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  • The Sure Thing

    The Greatest Coup in Horse Racing History

    by Nick Townsend ...
    The fascinating true story of how legendary gambler Barney Curley pulled off the greatest betting scams in horse-racing history.‘Calls to mind The Italian Job.’ Independent on Sunday**The bookies always win.But one man has been proving them wrong for four decades.**In the summer of 1975 Barney Curley, a fearless and renowned gambler, masterminded one of the most spectacular gambles of all time ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • No Place for a Girl

    How One Female Jockey Broke into an Exclusive Men's Club

    No Place for a Girl is the little-known but hugely inspirational story of pioneering woman jockey Karen Wiltshire and her fight for acceptance in the male-dominated world of 1970s horseracing.There was a time when female professional jockeys were not welcome in British horseracing. But then one dauntless rider confronted the misogyny, prejudice and bullying she encountered both in the stables ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Public Health Mini-Guides: Obesity

    Edited by Nick Townsend, Angela Scriven ...
    Series series Public Health Mini-Guides
    Obesity and its linked morbidity and mortality is a significant public health challenge on a global scale and places a burden not only on the individual but also on society as a whole. This Mini-Guide presents key themes relating to this challenge, including the means of measuring obesity, the most recent prevalence and trends, the health consequences and causes of obesity along with approaches to ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Black England

    A Forgotten Georgian History

    **'The classic book on Black people in Georgian London' DAVID OLUSOGA'Deeply researched, lucidly written and utterly fascinating . . . If you ever thought Black British history started with Windrush, read this book' GREG JENNERGeorgian England had a large and distinctive Black community. There were special churches, Black-only balls, many became famous and respected. But all, whether prosperous ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Chocolate

    by Molly Bakes ...
    Chocolate is a magical ingredient.Everyone loves eating it. And if you can cook with it, your baking will rise to a whole new level. But – here’s an untold secret – cooking with chocolate can be incredibly easy.Here Molly Bakes shares with us 50 of her favourite recipes for chocolate treats that are stylish, playful and totally delicious. They include:-Techniques (like Chocolate Cups)-Filled ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Zeppelin Nights

    London in the First World War

    by Jerry White ...
    ‘Zeppelin Nights is social history at its best… White creates a vivid picture of a city changed forever by war’ The Times2018 marks the centenary of the end of the First World War. In those four decisive years, London was irrevocably changed. Soldiers passed through the capital on their way to the front and wounded men were brought back to be treated in London’s hospitals. At night, London plunged ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • Running Free

    A Runner’s Journey Back to Nature

    Shortlisted for the 2015 Thwaites Wainwright prize for nature writingRichard Askwith wanted more. Not convinced running had to be all about pounding pavements, buying fancy kit and racking up extreme challenges, he looked for ways to liberate himself. His solution: running through muddy fields and up rocky fells, running with his dog at dawn, running because he's being (voluntarily) chased by a ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Great British Bake Off: Learn to Bake

    80 easy recipes for all the family

    Love eating cake? Well, this weekend, get into the kitchen and bake a cake yourself. Baking is fun when you know how to do it, and you don’t need lots of equipment or expensive ingredients.Learn to Bake explains baking terms (how do you beat, fold or cream?) and special ingredients (what is strong bread flour?). Then it tells you everything you need to know to bake for every occasion and every ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Inquest

    by Paul Carson ...
    The compelling new novel from the No.1 Irish bestselling author of Betrayal. Perfect for fans of Kathy Reichs, M R Hall and Benjamin Black.Dr Mike Wilson is a pathologist with a troubled past and a naturally suspicious mind. As the new Dublin city coroner, he is used to investigating violent, unusual or unexplained deaths. But one case worries Mike. A lot.Patrick Dowling was found hanging in ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Scientists Revolt

    "The Scientists Revolt" qualifies as a publishing curiosity. A collaboration between author Edgar Rice Burroughs (famous for Tarzan and the Martian novels, among others) and Ray Palmer (editor of numerous pulp magazines), it is a slam-bang pulp action story set in the 23rd Century, where the struggle of the intelligentsia against the proletariat has played out to rather silly results. Complete ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Dog Will Have His Day

    by Fred Vargas ...
    Translated by Siân Reynolds ...
    Series Book 2 - The Three Evangelists
    Shortlisted for the CWA International DaggerHOW DO YOU SOLVE A MURDER WITHOUT A BODY?Keeping watch under the windows of the Paris flat belonging to a politician's nephew, ex-special investigator Louis Kehlweiler catches sight of something odd on the pavement. A tiny piece of bone. Human bone, in fact.When Kehlweiler takes his find to the nearest police station, he faces ridicule. Obsessed by the ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • Gravitas

    Communicate with Confidence, Influence and Authority

    Have you ever wondered why some people earn attention and respect when they speak and others don't? The secret to their success can be summed up in one word: gravitas.In this revolutionary new book, leading voice coach and speaker Caroline Goyder reveals how to speak so others will listen. Through simple techniques to build your natural gravitas, you will learn how to express yourself clearly with ... Read more

    $17.69 USD