Ireland has for centuries produced many exceptional, heroic men and women, far out of proportion to its small population and geographical size. It is also true to say that few nations have been so shaped by their history, a history with which the country still resonates today. Stuart Pearson examines the lives and careers of 50 of the Emerald Isle's greatest men and women, from St Columba to Brian O'Driscoll, Brian Boru and Pierce Brosnan. In doing...

Living the high life in LA, Ree Drummond thinks she's got it all figured out. But she can't shake the feeling that something is missing. Returning to her hometown she is struck by a bolt of lightning. She calls him Marlboro Man, and though he's far from anything she's ever known before, their attraction is undeniable.

A gritty yet heart-warming memoir set against the backdrop of Liverpool's tightknit working-class docklands community. The story covers Maggie Clarke's upbringing and experiences in the tenements close to the docks, the River Mersey and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal: an area notorious for having the worst slums in Britain, yet the closest community as well.

The story of England's medieval queens is vivid and stirring, packed with tragedy, high drama and even comedy. It is a chronicle of love, murder, war and betrayal, filled with passion, intrigue and sorrow, peopled by a cast of heroines, villains, stateswomen and lovers. Alison Weir strips away centuries of romantic mythology and prejudice to reveal the lives of England's queens in the century after the Norman Conquest. Beginning with Matilda of Flanders,...

Eva, Peggy and Kathleen were sisters born into a close-knit working class family. As they grew up between the wars, they dreamed of escaping their violent father and the crime-ridden slums of Waterloo. Peggy was so appalled by conditions in the factories that she became a Communist. Beautiful Kathleen married an abusive man and later - during the Second World War - fell in love with a GI. Feisty Eva became a pickpocket as a child so she could help...

Welcome to my autobiography. I see they've made my teeth whiter in the photo, so that's good. Throughout this book I talk about my life and work, including 'Little Britain', 'Come Fly With Me', 'Bridesmaids', 'Les Miserables', 'Alice In Wonderland' and, of course, 'Shooting Stars'. The thing is, this is a bit different to most memoirs you may have read, because it comes in the form of an A-Z. For instance, B is for Baldy! - which is what people used...

Alison Weir, one of Britain's foremost popular historians, sets a detailed personal biography of Henry VIII against the cultural, social and political background of his court and the splendour of his many palaces.

At once intimate, heartbreaking and laugh-out loud funny, this is a son's poignant tribute to his complicated mother and a brilliant evocation of mid-century America.

The definitive biography of King Charles with exclusive material and insight from a source close to the King himself.

This concise, lively, and authoritative biography examines the life of Margaret Thatcher and sets it in the context of recent British history. Written by leading international historian David Cannadine, it covers her early life, political career, life after politics, impact, and legacy.