Running's Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true tales from over five centuries of running (Spragg Iain)(Paperback / softback)

Running's Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true tales from over five centuries of running (Spragg Iain)(Paperback / softback)

'Running s Strangest Tales' is a fascinating collection of weird and wonderful stories from the world of running, from the earliest marathon to today s high-tech, apped-up approach. Within these pages you ll find the bizarre story of the Norwegian soccer player forced to miss a crucial World Cup

Teachers' Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true tales from over five centuries of teaching (Spragg Iain)(Paperback / softback)

Featuring the flamboyant swimming teacher who spent his spare time fighting bears, the story of how a fight with his teacher paved the way for Al Capone's infamous crime empire, and the bizarre tale of the American teacher who sued her own pupils for not paying attention in her lesson, this book is

Crime's Strangest Cases - Extraordinary But True Tales from over Five Centuries of Legal History (Seddon Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Author Peter Seddon gives life to over five centuries of bizarre, macabre and sometimes hilarious criminal cases. You'll be gripped by tales of murder, intrigue, crime, punishment and the pursuit of justice. Despite how unbelievable the stories banged up inside these pages may seem, Crime's

Tennis's Strangest Matches - Extraordinary but true stories from over five centuries of tennis (Seddon Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The most extraordinary events ever to occur on a tennis cour include the Wimbledon final between the tea-drinking vicar and a convicted murderer, and the 'Match of the Century' between the 'Women s Libber' and the 'Male Chauvinist Pig.' There are matches played on board ship and on the wings of an

London's Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true stories from over a thousand years of London's history (Quinn Tom)(Pevná vazba)

London's Strangest Tales takes a walk on London's weirder side with an absorbing collection of curious tales from one of the world's greatest cities. This fascinating book is packed with amazing things you didn't know about Britain's capital, like the fact that it's still forbidden to run, carry an

Kent's Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true stories from a very curious county (Latham Martin)(Paperback / softback)

Kent s Strangest Tales is a book devoted to the weird and wonderful side of the Garden of England. Home to historically rich towns such as Canterbury, Margate, and Ramsgate, Kent is a county with more strangeness than you can shake a strange-shaped stick at. From Chaucer's legendary tales of

London's Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true stories from over a thousand years of London's History (Quinn Tom)(Paperback / softback)

London's Strangest Tales takes a walk on London's weirder side with an absorbing collection of curious tales from one of the world's greatest cities. This fascinating book is packed with amazing things you didn't know about Britain's capital, like the fact that it's still forbidden to run, carry an

Sailing's Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true stories from over nine hundred years of sailing (Harding John)(Paperback / softback)

Within these pages you ll find stories of pirates holding ships to ransom and the gruesome fates of some of the shipmates who dared cross them. The sailors forever lost in the Bermuda triangle, the poor family who were encircled by a school of sharks to the spooky tales of the lighthouse haunted by

Motor Racing's Strangest Races - Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of motor racing (Tibballs Geoff)(Paperback / softback)

This absorbing collection of stories from over a century of motor racing around the world includes the Frenchman who drove 25 miles in reverse, the Grand Prix in which the leading drivers were so far ahead that they stopped for a meal in the pits, the Le Mans 24-hour race won by a car patched up

Rugby's Strangest Matches - Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of rugby (Griffiths John)(Pevná vazba)

A curious collection of true stories from the stranger side of rugby, featuring the the Irish international who arranged his marriage so he could play against England, the team of football players who beat their rugby counterparts at their own game, and the day the entire Wales team was sent

Running Against the Tide: True Tales from the Stud of the Sea (Captain Lee)(Paperback)

Mountain of Light (Crumley Jim)(Paperback / softback)

A mythical tale of genuine power from a true

I, Richard (George Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Five tales of human weakness from the masterly pen of Elizabeth

Mammoth Book of Steampunk (Wallace Sean)(Paperback / softback)

Over 30 tales of extraordinary airships, clockwork automatons, intrepid adventurers, corsets and goggles from the best steam punk

Football's Strangest Matches - Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of football (Ward Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

'It's a funny old game.' The world's favorite sport has certainly given us its fair share of strange moments, and this absorbing collection gathers together the best of them, from more than a century of the beautiful game. From Blackburn Rovers' one-man team to Wilfred Minter's seven-goal haul in

Five of Us (Blake Quentin)(Paperback / softback)

The Five of Us is a captivating tale of adventure, friendship and teamwork from one of Britain's best-loved

The Lightning Boys: True Tales from Pilots of the English Electric Lightning (Pike Richard)(Paperback)

Now in paperback for the first time. True tales from pilots of the English Electric

True Tales of Scientists - Reading Book: Alhazen, Anning, Darwin & Curie (CGP Books)(Paperback / softback)

True Tales of Scientists - Reading Book: Alhazen, Anning, Darwin &

Dick King-Smith's Book of Pets - Five classic tales from the master of animal adventures (King-Smith Dick)(Paperback / softback)

Narrowboat Girl (Murray Annie)(Paperback / softback)

An absorbing tale of adventure and true love from the bestselling author of Chocolate

The Lightning Boys 2: More True Tales from Pilots and Crew of the English Electric Lightning (Pike Richard)(Paperback)

Now available in paperback for the first time! True Tales from Pilots and Engineers of the RAF's Iconic Supersonic

Essential Tales Of Chekhov (Chekhov A.P.)(Paperback / softback)

In this extraordinary collection of twenty tales, Richard Ford, a master short-story writer in his own right, has selected his personal favourites, including familiar masterpieces as well as several brilliant lesser-known

Straight to Hell - True Tales of Deviance, Debauchery and Billion-Dollar Deals (LeFevre John)(Paperback / softback)

From the man behind the infamous @GSElevator Twitter account, true stories from the wild world of international

Popular - True Tales of Online Dating from the Most Wanted Woman in New York City (Urasek Lauren)(Paperback / softback)