Few actors are more eloquent, honest or entertaining about their life & their profession than Simon Callow. Being an Actor traces his stage journey from the letter he wrote to Laurence Olivier that led him to his first job, to his triumph as Mozart in the original production of Amadeus. ...

Part biography, part social history, Being Britney pieces together a collage of stories, interviews, legends & fan experiences

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Elizabeth Turner, scion of the fabled Deravenel family, carries the red-gold hair & beautiful English complexion of her ancestors. & it is not just her colouring that she has inherited from Edward Deravenel. Astute & charismatic, she is also bold, daring & fiercely ambitious, with the same ruthless streak.

Now, aged just twenty-five, she stands in the position she has dreamed of
- inheriting the family business, Deravenels. Over eight hundred years old, the company is a bastion of male chauvinism & the challenge that lies ahead of Elizabeth is immense.

Cecil Williams acts as Elizabeths mentor while navigating the treacherous corridors of power with her. But her greatest ally is her childhood friend, handsome, charming Robert Dunley. Highly intelligent, he is her match in every way – & there is a spark between them that is impossible to resist. Yet Robert is already married. When they begin an affair it scandalises those around them. But far worse is to come…

From the family seat perched high on the Yorkshire moors to the glamour of London as the twentieth century draws to a close, Elizabeth fights for her birthright & her inheritance. Passion, drama, betrayal & death stalk the pages of this gripping new blockbuster from the author of A Woman of Substance.






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What was it like to be Elvis Presley? What did it feel like when impossible fame made him its prisoner? As the world's first rock

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Details: One of Annie's oldest friends has come looking for her
- & what's more amazing is that she's found her. Denise

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Since being crowned the Northern Businessman of the Year 1993, Keith Lemon has been going from strength to strength & now is regularly seen sandwiched between two bang tidy lasses on the funniest show on telly, ITV2's CELEBRITY JUICE. In BEING KEITH, Keith Lemon
- international ladies man & national treasure
- opens up & shares the juiciest parts of his life from the last five years; from selling Securipoles in America & travelling the world to his first encounter with Holly & Fearne & dirty dancing with Paddy
- & all the juicy details in between. Packed with photos & illustrations, this is Keith's story of success told in his own unique style. You'll never dream of him in the same way again... Ooooosh!


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After teaching & raising her family for most of her life, Agnes Scofield realizes she is truly weary of her routine. But how, at 51, to establish a separate identity? Her newfound freedom may not sit so well with the rest of the Scofields, who operate strictly within the confines of polite Midwestern values. They'd be polite to Hitler if need be. But underneath the facade, private triumphs & tragedies
- including struggles with alcoholism & illicit affairs
- simmer, & Agnes finds herself becoming even more entangled in the family web. BEING POLITE TO HITLER is a richly wrought portrait of a woman coming into her own in the middle of her life & a family that experiences passions, joys, & grief against the backdrop of the post-WWII era.

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This book examines the personality traits that have made Warren Buffett successful & shows us how we can learn & take inspiration from them. Dubbed the "cheerful billionaire" by Nic Liberman, it shows the genuine humility & honour behind this great man. ...

Details: Great selection of 84 standard crosswords, beautifully displayed in a bejewelled floral cover. Ideal for: Perfect
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Details: Do you enjoy testing your noggin with fantastic sudoku puzzles? With this collection of 148 sudoku puzzles,
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