Collection: Adult Non Fiction

A whistlestop journey through the comedian's life, 'Peter Kay's Diary' is a twelve-month subscription to his memories and meanderings across the calendar year. From hitting the gym in January, falling in love in February and a nostalgic trip to Ireland at Easter, it's then off on summer holidays ...

Penny Lancaster counts herself as incredibly lucky. She had a loving upbringing, her life with husband Rod Stewart has spanned continents, she's made incredible friendships, become part of an amazing family and embraced motherhood. But it's not all been plain-sailing. From being relentlessly bull...

On 28.2.42 there arrived in the U.K. a remarkable woman agent: Mathilde Lucie (or Lily) CARRE. Her codename was VICTOIRE, although she became better known as 'La Chatte' - the female cat. Her acts of treachery and betrayal were almost unprecedented in the history of intelligence, yet her involvem...

In early 1985, Michael J. Fox was one of the biggest stars on television. His world was about to get even bigger, but only if he could survive the kind of double duty unheard of in Hollywood. Fox's days were already dedicated to rehearsing and taping the hit sitcom Family Ties, but then the chanc...

Best known for forming and fronting the punk band Tenpole Tudor in 1977, Edward Tudor Pole eventually came to prominence after appearing in the film The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle as a possible replacement for Johnny Rotten in the Sex Pistols. In a series of amusing, nostalgic and sometimes outr...

Ramesses II ruled the Nile Valley and the wider Egyptian empire from 1279 to 1213 B.C., one of the longest reigns in pharaonic history. He was a cultural innovator, a relentless self-promoter, and an astute diplomat - the peace treaty signed after the Battle of Kadesh was the first in recorded hi...

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