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NOMINATED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE A WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTH Emerging from a collection of disparate city states 150 years ago, no other country has had as turbulent a history as Germany or enjoyed so much prosperity in such a short time frame. Today, as much of the world succumbs to...

Italy's ultras are the most organised and violent fans in European football. Many groups have evolved into criminal gangs, involved in ticket-touting, drug-dealing and murder. A cross between the Hells Angels and hooligans, they're often the foot-soldiers of the Mafia and have been instrumental...

John Bindon was a modern legend. A powerful figure in London's underworld, his film-star looks, charm and talent brought him worldwide exposure. His story reads like the plot of a movie in which Big John himself might have landed a part. Usually typecast in tough-guy roles, his on-screen persona...

Ethan Fox is living a double life. He isn't just a talented academy player - he's also a spy! Recruited by the mysterious Department Eleven, U-14s midfielder Ethan is drawn deeper into the deadly world of spying - uncovering a scandal that could rock the sport he loves. And the truth might cost...

With puzzles, clues and riddles to work out, this hilarious, interactive, werewolf-filled take on Sherlock Holmes needs the listener's help to crack the case. Listen out for the clues and take part in a mystery-adventure! Calling all mystery fans: The Werelock and Scratch Detective Agency needs...

With puzzles, clues and riddles to work out, this hilarious, interactive, werewolf-filled take on Sherlock Holmes needs the listener's help to crack the case! Listen out for the clues and take part in a mystery-adventure! Calling all mystery fans: The Werelock and Scratch Detective Agency needs...

The Daily Mash, a British comedy institution since 2008, rips the p*ss out of everyone no matter what class they are, mistakenly believe they are or wrongly aspire to be. If you’re British, this book is for you. In Britain, everyone knows their place. And, to ensure they never leave their...

Killing Goldfinger charts the extraordinary rise and spectacular bullet-riddled fall of John Palmer, the richest, most powerful criminal ever to have emerged from the modern British underworld. During the late 1990s, Palmer was rated as rich as The Queen by the Sunday Times Rich List. Palmer...

In this game-changing book, University of Cambridge Professor Edward Bullmore reveals the breakthrough new science on the link between depression and inflammation of the body and brain. He explains how and why we now know that mental disorders can have their root cause in the immune system, and outlines a future revolution in which treatments could be specifically targeted to break the vicious cycle of stress, inflammation and depression.

It’s the late 1970s and 20-something Christopher Fowler is a film freak, obsessively watching lousy films in run-down fleapit cinemas. He longs to be a famous screenwriter and put his dreams on the big screen. And so he heads for Wardour Street, Britain’s equivalent of Hollywood. But he’s...

Written by leading experts, How to Win on the Battlefield will prove indispensable listening for historians, military enthusiasts and business leaders. How can you off-balance your enemy? When is the best moment to deliver a counter-attack? What is the effect of shock action or defence in depth?...

In artist Paul Klee’s The Twittering Machine, the bird-song of a machine acts as bait to lure humankind into a pit of damnation. Leading political writer Richard Seymour argues that this is a chilling metaphor for our relationship with social media. Former social media executives tell us that...

This fascinating and inspiring biography of John Haynes – the man behind Haynes manuals – looks ‘under the bonnet’ at his extraordinary life, and his legacy to the motoring world. This is the story of how one man’s vision and enthusiasm gave a small enterprise in rural Somerset a...