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A Brief Guide to James Bond by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Performing Arts
The world's fascination with Bond is unstoppable. James Bond is the greatest British fictional hero of the post-war era. He also has a huge following in the US - and around the world - as a legendary Cold War warrior, and now as a daredevil able to take on the villains of the post-Cold War world. The Bo ...Show more
A Brief Guide to Jeeves and Wooster by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Performing Arts | Series: Brief Histories
This title is a comprehensive guide to P. G. Wodehouse's two best-loved comic characters, Bertram Wilbeforce Wooster and his valet ('Reggie') Jeeves, Bertie's friends and relatives and their world of sunshine, country houses and champagne. Although the stories may seem quintessentially English, they wer ...Show more
A Brief History of Robin Hood by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Non-Fiction
Who was Robin Hood? Throughout history the figures of the hooded man of Sherwood forest and his band of outlaws have transfixed readers and viewers; but where does the myth come from? The story appeared out of the legend of the Green man but found its location during the reign of Richard II, who was awa ...Show more
A Brief History of Sherlock Holmes by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Classics | Series: Brief Histories
Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887, Sherlock Holmes appears in four novels and fifty-six short stories. Although Holmes was not the first literary detective, he continues to have a perennial allure as the ultimate sleuth. This title introduces the general reader to Holmes and his creator Arthur C ...Show more
Amazing Guitar Facts and Trivia by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Performing Arts
Amazing Guitar Facts And Trivia For guitar fans everywhere, this book is packed with exciting facts, anecdotes, quotes, lists, historical and just plain bizarre stuff, lavishly illustrated and edited to keep you turning the pages right through to the end!
Assassinations That Changed The World by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Non-Fiction
We live in an age of asymmetric warfare. Huge armies no longer face each other on the battlefield. Instead heads of major powers and lone assassins (or martyrs) target each other to pursue their agendas. President Donald Trump felt it necessary to use drones to blow away the Iranian Revolutionary Guard' ...Show more
Blitzkrieg by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Military
When Germany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, nothing like it had ever been seen before. Heralded by the insidious whine of Stuka dive-bombers, seven divisions of Panzers rolled across the border supported by motorized infantry.While tanks were punching gaping holes through Polish lines and racing ...Show more
Bodies in the Back Garden - True Stories of Brutal Murders Close to Home by Noel Botham; Nigel Cawthorne
Category: True Crime
There is one problem which every killer must face: how to get rid of the body Murderer Dennis Nilsen famously cooked the corpses of his victims and flushed them down the toilet, only to be caught when the sewers blocked up. But his first 12 victims were disposed of in the back garden of his previous hom ...Show more
Compl Illust Enc of Lancaster Bomber by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Transport
This title tells the story of the greatest night bomber of World War II, illustrated with over 275 photographs. It takes you through the design, development, construction and history of the Lancaster, as well as its role in the major battles of the war. It includes first-hand accounts from people who li ...Show more
Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Spitfire by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Transport
This title tells the story of an iconic aircraft from World War II, that is illustrated with over 250 colour and black and white photographs. It takes you through the creation, construction, production and history of the Spitfire, as well as its role in the major battles of the war. It includes moving f ...Show more
Cults: Truth Behind the World's Most Shocking Cults by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: True Crime
The inside story of the world's most notorious cults. The strange and sinister world of cults is a source of endless fascination. Their secrets, rituals and shadowy hierarchies make for some of the most disturbing and shocking revelations in history. Most chilling of all is the fact that many of their ...Show more
Fighting Elites: From the Spartans to the S.A.S. by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Military
Throughout history, courageous groups of men have demonstrated their prowess in battle and indefatigable fighting spirit through episodes of human sacrifice and displays of extreme loyalty. Their deeds have never been forgotten, and their reputations have endured the passage of time. Fighting Elites tel ...Show more