The dramatic story of how the 13 mountain peaks, including the Matterhorn, were conquered by 25-year-old Edward Whymper, armed with tweeds, an ice-axe and Alpenstock. Includes for the first time the 56 photographs he took a decade later.
A new Daniel Jacot spy thriller - Britain is in turmoil after a Referendum shock. In addition, the French have picked up intelligence that the new British... Læs mere
When a country is covered in trash, what does that say about its culture? This passionate plea by The Oldie columnist Theodore Dalrymple is now published for the first time in paperback.
Inspirational warts-and-all business story how the founder of IKEA became the world's richest man starting with a single furniture store in rural Sweden.
Paperback of the standard biography of Gold Meir, based on cabinet papers released for the first time after fifty years.
The must-have Brando biography by Brando's closest friend.
Following her previous two bestselling volumes, Liz Cowley returns with a new collection of 140 humorous cameos inspired by gardening quirks in her accessible, witty style – the perfect thing to have to hand during a tea-break!
For the first time in British history, our culture and politics are now often in the hands of inverted elites: well-born, privately educated men (mostly) who affect populist attitudes.
Like many people Carla McKay thought that yoga sounded a bit too good to be true, and a bit to happy, and to bit too much for skinny yummie mummies. Things changed, however, when a friend persuaded her to give it try for a laugh after she separated from her husband.
In this hard-hitting book Britain's leading public-health expert Professor Dr John Ashton describes how we can make Britain safe again.
An entertaining new book by psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple about the blind spots of our mind in general and those of eminent people in particular.
Throughout her life, until her untimely death in 1997, Diana frequently gave interviews and shared her thoughts with many people. In this... Læs mere