Nonfiction

When even his friends refer to him as 'a balding, bug-eyed opportunist with the looks of a beach ball, the charisma of a glove-puppet and an ego the size of...

The brand new addition to the best-selling "Cool Camping" series for 2008 is "Cool Camping: France" and it's the most stunning camping guidebook yet. It features a hand-picked selection of...

This compelling tour of Great Britain and Ireland's most beautiful gardens is THE guide to help you choose where to visit.Wherever you visit across Great Britain and Ireland, beautiful gardens...

Examines every aspect of government, attending a political convention, the presidential election and inauguration, Congress, the Supreme Court and a small town meeting in New Hampshire. He examines the budget,...

AS SEEN ON BBC TWO'S HIT TV-SHOW 'THIS FARMING LIFE''A heartwarming tale of life on the land' Alan Titchmarsh'There's love and loss, challenge and adversity, but above all it's warm,...

MADONNA. ANDY WARHOL. KEITH HARING. FAB 5 FREDDIE. DEBBIE HARRY. JULIAN SCHNABEL. Jean-Michel Basquiat's transition from the subways to the chic gallery spaces of Manhattan brought the artist into the...

Uniquely imprisoned, most Palestinians in Gaza cannot travel beyond the confines of the Strip, and in times of war escape is impossible. They live under siege - economic and armed...

This title presents a rollicking tour of the history of the high seas with Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, 'Calico Jack' Rackham, Anne Bonney and other figures of maritime legend. It includes...

One of Ireland''s most incisive and provocati ve commentators, Fintan O''Toole explores the new images that are taking the place of the old nationalist folklore. '

Written with the co-operation of Anne Rice, this is a guide to the historical and mythical background of her four volumes of "The Vampire Chronicles". All the characters, from Louis...

*A Children's Book of the Year 2021 as chosen by The Times and Daily Mail*Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so...

Most break-up bibles are full of the same old stories of woe, wrack and ruin...1. Crying into large glasses of Chardonnay2. A huge amount of retail therapy and some unwise...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet France is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries...

Lonely Planet's Pocket Dublin is your guide to the city's best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Step back in time at Kilmainham Gaol, admire art at the...

If you would like to avoid the expense of a garden designer yet still achieve an original and beautiful outdoor space, this book will show you how. With 40 fabulous...

Explode the myth that you need to earn a high income to become richChallenge the belief that your house is an assetShow parents why they can't rely on the school...

How the legendary debate between a civil rights firebrand and the father of modern conservatism illuminates America's racial divideOn February 18, 1965, an overflowing crowd packed the Cambridge Union in...

This work presents the fascinating, untold story of an 88-day visit that forever changed America, and the unofficial ambassador behind it. In December 1962, Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" set sail...

On 17 July 1918, four young women walked down into the cellar of a house in Ekaterinburg. The eldest was twenty-two, the youngest only seventeen. Together with their parents and...

History remembers Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis as the consummate first lady, the nation's tragic widow, the tycoon's wife, and, of course, the quintessential embodiment of elegance. Her biographers, however, skip over...

From mere trainee to lowly geek, to triumphal Big Swinging Dick: that was Michael Lewis' pell-mell progress through the dealing rooms of Salomon Brothers in New York and London during...

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years. Over a million Americans visit Japan each year to experience this...

'Weir perfectly combines the dramatic colour and timing of an historical novelist with the truth to fact of a scrupulous historian' The TimesBritain's foremost female historian reveals the true story...

Available now in paperback from the world's bestselling author - A collection of passionate, true stories about the power of reading.'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent...