Other Non Fiction

Many drivers dream of owning a Porsche, particularly an example of the legendary 911, but to many this ambition appears to be beyond reach. This comprehensive guide, written in straightforward, down-to-earth style, aims to inspire would-be Porsche owners to turn their dreams into reality, by identifying and providing inside information on the models that can be bought for up to GBP10,000.

An inside account of England's Ashes triumph in Australia 2010/11. England's much celebrated Ashes win by two clear matches with three comprehensive innings victories must rank as one of the finest of any English cricket team from any era. It kept people at home glued to their televisions, computers and radios -- often all three at the same time -- long into the night as the bitter winter and a depressed economy were forced into the background by the sheer joy and exhilaration of giving the old enemy a trouncing.

21.4.11

Space is amazing. There are stars, moons, planets, black holes, comets and the odd two-headed creature, just on the other side of the sky. We float around in the middle of it without really knowing what is going on around the corner.

20.5.10

An A-Z of Hellraisers is the last word on inebriated misbehaviour, and the miscreant mob in this whopper of a book constitute the most amazing grouping to see print, from Alexander the Great, whose drunken revelries once ended with the destruction of an entire city, to W. C. Fields, who passed critical judgement on a brass band by urinating over them from a hotel balcony, Dylan Thomas, who drove a sports car onto Charlie Chaplin's private tennis court, to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, suffocating on his own vomit after consuming forty measures of vodka - what a night out that was!