White Christmas: The Song that Changed the World
“Not only is it the best song I ever wrote, it’s the best song anybody ever wrote.” Irving Berlin, 1942
A biography of the single most important record in the history of popular music.
The Arts
Ginger Geezer
The extraordinary story of Vivian Stanshall, lead singer of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, true British eccentric.
Your Face Here: British Cult Movies Since the Sixties
‘The film book of the year. Reserve your copy now.’ HOTDOG
The definitive guide to the history and location of Britain’s most famous cult movies, from A Hard Day’s Night to Trainspotting, with dozens of new interviews, unseen photographs, maps and film sites – and how to find them.
Rat Pack Confidential
The first biography of the Rat Pack – Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop et al – the original Swingers. Brilliant and beautifully written story of their rise and fall, and their connections with the Kennedys and the Mafia.
The Poet and the Murderer: A True Story of Verse, Violence and the Art of Forgery
The true story of a brilliantly forged Emily Dickinson poem sold at Sotheby’s in 1997. The author’s detective work led him across America to a prison cell in Salt Lake City, where the world’s greatest literary forger, Mark Hofmann, is serving a life sentence for double-murder.
Your Face Here: British Cult Movies Since the Sixties
The definitive guide to the history and location of Britain’s most famous cult movies, from A Hard Day’s Night to Trainspotting, with dozens of new interviews, unseen photographs, maps and film sites – and how to find them.
Dad’s Army: The story of a classic television show
The story of the greatest British sitcom and its enduring appeal by the acclaimed author of ‘Morecambe & Wise’.
Ginger Geezer: The Life of Vivian Stanshall
Biography of Vivian Stanshall, of whom John Peel said: ‘As lead singer of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Vivian Stanshall was the court jester of the underground rock scene of the Sixties… he brought an absurdist sense of humour to a scene that was already beginning to take itself too seriously.’
Adventures on the Wheels of Steel: The Rise of the Superstar DJs
DJs like Fatboy Slim, Sasha and Paul Oakenfold are the new pop stars: high priests in the rapidly expanding world of dance music. Drawing on many nights out, this is DJ Dave Haslam’s fascinating collection of portraits of the major players.
Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley
The highly acclaimed dual biography of father and son Tim and Jeff Buckley, two of the most enduring musical icons of the late 20th-century
Manchester, England
The definitive account of the pop cult capital of the UK by Dave Haslam, one of Manchester’s top DJs and journalists.
Morecambe and Wise
The dual biography of the great British comedy double-act and the rise and fall of mass audience television by the respected biographer of Cary Grant .
Patti Smith
Patti Smith was a poet, a punk prophet, a feminist icon, a living work of art and the first woman rock-outsider to come from the New York underground and become a star.
Losing Ground
A frank and revealing photographic account of a group of travellers by one of our finest young photographers.
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles
Completely revised and updated edition of the seminal work on the Beatles – a must-have for all fans.
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
The ultimate biography of this ever-popular star and icon, from a young Cambridge don who has already made his name with a much praised biography of Marilyn Monroe.