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"No Way Down" is the the gripping, terrifying story of a brutal struggle for survival on the upper slopes of the Himalayan K2, the world's most hostile terrain, by Graham Bowley. K2, August 1st, 2008. Thirty climbers are attempting the summit of the most savage mountain on Earth. They make it. But b..

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF IRON MAIDEN. IRON MAIDEN are a global phenomenon. On board their customised Boeing 757 plane named ED FORCE ONE, and piloted by lead singer and Airline Captain Bruce Dickinson, the band, crew and 12 tonnes of equipment traversed the planet and broke the mould of traditional t..

The place I went to was real. Real in a way that makes the life we're living now completely dreamlike by comparison. What happened to me while I was in a coma is hands-down the most important story I will ever tell. Eminent neurosurgeon Dr Eben Alexander always considered himself a man of science. H..

FOR THE FIRST TIME ANYWHERE, A FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT OF THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF THE BIN LADEN RAID FROM INSIDE THE US NAVY SEAL TEAM WHO CARRIED OUT THE EXTRAORDINARY MISSION TO KILL THE TERRORIST MASTERMIND.From the streets of Iraq to the successful rescue of Captain Richard Phillips from ..

"This is our story of fifty fantastic years. We started out as a blues band playing the clubs and more recently we've filled the largest stadiums in the world with the kind of show that none of us could have imagined all those years ago. Curated by us, it features the very best photographs and ephem..

Queen was renowned for electrifying performances, envied for rumors of rock excess, and beloved for music that melded an array of genres. Now available in a nicely priced paperback edition comes the first history befitting this larger-than-life rock band. Packed with stunning performance and offstag..

After an exhilirating ten years, Jason Statham has finally confirmed his place in the Hollywood elite. And starring alongside his childhood heroes Stallone, Schwarznegger, Willis and Jet Li, it is hard to imagine him anywhere else. Born in south London, Jason Statham has always been an action-man. A..

Manchester United:The Biography will do for the football team what Peter Ackroyd did for London in his huge biog of the same name. The book follows the club’s extraordinary journey from its birth in the railway works of Newton Heath to its current status as Premier League and European champions. The..

An extraordinary book which gives a unique insight into the life and thinking of the man who has single-handedly transformed the world.Written from hours of interviews with Steve Jobs himself, family, friends, colleagues and rivals.‘I’ve done a lot of things I’m not proud of... But I don’t h..

"The Longest Climb" is the utterly compelling account of Dominic and his team's expedition from the Dead Sea to the peak of Everest. His team EverestMax were the first ever to make this extraordinary journey. Following an old Victorian route, Dominic cycled through Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Pakis..

Andy Warhol kept these diaries faithfully from November 1976 right up to his final week, in February 1987. Written at the height of his fame and success, Warhol records the fun of an Academy Awards party, nights out at Studio 54, trips between London, Paris and New York, and surprisingly even the mo..

Essential introductions to the work of the world’s greatest directors.Comprehensive, authoritative, yet concise and accessible monographs on leading figures in the history of cinema.Organized chronologically, from the director’s earliest works to their most recent films.Clear and insight..