Dead Doubles - The Extraordinary Worldwide Hunt for One of the Cold War's Most Notorious Spy Rings (Barnes Trevor)(Paperback / softback)

Dead Doubles - The Extraordinary Worldwide Hunt for One of the Cold War's Most Notorious Spy Rings (Barnes Trevor)(Paperback / softback)

A major new book on the sensational Portland Spy Ring and its famous trial in

The Last Highlander: Scotland's Most Notorious Clan Chief, Rebel & Double Agent (Fraser Sarah)(Paperback)

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PERFECT FOR FANS OF OUTLANDERThe true story of one of Scotland's most notorious and romantic heroes.He was a spy, a clan-chief, a traitor. A polyglot, a deserter and a man of philosophy.Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, was the last of the great Scottish chiefs - and the last

Hotel K - The Shocking Inside Story of Bali's Most Notorious Jail (Bonella Kathryn)(Paperback / softback)

An account of one of the world's most notorious drug-smuggler

Codename Tricycle - The true story of the Second World War's most extraordinary double agent (Miller Russell)(Paperback / softback)

A wealthy lawyer, debonair ladies' man, consummate actor, and courageous gambler, Dusko Popov played the role of playboy amongst the top echelons of British society to become one of Germany's most trusted spies. In fact, he was one of Britain's most successful double agents, and, some say, the

God's Wolf - The Life of the Most Notorious of All Crusaders: Reynald de Chatillon (Lee Jeffrey (Author))(Paperback / softback)

The sweeping story of one of the most notorious crusader knights, Reynald de Chatillon - a great Christian hero of the Second Crusade and one of the most hated figures in Islamic

Brixmis - The Untold Exploits of Britain's Most Daring Cold War Spy Mission (Geraghty Tony)(Paperback / softback)

Anatomy of Murder (Detection Club The)(Paperback / softback)

A unique anthology for crime aficionados - seven of the world's most notorious genuine murder mysteries retold by the most accomplished classic crime writers of their generation.A manipulative murderer who stalked the streets of Paris; a young wife who poisoned her eccentric husband; a bank

Doctor Poison - The Extraordinary Career of Dr George Henry Lamson, Victorian Poisoner Par Excellence (Bondeson Jan)(Paperback / softback)

One of the most notorious Victorian murders was committed by Dr George Henry Lamson, who stood trial in 1882 for poisoning his crippled brother-in-law Percy Malcolm John; he was found guilty, sentenced to death, and executed. This book is the first full-length account of the Lamson case since the

Martha Gellhorn - A Life (Moorehead Caroline)(Paperback / softback)

Discover the life of one of the twentieth century's most significant and notorious war correspondents, and the third wife of Ernest Hemingway. Martha Gellhorn's journalism tracks many of the flashpoints of the twentieth

Isabella - She-Wolf of France, Queen of England (Weir Alison)(Paperback / softback)

Described by Christopher Marlowe as the 'She-Wolf of France', Isabella was one of the most notorious femme fatales in history. According to popular legend, her angry ghost can be glimpsed among church ruins, clutching the beating heart of her murdered husband. But how did Isabella aquire this

Borgias - Power and Fortune (Strathern Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history, by the author of The

A Brief Guide to the Great Equations: The Hunt for Cosmic Beauty in Numbers - Robert Crease

Join the hunt for the cosmic beauty in numbers with stories of the discovery of the ten most admired equations of all time. Here are the stories of the ten most popular equations of all time as voted for by readers of Physics World, including - accessibly described here for the first time - the

Empress of Rome - The Life of Livia (Dennison Matthew)(Paperback / softback)

A brand-new biography of one of the most extraordinary figures of

Two Sides of the Moon: Our Story of the Cold War Space Race (Leonov Alexei)(Paperback)

An extraordinary book.---Arthur C. Clarke Space was one of the most fiercely fought battlegrounds of the Cold War, the Moon its ultimate beachhead. In this dual autobiography, Apollo 15 commander David Scott and cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first man to ever walk in space, recount their exceptional

In the Heart of the Sea - The Epic True Story That Inspired 'Moby Dick' (Philbrick Nathaniel)(Paperback / softback)

The Number One best-selling, epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, beautifully reissued alongside Philbrick's new paperback, Sea of

Great Hunt - Book 2 of the Wheel of Time (soon to be a major TV series) (Jordan Robert)(Paperback / softback)

The second novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published.The Forsaken are loose, the Horn of Valere has been found and the Dead are rising from their dreamless sleep. The Prophecies are being fulfilled - but Rand al'Thor, the shepherd the

Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold War Operations of the Us Army's Elite, 1956-1990 (Stejskal James)(Paperback)

Reading like a thriller, Stejskal offers us a unique look at one of the Cold War's most classified secrets.It is a little-known fact that during the Cold War, two U.S. Army Special Forces detachments were stationed far behind the Iron Curtain in West Berlin. The existence and missions of the two

Henry VIII - The Story of the Ruthless Tudor King (Castor Harriet)(Paperback / softback)

Henry VIII, one of the most famous and notorious kings of England, was flamboyant, courageous and headstrong. His life spans a fascinating, important period in history, in which he plays a crucial part. This narrative biography gets deep into the gripping and dramatic chain of

How the Girl Guides Won the War (Hampton Janie)(Paperback / softback)

A completely original history of one of the most extraordinary movements in the world - the Girl Guides - and how they helped win the

God's Fury, England's Fire - A New History of the English Civil Wars (Braddick Michael)(Paperback / softback)

The sequence of civil wars that ripped England apart in the seventeenth century was one of the most devastating conflicts in its history. This book illuminates what it was like to live through a time of terrifying violence, religious fervor and radical

Jack Stalwart: The Hunt for the Yeti Skull - Nepal: Book 13 (Singer Hunt Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Jack Stalwart may be a top rock climber, but no amount of practise can prepare him for the most gruelling climb of all: Mount Everest. When a skull believed to be that of a yeti is stolen by an evil collector of curiosities, Jack must brave one of the most inhospitable places on earth to retrieve

History of a Drowning Boy: The Autobiography (Pettigrew Mark)(Paperback)

Dennis Nilsen was one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, jailed for life in 1983 after the murders of 12 men and the attempted murders of many more. Seven years after his conviction, Nilsen began to write his autobiography, and over a period of 18 years he typed 6,000 pages of

Patrick (Blake Quentin)(Paperback / softback)

Welcome to the wonderful world of Patrick! For when he plays his violin, the most extraordinary things start to happen: fish can fly, and cows can dance and trees grow cakes instead of apples. There's fireworks and fun and colours everywhere, when Patrick performs his magical

Catherine the Great - Portrait of a Woman (Massie Robert K.)(Paperback / softback)

The extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most powerful women in