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Early on a wartime winter's morning in 1941, an 8, 000-ton cargo ship loaded with whisky ran aground in the beautiful and treacherous seas of the Outer Hebrides. The events which followed became the stuff of folklore, and resulted in the famous fiction of Whisky Galore. But what really happened ... ?

The story of Charlie Woods's lifelong passion with racing bikes. He traces his love of cycling from childhood, recalling the challenges and new horizons which served as a rite of passage into manhood. The book also examines cycling as a national sport and a pastime intrinsic to British culture.

An eyewitness testimony to the horrors of dictatorship and the devastation of war in Iraq. It is a memoir of Paul Roberts' travels in Iraq before, during and after the Gulf War, himself witnessing the casualties of the allied bombings and the tales he heard along the way.

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The third volume in a series bringing together the finest original cricket writing from leading cricket writers worldwide. This book offers extensive coverage of the World Cup in addition to many other pertinent pre-millennial matters. Contributors include Robert Croft and Nick Davies.

With its lavish gazetteer section and its in-depth look at some of the themes and real-life stories behind the fiction, The Dan Brown Companion gives a unique insight into the world of one of the most successful bestselling novelists of our time.

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From the harsh realities of basic training to post-war chaos in Iraq and knife-edge tension in Northern Ireland, this work takes us to a place not advertised in army recruitment brochures. It exposes the grim reality of everyday soldiering for the 'grunts on the ground'.

John Bellany is the most influential Scottish painter since the Second World War, re-establishing a narrative, figurative art at a time when Modernism and abstraction seemed invincible. But Bellany's life voyage has proved every bit as perilous as the sea voyages of his ancestors.

The last time that anyone heard from 35-year-old Claudia Lawrence, a chef at the University of York, was when she sent a text message to a friend on 18 March 2009 at 8.23 p.m. This title assesses the facts and theories and asks: where is Claudia?

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The autobiography of Peter Storey, which combines that of a football legend and of a criminal. A key member of the Arsenal team that won the double in 1970-71, his pub in Islington became a magnet for villains and he rubbed shoulders with criminals, and spent some time in prison himself.

Recognised the world over as the 'Home of Golf', St Andrews Links has borne witness to over 600 years of golfing history. That the game evolved and developed into its final form here has never been in question. This illustrated volume celebrates the history of golf's most important location.

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Limerick is known as the Treaty City, commemorating the site where peace was made during one of Ireland's bloody wars. However, since the 1980s the city's reputation has been tainted by gang feuds, earning it the infamous nickname 'Stab City'. This book explores the many notorious murders that have been perpetrated in the city over the years.

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