After the victory of Bradley Wiggins & Team Sky in the 2012 Tour de France, the pressure was on the team to repeat their success in 2013. When Wiggins had to pull out of the defence of his yellow jersey, attention moved to Chris Froome, who had finished as runner-up the year before. Could he bring about back-to-back victories for the UK & for Team Sky? With team principal Sir Dave Brailsford at the helm, the levels of expectation were high. Nothing less than a win would do. Embedded within the team was top sportswriter David Walsh, who had been covering the sport for four decades. As the man who had done more than any other journalist to reveal the lies of Lance Armstrong, he has the reputation for exposing the dark secrets that cycling would want to keep hidden. His inside story, from how Team Sky prepared for the Tour de France through to Froome's emphatic victory, is supported by insights from all the key members of the team, & provides a definitive account of a dramatic race that gripped cycling fans around the world. ...

This official Welsh Rugby Union book is packed with exclusive, never-seen-before photographs following the Wales national squad players throughout their preparations, behind the scenes at every game & right up to the moment they lifted their third Grand Slam trophy in eight years. The pictures get right to the heart of what makes this side special & offer unprecedented access to the team as they established themselves as the leading nation in Northern Hemisphere rugby during a fantastic twelve month period. From the pre-tournament training camp in Poland & building on the momentum of a semi-final apprearance at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand & the triumphant march to the Grand Slam is followed every step of the way. Experience again the drama of every match, beginning with the dramatic late win in Dublin, another exciting finish with England on the wrong side of the scoreline at Twickenham & ending with the victory over France at the Millennium Stadium which satiated a nation. As well as the match action, there are stunning images of the players in training & in all walks of life, relaxing away from the intensity of sporting combat. Supporters also feature in this exclusive official book thanks to a special Scroll of Honour which is printed in the publication. Every player who figured in the tournament features on the scroll alongside fans, making it a unique record of the unrivalled pride & passion which helped Wales make rugby history in 2012. ...

This is a unique, eye-witness account of everyday life right at the heart of the Nazi extermination machine. Slomo Venezia was born into a poor Jewish-Italian community living in Thessaloniki, Greece. At first, the occupying Italians protected his family; but when the Germans invaded, the Venezias were deported to Auschwitz. ...

Christopher Berry-Dee is a world-renowned investigative criminologist. He has gained the trust of murderers across the world &

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Enter the mind of John Wayne Gacy, the real-life ' Killer Clown', often said to be the inspiration for Stephen King's evil Pennywise in It. Gacy lured victims to his home with the promise of work or a warm bed & then duped them into putting on handcuffs, claiming he wanted to show them a magic trick. He would then rape & torture his victims before killing them by suffocating or strangling them. Twenty-six were buried in the crawl space beneath his home; others were buried elsewhere on his property, while a handful were dumped in the Des Plaines River. Gacy was executed for his crimes in 1994, but many questions remain unanswered. How many victims were there? Did Gacy act alone? & what drove John Wayne Gacy to murder? What caused the seemingly normal Gacy to sexually assault, torture & murder at least thirty-three young men & boys? Drawing on his many years' experience investigating & interviewing perpetrators of terrible crimes, Hunter seeks to understand what drove Gacy... ...

Discover the terrifying truth behind one of the most sinister yet effective organisations of the past century, as we take an in-depth look inside the Nazi War Machine. Examine the technology that enabled Hitlers Nazi regime to spread death & destruction across Europe & far beyond, from the airborne Luftwaffe, agressors in the infamous Blitz bombing campaign, to the Panzer tanks that dominated Europes battlefields & the Wolf Packs of U-Boats that terrorised international waters. Explore the rigorous training, tactics & equipment available to Hitlers elite fighting forces through unique footage of these highly accomplished units in action. Learn how the Nazi plan to develop an atomic bomb could have drastically altered the course of the war, & all human history, before witnessing perhaps the most chilling artefact of all: the blueprints & diagrams for the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Recently discovered by a German family whilst cleaning out their attic, these documents reveal that the final solution, one of the most shameful & inhumane chapters in the history of mankind, was as elaborate a machine as any other of mans inventions. ...

Drawing on interviews & personal acquaintance with riders who have raced on the Continent, as well as mechanics & team-support crew, this is a portrait of the complex character of cycle racing. It is an in-depth study of ambition, the rage to win & the capacity to recover from defeat. ...

Nicolas Roche has a famous surname to all fans of cycling. The son of legendary Irish & World Champion Stephen Roche, Nicolas had to fight to make it as a professional & even harder to make his mark as his own man in this toughest of competitive sports. His rise up the ranks has been meteoric, with top 15 finishes in both the Tour de France & the Vuelta a Espa?a, but his attitude to his chosen profession has remained undimmed. Honest, eloquent & passionate about the cycling world, Nicolas gained acclaim & a devoted fan following for his Tour diaries serialised in the Irish Independent. Now a major contender for a podium finish in a grand tour, in the award-winning Inside the Peloton Nicolas tells in full the story of life as a professional cyclist & of the remarkable events that have brought him this far. From furious spats with teammates & exhilarating races against the worlds best, this is a gripping cycling adventure & tale of a fiercely competitive sportsman. Show More Show Less ...

To accompany the BBC television series, this book is a fascinating & wide-ranging account of the modern Royal Navy in the two-hundredth-year anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. Christopher Terrill spent a year inside the Royal Navy & here reveals in intimate detail the daily life of Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport ï ½ the largest in Western Europe. He also reveals astonishing insights into life on board some of the Navy's most modern warships both as they prepare for deployment & as they embark on active service around the world. Terrill explores the proud tradition of the Royal Navy, which has been the first line of defence of this island race since the reign of King Alfred, focusing on the Navy's heritage (through the Trafalgar celebrations) & its current & ever-changing role in the modern world. Whether engaging in 'runs ashore' at Dubai or confronting the awful devestation caused by the tsunami in Sri Lanka, a Royal Navy warship is always a 'little piece of Britain' floating on the seas of the world. The shipmates are the beating heart of the Royal Navy. Their hopes & fears make the big questions come to life in intimate, humorous & often surprising ways. Whether it be the young recruit leaving home to join the mob', the charismatic chaplain on board the ship, or the seasoned matelot hooked on life at sea, these individuals each have stories & experiences that are not only unique to the Navy, but that also help to explain the very particular mindset of the men & women who choose to join the Senior Service. ...

This story takes you to ancient kingdom of Egypt. Kings had ruled there since before 3000 BC. In 1333 BC a boy aged about nine became Pharaoh, but he did not rule for long. Today, however, he is the most famous of all pharaohs. So how did a Pharaoh who was unimportant in his own lifetime become so famous? The answer is because of a great archaeological discovery. ...