Hugo Vickers has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the royal family, & has had a fascination with the story of the Duchess of Windsor since he was a young man. There have been a number of books about the duchess, but this book brings a new perspective on the story by focusing on the later years of exile. ...

Mark Avery & Keith Betton, passionate birdwatchers & conservationists, interview members of the birdwatching community about the lives of famous birdwatchers. They take you behind the scenes, & behind the binoculars, of a diverse range of birding & wildlife personalities. ...

Norman Jacobs worked at the British Museum for thirty-seven years, during the period of its greatest change. He was intimately involved in a number of the key decisions & projects affecting the Museum. This book is an affectionate peek behind the scenes at some of the characters. ...

' Lawrence of Arabia' became world-famous during the Arab Revolt of 1916-18. However, his achievements would have been impossible without the efforts of an unsung band of fellow officers & spies. Their compelling & forgotten stories provide a few perspective on Lawrence & the renowned WWI campaign. ...

A subaltern is forced to flee when he accidentally kills an overbearing, taunting fellow officer: appearances are all against

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Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty & born while her father, George, was in the Dog & Hare in Doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress & a D-cup that he wasn't married. Bunty had never wanted to marry George, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath York Minster. ...

Read by Diana Quick. Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty & born while her father, George, was in the Dog & Hare in Doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress & a D-cup that he wasn't married. Bunty had never wanted to marry George, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath York Minster, with sensible & sardonic Patricia aged five, greedy cross-patch Gillian who refused to be ignored, & Ruby... Ruby tells the story of The Family, from the day at the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling French photographer catches frail beautiful Alice & her children, like flowers in amber, to the startling, witty, & memorable events of Ruby's own life. ...

I am fascinated by people turning their daft dreams into a reality. How did they do it & why?' Driven by his own passion for collecting Hunter Davies has packed his notepad & set off in search of Britain's maddest museums. As he explores these hidden gems he soon discovers that they are everywhere & that they celebrate just about everything, from lawnmowers in Southport to pencils in Keswick. But as Hunter travels up & down the country he comes to realise that it isn't only the collections that are fascinating, it's also the people who have put them together. Whether they're a man who loves his Heinz so much he's changed his name to Captain Beany or a kleptomaniac Vintage Radio buff, these eccentric collectors are Britain's finest & could live in no other country in the world. Once you discover these museums & get to know their curators, Great Britain won't look quite the same again... ...

Books Autobiographies Hilarious, intimate & completely spellbinding, Joan invites you into her life like never before, sharing the stories she had previously reserved for her closest friends. In her new book, Dame Joan Collins returns in dazzling form to share the most memorable moments from her eclectic & vibrant life, in & out of the limelight. Taking us on an incredible journey from her early years as a young star in the golden era of Hollywood to stamping her stilettos in Dynasty; from the glittering heights of St Tropez to the busy Oscars season in LA over the years. Joan writes movingly about her grief & adventures with her sister Jackie, delving deeper into the ups & downs of love & relationships, & her happiness with husband Percy. Filled with a cast of household names, including the late Queen Elizabeth, Diana, Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, Warren Beatty, & many more, Behind the Shoulder Pads is a spectacularly entertaining tour de force bound to delight & shock in equal measures. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781399609968 •†Author: Joan Collins  •†Publisher:†  Seven Dials •†Format:†  Hardback •†Pages:† 288 •†Dimensions:†15.6 x 24 cm ...

Meet time traveller & unlikely Messiah, Karl Glogauer.

Finding himself in Palestine in the year 29AD, he is shocked to

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