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Timely exploration of an iconic US president‿s close relationship with Great Britain

A kaleidoscopic social history of the year that shaped the modern world

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The classic biography of the Rolling Stones - updated for their 60th anniversary

The first dual biography of Surrey and England 'spin twins' Jim Laker and Tony Lock, who helped their county and Test teams to an unparalleled run of dominance in the 1950s. Besides their peerless achievements on the field, the two men had little in common, although both courted controversy. This is the full story of the pair's uneasy partnership.

The Real Life Sherlock Holmes. This book tells the story of the extraordinary link between actual murder and the greatest detective story writer of all time.

A fresh account of one of history's most notorious con artists by an acclaimed biographer

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Follows the leading British cricketers of 1939 from the sports field to the fields of war.

The first book to follow the leading British cricketers of 1939 from the sports field to the fields of war

The life and times of the great Middlesex and England wicketkeeper-batsman John 'JT' Murray. A treasure trove of cricketing stories is recounted by Murray, who describes in droll anecdotal detail the great Tests, tours and the parade of celebrities, sporting and otherwise, that he encountered in 25 years as a professional sportsman.

A world-famous biographer reveals the strange relationship between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's real life and that of Sherlock Holmes in the engrossing The Man Who Would Be Sherlock.Though best known for the fictional cases of his creation Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle was involved in dozens of real life cases, solving many, and zealously campaigning for justice in all. Stanford thoroughly and convincingly makes the case that the details of the man...

With direct, first-hand accounts from survivors, offering a very real look at the role of ordinary men who volunteered.

The definitive story of the most controversial and longest surviving band in music history

An exploration into JFK's close relationship with Great Britain, it looks in depth at the unique way Britain shaped the former American president throughout his adult life and how he, in turn, charmed British society. *Also appeared in January Buyer's Notes*

The definitive biography of Imran Khan, the former Pakistan cricket captain and all-rounder - the Oxbridge graduate and vociferous campaigner, the devout Muslim whose kaleidoscopic social life flooded the gossip columns, the man who raised $60 million for cancer research and who is now one of the most important political figures in Pakistan.

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Based on original research, this sensational dual biography of two popular geniuses conjures up the early 20th century and the fame, personality and competing beliefs.

This book tells the story of the extraordinary link between actual murder and the greatest detective story writer of all time.