Richard - Libros y biografía

The Dignitas clinic in Switzerland may be a long way away. But the issues around euthanasia can suddenly become very close to home. To many, it seems remarkable that in a society where freedom of choice...

You don’t have to be an Olympic athlete or elite competitor to be a champion of the world. This book profiles 101 of the more bizarre and eccentric events that call themselves “World Championships”....

This book celebrates the Arctic, exploring the natural history that has so inspired generations. Early travellers to the Arctic brought back tales of amazing creatures and of the...

I had a hunch we’d be champions! The most unlikely story in the history of sport, told by our greatest football writer On 25th March...

A smart, kick-arse Urban Fantasy from a new master of the genre. KILLING PRETTY is the seventh book in the fantastic Sandman Slim series. James Stark has met his share of demons and angels,...

Richard Littlejohn exposes the madness of modern Britain in this thrill-packed rollercoaster ride of a novel, bursting with all the humour and irreverence that have made him Britain’s No 1 newspaper columnist....

From the redcoat who served Charles II to the modern, camouflage-clad guard at Camp Bastion, from battlefield to barrack-room, this is a magisterial social history of the British soldier. Since...

A new edition especially for Easter in this best-selling series of gift books ‘Jesus came to let you know that the penalty of sin has been removed and its power is broken. In God’s eyes, you’re...

The best jokes, gags and scenes from a true British comedy classic. ‘Cheer up, could be worse. State the country's in, we could be free.’ ‘Doctor: I want you to fill one of those containers...

Sahib is a magnificent history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of Empire, making full use of personal accounts from the soldiers who served in the jewel in Britain’s Imperial Crown....

A smart, kick-arse Urban Fantasy from a new master of the genre. Includes: Sandman Slim, Kill the Dead, Aloha From Hell and Devil Said Bang Life sucks and then you die. Or, if you’re...

Supernatural fantasy's best antihero returns, in the high-octane follow-up to Richard Kadrey's acclaimed Sandman Slim James Stark, a.k.a. Sandman Slim, crawled out of Hell, took bloody revenge...

A pocket-sized book filled with inspirational religious thoughts on the theme of hope.Each page has an inspirational thought or idea, along with a related Bible reference for futrther reading and encouragement....

Foremost military historian Richard Holmes offers us a compelling and at times terrifying account of what it means to be a contemporary soldier. In this remarkable book, Holmes draws on the...

Open this inspirational little book at any page, and restore your sense of peace and calm.Each page has an inspirational thought or idea, along with a related Bible reference for futrther reading and...

This ebook edition does not include illustrations. A magisterial exploration of the natural history of the first four thousand million years of life on and in the earth, by one of Britain’s...

Falcons have been a source of inspiration to writers, artists, historians and naturalists alike. In a much-anticipated volume on one of Britain’s most fascinating group of birds, Richard Sale...

Lose yourself in the clouds with bestselling and prize-winning biographer and science writer Richard Holmes in this glorious history of hot-air ballooning. Hot-air balloons have drifted through...

'Dr Freeman is a man of great integrity and kindness. His care has helped me through the good times and the hardships of competing in the highest level of sport' - Sir Bradley WigginsAs team doctor for...

Dieses Taschenbuch enthält Anekdoten, kleine Geschichten und Kuriosa zu den 222 interessantesten Bahnhöfen in Deutschland. Auf 152 Seiten finden sich überraschende Fakten und amüsante Anekdoten zu Bahnstationen...

A stunningly incisive and poignant novel about family, duty and the challenging world of the mind.Joan McAllistair is about to embark on the 'Trip of a Lifetime' with her daughter Eloise; a journey back...

The Custodians tells of a visitor to a French monastery, and of one specially built tiny room which is constructed precisely on the intersection of mysterious force fields, so that anyone who enters is...

Both "Drink Me, Francesca" and "Out There Where the Big Ships Go" examine - in differing but related ways - humanity's first encounter with other intelligent life, and its inevitable profound consequences....

An elegiac ghost story from the acclaimed and visionary author of the Corlay sequence.

A large number of managers - especially in these difficult times - feel completely overwhelmed. Their inboxes are overflowing, they constantly struggle to finish their to-do lists and they stay at work...

What do you do when a vampire comes knocking? Bite is a thrilling adventure of horror, vampires and old flames, from the master of the macabre Richard Laymon. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Joe...

There's no escape... In Flesh, Richard Laymon writes a chilling tale of danger, infestation and death. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Joe Hill.'Fast-paced, weird, gruesome fun in the unique Laymon...

Don't even think about going into the cellar... The first gripping title in Richard Laymon's acclaimed Beast House Chronicles, perfect for fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz.'The Cellar is a genuine...

Nathaniel Drinkwater's life at sea begins with the HMS Cyclops' capture of the Santa Teresa during Admiral Rodney's dramatic Moonlight Battle of 1780. Drinkwater's courage and initiative are put to the...

The long-awaited autobiography of Richard Hill, World Cup winner and the rugby fan's most admired player.Nicknamed 'the Silent Assassin', Richard Hill is often most noticed when he isn't playing, as somehow...