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The
Devil in the White City |
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The Chicago World’s Fair of
1893, set in a magical landscape of white buildings, canals and
gardens, was one of the most spectacular the world has ever seen,
and perfectly captured the spirit of America at the dawn of the
Twentieth Century. On a more sinister note, it also linked the fate
of its architect, Daniel H. Burnham, with that of H. H. Holmes,
the notorious serial killer. |
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The
Stolen Woman |
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When Florence Baker’s aristocratic
family were murdered in Hungary, she fled to the Ottoman empire
and was next heard of living in a harem. Presented at auction in
1859, she met her soulmate Sam Baker, a wealthy English adventurer
whose geographic discoveries aided England’s understanding
of the African landscape. Saving her from slavery, Sam offered a
life of danger and passion exploring the uncharted interior of Africa
in search of the source of the Nile. |
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Arbella:
England's Lost Queen |
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Niece to Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter
to the great Tudor dynast Bess of Hardwick, Lady Arbella Stuart
was born and bred in the belief that she would inherit Elizabeth
I’s throne. Sarah Gristwood has painted a powerful and vivid
portrait of a woman forced to carve a precarious path through the
turbulent years when the Tudor gave way to the Stuart dynasty. |
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A
Profound Secret |
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A chance encounter sent Josceline
Dimbleby on a search to discover the truth about her great-grandmother,
May Gaskell, her tragic daughter Amy, and the famous painter Edward
Burne-Jones.
In piecing together the romantic, poignant story, she brings to
life a most turbulent period in English history, visiting the most
far-flung corners of the Empire, covering the Boer War and the Great
War. |
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Gweilo
Martin Booth’s compelling memoir of growing up in Hong Kong
in the 1950s glows with infectious curiosity and humour about
Chinese culture and an extinct colonial way of life.
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The
King
Packed with hilarious behind-the-scenes stories and peopled
by Law’s fellow football legends Matt Busby, George Best
and Jimmy Greaves, Denis Law’s book takes the reader
back to the game’s glory days.
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Raw
The controversial autobiography of Britain’s best-loved celebrity
chef reveals the man behind the recipes and lifts the lid on the
bizarre world of the food mafia.
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Whatever
You Say I Am
Based on exclusive interviews with key figures in the music business,
members of Eminem’s family, sociologists and critics, this
is the first book to get to the heart of the man behind the controversy. |
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A
Pirate of Exquisite Mind
William Dampier started his career as a buccaneer who preyed on
ships on the Spanish Main. Poor and ill-educated yet determined
to sail the world to make his fortune, he had a uniquely questing
and, in Coleridge’s words, ‘exquisite’ mind. Among
his many extraordinary achievements, Dampier mapped the winds
and currents of the world’s oceans for the first time and
landed in Australia eighty years before Cook.
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Hotel
Babylon
Hotel Babylon is a trawl through the highs and lows, the extremes,
the tragedies, the miseries, the decadence and the debauchery
of the ultimate service industry – where money not only
talks, but gets you the best room, the best service, and also
entitles you to behave in any way you please . . .
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The
Player
Boris Becker shot to fame when at seventeen years old, he became
the youngest player ever to win Wimbledon. He went on to win a
total of forty-nine singles and fifteen doubles crowns, making
him one of the greatest players of the twentieth century. But
his life off the court has always attracted as much attention
as his triumphs on it. Now, in this candid and thought-provoking
autobiography, he tells the real story behind the headlines.
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Save
Karyn
When Karyn moves to New York for the first time, she starts spending…and
spending. And when it all goes horribly wrong, she starts a website
- www.savekaryn.com
- asking for donations to help pay off her debts. The website
receives over 2 million hits and has replies from all over the
world - some supportive, many abusive. But after four months,
Karyn has become a new woman- debt-free, grateful and happy
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