And Finally… is the injection of cheer we all need in these rather depressing times. This heart-warming book takes a look at the very best ‘…and finally’ segments of the news – those funny, silly and often eccentric stories the newsreaders save until the end of the programme, to leave on a high note.
And Finally… is the injection of cheer we all need in these rather depressing times. This heart-warming book takes a look at the very best ‘…and finally’ segments of the news – those funny, silly and often eccentric stories the newsreaders save until the end of the programme, to leave on a high note.
Arranged in chronological order from the early Greek mathematicians, Euclid and Archimedes through to present-day Nobel Prize winners, 100 Science Discoveries That Changed the World charts the great breakthroughs in scientific understanding.
A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history.
Extraordinary but true stories from over two hundred years of angling history.
Extraordinary but true stories from over two hundred years of angling history.
Extraordinary but true stories from over two hundred years of angling history.
Medicine’s Strangest Cases is a choice prescription of weird and wonderful tales from the history of medicine, featuring the German
Mad old colonels who took their trousers off before going elephant hunting, women poachers with terriers sewn into their underskirts,
Whether it be one pound on the National Lottery or a million pounds on the turn of a card, the instinct to bet is the same. Over the centuries there have been many strange gamblers – and even more strange gambles – and in this unique collection of punts and punters, Graham Sharpe reveals fearless, flamboyant and fantastic flutters.
The 19th-century MP John Burns described the Thames as ‘liquid history’ and ever since the Romans founded Londinium in 43
Romping through crooked games, dodgy players, exotic venues and incredible hands, ‘Poker’s Strangest Hands’ celebrates the strange history of Poker’s
‘He’s been part of the Coldplay family since day one, we love him.’ COLDPLAY ‘A funny, honest, absorbing account from
‘A Steroid Hit The Earth’ is a catalogue of errors, omissions, mistakes and other disasters, ranging from the straight typo or the ambiguous statement to the downright bizarre.
A quirky collection of true stories from the stranger depths of the Thames’s history, including the world’s first submarine, Lord Nelson’s final journey and an infamous Sex Pistols concert.
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Cornwall, or as it is sometimes obscurely referred to, Merry Jack. Though this isn’t the usual side of the county the tourists, travellers and residents see. This is the real Cornwall, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of the county’s bizarre history – past, present and future.
