The Pearly Prince of St Pancras
Alf Dole and Jeff Hudson
Book
Pearly Kings and Queens are one of the quintessential icons of 'old London', originally invented to...
The Riviera Set: Glitz, Glamour, and the Hidden World of High Society
Book
A portrait of high society in the twentieth century, told through the stories of the guests of...
Ziegfeld and His Follies: A Biography of Broadway's Greatest Producer
Cynthia Brideson and Sara Brideson
Book
The name Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867--1932) is synonymous with the decadent revues that the legendary...
Rhythm is Our Business: Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express
Book
In the 1930s, swing music reigned, and the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra was the hottest and hippest...
The Cooked Seed
Book
In 1994, Anchee Min published Red Azalea, a memoir of growing up during the violent trauma of the...
Coppi: Inside the Legend of the Campionissimo
Book
Herbie Sykes's Coppi is a beautiful, unique evocation of global cycling legend Fausto Coppi. Built...
Edith Cavell: Nurse, Martyr, Heroine
Book
Edith Cavell was born in 1865, daughter of a Norfolk vicar, and shot in Brussels on 12 October 1915...
Everest - The First Ascent: The Untold Story of Griffith Pugh, the Man Who Made it Possible
Book
This is the winner of the outstanding General Sports Writing Award, British Sports Book Awards. It...
Karl Polanyi: A Life on the Left
Book
Karl Polanyi (1886-1964) was one of the twentieth century's most original interpreters of the market...
Marie-Antoinette and Count Fersen: The Untold Love Story
Book
Anew edition draws on fresh evidence from archive sources including decoded secret correspondence to...