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Christopher Sandford
A kaleidoscopic social history of the year that shaped the modern world
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The Cricketers of 1945 is the compelling, poignant, and above all human, story of the reawakening of English cricket after the world's most destructive war. Drawing on accounts from contemporary…
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A fresh account of one of history's most notorious con artists by an acclaimed biographer
The classic biography of the Rolling Stones - updated for their 60th anniversary
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The fascinating story of John F. Kennedy’s lifelong love affair with England-and how it shaped him
This is the story of the many-layered relationship between two iconic leaders of the mid-twentieth century–British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and American President John F. Kennedy. Based on previously unquoted…
Tells the gripping story of the Nazi-sponsored attempt to infiltrate the 1943 Allied conference in Tehran and to assassinate the 'Big Three' leaders: Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. The book shows…
The life and times of the great Middlesex and England wicketkeeper-batsman John ‘JT’ Murray. A treasure trove of cricketing stories is recounted by Murray, who describes in droll anecdotal detail…
A revised and completely updated edition of the Nirvana lead singer’s biography is now available to the legions of fans as they mourn the tenth anniversary of his death.
The actor who first epitomised the Action Hero; a complex man, prone to casual affairs and violence, capable of helping those more unfortunate than him.
Using previously unpublished material on the murky relationship between Houdini and Conan Doyle, this sometimes macabre, sometimes comic tale tells the fascinating story of the relationship between two of the…
This dramatic account weaves together the rich and complex life of the celebrated and controversial film director, Holocaust survivor, and exile, based on a wealth of sources and new material…
The first dual biography of Surrey and England ‘spin twins’ Jim Laker and Tony Lock, who helped their county and Test teams to an unparalleled run of dominance in the…
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From cult figure to pin-up (aka ‘The Boss’) to mega-selling guru, Springsteen is the last true rock star. Christopher Sandford’s is the first full-length biography in ten years.
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Shortlisted for the 2015 Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award. Shortlisted for the Cross British Sports Book of the Year 2015 (Cricket category). August 1914 brought an…
This book tells the story of the extraordinary link between actual murder and the greatest detective story writer of all time.
A fresh account of one of history’s most notorious con artists by an acclaimed biographer
The first book to follow the leading British cricketers of 1939 from the sports field to the fields of war
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The biography which explores the drama of Kurt Cobain’s troubled life.
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Timely exploration of an iconic US president's close relationship with Great Britain
The dramatic story of the 1918 Zeebrugge raid and the men who volunteered in their hundreds for this suicidally dangerous mission, based on first-hand accounts.
Based on interviews with family members, colleagues, and lovers, this biography looks at the personas, crises and musical metamorphoses of David Bowie, also known as Davy Jones, the Laughing Gnome…
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The cookbook offers the full range of dishes, from poultry, meat, fish, rice, beans, and vegetables to eggs, snacks made of corn masa, tacos, turnovers, enchiladas and their relatives, tamales…
