusalem but rest on numerous other culinary traditions, rang-
ing from North Africa to Lebanon, Italy to California. The 140
original recipes cover everything from accomplished meat and fish
main courses to many healthy and quick salads and suppers, plus
Ottolenghi’s famous and delectable cakes and breads. Ottolenghi:
The Cookbook captures the zeitgeist for honest, healthy, bold cook-
ing presented with flair, style, and substance. This lavishly pho-
tographed book offers the timeless qualities of a cookery classic.
Yotam Ottolenghi has worked as a pastry chef at the Capital, Kens-
ington Place, and Launceston Place. He’s also worked for Maison
Blanc and then Baker and Spice before starting his own group of
restaurants. Sami Tamimi has been a chef for more than two decades
and teamed up with Yotam to open Ottolenghi in 2002.
Cooking • 304 pp • 7.5 x 11 • 100 Color Photos
9780091922344 • May • $34.95 Cloth • Ebury Press
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From Nature to Plate
Seasonal Recipes from The Kitchin
Tom Kitchin
Aimed at the home cook, this is fresh food, simply prepared,
from the youngest newly Michelin-starred chef.
“One hundred seasonal recipes, with luscious photography,

make this an ideal gift for any aspiring home cook.”
—Waterstone’s Books Quarterly
“Tom Kitchin is a culinary genius. His new book shows you
the best seasonal recipes, accompanied by photos to give you
an idea of how it should turn out.” —Scotland on Sunday
“He’s a chef who is passionate about seasonal produce and
letting the freshest ingredients shine . . . there is a good
range of recipes from Asparagus with hollandaise to the
more complex Citrus fruits with Earl Grey jelly.”
—BBC Good Food Magazine
Tom Kitchin’s unique marriage of seasonal Scottish produce with
the classical French technique has universal application. He is to-
tally committed to fresh seasonal ingredients, cooked simply. His
sumptuous cookbook is divided into four sections—Spring,
Summer, Autumn, and Winter—and showcases the ingredients
which are available and at their best each month of the calendar
year. Edinburgh-born, he has spent more than 10 years working
alongside three star chefs: Pierre Koffman at La Tante Claire, Guy
Savoy in Paris, and Alain Ducasse in Monte Carlo. This collec-
tion of recipes is peppered with personal stories and anecdotes
from working with these culinary masters. Tom Kitchin opened
The Kitchin in June 2006 to unanimously favorable reviews. Six
months after it opened, it earned a Michelin star—the fastest to
be awarded.
Cooking • 272 pp • 7.5 x 9.5 • 265 Color Photos • 51 B/W Photos
9780297855934 • May • $44.95 Cloth
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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The Self Sufficient-ish Bible
An Eco-living Guide for the 21st Century
Andy Hamilton and Dave Hamilton
An inspiring blueprint for eco-living filled with small changes that can lead to a
greener life, now in paper.
“The book’s lush color photography, earnest prose and pragmatic approach will
appeal widely as concern over global warming mounts.” —Publishers Weekly
“Very visually appealing and will undoubtedly circulate based on looks alone . . .
Beautiful photos and helpful instructional drawings abound . . . a great source
for anyone looking to go greener . . . Recommended for most public libraries.”
—Library Journal
In this fun and helpful handbook, “Green Twins” Andy and Dave Hamilton present
an approach to eco-conscious living that proves that helping the environment does not
require altering an entire lifestyle. This guide is packed with creative ideas for recy-
cling, growing organic vegetables, and establishing an environmentally friendly office
for those who lack the space or time to be completely self-sufficient but still want to
minimize their environmental impact. There are small suggestions for those just get-
ting started—such as choosing alternative kitchen-cleaning products—as well as big-
ger projects—including making a solar oven from a used pizza carton and establishing
a green nursery for children—that cover all aspects of modern family life. Earth-friendly
recipes, herbal remedies, and eco-friendly travel solutions round out this helpful re-
source to making the Earth just a little greener every day. Andy and Dave Hamilton
are the authors of 101 Ways to Be Self-Sufficient and the proprietors of the popular
website www.selfsufficientish.com.
Reference/Nature • 400 pp • 7.5 x 10.5 • 170 Color Photos
9780340951026 (Replaces 9780340951019) • April • $29.95 New in Paper
Hodder & Stoughton
Water-Efficient Gardening
John Marder
Aimed at amateur gardeners and anyone interested in environmental issues, this
guide gives advice on suitable plants well beyond dry gravel beds.
Offering a broad perspective on how to make the best of a precious resource, this
book reveals how conserving water in a garden does not necessarily restrict the gar-
dener to dry gravel beds but can involve lawns, leafy crops, and flowery borders. Top-
ics covered include the natural science of water-efficient gardening, choosing a style
and design, water-efficient plants, and techniques to save on water. John Marder has
more than 30 years’ experience in professional horticulture as a craftsman, technol-
ogist, designer, and teacher. He has designed and constructed five water-efficient demon-
stration gardens.
Gardening • 128 pp • 7.5 x 9.5 • 210 Color Photos • 12 B/W Photos
9781847971319 • April • $27.95 Paper • Crowood Press
197
The Complete Guide to Painting
and Decorating Porcelain
Patricia Newell-Dunkley
From the basics of kiln work to portrait painting on porcelain, everything an
aspiring artist needs to know about creating beautiful paintings on china is
interwoven with stories about the history of styles and patterns.
Beautifully illustrated, this guide for both beginners and advanced painters shows
step-by-step that anyone can paint, and provides guidance every step of the way.
Covering all spheres of porcelain decoration—whether it’s flowers or fruit, cats
or landscapes, portraits or designs—the manual shows clearly how to work with
many materials and techniques, including mineral oxides, gold and silver, raised
paste, lusters, grounding, and the kiln. Written by a porcelain-painting veteran
with more than 30 years of experience, the book is packed with vast knowledge
and practical experience, making gorgeous ceramics something even amateurs can
enjoy creating. Patricia Newell-Dunkley is an artist and writer whose work has
been widely exhibited and sold in leading galleries.
Art/Crafts & Hobbies • 172 pp • 7.5 x 10 • 67 Color Photos
Windsor Chairmaking
James Mursell
The history and heritage as well as practical chairmaking plans are offered
for novice and experienced woodworkers alike.
Windsor chairs are a beautiful and traditional feature in any home, and this
lavish book celebrates their 300-year history, explains their heritage, and com-
pares and contrasts the distinct Windsor designs from England and the United
States. Tools, techniques, and selecting materials are extensively covered, while
detailed plans and measurements for four chairs (two English, two American)
are provided, allowing makers on one side of the Atlantic to attempt a chair
from the other side. A unique study of a magnificent 18th-century armchair
brings to life the 260-year-old story told by the tool marks and other clues
left by the maker. Guidance and techniques explain how to design a chair
from scratch, taking into account the anthropomorphic nature of these chairs
and the messages they can send out. James Mursell has been making Wind-
sor chairs for more than a decade. He teaches his craft from his home where
he has built a teaching workshop on his farm, and regularly writes for wood-
working magazines.
Crafts & Hobbies/Antiques & Collectibles • 176 pp • 8.5 x 10.5
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Leatherwork
A Practical Guide
Chris Taylor
From basic techniques such as joining leather and plaiting to a range of proj-
ects, including making boxes and bridles, this guide contains everything leather-
workers need to know to make professional-looking items.
Exploring a centuries-old craft that is as popular today as ever, this book in-
troduces the basic tools and techniques of leatherwork before explaining more
advanced ideas for designing and decorating leather—such as curving, stamp-
ing, and coloring—as well as the care and repair of leather. With an easy-to-
follow text, step-by-step photographs, and explanatory line drawings, this practical
book describes how to use those techniques to make handmade items with a pro-
fessional finish. Chris Taylor is a member of the Society of Master Saddlers, and
has been appointed a qualified master saddler. Recognized for his reconstruc-
tion of Roman leatherwork, he has received commissions from around the world,
and traveled to China to study and reconstruct a 2,400-year-old saddle discov-
ered at the Subeixi Cemetery in the Turpan Basin.
Crafts & Hobbies • 176 pp • 8.5 x 10.5 • 180 Color Photos • 20 Line Drawings
Technical Drawing for Stage Design

Gary Thorne
A guide aimed at drama students and teachers, technical drawing students, ama-
teur dramatic groups, and theater workshop organizers.
Explaining the importance of drawing in the design process, this guide reveals how
the initial two-dimensional drawing is a crucial building block in creating the scale
model that in turn will develop into the stage set—one that will transport the audi-
ence into another world. Topics covered include an introduction to the tools and equip-
ment used by the designer; developing confidence in freehand sketching; drawing to
aid the creative thought process, communicate design ideas, and and help with the
construction process; scenic elements and the related terminology; and the architec-
ture of the theater and how to draw it. Gary Thorne is head of theatre design at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London and the author of Designing Stage Costumes
and Stage Design: A Practical Guide.
Performing Arts • 160 pp • 7.5 x 9.5 • 120 B/W Illustrations
9781847971517 • May • $39.95 Paper • Crowood Press
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The Times Cryptic Crossword Book 14
The Times
Puzzles that bend the brain by lateral thought and test linguistic prowess reveal why
the London Times crossword has become, quite deservedly, the world’s most
famous crossword.
Compiled by the editor of the Times Crossword, this collection of 80 cryptic puzzles will
test memory and vocabulary to the fullest. Continuing the enormous success of previous
titles in the series—and sporting an eye-catching redesign—this collection will be eagerly
snapped up by crossword aficionados everywhere.
Games • 192 pp • 5 x 8
9780007319299 • May • $8.95 Paper • Times Books UK
Also available:
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Book 10 Book 11 Book 12 Book 13
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The Times Difficult Su Doku Book 3

Sudoku Syndication
Perfect for the intermediate Su Doku solver in need of a constant supply of
challenging puzzles.
Featuring 200 previously unpublished difficult Su Doku puzzles of the highest quality, this
collection is guaranteed to provide hours of absorbing, brain-stretching entertainment. One
need not be a mathematical genius to solve these puzzles; it is simply a question of logic.
Each puzzle has a unique solution—and there’s no guesswork required.
Games • 256 pp • 5 x 8
9780007319701 • April • $9.95 Paper • Times Books UK
Also available:
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Sudoku Book 2
9780007307388 • $9.95
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The Times Fiendish Su Doku Book 3
Sudoku Syndication
A new collection of previously unpublished fiendish Su Doku puzzles with the added
bonus of 30 super fiendish puzzles.
Perfect for the advanced solver in need of a constant supply of ultra-difficult puzzles,
this collection is guaranteed to provide hours of absorbing, brain-stretching entertain-
ment. The puzzles are of the highest quality and supplied by Sudoku Syndication, the
Sudoku suppliers to the London Times newspaper. One need not be a mathematical ge-
nius to solve these puzzles; it is simply a question of logic. Each puzzle has a unique so-
lution—and there’s no guesswork required.
Games • 320 pp • 5 x 8
The Times Ultimate Killer Su Doku

Book 1
Sudoku Syndication
For those who like to live dangerously and push beyond their mental comfort
zone, this is the Times’ toughest killer collection yet—su doku with an added challenge.
Offering the extreme mental challenge of 120 deadly-level Killer puzzles—including, for
the first time ever, 20 extra deadly—this collection is the ultimate test of mental limits.
Not for the faint-hearted, the puzzles use the same 9x9 grid as Su Doku but have an added
mathematical challenge: the aim is not only to complete every row, column, and cube so
that it contains the digits 1–9; it is also necessary to ensure that the outlined cubes add
up to the same number. Unlike with previous books, there is no chance to ease into it
with easy or even tough puzzles—this book is the ultimate killer Su Doku.
Games • 224 pp • 5 x 8
Hard-As-Nails Sudoku
Volume 5
Gareth Moore
Only a pen or pencil and some clarity of thought are needed—guessing is
never required.
More than 200 advanced puzzles are broken down into five distinct levels of diffi-
culty, with each succeeding level requiring a deeper understanding of the puzzle to
make progress. All are guaranteed to rack the brains of even the most practiced Su-
doku addict. The pocket-sized format encourages testing and building logic and rea-
soning skills, improving memory, and keeping the brain healthy on a daily commute,
at the airport, on holiday, or in the comfort of home. Gareth Moore is the author of
more than 20 puzzle and brain-training books, including The Essential Book of Japan-
ese Puzzles, The Essential Book of Kakuro, The Essential Book of Hanjie, and The
Kids Book of Sudoku!
Games • 224 pp • 4.5 x 5.5
9781843174189 • April • $6.99 (Can $7.99) Paper • Michael O’Mara
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PERFECT SERIES
Perfect Party Games

Stephen Curtis
From Alphabet Bags to Zoo Quest, more than 200 games help kids and adults
break the ice and get the fun started.
Inspiration for all kinds of parties is revealed in this essential guide for all party
planners. Whether inspiration is needed to keep everyone entertained at a family
get-together or to organize a big to-do for a child’s whole class, game seekers are
bound to find plenty of ideas in this collection of more than 200 fun-filled games
that offer ideas for an array of entertaining. With easy-to-follow instructions for
plenty of tried-and-tested party activities and an indispensable guessing games sec-
tion offering hundreds of film, book, and TV program titles, this resource will help
provide hours of laughs for everyone. Stephen Curtis is a freelance lexicographer
and translator and the author of Perfect Punctuation.
Games • 176 pp • 5 x 8
9781847945624 • June • $11.95 Paper • Random House UK
Also available:
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Chambers Card Games Compendium

Peter Arnold and Peter Eldrin
A helpful, comprehensive collection of card games, tips, and tricks, written by
two recognized experts in the field of card playing.
Featuring nearly 150 card games and 100 card tricks, this collection includes clearly
written, easy-to-follow instructions and color illustrations to help turn novices into
card sharps as if by magic. Families and friends alike will enjoy hours of home-
made entertainment with these fun games and tricks. Peter Arnold is the author
of Chambers Card Games, Chambers Card Games for Families, and The Complete
Book of Card Games.
Games • 640 pp • 6 x 8.5
9780550106827 • August • $18.95 Paper • Chambers
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Chambers Card Games for Families
Peter Arnold
Explains how to play more than 50 exciting and fun card game that everybody in
the family will enjoy.
Ranging from Slap-Jack and Snap to Patience and Pontoon, these games are highly en-
tertaining as well as quick and easy to learn. The book includes simple games that chil-
dren can play on their own, as well as more intricate games for the whole family, and
is ideal for players of any age and experience. With clear descriptions, helpful illustra-
tions, and useful tips, Chambers Card Games for Families is the essential companion
for hours of family fun. Peter Arnold is the author of Chambers Card Games, Cham-
bers Card Games Compendium, and The Complete Book of Card Games.
Games • 176 pp • 6.5 x 9
9780550104700 • May • $9.95 Paper • Chambers
Chambers Card Games for One

Peter Arnold
A diverse new collection of patience card games that features all the classics along with
many less well-known games.
For those who want to unwind with a simple game like Accordion or Clock, as well as
those who are looking for more of a challenge like Flower Garden or Miss Milligan, in
this book there is a game for everyone, regardless of age or skill level. Perfect for a rainy
afternoon or relaxing on holiday, the unrivalled amount of detail about each game in Cham-
bers Card Games for One makes it the essential companion for lovers of patience games.
Peter Arnold is the author of Chambers Card Games, Chambers Card Games Compendium,
and The Complete Book of Card Games.
Games • 176 pp • 6.5 x 9
9780550104076 • May • $9.95 Paper • Chambers
Chambers Card Tricks

Peter Eldin
Keys to learning the secrets behind the most popular card tricks.
The secrets of 100 playing card tricks are revealed in this guide, which describes essen-
tial techniques that help readers learn how to perform a wide range of tricks that will
test their skills and keep any audience guessing. With clear instructions and helpful il-
lustrations, Chambers Card Tricks is the perfect magician’s assistant. Peter Eldin is a mem-
ber of the Magic Circle, the most prestigious magic club in the world. His previous titles
include The Big Box of Magic, Hands On! Magic, and The Magic Handbook.
Games • 160 pp • 6.5 x 9
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MASTER BRIDGE SERIES
10 More Ways to Improve Your Bridge

David Bird
David Bird builds on Ten Ways to Improve Your Bridge (9780297844938)—
described by the American Contract Bridge Bulletin as “a model of professional-
ism”—presenting 10 further ways to increase success at the bridge table.
In the area of bidding, the Jacoby 2NT convention is described—the most popular
way of showing a strong major-suit raise and investigating slam possibilities. When
bidding slams, it is critical to identify the presence or otherwise of the six key cards—
the four aces and the kingqueen of trumps. Roman Key-card Blackwood allows play-
ers to do this. Two important variations, Kickback Blackwood and Exclusion
Blackwood, and the Lebensohl convention are explained. On defense, the important
topic of disrupting declarer’s communications is explained. The book will also show
how to become an “awkward defender,” the sort of player that no declarer likes to
face. Finally, five important areas of declarer play are addressed: holding up in a suit
contract, using the entries provided by the trump suit, how to block the defenders’
suit at no-trumps, the various ways to avoid an adverse ruff or overruff, and how to
overcome a 4–1 trump break. David Bird is the bridge critic of the Evening Standard,
the Glasgow Times, and Mail on Sunday; a regular contributor to magazines includ-
ing American Contract Bridge Bulletin, Bridge Magazine, Bridge Plus, and English
Bridge; and a prolific author with 97 bridge titles to his name, including 52 Great
Bridge Tips on Declarer Play and Teach Yourself Better Bridge.
Games • 128 pp • 5 x 8
9780297859130 • May • $22.95 Paper • Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Better Balanced Bidding

David Jackson and Ron Klinger
Foreword by Eric Kokish
Introduces the Banzai System—an exciting new method of hand evaluation that
will add a further dimension to Milton Work’s system, evolved by David Jackson and
Ron Klinger.
The first book for more than 75 years to update the current hand evaluation system, this
is an important and revolutionary text. The point count system of hand evaluation was
first proposed in 1914, but the honor count system was not seriously challenged until 1934
when Milton Work introduced the improved valuation system used today. The Banzai Sys-
tem evolved by David Jackson and Ron Klinger adds a further dimension to accurate hand
evaluation by including the tens and is of crucial importance when assessing balanced hands.
David Jackson is the nonplaying captain of the Irish international bridge team and a noted
statistician. Ron Klinger is a leading international bridge teacher and has represented Aus-
tralia in many world championships from 1976 to 2007. He has written more than 50 books,
including 100 Winning Bridge Tips, 100 Winning Duplicate Tips, and Improve Your Bridge
Memory. Eric Kokish is a top bridge player and coach. He lives in Toronto.
Games • 144 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9780297859987 • June • $23.95 Paper • Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Bridge: 80 Classic Problems
Declare or Defend!
Erwin Brecher and Danny Roth
A superb, multi-sided book of challenging bridge problems.
There are two sides to every argument, yet most books on bridge concentrate on declarer
play, opening leads, or defense. Very few books feature both declarer and defender prob-
lems, making this book uniquely interesting and useful book for any player wanting to
challenge their bridge-playing knowledge or improve their game. There are 100 taxing bridge
puzzles, all with full commentary and comprehensive answers and explanation. Erwin Brecher
is a member of Mensa who has written 22 books, including Challenging Science Puzzles
and Lateral Logic Puzzles. Danny Roth is the author of Challenge Your Declarer Play and
Step-by-Step Discarding. He is a professional bridge coach who compiles crossword puz-
zles and brainteasers for the Sunday Times.
Games • 192 pp • 5 x 7
9781847323484 • April • $15.95 Paper • Carlton
Chess: 80 Classic Problems

One Move and You’re Dead!
Leonard Barden and Erwin Brecher
More than 80 puzzles have been specially selected by two experts for their levels of ex-
citement and contribution to the greatest mind game of them all.
Choosing the most dynamic and destructive tactical patterns, this guide reveals positions
where the winning move forces instant checkmate, resignation, or decisive advantage. All
of these games are real, and many are absolute classics that have been overlooked for one
reason or another. Erwin Brecher is the author of more than 20 books on non-fiction sub-
jects, including many chess, bridge, and puzzle books. Leonard Barden is a chess writer and
player. He was British co-champion in 1954 and was Bobby Fischer’s partner in the only
consultation game Fischer ever played. He has written chess columns for the Guardian, the
Evening Standard, and the Financial Times for more than 50 years.
Games • 192 pp • 5 x 7
9781847323477 • May • $14.95 Paper • Carlton
PROGRESS IN CHESS
Open Files
Wolfgang Uhlmann and Gerhard Schmidt
Once banned in East Germany, this underground classic has been fully revised by the
original authors to include modern games by world-class players such as Garry Kas-
parov, Vishy Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, and Judit Pólgar.
The strategy and tactics associated with the open file are explained here clearly and com-
prehensively—how files are opened, blocked, occupied, and exploited as roads along which
to invade the enemy position. A brief introduction lays the theoretical foundations and
is followed by illustrative games, in all of which the open file is the dominant or decid-
ing factor. In each game there is a pause at a key position where a clear verbal assess-
ment is given; these assessments teach the reader how strong chess players think—what
to look for, how to assess, and how to plan. The book benefits not only from Gerhard
Schmidt’s experience as a trainer but also from the huge knowledge and skill gained by
Grandmaster Wolfgang Uhlmann during his long and successful career in top-class chess.
Wolfgang Uhlmann is acknowledged as one of the world’s leading experts on the French
Defense. He is the author of Winning with the French.
Games • 164 pp • 6.5 x 9
9783283010065 • May • $35.00 (Can $38.95) Cloth • Edition Olms
205
Pirates of the 21st Century
How Modern-Day Buccaneers are Terrorising the World’s Oceans
Nigel Cawthorne
Focusing on the attacks that have taken place in the Malacca Straits, the Gulf of Guinea,
and off the coast of Bangladesh, this account questions how international peacekeeping
forces can try to bring stability and security back to the oceans of the world.
In November 2008, Somali pirates seized the Sirius Star, a supertanker carrying $100
million worth of oil, and demanded a $25 million ransom for its return. This story, fol-
lowing hot on the heels of the capture of the Ukrainian vessel MV Faina, brought piracy
back to the front pages—but these were by no means isolated incidents. Piracy has once
again become the scourage of the high seas. Throughout 2008, close to 90 ships were
seized in the Gulf of Aden alone and, in many cases, the pirates were paid million-dol-
lar ransoms to release them. Who are the men behind this modern-day phenomenon?
What started as a patrol to combat commerical plundering of their fish stocks has now
grown into a highly organized and lucrative business. In a war-torn country, the pirates
have brought hope and entire villages depend on the wealth that they bring in—they
have even been likened to Robin Hood. But whatever their motives, this book asserts
that these modern-day buccaneers should not be romanticized—their attacks are becoming
more violent and they are increasingly in possession of automatic weapons and rocket-
propelled grenades. Nigel Cawthorne is the author of A History of Pirates, Serial Killers
and Mass Murderers, and Witches: History of a Persecution.
True Crime • 278 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 9 Color Photos
The Rise of the Mafia

The Definitive Story of Organized Crime
Martin Short
First-hand interviews with players on both sides of the law drive this look at the roots
of organized crime.
Murder, violence, and corruption are words synonymous with organized crime, but what
lies behind these shadowy organizations? Where did they come from, and how did their
influence become so widespread? In this extraordinary book, leading crime investiga-
tor Martin Short reveals the shocking truth of how the Mafia and other criminal or-
ganizations maintain their strength through public demand, extortion, and murder. Martin
Short has interviewed some of the most powerful mob masters and informers in the busi-
ness in addition to speaking with key police officers and FBI agents. He is the author
of Inside the Brotherhood: Explosive Secrets of the Freemasons and the creator of the
documentary Crime, Inc.
True Crime • 288 pp • 5 x 8 • 24 Color Photos
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Dead Man Running
Ross Coulthart and Duncan McNab
A firsthand account of perhaps the most powerful and influential crime group currently
operating in Australia and North America.
“A fascinating look at an important, growing part of Australia’s underworld.”

—Sydney Morning Herald
Telling the bloody story of the international drug and weapons smuggling operations of the
feared Bandidos gang, this chilling tale is the first time that an insider has told the true story
of the bike gangs that dominate the drug and illegal weapons trade across the globe. For 10
years, Steve Utah was a trusted confidante of senior Bandidos bike gang members along the
east coast of Australia. He arranged their security, cooked their drugs, and witnessed meet-
ings in which overseas weapons smuggling was planned. Utah loved the wildness of the Ban-
dido life and their contempt for the law, but as he plummeted deeper into the heart of the
group, his life started to spiral out of control. He witnessed vicious beatings, helped dump
corpses, and saw men executed in front of his eyes. In a desperate attempt to regain control
of his life, he resorted to the unthinkable—he rolled over to the federal police and told them
all he knew about the Bandidos. This shocking, unflinching, tragic story is his confession—
and possibly his dying gasp, for he knows that inevitably the Bandido code will be honored,
and he will be silenced. Ross Coulthart is a winner of the Walkley Award for excellence in
journalism. Duncan McNab is a former policeman and private investigator, and the author
of The Dodger: Inside the World of Roger Rogerson and The Usual Suspect: The Life of
Abe Saffron.
Autobiography/True Crime • 425 pp • 5 x 8 • 15 B/W Photos
Shared Madness
True Stories of Couples Who Kill
Christopher Berry-Dee
In an in-depth study of cases of the condition known as folie à deux (shared
madness), Christopher Berry-Dee invites the reader to look killer couples right
in the eye.
It is an extraordinary but well-documented phenomenon: two people, who seem relatively
harmless alone, team up, and the results are terrifyingly explosive. Such unfortunate unions
have been behind some of the most shocking news stories of recent years, but what is it
that makes couples like Myra Hindley and Ian Brady follow such a twisted path of so-
ciopathic violence? This book offers a rare, if uncomfortable, insight into the truth be-
hind the headlines and exposes some of the most cold-blooded killers that the world has
ever seen. Included are some well-known cases, including the sickening murders committed
by Fred and Rose West at their very own house of horror, 25 Cromwell Street. Other cases
are more obscure but equally fascinating, such as the story of Cynthia Coffman and James
Gregory Marlow, whose relationship led to three brutal murders. Every one of the 22
cases of shared madness is a uniquely revealing study, making this a must-read for any-
one with an interest in true crime or criminal psychology. Christopher Berry-Dee is the
author of Face to Face with Serial Killers, How to Make a Serial Killer, Monsters of Death
Row, and Serial Killers: Up Close and Personal.
True Crime • 288 pp • 5 x 8 • 16 B/W Photos
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Dead Men Talking
The World’s Worst Killers in Their Own Words
Christopher Berry-Dee
Six unforgettable prisoners tell their stories, giving the details and background of their
terrifying cases.
Renowned crime expert Christopher Berry-Dee has gained the trust of some of the most
infamous inmates from around the world, having corresponded with them and even en-
tered their prison lairs to discuss their horrific crimes in detail. Subjects include John Ed-
ward Robinson, convicted in 2003 of the murders of several women in Kansas; “Ice Queen”
Melanie McGuire of New Jersey, convicted in 2007 of the murder and dismemberment
of her husband; Philip Carl Jablonski, convicted of killing five women in California and
Utah between 1978 and 1991; 94-year-old Viva Leroy Nash, serving two consecutive life
sentences in Utah for murder and robbery; Michael Bruce Ross, executed in 2005 by the
state of Connecticut, and “The Happy Face Killer” Keith Hunter Jesperson, serving three
consecutive life sentences at the Oregon State Penitentiary. Christopher Berry-Dee is also
the author of Face to Face with Serial Killers, How to Make a Serial Killer, Monsters of
Death Row, and Serial Killers: Up Close and Personal.
True Crime • 288 pp • 6 x 9 • 14 B/W Photos
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned

True Stories of Women Who Kill
Wensley Clarkson
From a master of true crime writing, this book tells the chilling stories of female
killers and examines exactly what triggers their murderous intent.
Investigative reporter Wensley Clarkson has spent years researching the most extreme
and intriguing cases of women who commit murder, and this gripping collection brings
together 20 of his most thrilling true stories. These are the tales of women who chal-
lenge ideas of what many still mistakenly think of as “the weaker sex.” Their charac-
ters and backgrounds are as diverse as they are deadly, and their crimes are every bit
as shocking as those of their male counterparts. Included are profiles of the beautiful
Diana Perry, who suffered years of abuse at the hands of her husband before taking
the matter into her own hands, and Bobby, a woman whose gruesome interest in blood
led to one of the most horrific seduction killings ever seen. Wensley Clarkson’s other
titles include The Good Doctor, In the Name of Satan, Slave Girls, and Whatever
Mother Says.
True Crime • 296 pp • 6 x 9.5
9781844548477 (Replaces 9781857825565) • April • $13.95 (Can $15.95) New in Paper
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The Ripper Code
Thomas Toughill
Was Oscar Wilde referring to Jack the Ripper when he boasted that he enjoyed “feasting
with panthers”?
“A most original piece of scholarship.” —Robin Odell, author, Ripperology

Thomas Toughill applies his detective skills to one of the greatest mysteries, the identity of
Jack the Ripper. The result is a book which is as original as it is enthralling. Toughill sug-
gests that Jack the Ripper was a former “friend” of Oscar Wilde and that Wilde dropped
hints about this in several of his works, most notably The Picture of Dorian Gray, which
Wilde wrote in 1889, the year after the Ripper murders took place. In fascinating detail, the
author argues that Wilde’s story, that of a privileged man whose life of vice in the East End
of London turns him into a murderer, is in fact a coded message about the Ripper’s iden-
tity. The Ripper Code is not just a fascinating voyage through the writings of Oscar Wilde,
however; it is also a striking example of original detective work. Here, as in his previous
books, Toughill unveils stunning evidence from a hitherto untapped source and uses it to
devastating effect in arguing his case. Thomas Toughill has labored in a whisky distillery,
been an intelligence officer in Hong Kong, and been a bodyguard for Henry Kissinger and
Richard Nixon. He is the author of Oscar Slater: The Immortal Case of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
True Crime/History • 288 pp • 8 x 5 • 19 B/W Illustrations
9780752452760 (Replaces 9780750948753) • August • $24.95 (Can $27.95) New in paper
The History Press
The Complete Jack the Ripper A to Z

Paul Begg, Martin Fido, and Keith Skinner
Hugely respected, extensively quoted, and widely regarded as the “bible” of Ripper stud-
ies, this is a newly updated edition of the ultimate reference for anyone fascinated by
the Jack the Ripper mystery.
“The unholy trio of modern “Ripperologists,” cover in detail every person, place, or
thing that is in any way connected to the case . . . a volume no armchair Ripperolo-
gist can do without.” —Library Journal
Written by three of the world’s leading authorities on the case, this book takes a completely
objective look at theories old and new, describes all the key Ripper books, and gives brief
biographies of many of the authors. It includes an entry for almost every person involved
in the case, from suspects and witnesses to policemen and journalists, plus the ordinary
people who became caught up in the unfolding drama. Whether one is new to the mystery
of Jack the Ripper or an experienced Ripperologist, this compendium will keep all read-
ers turning the pages. As for the more prominent players caught up in the drama of the
Whitechapel murders, the research into the lives of the victims has been extraordinary and
has unearthed, for example, a photograph of Annie Chapman thought to be the only sur-
viving nonmortuary photograph of a Ripper victim. Also included are photographs of Michael
Ostrog, the mad butcher Joseph Isenschmidt, and several new photographs of policemen.
Paul Begg is former editor of Ripperologist magazine and the author of Jack the Ripper:
The Definitive History. Martin Fido is the author of The Chronicles of Crime. He teaches
at Boston University. Keith Skinner is the coauthor of Ripper Diary.
True Crime • 288 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 100 B/W Photos
9781844547975 (Replaces 9780747244455) • August • $26.95 (Can $29.95) Cloth
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Asian Horror
Andy Richards
Along with a valuable overview of the best films in the genre, this guide also of-
fers fascinating cultural background on the crucial role of the supernatural in Asian
folklore, literature, and theater.
Since Japanese horror sensations The Ring and Audition first terrified Western au-
diences at the turn of the millennium, there’s been a growing appreciation of Asia
as the hotbed of the world’s best horror movies. Over the last decade, Japan, South
Korea, Thailand, and Hong Kong have all produced a steady stream of stylish su-
pernatural thrillers and psychological chillers that have set new benchmarks for cin-
ematic scares. Hollywood soon followed suit, producing high-profile remakes of films
such as The Ring, Dark Water, The Grudge, and The Eye. With scores of Asian hor-
ror films now available to Western audiences, this guide helps viewers navigate the
eclectic mix of vengeful spooks, yakuza zombies, feuding warlocks, and devilish
dumplings, discussing the grand themes of Asian horror cinema and the distinctive
national histories that give the films their special resonance. Tracing the long and
noble tradition of horror stories in eastern cultures, it also delves into some of the
folktales that have influenced this latest wave of shockers, paying tribute to classic
Asian ghost films throughout the ages. Andy Richards is a freelance film journalist
and television producer who has written for the DVD Stack, Filmfour.com, the Ob-
server, Sight & Sound, Time Out, and Uncut.
Film/Asian Studies • 160 pp • 5.5 x 7.5
9781842433201 • August • $19.95 Paper • Kamera Books
Dario Argento
James Gracey
Comprehensive and accessible, this look at the career of one of horror cinema’s most
significant pioneers and the 20th century’s major masters of the macabre explores his
baroque, nightmarish cult films—which have influenced Tarantino, Carpenter, and Scors-
ese, to name a few.
A Suspiria remake with David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express,
Eastbound and Down, All the Real Girls) at helm is scheduled to
shoot in 2010
The stylistic and bloody excesses of the films of Dario Argento are instantly recogniza-
ble—his films lock violent deaths in a twisted embrace with an almost sexual beauty. Nar-
rative and logic are often lost in a constant bombardment of atmosphere, technical mastery,
and provocative imagery. Setting the tone with earlier gialli films such as The Animal Tril-
ogy and Deep Red, Argento has steadily pushed the boundaries; through his elaborately
gothic fairytales Suspiria and Inferno, right up to his more recent contributions to Show-
time’s Masters of Horror series and the conclusion of his Three Mothers trilogy, Mother
of Tears: The Third Mother. Along the way, his prowling camera work, pounding scores,
and stylistic bloodshed have only gained in intensity and opulence. Argento continues to
create inimitable and feverishly violent films with a level of artistry rarely seen in hor-
ror films. His high profile and mastery of the genre is confirmed with his role as pro-
ducer on celebrated classics such as George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead and Lamberto
Bava’s Demons. James Gracey has written for Alternative Ulster, Culture Northern Ire-
land, Film Ireland, and Paracinema.
Film/Horror • 160 pp • 5.5 x 7.5
9781842433188 • May • $19.95 Paper • Kamera Books
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Movie Movements
James Clarke
Documentary, realism, avant-garde, digital—a one-stop guide to the major move-
ments that have shaped what cinema is and can be.
“An excellent overview.” —Empire, on Animated Films

Introducing the reader to definitions of the founding concepts in film studies, this guide
covers such ideas as authorship and genre, technological impacts and the rise of digi-
tal cinema, social influences and notions of the avant-garde, and cinema’s emergence
as a major art form that reflects and shapes the world. In concise and clear sections,
it explains how major works from the classic French realist La Regle de Jeu to the daz-
zling animation of Norman McLaren and the memorial documentary of Shoah—were
conceived, developed, produced, and eventually received by the public, critics, and film
history. Offering a concise overview of a vast and compelling subject, it is a resource
for both the film enthusiast and the film student. James Clarke is the author of Pocket
Essentials: George Lucas and The Pocket Essentials: Steven Spielberg as well as The
Virgin Film Guide: Coppola and The Virgin Film Guide: War Films. His work has been
published by the British Film Institute, Empire, and the Guardian.
Film • 160 pp • 5.5 x 7.5
New Waves in Cinema

Sean Martin
Covering the major and minor new waves from the birth of cinema through Dogme
95, this guide makes a convincing case for the necessity of the continued existence
of new waves and national cinemas in the face of Hollywood and American cul-
tural imperialism.
The term New Wave conjures up images of Paris in the early 1960s from the films
of French filmmakers Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. The impact of the French
New Wave continues to be felt, and its ethos of shooting in real places with non-
professional actors and small crews would influence filmmakers as diverse as John
Cassavetes, Martin Scorsese, and Lars von Trier’s Dogme 95 movement, all of whom
sought to challenge the dominance of traditional Hollywood methods of both film-
making and storytelling. But the French were not the only new wave, and they were
not even the first. Sean Martin explores the history of the many New Waves that have
appeared throughout film history, including their great forebears the German Ex-
pressionists, the Soviet Formalists, and the Italian Neorealists. In addition, Martin
looks at the movements traditionally seen as the French New Wave’s contemporaries
and heirs, such as the Czech New Wave, the British New Wave, the New German
Cinema, the Hollywood Movie Brats, and Brazilian Cinema Novo. The book also
covers other new waves, such as those of Greece, Hungary, documentary (Cinema
Verité and Direct Cinema), animation, avant-garde, and the so-called No Wave
filmmakers. Extensive bibliography, filmography, & DVD recommendations are
included. Sean Martin is a filmmaker, poet, and writer. His books for Pocket Essen-
tials include Alchemy and Alchemists, Andrei Tarkovsky, The Cathars, The
Gnostics, and The Knights Templar. He has also directed the feature film The Note-
books of Cornelius Crow.
Film • 192 pp • 5.5 x 7.5 • 16 Color Photos
9781842432549 • October • $19.95 Paper • Kamera Books
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Timeless Adventures
How Doctor Who Conquered TV
Brian J. Robb
From a former writer for Doctor Who Magazine and editor of Torchwood Magazine,
this new perspective on the cultural significance of the Doctor Who phenomenon includes
unique interviews with former Who producers Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe.
Opening with an in-depth account of the creation of the series within the BBC of the early
1960s, this investigation tackles each decade of the show through a unique political, pop
cultural, and historical viewpoint, exploring the links between contemporary Britain and
the stories Doctor Who told as well as how such links kept the show popular. Chapters
range from discussions on the cultural and political relevance of monsters like the Daleks
(based on lingering wartime fears) and the Cybermen (1960s spare part replacement sur-
gery), to themes such as energy and the environment in the 1970s. The book also addresses
the late 1980s cancellation of the show and the ways in which a narrowly-focused dedi-
cated fandom contributed to the show’s demise—yet was also instrumental in its regener-
ation for the 21st century under Russell T. Davies. Lastly, this critical history analyzes the
new series to reveal what has made it so popular and how it reflects real world issues such
as consumerism and dieting. Film writer Brian J. Robb’s other titles include biographies
of Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, and Keanu Reeves as well as Counterfeit Worlds: Philip
K. Dick on Film. He is managing editor at Titan Magazines; editor-in-chief of the Official
Star Wars Insider Magazine; managing editor on the website Total Sci Fi; and he oversees
magazines for Lost, Stargate, Smallville, Star Trek, and Supernatural.
Television/Science Fiction • 160 pp • 5 x 8
9781842433027 • May • $18.95 Paper • Kamera Books
Media Studies
Theories and Approaches
Dan Laughey
Packed full of examples to help make sense of complex ideas, this user-friendly guide to key
theories of the media includes an overview of today’s global media industries and trends.
With TV, internet, phone, radio, movies, music, magazines, and newspapers—just to name
a few—how does one begin to understand today’s all-embracing media culture? In this book,
all the key issues and debates in media studies are covered in a lively and accessible style,
including the main features of global media corporations, and approaches to the study of
media effects, consumer power, celebrity, journalism, and new media. From surveillance to
simulation, genre to gender, political economy to the postmodern, the reader will be guided
through a matrix of intellectual endeavor on all media matters. Whether a student, researcher,
or practitioner, this handy reference offers a journey through a complex but fascinating sub-
ject. Dan Laughey is a university professor in media and popular culture. He is the author
of Key Themes in Media Theory and Music and Youth Culture.
Media & Journalism/Social Science • 160 pp • 5 x 8
Also available:
Studio Ghibli Spaghetti Westerns

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Blood Rivals: Vampire vs Werewolf
Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner: The Biography
Martin Howden
Pitting vampire against werewolf, this reversible guide to Team Edward
and Team Jacob features two covers and two equally detailed biogra-
phies of the New Moon heartthrobs.
The two stars of the incredibly popular Twilight Saga films, Robert Pat-
tinson and Taylor Lautner, go head-to-head in this unique double biog-
raphy that reveals how they have learned to stay grounded throughout
their meteoric rise to fame—while the entire world is thirsting for their
blood. Beginning with his childhood in London, the book details Robert
Pattinson's acting debut at age 15 in amateur plays before describing his
2003 big break as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Catapulted into the spotlight by the 2005 blockbuster, Pattinson was next
cast as Edward Cullen in the highly anticipated film, Twilight. With the
Twilight Saga quickly becoming an global phenomenon, this comprehen-
sive guide shows why Robert has become the hottest Brit in Hollywood.
Also following the life of the boy who would become Pattinson's on-screen
rival, the guide chronicle's Taylor Lautner's childhood in Michigan, relo-
cation to Los Angeles, and big break at age 13 in The Adventures of Shark-
boy and Lavagirl. Within months he landed the role as Eliot in Cheaper
by the Dozen 2, but this biography shows how his role as Jacob Black in
the Twilight Saga has transformed him into an international teen heart-
throb. Martin Howden is the author of Lily Allen: Living Dangerously.
Biography/Film • 263 pp • 5 x 8 • 34 Color Photos
Robert Pattinson
The Unauthorized Biography
Virginia Blackburn
With behind-the-scenes stories from the Harry Potter set and up-to-the-minute gos-
sip from the Twilight movies, this biography of one of film’s top heartthrobs will
appeal to Pottermaniacs and “Twi-hards” alike.
Talented, gorgeous, and just as desirable as his on-screen alter egos Edward Cullen and
Cedric Diggory, Robert Pattinson has won himself millions of devoted fans. With this
full-length biography of the silver-screen sensation, fans can learn everything there is
to know about Robert—from his childhood in London, his private school education,
and his early success with the Barnes Theatre Company to his modeling career and cur-
rent star status. Intimately exploring Robert’s life, this book includes his expert musi-
cianship (he plays the guitar and piano), his inspirations and ambitions, and the inside
story of his other film roles. Lifting the lid on the life of one of Britain’s most popular
exports, this book has the inside scoop fans are thirsting for. Virginia Blackburn is a
journalist and the author of more than 20 celebrity biographies, including David Beck-
ham: The Great Betrayal, Kylie: Story of a Survivor, and Robbie’s Secrets. She will be in-
terviewed in the documentary Robsessed, timed to coincide with the release of New Moon.
Biography/Film • 224 pp • 6 x 9 • 34 Color Photos
9781843174042 • Available • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Cloth • Michael O’Mara
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Simon Cowell
The Unauthorized Biography
Chas Newkey-Burden
His trademark blunt honesty coupled with his extraordinary business savvy has made
him a household name—but what do we really know about this charismatic and sharp-
tongued man?
Love him or loathe him, Simon Cowell is arguably one of the most influential players
in the entertainment industry. After a humble start in the EMI mail room, his meteoric
rise began when he became a top A&R executive. Fame and a television career followed
when he became a judge in the TV talent shows Pop Idol and American Idol and sub-
sequently created the hit shows The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, watched by mil-
lions every year. This biography of the outspoken pop mogul and TV talent judge features
original interviews with those who have worked with him over the years. In interview-
ing his friends and old colleagues, Chas Newkey-Burden lifts the lid on of the enter-
tainment world’s most eligible bachelors. Chas Newkey-Burden is a journalist who has
written biographies of Amy Winehouse and Paris Hilton, among others.
Biography • 256 pp • 6 x 9
9781843173908 • April • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Cloth • Michael O’Mara
God Bless America

Misadventures of a Big Mouth Brit
Piers Morgan
From the Playboy Mansion to Paris Hilton to Jay-Z—the shocking and hilarious
all-American adventures of Piers Morgan.
“The outrageously indiscreet Piers Morgan has become the ultimate celebrity
insider.” —Daily Mail
“No one shovels dirt like him.” —Heat
“Miss this at your peril.” —OK
Piers has a new job. He’s off to be the “Nasty Brit” judging America’s Got Talent—surely
a role he was made for. And with unprecedented access to people, places, and parties
on both sides of the pond, he’ll get the inside scoop on the celebrity world. What could
possibly go wrong? Well, it’s not all smooth sailing. As well as foolishly embarking on
a visit to the Playboy Mansion with his girlfriend, he also becomes one of the only peo-
ple to fall off the “idiot-proof” Segway (George Bush fell off one too). Somehow though,
Piers still manages to get invited to all the best parties. From chinwags with Naomi Camp-
bell to a cigar-smoking session with Arnold Schwarzenegger; hilarious tête à têtes with
everyone from Boris Johnson to Cheryl Cole; and many bizarre encounters with the likes
of Paris Hilton, Tony Blair, and Jay-Z; Piers is his usual candid, honest, loudmouth self
as he lifts the lid on Tinsel Town. With the background cries of “Please don’t embar-
rass us Dad!” from his sons, the big-mouth Brit embarks on his hilarious American ad-
venture and suffers just a few mishaps along the way. Piers Morgan is best known as a
judge on America’s Got Talent and as the winner of The Celebrity Apprentice. He is the
author of The Insider: The Private Diaries of a Scandalous Decade.
Autobiography/Humor • 448 pp • 5 x 8
9780091913946 • June • $13.95 Paper • Ebury Press
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The Mighty Book of Boosh
Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding
Join Howard Moon, Vince Noir, Naboo, Bollo, Bob Fossil,
Old Gregg, the Moon, and all your other favorite characters on a
unique and graphically stunning journey into the world of The
Mighty Boosh.
“Something quite special . . . peculiar and magical . . . Stories,

comic strips and new insights into the Boosh world make this a
must-have for any devotee.” —Time Out
“Occasionally, a comedy show enters the public consciousness
so far as to become a ‘cultural resource.’ It happened in the
1960s and ’70s with Monty Python, and now with The Mighty
Boosh. . . . The Mighty Book of Boosh is beautifully produced,
with a graphic design sensibility, and, above all, funny . . . Pho-
tos, drawings, illustrated ‘crimps’ and comic strips nod towards
TV episodes but spiral off into graphic delirium . . . The joy of a
joke is in the telling, and the examples collected here are deliv-
ered with an impeccable level of stupidity.”
—Eye: The International Review of Graphic Design
“Every page is something vivid, wacky, and different than the
prior page. I absolutely loved it.” —boingboing.net
“Goes beyond a throrough reference guide . . . its fresh, hilari-
ous, and brilliantly put together material will make any Boosh
fan love the show all the more.” —booshusa.com
All three seasons were released on DVD in the United
States in July 2009. A seven-DVD set of The Mighty
Boosh: The Complete Series: Special Edition, with an
extra bonus disc featuring new special features, was
released in October 2009.
Incredibly funny, visually dynamic, surreal, musical, and wildly creative, The Mighty Boosh is unlike anything else on televi-
sion, and this beautifully illustrated humor book promises to be the same. Boosh art director Dave Brown—aka Bollo the go-
rilla—has designed countless graphics based on Boosh jokes, including a poster for the Howard vs. kangaroo boxing match
and a vintage Penguin-looking book cover for Howard Moon’s Trumpet Full of Memories. Other artists have illustrated such
essentials of the Booshiverse as the a cappella songs known as crimps and the eclectic hairstyles. Every Boosh fan will love Old
Gregg’s Baileys-fueled watercolors, Vince’s Excuses for Being Late, and Bob Fossil’s Guide to Dance. Julian Barratt and Noel
Fielding started The Mighty Boosh in 1998 as a live show, winning the Perrier Award for the Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival. Commissioned to write a Boosh radio show, they then made the transition to television and produced three crit-
ically acclaimed seasons of The Mighty Boosh for BBC, shown in the United States on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim in 2009.
Barratt and Fielding have been comissioned by the BBC to write a full-length feature film.
Humor/Television • 304 pp • 7.5 x 9.5 • Four-color Interior
9781847673220 • Available • $29.95 Cloth • Canongate Books
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Hugh Jackman
The Biography
Anthony Griffiths
Named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine in 2008, Academy Awards host in 2009—
Wolverine’s stock continues to rise.
One of Hollywood's hottest properties, Hugh Jackman has become an international super-
star as Wolverine in the X-Men series, and is loved by fans worldwide thanks to his extremely
varied career as an actor and producer in film, television, and musical theater. Born in Syd-
ney in 1968, he starred in several Australian musical theater productions before gaining in-
ternational recognition on London's West End in a critically acclaimed production of
Oklahoma! for which he received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor. In 2000, Jack-
man's Hollywood break came as he was cast as Wolverine, a role that catapulted him to
stardom. He has since reprised the role in box office hits X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand,
and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He continues to combine a successful theater career with
big screen work, winning a Tony Award for his 2004 performance in The Boy from Oz. Ru-
mored to have been short-listed for the role of James Bond, in 2006 Jackman then went on
to star in the animated film Happy Feet and alongside fellow Aussie Nicole Kidman in Baz
Luhrmann's epic film Australia. Anthony Griffiths, who also writes under the name Anthony
Bunko, is the author of several comedy fiction novels, including The Tale of the Shagging
Monkeys and he collaborated with Stereophonics star Stuart Cable on his autobiography,
Demons and Cocktails.
Biography • 288 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 16 Color Photos
I Am What I Am
John Barrowman and Carole E. Barrowman
Anything Goes gave the story so far—this memoir reveals more about the man behind
Captain Jack, focusing on John’s unique approach to life and love.
“Frank and unvarnished.” —Out

“Great entertainment. Like Barrowman himself, the book is predominantly chatty and
breezy, but contains occasional surprising depths.” —Dallas Voice on Anything Goes
Intimately exploring aspects of John’s current life, this personal memoir is full of exclusive
anecdotes from recent and ongoing projects, all told with John’s trademark charm and humor.
Full of juicy tidbits from behind the scenes of Doctor Who and Torchwood, this memoir
also offers heartwarming family anecdotes and personal revelations, including John’s per-
spective on fame and how it has affected him. With exclusive details about and opinions
on talent shows, I Am What I Am allows intimate access to the multitalented man himself—
an unmissable treat for any fan. One of Out magazine’s “Out 100” for 2009, John Barrowman
currently stars as Captain Jack Harkness in Torchwood and Doctor Who. He and his sis-
ter coauthored his previous memoir Anything Goes, which was a contender for AfterEl-
ton.com’s Visibility Awards.
Biography/Television • 256 pp • 6 x 9 • 24 Color Photos
9781843173953 (Replaces 9781843173793) • August • $17.95 (Can $19.95) New in paper
Michael O’Mara
Also available:
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$15.95 (Can $17.95) Paper
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A Life in Time and Space
The Biography of David Tennant
Nigel Goodall
The astounding life and career of David Tennant, television’s dramatic and eccentric
Doctor Who.
Starting in October 2009, Tennant hosts Masterpiece Contemporary, spun
out from Masterpiece Theater
Energetic and charismatic, David Tennant has achieved international acclaim for his riv-
eting portrayal of the Time Lord in cult science-fiction television drama Doctor Who. Ful-
filling his childhood dream of being an actor and a star, David has been voted “Best Doctor”
by readers of Doctor Who Magazine. Aside from his television work, David has also built
a reputation as a respected classical actor, holding lead parts in the Royal Shakespeare Com-
pany’s productions of As You Like It, The Comedy of Error, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet.
This expansive biography traces the events and circumstances that have shaped David’s
blossoming career and transformed him into both a hugely influential artist and the coolest
man on television. Nigel Goodall is the author of several celebrity biographies, including
Demi Moore, Ray Winstone, and The Secret World of Johnny Depp.
Biography/Performing Arts • 252 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 34 Color Photos
9781844548347 (Replaces 9781844546367) • May • $15.95 (Can $17.95) New in paper
John Blake
Dear Fatty
Dawn French
Half of the groundbreaking, wildly successful comedy duo French and Saunders and
star of The Vicar of Dibley, Dawn French tells her story with candor, warmth, and of
course, hilarity.
“Something of a revelation . . . in among the the gags and photos of her bare bosom,
there is intellectual rigor and real emotional intelligence . . . I can’t remember the last
time a book made me laugh so much.” —Sunday Telegraph
“Loyal, self-deprecating and garrulous, French’s story makes for entertaining reading
. . . this is an original book, and will delight her fans and, indeed anyone with a sense
of humor.” —Mail on Sunday
“Well written, warm and funny.” —Sunday Times
One of the greatest comedy actresses of recent time, Dawn French has a career that has spanned
nearly three decades, encompassing a vast and brilliant array of characters. Loved for her
irreverant humor, she has achieved massive success while pushing boundaries and challenging
stereotypes. In this memoir in the form of letters to people in her life, she describes her jour-
ney. Beginning her career as part of the groundbreaking alternative comedy group the Comic
Strip, she then helped firmly establish a place for women in British comedy with Girls on
Top, which teamed Dawn with Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax, and Tracy Ullman. As part
of the wildly successful and much-loved duo French and Saunders, Dawn helped create a
repetoire of brilliantly observed characters, parodying popular culture and impersonating
everything from Harry Potter to The Exorcist. Dawn's recent role in The Vicar of Dibley
showcased both her talent and also her ability to take a controversial issue and make it
mainstream—and very funny. From her apartment-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders to
the death of her father, from her outspoken views on sizeism to her views on Madonna,
Dear Fatty will chronicle the extraordinary, hilarious rise of a complex, dynamic, and un-
stoppable woman. Dawn French has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards and also won
a Fellowship BAFTA along with her French and Saunders costar and cowriter Jennifer Saun-
ders. She's appeared in such films as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and
the Wardrobe; Coraline; and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Autobiography/Television • 374 pp • 5 x 8 • 74 Color Photos • 2 B/W Photos
9780099519478 • May • $14.95 Paper • Arrow
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Forever in My Heart
The Story of My Battle Against Cancer
Jade Goody
The reality television star’s heartbreaking diary of her fight against terminal can-
cer and her final months with her beloved family.
In August of 2008, at 27 years of age, Jade Goody received the shattering news that
she had cervical cancer; but with her usual strength of character, Jade was determined
to beat the disease and carry on with life as normal with her two sons. In February
2009, however, Jade received the tragic news that any mother dreads to hear: she would
be torn from her beloved sons. The cancer had spread and was untreatable. Fully up-
dated with new material from her family, here is Jade’s final “love letter” to her sons.
Covering her initial diagnosis while on Celebrity Big Brother in India, their last Christ-
mas as a family, her wedding, and her dying wish to be christened with her boys, Jade’s
diary of her final months is set against a backdrop of flashbacks to her difficult early
years, her rise to fame in the Big Brother house, and moments of joy and laughter as
the nation’s darling. It is the powerful story of a young mother’s brave fight against a
terminal disease, her unique humor, her determination to provide for her sons, and her
fierce desire to leave a legacy that might prevent other young women from being torn
from their families in the prime of life. Jade Goody (1981–2009) was a former dental
nurse who achieved fame when she entered the Big Brother house in 2002.
9780007339334 • April • $12.95 Paper • HarperCollins UK
Being a Scot
Sean Connery and Murray Grigor
With hundreds of personal and rare photographs, the inimitable Sean Con-
nery offers a heartfelt celebration of Scotland and identifies what it truly
means to be a Scot.
“A detailed, fascinating, and beautifully designed study of Scottish

culture and identity . . . there can be no doubt that this is essentially Con-
nery’s work.” —Sunday Times
“This long-awaited book is that rare beast: an autobiography that
absolutely mirrors its subject . . . valiantly surprising and deeply
rewarding.” —Observer
Although he is an international superstar, Sean Connery still knows the city of
Edinburgh practically street by street from delivering the morning milk as a
schoolboy. In this vivid and highly personal portrait of Scotland and its achieve-
ments, Connery shines a light upon both his own upbringing an the successes
and failures of Scotland’s long and storied history. Along the way, he strives to
answer the trickiest of questions, including How did Scots devise so many new
sports and games? What gave fire to the Gothic tendency in Scottish literature?
Why have so many creatively inventive and influential architects been Scots?
Where did Scotland’s unreal blend of psychotic humor originate? and What about
the national tradition of self-deprecation sometimes called the Scottish cringe?
While revealing as never before his own vibrant personal history, Connery of-
fers a correction to common misconceptions surrounding Scottish history and
offers an intimate, insider’s view of the true nature of Scotland. Murray Grigor
is a Scottish writer and filmmaker.
Autobiography/History • 414 pp • 7.5 x 8.5
274 Color Photos • 184 B/W Photos • Phoenix
New in paper: 9780753826317 • May • $23.95
Cloth: 9780297855408 • Available • $32.95
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Tim Pat Coogan: A Memoir
Tim Pat Coogan
One of the greatest living authorities on Ireland and its troubled history, Coogan throws
light on his five decades in Irish public life in his enthralling new memoir.
“A rich and glorious potpourri of Irish life and experiences over the 20th century,
with which you can identify, empathize, and argue in equal measure, evocatively il-
lustrated.” —Irish Independent
“Tim Pat Coogan’s many-stranded memoir is an instructive prism through which to
view some aspects of the evolution of postindependence Ireland . . . It bespeaks love
of country and love of life and it is punctuated with the sharp, dry humor that char-
acterizes the man.” —Irish Times
“The standard reference work on the subject.” —New York Times, on The IRA
“A journey into our own psyche . . . Tim Pat Coogan has dug, Heaney-like, into the
past while opening doors to faraway places.” —Frank McCourt, author, Angela’s
Ashes, on Wherever Green is Worn
“Rich in characterization and detail—not to mention the Coogan wit—this is an in-
valuable reference volume that belongs on the bookshelf of every Celtophile.”
—Publishers Weekly, on Wherever Green Is Worn
His first book, Ireland Since the Rising, was a pioneering work. His subsequent book,
The IRA, became the definitive work on the subject. Ireland’s best-known journalist, broad-
caster, historian, and bestselling biographer Tim Pat Coogan has not only reported the
news—he’s been the news. Through the Irish Press, where he served as editor for 20 years,
he is renowned for bringing social and political change to Ireland. He went on to play a
vital role in bringing the IRA/Sinn Fein to the peace talks table, and has always been uniquely
placed to comment authoritatively—and often controversially—on all aspects of Irish cur-
rent affairs. From personal to political, his revelatory memoir gives genuine insight into
the life and high-profile career of a man at the center of Irish politics and society.
Autobiography/History • 358 pp • 5.5 x 8.5 • 28 Color Photos
9780753826034 • May • $16.95 Paper • Orion Publishing
Bertie Ahern
The Autobiography
Bertie Ahern
A firsthand account of the remarkable political life and personal story of one of the
most controversial figures in political history.
In this frank and revealing autobiography, Bertie Ahern—three times Irish Taoiseach—
discloses for the first time what really happened during his final weeks in power, as well
as the toll that living in the public sphere took on his family and personal life. An ardent
nationalist admired by European leaders, Ahern is undoubtedly an indelible presence in
Irish history for the role he played in the negotiation of the Belfast agreement, his work
with Bill Clinton and Tony Blair on the Good Friday agreement, and his presidency of
the European Council in 2004. Here is the truth of the man behind the politician. Bertie
Ahern is an Irish polititian who served as Taoiseach of Ireland for more than a decade.
Autobiography/History • 400 pp • 6 x 9 • Hutchinson
New in paper: 9780091931339 • July • $19.95
Cloth: 9780091931322 • Available • $29.95
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Every Secret Thing
Gillian Slovo
With a new introduction by the author, this deeply moving memoir of the Slovo family
encompasses much of the story of the apartheid years.
“An extraordinary expression of the very nature of loving, which illuminates, with the
anger and tenderness of deep emotion, that human territory we all occupy, and where
we conceal so much from ourselves.” —Nadine Gordimer, winner, 1991 Nobel Prize
in literature
“While it contributes many new domestic and political details of the lives of her par-
ents, Every Secret Thing is mostly about Gillian herself—and what it means to be the
child of parents totally committed to a cause at whatever cost in danger, imprisonment,
exile, and family disruption.” —New York Times Book Review
A passionate witness to the colossal upheaval that has transformed her native South Africa,
Gillian Slovo has written a memoir that is far more than a story of her own life. For she is
the daughter of Joe Slovo and Ruth First, South Africa’s pioneering anti-apartheid white ac-
tivists, a daughter who always had to come second to political commitment. While recall-
ing the extraordinary events which surrounded her family’s persecution and exile, and
reconstructing the truth of her parents’ relationship and her own turbulent childhood, lead-
ing her at one point to a chilling interview with one of the men responsible for her mother’s
death, Gillian Slovo has reated an astonishing portrait of a courageous, beautiful mother
and a father of integrity and stoicism. Gillian Slovo is a novelist and playwright whose ti-
tles include Red Dust and the Orange Prize-shortlisted Ice Road.
Autobiography/History • 384 pp • 5 x 8
9781844085996 (Replaces 9781844084746) • June • $15.95 Paper • Virago UK
Good Morning Afghanistan

Waseem Mahmood
The true story of how a courageous band of media warriors assisted a broken nation in
finding a voice through the radio.
“Few changes have been more popular, with city dwellers and villagers alike listening
in numbers that have stunned the young crew running the program from a dusty stu-
dio in Kabul . . . for many Afghans the show’s freewheeling style is an emblem of the
improvements that have come with the end of the Taliban.” —New York Times
“Good Morning Afghanistan . . . Was an important start in bringing fast and uncen-
sored information to the war-stricken people of Afghanistan.” —Hamid Karzai,
President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Waseem Mahmood lost almost everything when his brother broke a confidence and filed
a story in the world’s highest circulating tabloid newspaper, the News of the World. He
feared he would never work in broadcast media again, and history intervened with the events
of 9/11, the attack on Afghanistan, and the fall of the Taliban. Headed by Mahmood, a
group of local and foreign journalists responded to the events by producing a radio pro-
gram based in Kabul to disseminate much-needed and—for the first time—uncensored in-
formation to the country’s people. What they end up providing is hope for a devastated
land and a voice for a people long smothered by oppression. Told with searing honesty, this
is a story of struggle, cruelty, and courage populated by ordinary people who risk their lives
for freedom. An award-winning broadcaster, Mahmood was awarded an OBE in 2005 for
services to the reconstruction of media in postwar countries. He is also the chairman of the
record-breaking Yeh Hum Naheen Foundation.
Autobiography/Social Science • 240 pp • 5 x 8 • 1 Map
Eye Books
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Married to a Bedouin
Marguerite van Geldermalsen
Speaking Arabic, understanding their customs, converting to Islam, and giving birth to
three children in their midst, Marguerite van Geldermalsen journeys to the heart of the
nearly-forgotten Bedouin world.
“Readers will enjoy van Geldermalsen’s detailed and deeply human depictions of cele-
brations, motherhood, and more in Petra. Recommended for public libraries and for
academic library browsing collections.” —Library Journal
“For anyone who enjoys travel books, especially about the Middle East, this is the real
thing—a fascinating account of life as a Bedouin in the late 20th century written by a
Western woman.” —Mary S. Lovell, author, Beth of Hardwick
New Zealand-born nurse Marguerite van Geldermalsen first visited the lost city Petra with
her friend Elizabeth in 1978 on a sightseeing tour of the ancient world. Already looking for-
ward to her beach holiday at the end of the trip, little did Maguerite know she was about
to meet the man she would marry, the charismatic Mohammad Abdallah Othman, a Bedouin
craftsman of the Manajah tribe. A life with Mohammad meant moving into his ancient cave
and learning to love the regular tasks of baking shrak bread on an open fire and collecting
water from the spring. But as Marguerite feels herself becoming part of the Bedouin com-
munity, she is thankful for the twist in fate that has led her to this contented life. Marguerite’s
light-hearted and guileless observations of the people she comes to love are as heart-warm-
ing as they are valuable, charting Bedouin traditions now lost to the modern world. Mar-
guerite van Geldermalsen was widowed in 2002. She now divides her time between Sydney,
Australia, and Jordan.
9781844082209 (Replaces 9781844082193) • April • $14.95 Paper • Virago UK
More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea

Tom Reynolds
Both heartwarming and heartbreaking, surreal and mundane, the sequel to the popu-
lar blog-to-book memoir Blood, Sweat & Tea further chronicles the life of a frustrated
inner-city ambulance worker.
Tom Reynolds is an ambulance worker. On any given day he can be attacked by strangers,
sworn at by motorists, puked on, covered in blood, and other much more unpleasant sub-
stances. He could help to deliver a baby in the morning and witness the last moments of
a dying man in the afternoon. He deals with road accidents, knife attacks, domestic vio-
lence, drug overdoses, neglect, and suffering. And you think you’re having a bad day at
work? Tom blogs about his experiences at the end of each shift. His Random Acts of Re-
ality website has a huge following with more than 30,000 visitors every day. Here, Tom
charts the past two years of his life as an ambulance worker. He is tired, he is frustrated,
and he is more pissed off than ever but he still manages to capture the more moving, heart-
warming, and inspirational moments alongside the chaos. Tom Reynolds began work for
the National Health Service when he was 23 and specialized as an Accident &Emergency
(A&E) nurse. He moved to the London Ambulance Service when he discovered that he
wanted to “torture the patients in A&E.” In his own words, this is “not healthy.” He has
kept his critically acclaimed blog since 2003.
9780007334872 • June • $12.95 Paper • The Friday Project
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This Is Not About Me
Janice Galloway
In the first volume of her memoirs, a prize-winning author brings her luminous prose
to bear on her own memories, vividly describing how a retiring child became an out-
spoken artist.
“Often achieves transcendence.” —Publishers Weekly, on Clara

“A shimmering piece of work.” —New York Times Book Review, on Clara
“Superbly rendered . . . Galloway’s lyric psychological realism is as dense as Virginia
Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse.” —Kirkus Reviews, on The Trick is to
Keep Breathing
When her mother left her alcoholic father and set up home in a tiny attic room above a
doctor’s surgery, Janice Galloway quickly learned how to keep quiet and stay out of the
way. Her mother hadn’t expected or wanted another child and Galloway wasn’t allowed
to forget that she was a burden. Her much older sister Cora, with her steady stream of
boyfriends, her showy fashions, and erratic temperament, never failed to remind her of her
insignificance. Galloway’s Scottish childhood is defined by the intimate details of her en-
vironment, where every family member looms close. With startling precision she remem-
bers scenes of domestic life: her mother’s weekly round of washing, the sodden tweed dripping
on the line; Cora putting on layers of make up for the Ayrshire night life; learning to write—
and control the often rebellious letters; the living quality of her mother’s mangy old fur
coat. In these cramped conditions, ignored by her elders, Galloway is a silent observer, care-
fully and keenly watching the people around her. As her rage grows, she begins to think
for herself. Slowly, unexpectedly, she finds her voice. Out of the silent child emerges the
girl who will be a writer. Janice Galloway’s previous books include the novels The Trick is
to Keep Breathing, short-listed for the Whitbread First Novel Award; and Clara which won
the 2004 Saltire Book of the Year Award.
9781847080998 • May • $16.95 Paper • Granta UK
The Barack Obama Miscellany

Mark Hanks
How much do you really know about the world’s most beloved politician?
Did you know, for example, that his first job was scooping ice-cream at Baskin-Rob-
bins? Or that his favorite book is Moby Dick? Maybe you want to find out where he
took Michelle on their first date, or the facts behind his meteoric rise from junior state
Senator to leader of the free world? Bestselling author and Obama enthusiast Mark Hanks
has compiled hundreds of the most intriguing and informative facts to amaze and in-
spire you. Prepare to find out everything you ever wanted to know about the most pow-
erful man on the planet—from his shoe size (11) to the weight he can bench press (200
pounds) to the name of his pet ape when he lived in Indonesia (Tata). Filled to the brim
with fun facts and interesting anecdotes on the most exciting election in recent history
and the man with the plan for Change, this is the perfect gift for anyone swept up in
the tide of Obamamania. Mark Hanks is the author of The Book of Celebrity Useless
Information, The Book of Political Bollocks, and Is It Just Me or Are All Politicians Shite?
Biography/Reference • 232 pp • 4.5 x 7.5
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Churchill’s Grandmama
Frances, 7th Duchess of Marlborough
Margaret Elizabeth Forster
The first authorized biography of Winston Churchill’s grandmother.
Sir Winston Churchill’s paternal grandmother (the mother of Randolph) has been a back-
ground figure in many biographies but her own story has never been told until now. As
the eldest daughter of 3rd Marchioness of Londonderry. Frances’s life was steeped in great
historical names and occasions, from Tsar Alexander I and the Duke of Wellington (her
godfather) to her childhood friendship with Queen Victoria, and ultimately her famous
grandson, Sir Winston Churchill. She was an inspiring woman who transformed Blenheim
Palace into not only a family home, but also a social and political focus for the life of the
nation. She was a deeply caring woman who often acted as a surrogate mother to the younger
members of her family, including Winston. Her crowning achievement, fully and dramat-
ically retold in this book, was her humanity, leadership, and skill in averting the effects
of the Irish potato famine of 1879. It was this most public performance which brought
Frances the award of the Order of Victoria and Albert from Queen Victoria herself, nor-
mally reserved for members of the royal family. This absorbing and remarkable book re-
stores a most gracious lady to her proper place at Blenheim and includes previously
unpublished photos and a foreword by the present 11th Duke of Marlborough. Margaret
Elizabeth Forster is married to the archivist at Blenheim Palace, who is continuing to work
on the Duke of Marlborough’s personal family archives. The author has been granted ex-
clusive access to the Blenheim archives for her book.
Biography/History • 256 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 20 B/W Illustrations
POCKET ESSENTIALS SERIES
Winston Churchill
War Leader
Bill Price
A look at the long and extraordinary life of a man who was a central figure in
almost all of the tumultuous events of the first half of the 20th century.
Winston Churchill was a soldier, writer, and politician and, after World War II, he be-
came one of the world’s greatest statesmen. But his reputation rests on his role as a war
leader and, in particular, on the period between May 1940 and July 1941, when Britain
stood alone against Nazi Germany. Since his death in 1965, a few dissenting voices have
cast him as, among other things, an opportunist and war-monger. But, as flawed as he
undoubtedly was, most modern historians and politicians still hold him in the highest
regard. In order to gain a better understanding of this remarkable man, this book looks
at some of the key moments in Churchill’s life, including his role in the British Army’s
last cavalry charge in the Battle of Omdurman and his escape from a prisoner of war
camp during the Boer War. It then focuses on those momentous times when Churchill’s
courage and force of character almost single-handedly dragged Britain back from the
brink of defeat in World War II and onwards towards an eventual Allied victory. Bill
Price is the author of several Pocket Essentials: Celtic Myths, Darwin, and Tu-
tankhamun: Egypt’s Most Famous Pharaoh.
Biography/History • 160 pp • 5 x 8
9781842433225 • June • $14.95 Paper • Pocket Essentials
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Each: 160 pp • 5 x 8 • $14.95 Paper • Pocket Essentials
The Gnostics
The First Christian Heretics
Sean Martin
An alternative history to orthodox Christianity explains how Gnosticism, although
largely stamped out by the church by the 6th century, survived underground and
went on to have great historical and cultural influence.
“Well written, informative.” —Independent

“Good, basic introduction to a fascinating religious belief.” —Fortean Times
Gnosticism is the name given to various religious schools that proliferated in the
first centuries after Christ, nearly becoming the dominant form of Christianity, but
was eventually branded as heretical by the emerging Christian church. The long
and diverse history of Gnosticism is recounted here, as well as reasons for its con-
tinued relevance today. Although some Gnostic beliefs are close to mainstream Chris-
tianity, others examined here include that the world is imperfect because it was created
by an evil god who was constantly at war with the true, good God; that Christ and
Satan were brothers; that reincarnation exists; and that women are the equal of
men. Also covered is the influence Gnostics had on the Renaissance, the Enlight-
enment, psychologist Carl Jung, the Existentialists, the New Age movement, and
writers as diverse as William Blake, W. B. Yeats, Albert Camus, and Philip K. Dick.
Sean Martin’s books for Pocket Essentials include Alchemy and Alchemists, Andrei
Tarkovsky, The Cathars, The Gnostics, and The Knights Templar.
History/Religion & Theology
9781842433393 (Replaces 9781904048565) • June
Utopia
Merlin Coverley
From the novel to the political manifesto, from satire to science fiction, utopias
reflect the age that gave rise to them—this guide offers an analysis of the key texts
and an account of their historical, political, and cultural background.
For more than 2,000 years utopian visionaries have sought to create a blueprint of
the ideal society—from Plato to H. G. Wells, from Cloudcuckooland to Shangri-La.
The utopian impulse has generated a vast body of work, encompassing philosophy
and political theory, classical literature, and science fiction; yet these utopian dreams
have often turned to nightmare, as utopia gives way to its dark reflection, dystopia.
Taking the reader on a journey through these imaginary worlds, this work charts
the progress of utopian ideas from their origins within the classical world to the re-
birth of utopian ideals in the Middle Ages. Later we see the emergence of socialist
and feminist ideas; while the 20th century was to be dominated by expressions of
totalitarian oppression. Today it is claimed that we are witnessing the death of utopia,
as increasingly the ideals that give rise to them are undermined or dismissed. These
arguments are explored and evaluated here, as are contemporary examples of utopian
thought used to demonstrate the enduring relevance of the utopian tradition. Mer-
lin Coverley is the author of several Pocket Essentials, including London Writing,
Occult London, and Psychogeography.
Philosophy/History • 9781842433164 • July
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Those Who Dared
Stories from the Golden Age of Exploration
Edited by Richard Nelsson
From the South Pole to Timbuctoo, firsthand accounts of the death-defying adventures
and explorations that shaped the face of the world today.
Covering the perilous lives of explorers from the 19th century to today, this unique collec-
tion of travel writings contains pieces by literary giants such as William Golding, Espeth
Huxley, and Peter Fleming; first-person accounts; news reports; and inevitably obituaries
that demonstrate the awe-inspiring lengths to which explorers and adventurers have gone
to push the boundaries of human endeavor. From the early 1900s when explorers were rac-
ing across deserts and spanning the poles in attempt to fill in the “blanks on the map” to
the turn of the 20th century, when interest turned to Everest, airships over the North Pole,
and Citroen-driving across the Sahara, this exciting account is brimming with death-defy-
ing tales of derring-do. Capturing not only the adrenaline rush the adventurers feel when
stepping out into the unknown but also the fear and trepidation that set in when things started
to go wrong, Those Who Dared is an adventure anthology that will satisfy the yearnings of
the hardened explorer and armchair traveler alike. Richard Nelsson is chief librarian of the
Guardian and the Observer, and is the author of The Guardian Book of Mountains and On
the Roof of the World.
History/Biography • 250 pp • 6 x 8.5 • 7 Color Photos
9780852651421 • May • $26.95 Cloth • Hutchinson
Wings of Ice
The Mystery of the Polar Air Race
Jeff Maynard
Was American Richard Byrd really the first to fly to the North Pole? And why did enig-
matic Australian explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins disappear from the history books?
“A must read.” —Clive Cussler

At the end of World War I large areas at the top and bottom of the globe were still vast,
cold mysteries. Into these blanks on the map explorers flew, urged on by their sponsors to
achieve “firsts,” by their governments to claim new land, and by a public fascinated with
moving pictures and radio broadcasts. In March 1926 Wilkins and Byrd, along with vet-
eran explorer Roald Amundsen, were locked in a race to the North Pole. A year later, while
Amundsen was involved in the bitter dispute that cost him his life, Byrd announced he would
fly to the South Pole. Wilkins was hired to beat him. Late in 1928 they unloaded their planes
on opposite sides of Antarctica and prepared for the last great race in polar history. It was
a race that ensured Byrd’s place as an American icon and during his life no one dared ques-
tion his claims. It was only after his death that he was accused of being “the greatest fraud
in polar history.” Wilkins died in 1958 and disappeared from the history books after his
wife locked away his records and diaries. Wings of Ice lays out clues then challenges the
reader to solve an 80-year-old mystery, while bringing to light an untold story of courage,
daring, and adventure. Jeff Maynard is an author and documentarian. His books include
Niagara’s Gold.
History • 304 pp • 6 x 9.5
9781741669343 • July • $19.95 (Can $21.95) Paper • Vintage Australia
225
Building the Biggest
From Ironships to Cruise Liners
Geoff Lunn
An exploration of 150 years of passenger shipbuilding and design includes many
previously unpublished photographs and covers the new Genesis-class cruise ships.
In 1843 Brunel’s ironship Great Britain was launched, becoming the forerunner of the
great steel-hulled ships of today. Yet she was tiny compared with the transatlantic lin-
ers of the early 1900s as ship owners vied for a top spot in terms of speed, elegance,
and size. Liners such as Mauritania and Titanic were later followed by two giant Queens
and France’s liner Normandie. But the coming jet age threatened the end of the ocean
line until the dedicated cruise ship was born a decade later and now the ships are as
massive as the industry itself. Tracing the many changes in construction and design over
the years, this compendium looks at what the concept of the biggest means across all
spheres, and not just physical size. This illustrated book also reviews the careers of the
greatest ships, culminating in the building of Royal Caribbean’s Genesis-class cruise
ships, Oasis of the Seas (2009) and Allure of the Seas (2010), each incredibly measur-
ing three times the tonnage of the QE2. Geoff Lunn is an author of maritime titles,
which include And the Crew Went Too. He has written for Ships Monthly and other
maritime publications.
Transportation/Technology • 160 pp • 6.5 x 10 • 16 Color Photos • 80 B/W Photos
9780752450797 • May • $29.95 (Can $32.95) Paper • The History Press
Concorde
A Photographic Tribute
Adrian Meredith
A visual feast of previously unpublished photos pays homage to the world’s
favorite aircraft, celebrating 40 years of Concorde.
Concorde can surely claim to be the world’s favorite aircraft. Its sleek lines
and glamorous design made it an icon recognized all over the world. To fly
Concorde was the dream of many and the regular pastime of the lucky few.
The rich and famous graced its all-first-class cabins, some did so time and
again. The result of many years photographing Concorde from every con-
ceivable angle, the artwork is presented as a full-color tribute to this re-
markable and memorable aircraft. Including information and photos from
behind the scenes as well as significant milestones and detail on the pas-
sengers and personalities on board, this is a unique and beautiful photo-
graphic tribute. Adrian Meredith has worked as a photographer in the
aviation industry for 30 years.
Transportation/Photography • 160 pp • 10 x 10 • 220 Color Photos
9780752454030 • April • $44.95 (Can $49.95) Cloth • The History Press
226
The Shuttle Story
John Christopher
Through triumph and disaster, the incredible story of one of the
most complicated machines ever devised.
First flown in 1981, the shuttle is the most complicated flying machine
ever devised. It has been the stalwart of NASA’s continued manned space-
flight program for almost 30 years, with more than 100 successful mis-
sions, including the construction and provision of the International Space
Station. This success has come at a high price with the loss of 11 astro-
nauts in the Challenger and Columbia disasters, forever burned into the
memories of the watching world. With NASA due to retire its ageing fleet
in 2010, this book tells the fascinating story of the space shuttle from its
inception to the shape of things to come. John Christopher is an author,
balloon pilot, and space enthusiast. He is the editor of Aerostat and Airship magazines, and the author of Balloons at War
and Brunel’s Kingdom.
Technology/History • 128 pp • 7.5 x 5 • 45 Color Photos • 45 B/W Photos
The Apollo Story

John Christopher
The dramatic story of the race to put man on the moon—the great-
est technological challenge of the 20th century.
When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11 stepped on to the
surface of the moon in July 1969, it marked the pinnacle of eight years
of manned spaceflight. Eight short years saw not only incredible tech-
nological advancement, but also the unbelievable bravery of an elite team
of astronauts who rode the most powerful rockets ever devised. The space
race had been in response to JFK’s promise to the nation and the need
to beat the Russians at all costs at a time of intense political rivalry. But
victory came at a terrible price with the disastrous Apollo 1 launch-pad
fire that killed three astronauts and the dramatic, ill-fated Apollo 13 mis-
sion. Twelve men walked on the Moon while mankind discovered a new perspective on planet Earth. John Christopher is the
editor of Aerostat and Airship magazines and the author of Balloons at War and Brunel’s Kingdom.
Science • 128 pp • 7.5 x 5 • 90 Color Illustrations
The F-14 Tomcat Story

Tony Holmes
The story of the U.S. Navy’s primary air superiority fighter and
tactical reconnaissance platform from 1972 to 2006.
Designed to improve on the F-4 Phantom’s air combat performance, the
Tomcat entered service with the U.S. Navy in 1974, replacing the F-4 Phan-
tom II. The winning Grumman design reused the TF30 engines from the
F-111B, though the Navy planned on replacing them with the F401-PW-
400 engines then under development by Pratt and Whitney for the Navy.
Though lighter than the F-111B, it was still the largest and heaviest U.S.
fighter to ever fly from an aircraft carrier. The F-14 had its first kills on
August 19, 1981, over the Gulf of Sidra and went on to serve in Opera-
tion Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom over Afghanistan, and
Operation Iraqi Freedom. This book tells the story of this fascinating aircraft which still serves in Iran’s Air Force today. Tony
Holmes is an aviation expert and the author of Jane’s U.S. Military Aircraft, Jane’s Vintage Aircraft Recognition Guide, and
Warbird Legends.
Military/Transportation • 128 pp • 7.5 x 5 • 50 Color Photos • 50 B/W Photos
9780752449852 • July • $16.95 (Can $18.95) Cloth • The History Press
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Tank Action
From the Great War to the Gulf
George Forty
Tank specifications and insignia, rare images of tanks of every nationality performing in all ter-
rains, and first-hand accounts of how these monsters of war transformed the battlefield—this
is a comprehensive guide to tanks in all theaters of war for any military historian or modeler.
This is a detailed look at 42 individual low-level battles spanning 80 years of armored warfare,
chosen from as many different scenarios as possible, so that details of less well-known actions are
not overshadowed by the more famous. Emphasis is given to the individual tank commanders in-
volved, but without the crew he is unable to engage and destroy the enemy. Supported by a vast
array of photographs, maps, and line drawings, here is a comprehensive and carefully crafted evo-
cation of life at the sharp end of tank warfare, as seen from the dramatic perspective of the tank
crews themselves. George Forty is the author of more than 30 books on military subjects, inclu
ing Germany at War, Modern Tanks, Special Forces, and Tank Warfare in the Second WorldWar.
Military • 320 pp • 7 x 9.5 • 288 B/W Photos
Dogfight
True Stories of Dramatic Air Action
Alfred Price
Tales of death-defying aerial combat appear in this collection with more than 30 accounts
of what it was like to face enemy aircraft in hostile skies.
From World War I to the incredible Battle of Britain aeronautics, Dogfight places the reader
in the cockpit during some of the greatest air battles of modern warfare. This collection ex-
plores the horrifying loss of life inflicted on the Soviet Union by Hitler’s Blitzkrieg offen-
sive, when more than 300 aircraft fell in air-to-air combat in one day. The daring exploits
of the U.S. Eighth Air Force in their March 6, 1944, attack on Berlin highlights the power
of fighter planes when supported by bomber crews. The jet age is heralded in by accounts
of the air force’s role in the Vietnam War and the Falklands. The role of reconnaissance air-
craft in modern warfare is described alongside the precision of attacking pinpoint targets
during the Gulf War in Iraq. This book not only uncovers how the tactics of aerial warfare
have changed through each major modern conflict, but also allows the reader to feel like
they were there in the skies, alongside these incredible pilots. Alfred Price served as a RAF
aircrew officer for more than 15 years. He has written more than 50 books, including
Instruments of Darkness: The History of Electronic Warfare, and Supermarine Spitfire Own-
er’sWorkshop Manual.
History/Military • 360 pp • 5 x 8 • 40 B/W Photos
In Action with the SAS

David Horner and Neil Thomas
Revised and updated, this thrilling examination of some of the actions the SAS has been involved
in includes its service in East Timor.
The SAS is a disciplined and elite force in which the men are trained to operate behind enemy lines
to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance operations, usually in very close proximity to the enemy
and often involved in violent actions with that enemy. This history describes some of the most im-
portant operations in which the SAS has been involved including first action in Borneo, followed
by confrontation in Vietnam, then Somalia, Kuwait, and East Timor in the 1990s. Based on first-
hand reports and interviews with participants, this is an intriguing account of the regiment’s first
40 years. David Horner is also the author of Second World War. Neil Thomas is an editor who has
worked on many of Allen & Unwin’s successful military titles.
Military/History • 356 pp • 6 x 9 • 14 Color Photos • 19 B/W Photos • 6 Maps
Allen & Unwin
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Genius of Britain
Robert Uhlig
Contributions by Richard Dawkins, James Dyson, and Stephen Hawking
From gravity to the computer—the extraordinary history of British science, told by three
of the greatest living scientists: Richard Dawkins, James Dyson, and Stephen Hawking.
Over the last 500 years, life has been steadily transformed by the inventions of British sci-
entists, and their landmark discoveries have revealed the astonishing beauty of the uni-
verse. This is the story of the flashes of inspiration experienced by generations of scientists
as they realized they were about to change the world. Every one of them has a unique and
very human story, with relationships between them ranging from lifelong collaboration to
bitter rivalry. Some had vast fortunes, while others overcame poverty and a lack of edu-
cation to become towering figures in the history of science. The impact of this small cast
of characters is remarkable. Vaccinations and the discovery of penicillin saved the lives of
millions. The electric motor, the telephone, and the personal computer created the tech-
nological age, and the theories of the Big Bang, evolution, and gravity have shed light on
some of the deepest mysteries of our existence. Intertwining the personal reflections of three
of today’s greatest British scientists with a compelling narrative, the result is a journey of
scientific inspiration that does justice to Britain’s exceptional contribution to science. Robert
Uhlig is the technology correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. Richard Dawkins is the author
of The God Delusion and The Selfish Gene. James Dyson is the author of Against the Odds.
Stephen Hawking is the author of A Brief History of Time and The Universe in a Nutshell.
Science/History • 352 pp • 6 x 9.5
9780007320677 • May • $29.95 Cloth • Collins UK
The Times Great Irish Lives

Foreword by Garret FitzGerald
Edited by Charles Lysaght
Following on The Times Great Lives and The Times Great Victorian Lives, a unique col-
lection of obituaries of Ireland’s most distinguished individuals from the last two centuries.
The Irish have richly contributed to the world stage most notably in literature and politics
but also in art, dance, music, film, religion, science, and sport. The obituaries featured in
this collection include Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Lady Gregory, Thomas Moore, W. B.Yeats,
Samuel Beckett, Charles Parnell, Michael Collins, Countess Markievicz, Eamon de Valera,
George Best, Maureen Potter, Eamon Andrews, and Cyril Cusack. The obituaries are re-
produced substantially as they were printed at the time. Garret FitzGerald served two terms
as Ireland's Taoiseach, or head of government. He is the author of Ireland in the World and
Reflections on the Irish State. Dubliner Charles Lysaght, long-time contributor of Irish obit-
uaries to the Times, has selected the subjects for inclusion in consultation with Ian Brun-
skill, the newspaper’s obituaries editor.
History/Literary Collections • 362 pp • 5 x 8
9780007317943 • February • $14.95 Paper • Times Books UK
Also available:
The Times Great Lives The Times Great Victorian Lives

9780007201693 • $19.95 9780007259731 • $24.95
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Lies, Damned Lies and History
A Catalogue of Historical Errors and Misunderstandings
Graeme Donald
Deceptions of the past are revealed in this collection, including such facts as the Great
Plague was not bubonic, Christians were not fed to lions at the Colosseum, the Civil
War was not fought over slavery, and Custer’s Last Stand was no stand at all.
This collection takes the reader on a journey, century-by-century, showing how the truth
that is usually taken for granted is a far cry from the facts. Amusing anecdotes and litle-
known facts take the reader through history, while teasing cross-references show how
obscure events are linked. This is not a book for those who like their history sugarcoated,
but for those who truly want to see the past as it was. Any history lover will delight in
these revealing, hilarious lessons of how historical events didn’t always unfold as was thought.
Graeme Donald is the author of Fighting Talk and Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis.
History • 256 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
ESSENTIAL BIOGRAPHIES
Genghis Khan
James Chambers
Placing him in the context of his culture and history, this biography explores the
skills that made Genghis Khan a superlative warrior and fearless leader, and reveals
the man behind the many myths and legends.
“The student of current affairs would do well to take a serious look at Central
Asian history, beginning with this lively, unlabored work . . . A dramatic retelling
of some remote, but surprisingly pertinent, events.”
—Kirkus Reviews on The Devil’s Horsemen
Genghis Khan, the 13th-century emperor, was infamous for his bloodthirsty, ruthless
campaigns, but he was also one of the great commanders of history. Though a master
of terror—his campaigns in northern China and Iran were accompanied by a level of
slaughter that was not seen again until the 20th century—he was just and generous to
his subjects and often magnanimous in victory. His broad, ambitious strategies and
elusive tactics were so far ahead of their time that they were acknowledged models for
some of the most successful tank commanders of World War II. At the beginning of
the 13th century Genghis Khan united the nomad tribes of Mongolia, turned them into
a formidable army and led them to rule over the largest empire ever conquered by a
single commander. By the time he died, in 1227, his dominions stretched eastward from
the Caspian Sea to the shores of the Pacific Ocean. James Chambers is the author of
Christopher Wren and The Devil’s Horsemen.
Biography/History • 132 pp • 5 x 8 • 20 B/W Illustrations
230
The Gutenberg Revolution
How Printing Changed the Course of History
John Man
The changes wrought by printing and moveable type is full of vivid and meticulous de-
tail in this engaging popular history.
“Engaging, detailed, and highly readable . . . a window on an extraordinary display

of consummate skill and creative genius.” —New Scientist
“At the heart of Man’s enchanting narrative is Gutenberg’s place as an early capital-
ist, an entrepreneur, deprived of patrician status by his mother’s modest background,
who set out to strike it rich in business.” —New York Times Book Review
“A heavily detailed account, but still accessible to a general audience.” —Booklist
In 1450, all Europe’s books were handcopied and amounted to only a few thousand. By
1500, they were printed and numbered in the millions. The invention of Johann Guten-
berg had caused a revolution—printing by movable type. Born in 1400 in Mainz, Ger-
many, Gutenberg struggled against a background of plague and religious upheaval to bring
his remarkable invention to light. His story is full of paradoxes: his ambition was to re-
unite all Christendom, but his invention shattered it; he aimed to make a fortune, but was
cruelly denied the fruits of his life’s work. Yet history remembers him as a visionary; his
discovery marks the beginning of the modern world. John Man is a historian and travel
writer whose other titles include Alpha Beta, Attila, Genghis Khan, and The Great Wall.
History/Biography • 304 pp • 5 x 8 • 16 Color Photos
9780553819663 • May • $16.95 Paper • Bantam Press
Aztecs & Maya

N. James
The origins and legacy of Central America’s ancient civilizations is brought up-to-date
by an expert in the field.
This overview of the whole of Central America—the native tradition of tropical Mexico
and western Central America—from earliest times to today begins by tracing the first de-
velopment of villages and chiefdoms and the role of the Olmecs in unifying the region.
The core of the book is devoted to the gigantic monuments of their successors, including
the “City of the Gods” and the pyramids that still stand among the Maya forests. It con-
fronts the question of the collapse of these societies 1,000 years ago and goes on to cover
the Toltecs and the paradoxical Aztecs, the cataclysmic destruction of the Indian king-
doms by the Spanish, and the Central American tradition’s stubborn but uncertain resur-
gence today. This generously illustrated introduction draws out issues for comparison with
other civilizations, and is useful for both tourists and armchair travelers. N. James has
carried out research in the archaeology and social anthropology of Mexico and Central
America for nearly 30 years. Formerly on the staff of Antiquity, he now serves the jour-
nal as a correspondent.
History • 208 pp • 5 x 8 • 73 B/W Illustrations
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Barbary Pirate
The Life and Crimes of John Ward, the Most Infamous Privateer of his Time
Greg Bak
The story of “The Greatest Scoundrel that Ever Sailed.”
The first 50 years of John Ward’s life were those of an ordinary seaman. But in 1603 he celebrated
his half-century by leading a mass desertion from the Navy of James I of England, stealing a ves-
sel, and defecting to the Ottoman Empire’s outpost at Tunis. There he set himself up as a priva-
teer under the protection of the Pasha of Tunis, rejuvenated the Muslim Barbary Corsairs, and
lead them in a series of successful attacks against Christian shipping. Wealthy as a lord, Ward pur-
chased a palatial mansion and set up a mock court in which he presided over a scruffy band of
English and European renegades, issuing decrees and receiving obeisance like a king. Ward was
infamous in Europe—he was regarded as a Judas to his country—and his conversion to Islam to-
wards the end of his life was the ultimate scandal. This compelling story reveals a man whose re-
jection of conventional morality led to power, wealth, and a happy if unusual retirement.
History • 256 pp • 5 x 8 • 25 B/W Illustrations • The History Press
The History Press
1788
The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet
David Hill
An extraordinary narrative history of the very first European Australians, reluctant pioneers
who traveled into the unknown—the vast majority against their will—in order to form a colony
by order of their King’s government.
Set against the backdrop of Georgian England with its peculiar mix of elegance, prosperity, progress,
and squalor, the story of the First Fleet is one of courage, shortsightedness, tragedy, but above all,
extraordinary resilience. Separated from loved ones and traveling in cramped conditions for the
months-long journey to Botany Bay, the first European Australians suffered the most unbearable
hardship upon arrival on Australian land where a near famine dictated that rations be cut to the
bone. Questions such as Why was the settlement of New South Wales proposed in the first place?
and Who were the main players in a story that changed the world and ultimately forged the Aus-
tralian nation? are answered using diaries, letters, and official records. Artfully reconstructing the
experiences of these famous and infamous men and women of history, this book combines narrative
skill with an eye for detail and an exceptional empathy with the people of the past. David Hill is the
author of The Forgotten Children.
History/Australian Studies • 392 pp • 5 x 8 • 10 Color Photos • 8 B/W Photos
9781741668001 • April • $18.95 (Can $20.95) Paper • William Heinemann Australia
Dorset Pioneers
Dorset’s Link with the Formation of the USA and Canada
Jack Dwyer
In this narrative, the intriguing link between a rural English county and the founders of seven
U.S. states, four Canadian provinces, a society doyen, a U.S. ambassador, a U.S. presidential
candidate fundraiser, and a Christchurch schoolteacher is revealed.
Absorbing and beautifully written, this is the fascinating story of the pioneering men and women
from Dorset in the United Kingdom who have played a key role in the founding and running of
the U.S. and Canada, including such historical figures as Sir Walter Raleigh and the Tolpuddle
Martyrs. Equally fascinating are the stories of a Bridport bank clerk who eventually became the
head of securities for a Canadian bank, and the Lyme Regis naval hero Admiral Somers who, on
his way to rescue Sir Walter Raleigh’s Virginian colonialists, discovered Bermuda. The final chap-
ter is dedicated to the Dorset lass who reached the height of US politics, and of whom Bill Clin-
ton said, “I am here in the office of President of the United States in no small measure because
she was there.” Jack Dwyer is a retired journalist, broadcaster, publisher, and playwright.
History • 128 pp • 6.5 x 9.5 • 15 Color Illustrations
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Bedlam
Catharine Arnold
Following up from Necropolis, this is an informative and entertaining study of London’s lu-
natic fringe, and how the city has dealt with the insane from prehistory to the present day.
"Bedlam!" The very name, derived from a nickname for the Bethlehem Hospital, conjures up
graphic images of naked patients in filthy conditions, or parading untended wards deluded
that they are Napoleon or Jesus Christ. This common image of madness can be traced to William
Hogarth's 1735 Rake's Progress series, which depicts Bedlam as a freak show providing en-
tertainment for Londoners between trips to the zoo, puppet shows, and public executions. That
this is still the most powerful image of Bedlam, more than two centuries later, says much about
the prevailing attitude to mental illness, although the Bedlam of the popular imagination is
long gone. The hospital was relocated to the suburbs of Kent in 1930, and Sydney Smirke's
impressive Victorian building in Southwark took on a new role as the Imperial War Museum.
Following the historical narrative structure of Necropolis, this history examines the capital's
treatment of the insane over the centuries, from the founding of Bethlehem Hospital in 1247
through the heyday of the great Victorian asylums to the more enlightened attitudes that
prevail today. Catharine Arnold's previous books include Necropolis: London and Its Dead,
the first of her London trilogy.
History/Social Science • 320 pp • 5 x 8 • 16 B/W Photos
9781847390004 • June • $13.95 Paper • Pocket Books UK
Also available:
Necropolis
9781416502487 • $14.95
The Pig War

The Most Perfect War in History
E. C. Coleman
The splendid true story of a farcical 12-year stand-off between the Americans and the British,
with a pig as the only casualty.
With a plot to grace any comic opera, the 1859–1872 “Pig War” broke out when an Ameri-
can living on a quietly disputed small island in the Gulf of Georgia (present-day San Jaun Is-
land in Washington State) shot a British pig he found rooting up his garden produce. The
authorities on nearby Vancouver Island and the military leadership of adjacent Washington
Territory both felt they had good reasons to escalate a trivial incident into a full-blown war
between the U.S. and Great Britain. Soon, American soldiers found themselves looking down
the barrels of the Royal Navy’s cannons. Set against the framework of U.S. attempts to gain
control of the whole North American continent, this history is a highly readable account of
a little-known episode in Anglo–American history. E. C. Coleman is the author of The 1766
Navy List, The Royal Navy and Polar Exploration, and The Travels of Sir John Mandeville.
History/Military • 240 pp • 5.5 x 8.5 • 58 B/W Photos
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‘Blinker’ Hall: Spymaster
The Man Who Brought America into World War I
David Ramsay
Now in paper, the fascinating biography of one World War I’s most cunning and influential
naval commanders.
Admiral Sir Reginald “Blinker” Hall, the director of Naval Intelligence for most of World War I, was
one of the outstanding—if largely unrecognized—naval leaders of the war and this is a gripping study
of this fascinating man and his invaluable legacy. Naval Intelligence’s ability to read and analyze Ger-
man naval and diplomatic signals on a daily basis was a significant factor in the Allied victory, as the
Germans never realized that their codes had been broken. The revelation of the Zimmermann Telegram,
depicted as one of the most exciting events in the history of intelligence, was astutely handled by Hall
and served as the catalyst that brought America into the war in April 1917. The effective interface
between intelligence and operations, instituted by Hall and the antisubmarine chief, together with
the introduction of convoys resulted in the defeat of the seemingly unstoppable U-boats. Hall’s dynamic leadership, talent for
lateral thinking, and force of personality were essential to these successes, but above all, Hall was endowed with the guile and
ruthlessness that kept him one step ahead of a formidable and determined enemy as well as their widespread espionage and sub-
version operations. David Ramsay is the author of Lusitania.
Biography/Military • 320 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 32 B/W Photos
9780752453989 (Replaces 9781862274655) • April • $29.95 (Can $32.95) New in paper • The History Press
The Battle of the Frontiers

Ardennes 1914
Terence Zuber
The first history of this battle in English, this study is based on groundbreaking research conducted
in French and German army archives.
Like the Battle of Verdun, the Battle of the Frontiers has often been ignored by military historians,
who assumed that the French lost the first battles of World War I because they launched suicidal bay-
onet charges against German machine guns. Therefore, for nearly a century, these battles have been
considered uninteresting, but in reality, these were some of the most important, hard-fought, and in-
structive battles of World War I. This study makes use of neglected French and German books and
articles, as well as German regimental histories, and includes personal accounts by participants such
as Manfred von Richthofen and the young Erwin Rommel. A dramatic new perspective on combat
in 1914 is presented here. Terence Zuber is the author of German War Planning 1891–1914, Inventing
the Schlieffen Plan, and The Moltke Myth. He lives in New Martinsville, West Virginia.
Military/History • 336 pp • 5 x 8 • 42 B/W Illustrations
9780752452555 (Replaces 9780752444246) • June • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Paper • The History Press
A Corkscrew Is Most Useful

The Travellers of Empire
Nicholas Murray
Some Victorians traveled for knowledge or fame, some to put their stamp upon an unknown lake,
some to spread their religion, and some for pure enjoyment—drawing on explorers’ own unique
and colorful accounts, this is a fascinating odyssey into travel itself.
In the early 19th century there was a huge surge forward in travel of all kinds. Queen Victoria’s ac-
cession in 1837 came barely a year after John Murray’s first guidebook was published. Then in 1838
Bradshaw’s famous portable railway timetable appeared. In 1841 Thomas Cook, the world’s first travel
agent, organized its first tour. The age of mass tourism had arrived, and simultaneously, another phe-
nomenom began to develop: exploration to wilder shores and uncharted lands. This is the focus of
this fascinating book which draws upon the extraordinary stories of Livingstone’s journey across Africa;
Burton and Speke reaching Lake Tanganyika; John Stuart crossing Australia from south to north; Liv-
ingstone reaching the Zambezi; Richard Burton’s travels across Arabia; and countless others’ extraordinary and brave expedi-
tions. Nicholas Murray is a biographer whose other titles include Aldous Huxley and Kafka.
History/Travel • 544 pp • 5 x 8
9780349119267 • June • $19.95 Paper • Abacus
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The Path of Infinite Sorrow
The Japanese on the Kokoda Track
Craig Collie and Hajime Marutani
Based on an award-winning History Channel documentary series, the story of the bloody Kokoda
campaign, told for the first time through the personal experiences of the Japanese soldiers.
The Australian story of Kokoda has been told often from the perspective of the Australians. Now,
for the first time ever, the full Japanese story of Kokoda is told, a poignant tale of comradeship and
heartrending suffering. This is a very human story of the other side, told through the eyes of Japan-
ese soldiers who were there. It draws from a range of firsthand sources—interviews with survivors,
diaries that soldiers left behind, memoirs written after the war, and what’s survived of the records
of the Japanese military. Full of painful recollections and startling wartime revelations, this is the
lesser-known story of a tragic battle that continues to haunt survivors from both sides. Craig Collie
has been a television producer for more than 35 years. Hajime Marutani is a translator,-interpreter,
and was a researcher for the Australian War Memorial’s Australia–Japan Research Project. They worked
together on Beyond Kokoda, an award-winning documentary series on the History Channel.
A Senseless, Squalid War

Voices from Palestine 1945–1948
Norman Rose
Drawing from primary documents and giving voice to an incredible range of participants, this
is a dramatic and original contribution to the understanding of one of the most deep-rooted and
controversial international problems.
The troubles in Palestine between the end of World War II and the declaration of the state of Is-
rael on May 14, 1948, ruptured Middle Eastern history and left an indelible mark on the modern
world. Chronicling in gripping detail this critical period that led, for the Jews, to the establishment
of their national homeland, and, for the Palestinians, to their Nakba (“Catastrophe”), this book
gives powerful expression to all those who took part in these stirring events: Britons, Jews, and
Arabs alike. Drawing on a rich medley of official documents, private papers, biographies, mem-
oirs, diaries, letters, newspapers, novels, songs, plays, and reminiscences, this book vividly recon-
structs the attitudes and experiences of the many diverse participants. Whether foot-soldiers or
generals, politicians or diplomats, each voice tells its own story, and is woven into a compelling
historical narrative that shifts seamlessly from one level of experience to another. Norman Rose holds
the chair of international relations at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. His other biographies in-
clude Churchill: The Unruly Giant, The Cliveden Set, and Harold Nicolson.
History/Jewish Studies • 352 pp • 6 x 9 • 21 B/W Photos
9781845950798 • August • $24.95 Paper • Pimlico
Companion to the Red Army 1939–1945

Steven J. Zaloga and Leland S. Ness
A comprehensive guide to one of the fiercest fighting forces in World War II, this book offers
details of the organizational structure, highlighting the differences with the Western armies.
Stalin’s Red Army entered World War II as a relatively untried fighting force. In 1941, with the
launch of Operation Barbarossa, it joined battle with Hitler’s army, the most powerful in history.
After a desperate war of attrition over four years, the Red Army beat the Nazis into defeat on the
Eastern Front and won lasting fame and glory in 1945 by eclipsing the military might of the Third
Reich. This book begins with a review of the historical background of the Red Army in the years
leading up to the outbreak of war in 1939, and follows with a discussion of the major themes in
the development of Soviet forces during the “Great Patriotic War” that ensued in 1941. Steven J.
Zaloga has written more than 70 books on military history, including Armored Thunderbolt: The
U.S. Army Sherman in World War and Poland 1939: The Birth of Blitzkrieg. Leland S. Ness served
as a Pentagon correspondent for International Defense Review and now publishes a newsletter for
the ground defense industry.
History/Military • 288 pp • 6.5 x 10 • 200 B/W Photos
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Got Any Gum Chum?
The GIs in Wartime Britain 1942–1945
Helen D. Millgate
From stockings to gum—an insight into the impact American GIs had on the British
during World War II.
When the first American servicemen arrived in England in March 1942, the indige-
nous population greeted their presence with mixed feelings. A certain level of resent-
ment was harbored by the English and expressed by many in the in the well-worn phase
of the time “overpaid, oversexed, and over here.” But without the American presence
in Britain and its huge military and industrial muscle, the war with Germany would
probably have been lost. Using a combination of contemporary eyewitness and doc-
umentary sources plus latter-day interviews, linked together by engaging narrative,
Helen Milligate examines how the “Yanks” got on with the locals, how they fit in (or
didn’t), the impact on the social structure of England in the 1940s, the problems they
brought with them, and their impressions of England. She concludes with the jour-
ney home once the war in Europe had ended, describing what the Yanks left behind
them and the wives and sweethearts they took “stateside.” Helen D. Millgate is the
editor of Mr. Brown’s War.
History/Military • 128 pp • 6.5 x 9.5
The History Press
Myths & Legends of the Second World War

James Hayward
Weaving the narrative around a wide range of contemporary documentary sources, this
collection presents an objective and rigorous analysis of the main myths, legends, and
popular falsehoods of World War II.
“A fascinating introduction which will interest anybody who is researching the

period, or indeed, who was there.” —Family History
“Hayward illustrates that no rumor was too ridiculous, and no exaggeration too
great.” —Eye Spy
World War II gave rise to a rich crop of legends, many of which persist in the public con-
sciousness today. Some are well known, such as the escape of an undead Hitler to South
America, Allied aircraft buzzed by “Foo Fighters” and UFOs, German parachutists dressed
as nuns, and a failed German invasion in Suffolk in 1940. Others are more subtle, such as
the vaunted Dunkirk spirit, which portrayed the disaster of 1940 as a victory, and the con-
spiracy theories surrounding Rudolf Hess. These stories and more are compiled in this fas-
cinating collection. James Hayward is an editor, a historian, and the author of Myths &
Legends of the First World War.
History/Military • 312 pp • 5 x 8 • 35 B/W Illustrations
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Tunnelling to Freedom
The Story of the World’s Most Persistent Escaper
John Fancy
Reissued with a new introduction that sets John Fancy’s exploits in context, this
classic World War II memoir tells the fascinating story of the man who planned
“the Great Escape,” illustrated with contemporary photographs and John Fancy’s orig-
inal plans for tunnels.
John Fancy was the most prolific escaper of World War II. Nicknamed “the Mole,” he
dug eight tunnels at the various POW camps in which he was held in East Prussia, Poland,
and Germany—some 40 feet below the surface and only two feet square. He escaped
three times, only to be recaptured. While imprisoned in 1942 at Stalag Luft III in Poland,
he helped to plot the breakout of 76 men—an event that later became known as the Great
Escape, and inspired the Hollywood film. After the war he wrote a book about his ad-
ventures. First published in 1957, Tunnelling to Freedom became an instant bestseller.
His gripping and dryly humorous account reveals the fascinating details of life in the
prison camps and the determination, heroism, and madness of the escapers. The incredible
ingenuity and patience which John brought to bear on his escape attempts, often dig-
ging his tunnels with no more than a 10-inch butter knife, can also be seen. In addition to
his tunneling he also recounts his attempts to abscond from outside working parties, cut-
ting through the camp’s perimeter wire and jumping from moving trains. This is essential
reading for the World War II historian and anyone who enjoys a good adventure story.
Autobiography/History • 288 pp • 5 x 8 • 30 B/W Photos
9781845135140 • June • $15.95 (Can $17.95) Paper • Aurum Press
Letters from an Airfield

The True Story of a GI Bride of the Mighty Eighth
Jack Rosenthal
The story of the romance between an American Eighth Air Force serviceman and a
Suffolk girl during the Second World War.
Using letters and photographs preserved by his mother, Jack Rosenthal reconstructs the
wartime relationship of his parents in this poignant and unconventional military his-
tory. Tracing their courtship from the day of its beginning in March 1944, to its cul-
mination in marriage in July 1945, the narrative ranges from a dramatic escape after
the fall of Hong Kong to the nightmares of the Arctic convoys and is supported by lively
insights into the histories and social circumstances of the four families involved. A fas-
cinating insight into the human element of war not usually covered by conventional mil-
itary histories, this is a love story that has stood the test of time. Jack Rosenthal was
awarded the PFD Literary Agency Prize in 2002 for his dissertation in Life Writing, which
forms the basis of this book. He is also the author of By Jack Rosenthal.
History/Biography • 192 pp • 6.5 x 9.5
9780752452524 • April • $24.95 (Can $27.95) Paper • The History Press
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Nancy Wake
SOE’s Greatest Heroine
Russell Braddon
The exciting story of one of the SOE’s most ferocious female agents is told, complete with
personal photographs that bring to life her secret identities and the horrors she had to face.
Nancy Wake is one of the true heroines of World War II. Born in New Zealand, she was living in
Marseille and was married to Frenchman Henri Fiocca when the Germans invaded. Nancy imme-
diately became active in the Resistance movement, smuggling messages and food to underground
groups in Southern France and helping refugees flee to Spain. By 1943 she was on the Gestapo
most wanted list. Their nickname for her, due to her elusiveness, was the “White Mouse.” It was time
for Nancy to leave France. After six escape attempts Nancy reached Britain—where she promptly be-
came one of the 39 women to join the British Special Operations Executive. Parachuted back into France,
she became the virtual leader of a 7,000-strong branch of the Maquis. This book tells the extraordi-
nary story of this exceptional woman. Russell Braddon was imprisoned in Changi for four years dur-
ing World War II. He is the author of The Naked Island, describing his experiences as a prisoner.
Biography/History • 288 pp • 8 x 5 • 17 B/W Photos
The History Press
Sophie Scholl
The Real Story of the Woman who Defied Hitler
Frank McDonough
The true story of the Nazi resistance heroine.
On February 22, 1943 three students from the White Rose, a small underground resistant move-
ment, were executed by guillotine. One of them was a 21-year-old Munich University student named
Sophie Scholl, who had courageously fought against Nazi tyranny, not with bullets or bombs but
with words, printed in leaflets, that proclaimed a passionate desire to live in a free and democratic
society. Her brave and principled stand made her a legend in Germany. Drawing on a wide vari-
ety of original documents from German archives, this story also includes her letters and diaries,
Gestapo interrogation files, court documents, and exclusive interviews, most notably with Elisa-
beth Hartnagel, Sophie’s sister and only living family member. This biography provides a shock-
ing yet inspirational story about the remarkable life of this German heroine, a modern-day icon
who defied Hitler and who was executed for her beliefs. Frank McDonough is the author of Hitler
and the Rise of the Nazi Party, Opposition and Resistance in Nazi Germany, and The Origins of the
First and Second World Wars.
Biography/History • 224 pp • 5 x 8 • 13 B/W Photos
9780752455112 (Replaces 9780752446752) • July • $17.95 (Can $19.95) New in paper
The History Press
Odette
World War Two’s Darling Spy
Penny Starns
A fascinating new biography of World War II Allied heroine Odette Sansom reveals the truth
of her mission and the heartbreaking identity of her real betrayer.
Odette Brailly entered the nation’s consciousness in the 1950s when her remarkable—and romantic—
exploits as an SOE agent first came to light. She had been the first woman to be awarded the GC,
as well as the Legion d’Honneur, and in 1950 the release of a film about her life made her the dar-
ling of the British popular press. But others openly questioned Odette’s personal and professional
integrity, even claiming that she had a clandestine affair with her supervisor Captain Peter Churchill.
In the first full biography of this incredible woman for nearly 60 years, it delves into recently opened
SOE personnel files to reveal the true story of this wartime heroine and the officer who posed as
her husband. From her life as a French housewife living in Britain and her undercover work with
the French Resistance, to her arrest, torture, and unlikely survival in Ravensbruck concentration
camp, it is revealed for the first time the truth of Odette’s mission. Penny Starns is an historian
and the author of Evacuation of Children During World War II and Nurses at War.
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Hitler’s Occult War
Michael FitzGerald
A full account of the Nazis’ involvement with flying saucers, Atlantis, Nostradamus,
numerology, astrology, sinister Tibetan monks, and more.
Every dictatorship requires a justification, either historical or moral, and Hitler rooted his
in antiscientific mumbo-jumbo, Wagnerian legend, and Satanism. This chilling investigation
reveals that Hitler consulted Nostradamus before making key military decisions; that the
Thulists, a sect that practiced human sacrifice and sexual perversions, founded the German
Workers Party; and that black masses were conducted for elite SS corps at a “Black Camelot”
in Wewelsberg. The Nazis even had their own occult bureau, the Ahnenerbe, whose research
into bizarre cosmological theory, astrology, and UFOs exhausted more funds than America’s
atom bomb. Against this powerful armory of evil, Stalin and Churchill employed psychic
advisors, the latter even holding high-level talks with Aleister Crowley. White witches at-
tempted to thwart “Operation Sealion” (Hitler’s planned invasion) through coven rituals.
In the United States, research into mind control was vigorously pursued, and the govern-
ment, in a shadowy affair known as the Philadelphia Experiment, attempted to demateri-
alize one of their own submarines. Going behind the war’s public events reveals a hidden
agenda of psychic conflict, fought at the highest level. Michael FitzGerald is a historian of
the Third Reich and the author of Adolf Hitler: A Portrait.
History/Military • 208 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9780709088714 • June • $17.95 (Can $19.95) Paper • Robert Hale
HITLER’S LEGIONS
Hitler’s Gauls
The History of the 33rd Waffen-SS Division Charlemagne
Jonathan Trigg
Third in the series, this examination of the men who, having been conquered by Hitler,
offered to join him includes training and formation details, information on how vol-
unteer units were incorporated, and a full combat record of the division.
The divisions of the Waffen-SS were among the elite of Hitler’s armies in World War II,
but alongside the Germans in the Waffen-SS fought an astonishingly high number of
volunteers from other countries. By the end of World War II, these foreign volunteers
comprised half of all Hitler’s Waffen-SS, and filled the ranks of more than 24 of the nom-
inal 38 Waffen-SS divisions. So during the most brutal war that mankind has ever known
hundreds of thousands of men flocked to fight for a country that was not theirs, and
for a cause that was one of the most monstrous and barbaric in history. This examina-
tion explores one of these legions of volunteers, the Charlemagne division, who were
recruited entirely from conquered France. The men in Charlemagne fought hard on the
Eastern Front, often motivated by an extreme anticommunist zeal. This book is an au-
thoritative record of this unit and the men who fought in it. Jonathan Trigg is the author
of Hitler’s Flemish Lions and Hitler’s Jihadis.
History/Military • 192 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 40 B/W Photos
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1536
The Year That Changed Henry VIII
Suzannah Lipscomb
Compelling and revealing, this new history of the infamous monarch shows what a pro-
found difference a year can make in the heart of a king.
“A bold and original attempt to unravel one of the great mysteries of English history:
how, when, and why Henry VIII changes from a handsome Prince Charming into a fat
and loathsome Bluebeard.”
—David Starkey, author, Henry VIII: Man and Monarch
Henry VIII is known stereotypically as a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king whose ap-
petite for worldly goods met few parallels, whose wives met infamously premature ends, and
whose religion was largely political in intent. By focusing on a pivotal year in the life of
Henry, this study moves beyond the caricature to reveal a fuller portrait of this complex
monarch. In 1536, Henry met many failures—physical, personal, and political—and
emerged from them a different man and a revolutionary new king who proceeded to trans-
form a nation and a religion. Suzannah Lipscomb is a research curator at Hampton Court Palace.
History/Biography • 240 pp • 5.5 x 8.5
9780745953328 (Replaces 9780745953656) • April • $14.95 (Can $16.95) New in paper
Lion UK
The Mistresses of Henry VIII

Kelly Hart
The full story of the “other women” in Henry VIII’s life is presented here—everyone
knows about the six wives, but this thrilling account of love, lust, and betrayal includes
the mistresses.
“Provides an excellent insight into the love life of one of our most popular kings, and
the 12 women who knew the man behind the mask.” —Majesty magazine
Seventeen-year-old Henry VIII was “a youngling, he cares for nothing but girls and hunt-
ing” and over the years, this didn’t change much. Henry was considered a demi-god by his
subjects, so each woman he chose was someone who had managed to stand out in a crowd
of stunning ladies. Looking good was not enough (indeed, many of Henry’s lovers were con-
sidered unattractive); she had to have something extra special to keep the king’s interest,
and Henry’s women were every bit as intriguing as the man himself. In this book, Henry’s
mistresses are rescued from obscurity. The 16th century was a time of profound changes
in religion and society across Europe—and some of Henry’s lovers were at the forefront of
influencing these events. Kelly Hart is a historian, author, and teacher, specializing in the
women of the Tudor period.
History/Biography • 224 pp • 6 x 9.5 • 10 B/W Illustrations
The History Press
Also available:
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Queen Victoria’s Children
John Van der Kiste
Including diary entries from the Queen herself as well as her children, this account
provides insight into Queen Victoria as a mother and the children who were central
to her life and court.
Queen Victoria and Albert, the Prince Consort, had nine children who, despite their very
different characters remained a close-knit family. Inevitably, as they married into Euro-
pean royal families their loyalties were divided and their lives dominated by political
controversy. This is not only the story of their lives in terms of world impact, but also
of personal achievements in their own right, individual contributions to public life in
Britain and overseas, and as the children of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort. John
van der Kiste weaves together the lives of each of these children and shows how their
mother was the thread that kept the family together. It is a refreshing insight into one
of history’s most popular royal families. John Van Der Kiste has made a particular study
of British and European royalty. His previous books include Darling Fritz, Childhood
at Court 1819-1914, Once a Grand Duchess, and William and Mary.
History/Biography • 240 pp • 8 x 5 • 40 B/W Photos
She Wolves
The Notorious Queens of Medieval England
Elizabeth Norton
From Aelfgifu to Bloody Mary, a history of some of England’s most notorious queens.
A history of the “bad girls” of England’s medieval royal dynasties, this book covers the
queens who earned themselves the reputation of being somehow notorious. Some of them
are well known and have been the subject of biographies—Eleanor of Aquitaine, Emma
of Normandy, Isabella of France, and Anne Boleyn, for example—while others have not
been written about outside academic journals. The appeal of these notorious queens, apart
from their shared taste for witchcraft, murder, adultery, and incest, is that, because they
were notorious, they attracted a great deal of attention during their lifetimes. She Wolves
reveals much about the role of the medieval queen and the evolution of the role that led,
ultimately, to the reign of Elizabeth I, and a new concept of queenship. Elizabeth Norton
is the author of Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour.
History/Biography • 288 pp • 5 x 8 • 18 B/W Illustrations
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Royal Poxes & Potions
Royal Doctors & Their Secrets
Raymond Lamont-Brown
A fascinating, often scandalous record of the men and women who were at the Royal
bedside from birth to death includes controversial episodes of suspected euthanasia and
even regicide.
In this book, acclaimed biographer Raymond Lamont-Brown casts light on a previously
overlooked aspect of the monarchy. From the instigation of the royal doctor in medieval
times, to the present day, the tales of secrets, murder, medical incompetence, and revolu-
tionary operations revealed in this book make compelling reading. This is a fascinating
look at the relationship between monarchs and their doctors and reveals the complex and
influential position that they held. Included here are Sir William Gull, court physician to
Queen Victoria, who was a suspect in the Jack the Ripper case; and Sir Frederick Treves,
who not only was court physician to the four succeeding monarchs, but was also the man
who helped to rescue the Elephant Man, Joseph Merrick, from a fairground freak show.
Raymond Lamont-Brown’s many other titles include Carnegie: The Richest Man in the
World and John Brown.
History/Medical • 336 pp • 8 x 5 • 20 B/W Illustrations
Crown, Orb & Sceptre

The True Stories of English Coronations
David Hilliam
The perfect book for anyone wanting to understand the majesty of the British monar-
chy—and some of the merriment behind the majesty.
“Cheerfully anecdotal, though reliable.” —Kirkus Reviews on Kings, Queens,

Bones and Bastards
Coronations are very public occasions, typically seen as meticulously planned formal
ceremonies where everything runs smoothly. But behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey
lie extraordinary but true stories of mayhem, confusion, and merriment. This book
surveys more than 1,000 years of England’s history to reveal the real character of its
kings and queens. Packed with facts about how the service, traditions, and accessories
have changed over the years, this is both a compelling read and an accessible and ir-
reverent reference guide to one of the most spectacular ceremonies in England’s her-
itage. David Hilliam is the author of Kings, Queens, Bones and Bastards and Monarchs,
Murders and Mistresses.
History • 276 pp • 5 x 8 • 12 Color Illustrations
The History Press
Also available:
Monarchs, Murders
& Mistresses
9780752452357 • $24.95 (Can $27.95)
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Life of Shakespeare
Nicholas Rowe
Introduction by Charles Nicholl
The first biography of Shakespeare, published more than 300 years ago and rarely
reprinted, is introduced by one of the most original Shakespeare biographers of
our time.
Carefully researched and energetically written by the pioneering editor of the plays,
Nicholas Rowe, himself one of the most distinguished tragedians of his age, this biog-
raphy is the source for most of the facts and some of the legends of Shakespeare’s life.
Rowe interviewed widely to collect as much reliable information about Shakespeare as
he could, and his text is as close as we will ever get to contact with the people who
knew and worked with Shakespeare. Never before reprinted, except as an appendix to
Alexander Pope’s later edition of the plays, Rowe’s biography remains a fascinating doc-
ument not just about Shakespeare himself, but also for the growth of his reputation,
and the expanding interests of critics and the world of letters at the beginning of the
18th century. Rowe (whose translation of Lucan’s Pharsalia was hailed by Samuel John-
son as “one of the greatest productions of English poetry”) writes a vivid, elegant Eng-
lish that is a constant pleasure to read. This edition is introduced by Charles Nicholl,
who places this fascinating text in its time, and reads it with the insight of a fellow sleuth into the world of the Globe and its
dramatist. Nicholas Rowe (1674–1718) wrote some of the most admired tragedies and poems of the 18th century, but is now
remembered mainly for his pathbreaking edition of Shakespeare’s plays, published in 1709, to which all later editions are in-
debted. Charles Nicholl is a biographer who has won the James Tait Black and Hawthornden Prizes, as well as the Crime Writ-
ers’ Association Gold Dagger Award for his work on Marlowe. His works include Leonardo da Vinci: Flights of the Mind and
The Lodger Shakespeare: His Life on Silver Street.
Biography/Drama • 96 pp • 4.5 x 5.5 • 16 Color Illustrations
9781843680567 • May • $14.95 (Can $16.95) Paper • Pallas Athene
Arthur Conan Doyle

The Man Behind Sherlock Holmes
Andrew Norman
The mystery of the man behind the detective.
“An original and coherent addition to the historigraphy of Doyle and Sherlock
Holmes.” —Literary Review
In the year 1900, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was at the height of his success as a doctor, a
sportsman, a writer of historical novels, a champion of the oppressed and, most notably,
the creator of that honorable, brave, and eminently sensible master detective, Sherlock
Holmes. Every new Holmes story was greeted with great anticipation and confidence in
the knowledge that, however complex the crime, the supremely intelligent and logical de-
tective would solve it. But in 1916 Conan Doyle surprised his readers by declaring that
he believed in Spiritualism. And when, in 1922, he published a book in which he professed
to believe in fairies, his devotees were distinctly non-plussed. How could the man who in-
vented the ultra-rational Holmes claim to believe in something as vague and unproven as
the paranormal? Andrew Norman delves into both Doyle’s medical records and his writ-
ings to unravel the mystery. Andrew Norman’s other biographies include Adolf Hitler: The
Final Analysis, Agatha Christie: The Finished Portrait, Jane Austen: An Unrequited Love,
and Mugabe: Teacher, Revolutionary, Tyrant.
Biography • 192 pp • 5 x 8 • 19 Color Photos • 31 B/W Photos
9780752452753 • April • $16.95 (Can $18.95) Paper • The History Press
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Harold Macmillan
Charles Williams
A master of the historical biography explores the answers to the many unanswered ques-
tions about one of the great political chameleons of the 20th century.
“Utterly compelling.” —Martin Gilbert, author, Churchill: A Life

“A splendid popular biography . . . recounted with verve and anecdotal warmth, along
with fresh appraisals of de Gaulle’s career as soldier, politician, and head of state.”
—Publishers Weekly on The Last Great Frenchman
“Knowledgeable, lucid . . . the best English biography of de Gaulle.” —New York
Times Book Review on The Last Great Frenchman
Harold Macmillan was the British Conservative Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963. A man
of civilized, humane conceptions of the purposes of government, he was also a figure of par-
adox. Beneath the studied Edwardian manner was a subtle and acute intelligence. His rep-
utation for unflappability concealed a temperament of surprising sensitivity. The reassuring
father figure who seemed a guarantee of continuity showed a willingness to change direc-
tion matched by few of his predecessors. In the 1930s he was right when his contemporaries
were wrong; in the 1950s on his accession to the premiership, he was able to restore unity,
morale, and self-respect to his party and his country. In the 1960s, he put Britain on a course
to a new role within Europe, withdrew from Empire, and was in part responsible for the
Test Ban Treaty which marked the beginnings of a detente between the West and Soviet Russia. Personified as “Supermac” in pop-
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