George Lowe 
Hard, Hard Life of George A. Lowe 

Knife-edge decisions, adrenalin rushes, extreme weather, bitter rivalries, heart-stopping races – they are all in a day’s work for Ben Ainslie. Against all odds, in the London 2012 Olympics Ben Ainsl …

Not Waving But Drowning tells the harrowing true story of one man’s childhood struggle against poverty and his subsequent drive to become a policeman in the Royal Ulster Constabulary. From his …

VIRGINIA VALLEJO:Top Colombian television journalist, cover model and socialite PABLO ESCOBAR:Head of the Medellin cartel, the founder of the global cocaine industry and one of the most ambitious – …

Much has been written about the brutal crimes of Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, and thirty-five years after he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of thirteen women scarcely a …

Anna was the ‘last woman standing’ of Henry VIII’s wives – and the only one buried in Westminster Abbey. How did she manage it?Anna, Duchess of Cleves: The King”s ‘Beloved Sister” looks at Anna …

John Terry is known as Chelsea”s ”captain, leader, legend” for good reason. The quintessential one-club man, he has spearheaded the club”s achievements in the twenty-first century, helping the …

SELECTED AS BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, SUNDAY TIMES, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT AND SPECTATOR SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON …

Ever wondered what it was like to run a fledgling heritage railway?Former General Manager of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Bernard Warr lifts the veil on the ups and downs of running a private …

Best known for the progressive school he founded in Dessau during the 18th century, Johann Bernhard Basedow was a central thinker in the German Enlightenment. Since his death in 1790 a substantial …

To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa’s most populous nation through words or …