Packed with memorabilia and anecdotes from the Twisted Wheel in Manchester to the mighty Wigan Casino, The Story of Northern Soul is the definitive history of the Northern Soul scene.
365 Reasons To Be Cheerful is designed to look on the bright side of life every day of the year – the perfect pint-sized pick-me-up in these sobering, sombre times.
Jelly is wobbling back into fashion and Bompas & Parr are at the forefront of the revolution. Here they present the definitive book on the history and making of jelly – a fun, informative, visually stunning and entertaining package.
Following in the curmudgeonly footsteps of One Grump or Two, The Grumpy Driver’s Handbook is a celebration of all that is miserable and tedious on the road.
It’s a grim fact that the world isn’t as nice as it used to be. People are rude, greedy and selfish. So even though those hardback retro books with flock covers and embossed titles look nice, they won’t help turn back the clock. Skimming stones and whittling wood isn’t going to bring world peace.
A comprehensive and unparalleled collection of breads, cakes and pastries from around the world, this beautiful sourcebook of recipes is also a well-researched exploration of home baking techniques and global ethnic history.
In 1903, Victorian composer Cecil Sharp began a decade-long journey to collect folk songs that captured the spirit of Great Britain. A century later, writer, presenter and journalist Will Hodgkinson sets out on a similar journey.
The 80’s represented cars that were flash, angular and mean. The petrol-heads of the time lusted after Magnum P.I.’s Ferrari 308; salivated over the Ferrari Daytona and Testarossa from Miami Vice, and watched ”Back to the Future” in cinemas across the country, mesmerised at the sight of the Doc’s De Lorean.
All you need to know about the heaven and hell of golf is in this unique book. From the serious (the origins of golf) to the bizarre (moon golf), the informative (the perfect tee-height) to the ridiculous (snow golf), takes the reader down a fairway of wit and wisdom.
Twenty-two and in her first job after art college, Eleanor is working in window dressing and merchandising for a high-end fashion and lifestyle label, MV.
Ceri is a 23-year-old law student, living in London with her boyfriend of 5 years. Everything looks set for her – on a placement at a large corporation she works hard, earns good money and enjoys cosy nights in with her man, looking forward to the day when they might marry and have children. But all is not as it seems.
A single father. No love life. And the teaching job from hell… Daniel Ken hated school, and school hated him.
Just as a rose would smell as sweet by any other name, so it is with love. Love is powerful,
Albert Einstein proved to us that E=MC2. Marilyn Monroe convinced us that gentlemen prefer blondes and that diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Elvis Presley showed us how to swivel our hips to old-time rock ‘n’ roll. Through science, pop culture and arts, all of them have become the objects of great attention and devotion by fans everywhere.
“Sensational Sex” is the follow-up sex guide to Dr Pam Spurr’s Number One best-selling book, “Sinful Sex”. This book offers new and revolutionary ways of looking at sexual pleasure and fulfilment and how it fits into a person’s whole life and modern lifestyle.
After more than 20 years in a City vault, designers David and Elizabeth Emmanuel open the four locked trunks which reveal the story behind their creation of Princess Diana’s wedding dress.
