In 1942 at the centre point of World War II an extraordinary event took place not on the battlefield but in a municipal stadium in Kiev. This is the true story of courage, team loyalty and fortitude in the face of the most brutal oppression the world had ever seen.
An unbearably moving, intensely passionate, deeply personal account of life as seen through the eyes of one of America’s best-loved novelists.
The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration.
The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie.
Winner of the Guardian First Book Award 2011
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction 2011
Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize 2011
Shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize
From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger’s almost fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army.
The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie.
The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie.
How one man turned a midlife crisis into the realisation of a childhood dream at 4pm at Wincanton
The worst storm in history seen from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape.
A memoir of land, family and perseverance from one of the most influential writers in America.
From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger’s almost-fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army.
The incredible, moving and hilarious story of Cheeta the Chimp, simian star of the big screen, on a behind-the-scenes romp through the golden years of Hollywood.
As heard on Radio 4, starring Jon Malcovich and Julian Sands.
The true and remarkable story of the English double agent who ended up playing for Spartak Moscow.
The story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart boat race – the most dramatic in yacht racing history
Galveston, Texas, 8 September 1900. It’s another fine day in the Gulf according to Isaac Cline, chief observer of the new US Weather Bureau, but one day later, 6-10,000 people were dead, wiped out by the biggest storm the coast of America had ever witnessed.
