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The Peer and the Gangster A Very British Cover-up Daniel Smith The true story of how Lord Boothby and Ronnie Kray almost brought down the Establishment … and how the Establishment saved itself. This is the first full-length account of the relationship between Conservative peer Lord Boothby and London mobster Ronnie Kray, and the cover-up it prompted • Establishment scandals have been the focus of several recent bestselling titles, including An English Affair by Richard Davenport- Hines and A Very English Scandal by John Preston • Features original interviews and correspondence with contemporary witnesses, including journalists, politicians and Metropolitan Police officers Jul-20 £20.00 • Makes use of Viscount Boothby’s 9780750993296 personal papers, Cabinet papers, HBK MI5 files, Metropolitan Police files 234 x 156mm and the Parliamentary archives 256 pages 13 b&w illustrations UK & Commonwealth English language Daniel Smith is the originator and writer of ten books in the biographical How to Think Like… series for Michael O’Mara, which have been translated into twenty languages and sold around 500,000 copies Lead Titles

Woodland Folk Tales of Spy Runner Britain and Ireland Ronnie Reed and Agent Zigzag, Operation Lisa Schneidau Mincemeat and the Cambridge Spies Nicholas Reed A collection of traditional folk tales, including Reed was involved in some of MI5’s most (in) history, folklore and nature observations about famous cases, including Agent Zigzag and the woodlands and forests of Britain and Operation Mincemeat in the Second World Ireland War, and bringing the Cambridge Five to justice during the Cold War • O riginal interpretations of traditional folk tales by an ecologist The life of Major Ronnie Reed, and storyteller legendary MI5 officer from 1942 to 1976, is revealed in his only interview, • Includes rare and little known folk recorded by his son tales Features a collection of recently • R esearched by visiting sites around released reports and photos from the the country and talking with National Archives, as well as intimate woodland experts family snaps • F rom the author of Botanical Folk Major Ronnie Reed is a legend of MI5, Tales and this is the only biography Sep-20 £12.99 Sep-20 £10.99 9780750990110 9780750992640 PBK PBK 198 x 129mm 198 x 129mm 192 pages 240 pages 30 b&w illustrations 20 b&w illustrations World Rights World Rights

prettycitydublin Widows Discovering Dublin’s Beautiful Poverty, Power and Politics Places Maggie Andrews and Janis Siobhan Ferguson Lomas A stunning photography, lifestyle and travel The unlikely history of women’s empowerment guide for Ireland’s capital by acclaimed Irish through widowhood Instagrammer Siobhan Ferguson. Highly illustrated with images drawn from the hugely • Traces the development of women’s popular Instagram account rights as quite often campaigned for @theprettycities (370,000 followers) by enfranchised and free widows • F rom the same author as • Hooks into the trend and continuing prettycitylondon (over 20,000 popularity of women’s history and copies sold) and 2019’s empowerment prettycitynewyork (over 12,000) • Links to International Widows’ Day • I ncludes tips on photography on 23 June and planning prettycitydublin experiences Sep-20 £25.00 € 25.00 Sep-20 £20.00 9780750990714 9780750990103 PPC HBK 245 x 190mm 234 x 156mm 224 pages 240 pages 150 colour illustrations 12 b&w illustrations World Rights World Rights exc. US & Canada Lead Titles

Who Am I? The Tudors and Europe The Story of a London Art Studio John Matusiak for Asylum Seekers and Refugees Tania Kaczynski A poignant look at the lives, experiences and A hugely topical re-appraisal of Tudor identity of the asylum seekers and refugees that England’s place in Europe and Europeans’ place have come to Britain’s shores in Tudor England. John Matusiak has a hugely successful track record as an historian • The first book to give a voice to the dispossessed in a unique, truly • W ill likely get a marketing and visceral fashion - no one could fail publicity push in the wake of Brexit to be moved • Makes use of a wealth of fascinating • Pulls no punches, exploring material only previously available common stories of refugees, in monographs and specialist including sleeping rough, abuse, papers prejudice and violence, all of which is transferred into the artwork • Media coverage in local London and nationwide press is potentially huge in the aftermath of Brexit Sep-20 £20.00 Oct-20 £20.00 9780750993012 9780750991872 PPC HBK 235 x 193mm 234 x 156mm 160 pages 320 pages 80 colour illustrations 16 colour illustrations World Rights World Rights

Robots in Space M-Boldened The Secret Lives of Our Plane- Menopause Conversations We tary Explorers all Need to Have Dr Ezzy Pearson ed. by Caroline Harris A crucial exploration of space science’s robotic A stunning collection of global, diverse history, by a popular and prolific up-and- voices shapes a new conversation about what coming expert in the field menopause means to them. Menopause is a ‘trending’ topic due to women such as Gwyneth • N umerous space missions, from Paltrow, Viola Davis and Patsy Kensit speaking space agencies and private ventures out worldwide, are due to be executed from 2020 onwards • T he ‘menopause market’ is set to be worth $5.28 billion by 2023 • A unique focus on robotic explorers that have actually touched another • The first collection of essays world, interwoven with history of on the menopause, covering an space travel and humanity’s drive to extraordinary breadth and depth of reach new worlds issues surrounding the menopause • Told in a buoyant, adventurous tone • T his book marks a vital contribution and in a narrative style to the conversation surrounding the menopause Oct-20 £20.00 Oct-20 £20.00 9780750990899 9780750994064 HBK HBK 234 x 156mm 234 x 156mm 288 pages 288 pages 32 colour illustrations World Rights exc. US, Canada & Australia World Rights General & Gift

Jacinda Ardern A New Kind of Leader Madeleine Chapman The story of the real Jacinda Ardern. Includes a postscript on the prime minister’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic • A figure of widespread current interest, both as a female leader and in comparison to other world leaders; this will only increase with the forthcoming NZ elections • UK touchpoints, including interaction with Tony Blair and visit to Buckingham Palace • #8 non-fiction bestseller on Bookscan Australia in May • ‘ Breezy and entertaining’ Sydney Morning Herald. Nov-20 £20.00 9780750996068 234 x 156mm 320 pages 16 b&w illustrations UK & Commonwealth Rights exc. NZ, Australia & Canada Madeleine Chapman is the co-author of Steven Adams’ bestselling autobiography Steven Adams: My Life, My Fight (Penguin Random House NZ) and a staff writer at The Spinoff. She was named the 2018 Young Business Journalist of the Year

Illustrate Your Own Illustrate Your Own The Wind in the Fairy Tales Willows ed. by Cate Ludlow ed. by Cate Ludlow A captivating new series to spark the A captivating new series to spark the imagination and breathe new life into classic imagination and breathe new life into classic works. Beautiful package with foil lettering and works. Beautiful package with foil lettering and a specially commissioned cover illustration a specially commissioned cover illustration • C lassic titles which are perennially • Classic titles which are perennially on tv, on stage and in films on tv, on stage and in films • A unique approach to complement • A unique approach to complement colouring, activity and ‘how to draw’ colouring, activity and ‘how to draw’ books books • T he perfect gift purchase for • The perfect gift purchase for parents, grandparents and friends parents, grandparents and friends • A fun way to get children reading • A fun way to get children reading the classics the classics Jul-20 £12.00 Jun-20 £10.00 9780750994958 9780750994934 PBK PBK 234 x 156mm 234 x 156mm 224 pages 160 pages World Rights World Rights GIlleunsetratle&YGoiuftr Own

Illustrate Your Own Illustrate Your Own The Wonderful Wizard Alice’s Adventures in of Oz Wonderland ed. by Cate Ludlow ed. by Cate Ludlow A captivating new series to spark the A captivating new series to spark the imagination and breathe new life into classic imagination and breathe new life into classic works. Beautiful package with foil lettering and works. Beautiful package with foil lettering and a specially commissioned cover illustration a specially commissioned cover illustration • C lassic titles which are perennially • C lassic titles which are perennially on tv, on stage and in films on tv, on stage and in films • A unique approach to complement • A unique approach to complement colouring, activity and ‘how to draw’ colouring, activity and ‘how to draw’ books books • T he perfect gift purchase for • T he perfect gift purchase for parents, grandparents and friends parents, grandparents and friends • A fun way to get children reading • A fun way to get children reading the classics the classics Jul-20 £10.00 Jul-20 £10.00 9780750994941 9780750994927 PBK PBK 234 x 156mm 234 x 156mm 176 pages 128 pages World Rights World Rights

How to Read a Bird Jeoffry A Smart Guide to What Birds Do The Poet’s Cat and Why Oliver Soden Dr Wenfei Tong Sep-20 £20.00 Sep-20 £16.99 9780750995757 9780750995672 HBK PPC 228 x 160mm 198 x 129mm 224 pages 208 pages 150 colour illustrations 12 colour illustrations UK & Commonwealth World English Language Rights exc. Canada, Rights Australia & NZ The essential guide to bird behaviour, perfect A treasure of a book - whether you’re a cat lover for garden birdwatchers and intrepid nature or not, don’t pass this one up. A beautifully lovers alike. Compelling insights into bird presented clothbound hardback with huge behaviour giftbook potential The Little Book of Lady Sidekick Pintfulness 50 Tired Tropes for Women Howard Linskey Anneka Harry Sep-20 £10.99 Oct-20 £9.99 9780750994668 9780750995252 PBK PPC 198 x 129mm 184 x 128 mm 192 pages 112 pages 20 b&w illustrations 50 b&w illustrations UK & Commonwealth UK & Commonwealth Rights Rights We’ve all tried Mindfulness ... now learn to A fierce and irreverent look at fifty tired female restore your equilibrium through the the tropes. Perfect impulse feminist gift buy ancient art of Pintfulness General & Gift

Letters from the Blitz Kitted Out Telling America the Truth about Style and Youth Culture in the the British Experience of War Second World War Richard MacAlpine Caroline Young Aug-20 £14.99 Aug-20 £18.99 9780750994293 9780750992176 PBK with flaps PBK with flaps 234 x 156mm 234 x 156mm 208 pages 288 pages 10 b&w illustrations 40 b&w illustrations World Rights UK, Commonwealth & Europe Rights In the early years of the Second World War, a The first book to fully explore the uniform and British woman began a letter-writing campaign style of young people in the Second World War. to prove her nation remained strong in the face Fresh theme on the Second World War of adversity The Unfathomable The Curse of Ascent Sherlock Holmes How Hitler Came to Power The Basil Rathbone Story Peter Ross Range David Clayton Aug-20 £25.00 Aug-20 £18.99 9780750995184 9780752494463 HBK HBK 234 x 156mm 234 x 156mm 472 pages 192 pages 35 b&w illustrations 16 b&w illustrations UK & Commonwealth World Rights English Language Rights The chilling and little-known story of Adolf The first definitive account of Basil Rathbone, a Hitler’s eight-year march to the pinnacle of remarkable man who deserved far more than to German politics be relegated to the role of Sherlock Holmes

Under Fire Britain’s Black Regiments Black Britain in Wartime 1939–45 Fighting for Empire and Equality Stephen Bourne Barry Renfrew Aug-20 £12.99 Sep-20 £20.00 9780750994354 9780750994965 PBK HBK 198 x 129mm 234 x 156mm 256 pages 256 pages 20 b&w illustrations 30 b&w illustrations World Rights World Rights The trials and triumphs of Britain’s black The epic story of the forgotten black regiments community during the Second World War. The of the regular British Army. Britain’s Black first book to tell the story from the perspective Regiments began as slave units in the Napoleonic of both servicepeople and civilians Wars and went on to fight in colonial campaigns and the two world wars Remarkable Journeys 140 Days to Hiroshima of the Second World War The Story of Japan’s Last A Collection of Untold Stories Chance to Avert Armageddon Victoria Panton Bacon David Dean Barnett Sep-20 £16.99 Aug-20 £20.00 9780750994866 9780750995962 PBK with flaps HBK 234 x 156mm 234 x 156mm 256 pages 384 pages 17 b&w illustrations 36 b&w illustrations World Rights UK & Commonwelath Rights Capturing the stories of ordinary human beings On the 75th anniversary of the atomic who lived through extraordinary times. Stories bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki comes of bravery, sadness, horror, doubt this heart-pounding account of the war-room and longing drama that led to Armageddon General & Gift

2030 Fuck Off, I’m Sewing How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Swearing and Sewing That Will Collide and Reshape the Future Have You in Stitches of Everything Profanity Embroidery Group Mauro F. Guillén A ground-breaking analysis from one of the Swearing is good for you. Stitching is good for world’s foremost experts on global trends, you. It’s win f*cking win. With an endorsement including answers on how COVID-19 will from Kathy Burke amplify and accelerate each of these changes Nov-20 £9.99 Oct-20 £20.00 9780750996051 9780750996075 PBK HBK 190 x 168mm 234 x 156mm 96 pages 288 pages 50 colour illustrations UK & Commonwealth Rights World Rights Track and Sign A Guide to the Tracks of Mammals and Birds of the UK John Rhyder A detailed and accurate book on Dec-20 £14.99 tracking animals in the UK. The 9780750996143 most authoritative book on animal PBK tracking on the market 234 x 156mm 256 pages 350 B&W illustrations World Rights

Ring of Spies Ian Fleming’s War How MI5 and FBI Brought Down The Inspiration for 007 the Nazis in America Mark Simmons Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones Aug-20 £20.00 Jul-20 £20.00 9780750993265 9780750994705 HBK HBK 234 x 156mm 234 x 156mm 288 pages 288 pages 20 b&w illustrations 20 b&w illustrations UK & Commonwealth UK & Commonwealth Rights Rights The first book to reveal how MI5 helped to The first book to explore in detail the link between expose a Nazi spy ring operating in America in the work of Ian Fleming at Naval Intelligence the run-up to the Second World War during the Second World War and the 007 plots Roger So Far … Before Bletchley Park The First 100 Years of the Royal The Codebreakers of the Corps of Signals First World War Paul Gannon Jul-20 £30.00 Oct-20 £20.00 9780750990509 9780750992466 HBK HBK 297 x 210mm 234 x 156mm 288 pages 352 pages 400 colour illustrations 20 colour illustrations World Rights World Rights The official centenary book for the Royal Corps A fully revised and updated account of the of Signals author’s acclaimed book Inside Room 40 General & Gift

Tour de France The F1 World Champions Championship An A-Z at the British Grand Prix Giles Belbin 70 Years in Photographs Jul-20 £16.99 Mirrorpix 9780750992008 PBK with flaps Sep-20 £14.99 234 x 156mm 9780750994385 272 pages PBK 16 b&w illustrations 210 x 217mm World rights 96 pages 120 colour illustrations World Rights The first book to reveal the stories of all the A colourful photo history looking back over 70 champions throughout the history of cycling’s years of the British Grand Prix Championship. most important race Timed for the 70th anniversary of the British World Championship event The Hats that Made Tasting the Past Britain Recipes from the Second World War A History of the Nation Through to the 1980s its Headwear Jacqui Wood David Long Sep-20 £20.00 Nov-20 £12.00 9780750993814 9780750993876 PPC PBK 234 x 156mm 198 x 129mm 240 pages 256 pages 120 colour illustrations World Rights World Rights The first book to tell the history of Britain A beautiful study of the rich history of our through its headwear. Published in association food, its fads and its fashions, combined with a with Lock & Co, their branding will elevate the practical cookbook of recipes from the Second book World War onwards

Jewish Folk Tales of Queer Folk Tales Britain and Ireland A Book of LGBTQ+ Stories Liz Berg Kevin Walker Sep-20 £12.99 Aug-20 £12.99 9780750991438 9780750993807 HBK PPC 198 x 129mm 198 x 129mm 192 pages 192 pages 30 b&w illustrations 15 b&w illustrations World Rights World Right Folk tales from the Jewish community of Brit- A long-awaited set of traditional tales focusing ain. Jewish humour and wit with a British slant solely on the queer community Icelandic Folk Tales Fictional London Hjörleifur Helgi Stefánsson A Guide to the Capital’s Literary Landmarks Oct-20 £12.99 Stephen Halliday 9780750993142 HBK Aug-20 £12.99 198 x 129mm 9780750994057 192 pages HBK 30 b&w illustrations New Edition World Rights 198 x 129mm 160 pages 20 b&w illustrations World Rights The finest and most authentic collection of The only guide to London’s literary landmarks Icelandic folk tales to be published in the is updated for this new edition English language General & Gift

Mayflower Who Made England? The Voyage That Changed the The Saxon–Viking Race to World ­Create a Country Christopher Hilton Chip Colquhoun Jul-20 £12.99 Aug-20 £9.99 9780750994309 9780750993746 PBK with flaps PBK New Edition New Edition 198 x 129mm 198 x 129mm 352 pages 224 pages 21 b&w illustrations 30 b&w illustrations World Rights World Rights The complete story of the Pilgrims, whose A revised and expanded edition of the interactive vibrant self-determination inspired generations book that presents the facts and asks the reader of migrants the world over. New paperback to ask who really did make England. Explains edition of successful hardback the history of this tricky era in an accessible and engaging way The Royal Air Force Day by Day Lofty Air Commodore Nat Lofthouse, England’s Graham Pitchfork Lion of Vienna Matt Clough Aug-20 £50.00 9780750994682 Jul-20 £14.99 HBK 9780750995993 New Edition PBK 297 x 210mm New Edition 424 pages 234 x 156mm 535 b&w illustrations 288 pages World Rights 16 b&w illustrations World Rights A diary of significant daily events providing a A long-overdue full-length biography of one fascinating record of the RAF’s history. Special of England’s timeless greats. Documents facts new edition timed for the 80th anniversary of about Nat’s life and career never before revealed the Battle of Britain

Black Propoganda in Honour Restored the Second World War The Battle of Britain, Dowding Stanley Newcourt-Nowodworski and the Fight for Freedom Squadron Leader Peter Brown AFC Aug-20 £14.99 9780750995153 Aug-20 £12.99 PBK 9780750995146 New Edition PBK 198 x 129mm New Edition 352 pages 234 x 156mm 30 b&w illustrations 268 pages World Rights 45 b&w illustrations World Rights An insightful look at the use of black Through personal experience and years of propaganda during the Second World War meticulous research, Peter Brown offers a careful analysis of the battle and the tactics involved, vigorously defending Dowding’s command and exposing the conspiracy of senior officers The Final Innings The Battle of Britain The Cricketers of Summer 1939 Roy Conyers Nesbit Christopher Sandford Aug-20 £20.00 Aug-20 £12.99 9780750995139 9780750994699 PBK PBK New Edition New Edition 297 x 210mm 198 x 129mm 272 pages 336 pages 100 colour, 100 b&w 20 b&w illlustrations illustrations World Right World Rights The Second World War through the eyes of the The must-have book on the Battle of Britain – leading British cricketers of 1939 an accessible and beautifully illustrated history. New third edition to be released for the 80th anniversary GNenweEradlit&ioGnift

Blitz Diary Blood Roses Life Under Fire in the The Houses of Lancaster and Second World War York before the War of the Roses Carol Harris and Mike Brown Kathryn Warner Sep-20 £12.99 Sep-20 £12.99 9780750994873 9780750994859 PPC PBK New Edition New Edition 198 x 129mm 198 x 129mm 256 pages 320 pages 20 b&w illustrations 20 colour illustrations World Rights World Rights Carol Harris and Mike Brown collaborate The first book to explore the rivalry between the on a revised and updated edition of Blitz Houses of York and Lancaster from 1245 right up Diary. Heart-warming stories of survival, to the Wars of the Roses perseverance, solidarity and bravery Icy Graves The Last Heroes Explorations and Death Voices of British and in the Antarctic Commonwealth Veterans Stephen Haddelsey Gary Bridson-Daley Sep-20 £12.99 Sep-20 £12.99 9780750994842 9780750994347 PBK PBK New Edition New Edition 198 x 129mm 234 x 156mm 320 pages 288 pages 16 b&w illustrations 126 b&w illustrations World Rights World Rights Highlighting the true heroism of Antarctic Poignant first-person accounts from forty-three explorers, the dangers they face and the Second World War heroes from all walks of life equipment used to prevail and all services

Woods and People The Mitford Girls’ Guide to Life Putting Forests on the Map David Foot Lyndsy Spence Sep-20 £12.99 Oct-20 £12.99 9780750994835 9780750994255 PBK PBK New Edition New Edition 198 x 129mm 198 x 129mm 192 pages 256 pages 19 b&w & 23 colour 20 b&w illustrations illustrations World Rights World Rights The story of twentieth-century forest creation, The first book to provide an answer to how the and the Eureka moment in the 1980s that perennially popular Mitford girls would cope with challenged foresters and conservationists to modern life work together King & Saint A Rum Tale The Life of Edward the Confessor Spirit of the New World Peter Rex Joseph Piercy Oct-20 £12.99 Oct-20 £9.99 9780750994125 9780750995986 PBK PBK New Edition New Edition 198 x 129mm 198 x 129mm 304 pages 192 pages 28 b&w illustrations 12 b&w illustrations World Rights World Rights The biography of England’s penultimate Anglo- A fun gift book incorporating history, culture Saxon king, Edward the Confessor and cocktail recipes of one of the world’s most versatile spirits GNenweEradlit&ioGnift

Cars We Loved in the 1990s Giles Chapman Oct-20 £9.99 Everyone’s favourite cars of the 1990s in this 9780750993180 lavishly illustrated little book. Relive newly PBK nostalgic 1990s Britain behind the wheel – the 150 x 180mm great cars you owned and loved, and everyday 160 pages life on the road 205 colour illustrations World Rights • Entertainingly written by an acknowledged motoring expert GILES CHAPMAN is an award-winning writer and commentator on the industry, • Jam-packed with over 200 evocative history and culture of cars. He has been images editor of Classic & Sports Car, the world’s best-selling classic car magazine, and since 1994 has worked freelance across a huge variety of media

Cars on Film Land Rover A Celebration of Cars Gripping Photos of the at the Movies 4x4 Pioneer Giles Chapman Giles Chapman Celebrating the cars that took starring roles Gripping archive images of the 4x4 pioneer at the movies. The book dips into the unique presented in a fresh and stylish design. Latest car film photo collection of award-winning book from successful motoring writer and car culture writer Giles Chapman, showcasing journalist Giles Chapman many rare images that have been collected and conserved over many decades • 179 arresting images, in both colour and black and white, artfully • I ncludes many forgotten, bizarre or displayed in a stylish design astonishing cinematic moments • A fresh approach to Land Rover • W ith an introduction and history, crammed with unusual informative captions aspects and moments Oct-20 £14.99 Sep-20 £20.00 9780750994002 9780750993197 PBK PPC 210 x 217mm 235 x 193mm 160 pages 144 pages 171 b&w, 50 colour illustrations 179 colour illustrations World Rights World Rights Transport

T(1h8e84S-S19T4e3r)ra Nova Titanic Whales, Sealer and Polar A Journey Through Time Exploration Ship Charles A Haas & Jack P. Eaton Michael C. Tarver The life story of the whaler, sealer and polar This superlative book is the result of years exploration ship that carried Scott to the of painstaking historical research; essential Antarctic. Offers a glimpse into a long- reading for those who have found the forgotten age of seafaring, updated to include continuing saga of Titanic irresistible the finding of the wreck • A deeply researched book packed • W ith forewords by HRH Princess with over 700 illustrations from Anne and Sir Ranulph Fiennes Charles Haas and John P. Eaton, often described as the world’s • Timed for the 110th anniversary of foremost Titanic historians Scott’s ill-fated polar expedition • P aperback of 2017 revised • ' Splendid reading … in the heroic hardback edition, which included nature of high latitude navigation' developments in Titanic research – International Journal of Maritime across recent years History Aug-20 £20.00 Jul-20 £25.00 9780750994088 9780750994637 PBK PBK 234 x 156mm New Edition 352 pages 250 x 250mm 160 b&w illustrations 266 pages World Rights 680 b&w, 40 colour illustrations World Rights

The Tube Mapper A History of Ocean ­Project Liners in 50 Objects Capturing Moments on the Mark Berry ­London Underground Luke Agbaimoni Oct-20 £20.00 Nov-20 £20.00 9780750994378 9780750994323 PPC PBK with flaps 245 x 190mm 234 x 156mm 224 pages 256 pages 120 colour illustrations 150 colour illustrations World Rights World Rights A visual exploration of the London Tube The story of ocean liners brought to life by objects network, focusing on our shared and and ephemera, revealing life on board: luxury and overlooked moments of recognition. A magnificence; peril and disaster. Featuring a range beautiful book for art and photography lovers of significant objects from lesser-known ships to well-beloved vessels Final Journey The Second Age of Rail The Untold Story of Funeral Trains A History of High-Speed Trains Nicolas Wheatley Murray Hughes Oct-20 £20.00 Sep-20 £22.00 9780750994330 9780750993982 PBK PBK 234 x 156mm New Edition 304 pages 224 x 245mm 90 b&w, 17 colour 188 pages illustrations 165 colour illustrations World Rights World Rights How and why trains were used to transport coffins The complete story of the world’s high-speed across the British Isles for functional and ceremonial railways, from Japan’s bullet trains to HS2 via purposes, from the early days of the Victorian France, Germany and China, brought right up railways until the present day to date for this new edition Transport

Brighton Folk Stroud People Watching, for Sport Rupert Russell Oleg Pulemjotov Brighton folk and Brighton places. People- Candid street photography that catches the watching, for sport. Part of a bold and energetic essence of life and culture in Stroud. Part of a new series bold and energetic new series • A portrait of Brighton at a unique • A portrait of thriving alternative time in its evolution Stroud • People. Places. Parks. Nightlife. • P eople. Places. Parks. Nightlife. Streetlife Streetlife • A rtistically shot photography • A rtistically shot photography • Covetable format • C ovetable format • C ompiled by a local photographer Aug-20 £18.00 Nov-20 £18.00 9780750992985 9780750989909 HBK HBK 235 x 193mm 235 x 193mm 128 pages 128 pages 80 colour illustrations 80 colour illustrations World Rights World Rights

Live, Work and Play TChheesAtnercfhieolrdess of A Centenary History of Welwyn A John the Carpenter Mystery Garden City Mark Clapson (Book 4) Chris Nickson A social, economic, planning, and global Fourth title in the gripping medieval mystery history. Published in Welwyn Garden City’s series set in Chesterfield. A new medieval centenary year mystery featuring John the Carpenter • T he culmination of a seven-year- • Follows The Crooked Spire (2013), long programme of research The Saltergate Psalter (2015) and The projects funded by the Heritage Holywell Dead (2017) Lottery Fund • ‘The author powerfully evokes a • B ased substantially on original sense of time and place with all the material gathered from recollections detailed and meticulous research of residents of the town he has carried out for this very suspenseful and well plotted story of corruption and murder’ – Eurocrime Jul-20 £20.00 Jul-20 £9.99 9780750994019 9780750993098 PPC PBK 234 x 156mm 198 x 129mm 240 pages 272 pages 15 b&w, 15 colour illustrations World Rights World Rights Local & Irish

Holy Trinity, Wokingham Sutton Colefield A Potted History The Story of a Parish Church Richard Gibbs and its People, 1250–2020 Richard Gibbs Aug-20 £14.99 9780750993364 Aug-20 £20.00 PBK 9780750992527 234 x 156mm PBK 160 pages 234 x 156mm 25 b&w illustrations 272 pages World Rights 80 colour illustrations World Rights The first full history of Holy Trinity, Sutton The first definitive book on Wokingham’s 1,000- Coldfield, which also reveals new information year history. about key features of the church. Draws together The first single, up-to-date book to tell the story information previously only in disparate resources of the town’s history Isles of Scilly Folk Tales Gloucestershire Folk Tales for Children Mike O’Connor Anthony Nanson and Kirsty Hartsiotis Aug-20 £12.00 9780750990783 Aug-20 £9.99 PBK 9780750991360 198 x 129mm PBK 192 pages 198 x 129mm 30 b&w illustrations 192 pages World Rights 30 b&w illustrations World Rights Traditional tales retold by a professional Tales from the folklore of Gloucestershire storyteller reworked by local storytellers for children aged 7-11

London Murders The Little History of the East End In the Footsteps of the Capital’s Killers Dee Gordon David Long Sep-20 £12.00 Aug-20 £10.99 9780750991964 9780750995054 PPC PBK 198 x 129mm 198 x 129mm 192 pages 224 pages 30 b&w illustrations 20 colour, 20 b&w World Rights illustrations World Rights A unique guidebook that explores the darker A colourful and engaging history of London’s East side of London’s history. Author is an acclaimed End. A brief but brilliant tour through the East London historian End’s eventful history The Little History of Finn and The Fianna Swansea Daniel Allison David Gwynn Sep-20 £12.00 Sep-20 £12.00 9780750991445 9780750993074 PBK PPC 198 x 129mm 198 x 129mm 192 pages 192 pages 16 b&w illustrations 30 b&w illustrations World Rights World Rights A brief yet comprehensive history of Swansea The first book in over a century to present from prehistory to the present day. Gap in the the stories of the Fianna as a complete and market - this type of complete history has not continuous cycle. Breathes new life into the been done for decades once-famous tales of Finn MacCoul and his warriors Local & Irish

Tyne and Weird Roman Bath Robert Kilburn A New History and Archaeology of Aquae Sulis Oct-20 £9.99 Peter Davenport 9780750992503 PBK Nov-20 £20.00 198 x 129mm 9780750995566 160 pages PBK 60 b&w illustrations 234 x 156mm World Rights 224 pages 90 b&w, 30 colour illustrations World Rights The definitive collection of strange, true tales The first new and authoritative popular book from Tyne and Wear. Full of information that on Roman Bath since 1984. Based on work the will make you say, ‘I never knew that!’ author and colleagues have carried out over the last four decades Women of the Durham Coalfield in the 20th Stoke Newington Century The Story of a Dissenting Village Hannah’s Daughter Rab MacWilliam Margaret Hedley Nov-20 £15.99 Nov-20 £14.99 9780750990912 9780750995047 PBK PBK 234 x 156mm 234 x 156mm 208 pages 160 pages 30 b&w illustrations 35 b&w illustrations World Rights World Rights The follow-up to Hannah’s Story, this recounts The history of a fascinating, ‘dissenting’ area of the fortunes of Hannah’s female descendants London from late medieval times to the present into the 20th century and the enduring day challenges they faced

Nobody’s Child PThoelteSroguetihstShields The True Story or Growing up in One Family’s Fight Against an a Yorkshire Children’s Home Invisible Intruder G.J. Urquhart Darren W. Ritson Nov-20 £12.99 Oct-20 £12.00 9780750995085 9780750994620 PBK PBK 198 x 129mm New Edition 192 pages 198 x 129mm 5 b&w illustrations 360 pages World Rights 15 b&w illustrations World Rights A compelling autobiography detailing life An updated edition of this enduring account of a in Rothwell Children’s Home and the years terrifying haunting. A meticulously documented beyond. A moving and harrowing story, case that is still surrounded in mystery beautifully told The London Nobody The Little Book of Knows Edinburgh Geoffrey Fletcher Geoff Holder Oct-20 £9.99 Aug-20 £9.99 9780750995979 9780750993999 PBK PBK New Edition New Edition 198 x 129mm 198 x 129mm 144 pages 192 pages 41 b&w illustrations 48 b&w illustrations World Rights World Rights A must-have for anyone who wants to know A vibrant collection of trivia from all around about ‘the tawdry, extravagant and eccentric’ this great city, new in paperback. Unusual parts of London crimes and punishments Local & Irish

The Little Book of The Little Book of Leicestershire Wiltshire Natasha Sheldon Dee La Vardera Sep-20 £9.99 Oct-20 £9.99 9780750993753 9780750994217 PBK PBK New Edition New Edition 198 x 129mm 198 x 129mm 192 pages 192 pages 50 b&w illustrations 48 b&w illustrations World Rights World Rights Updated new edition in paperback. Full A compendium of fascinating facts about of information you never knew about Wiltshire that will make you say, ‘I never knew Leicestershire that!’ The Little Book of The Little Book of Suffolk Cambridgeshire Neil R. Storey Caroline Clifford & Alan Akeroyd Nov-20 £9.99 Nov-20 £9.99 9780750995122 9780750995115 PBK PBK New Edition New Edition 198 x 129mm 198 x 129mm 192 pages 192 pages World Rights 45 b&w illustrations World Rights Full of information about Cambridgeshire that Popular title new in paperback. will make you say, ‘I never knew that!’ Full of fascinating facts and trivia about Suffolk

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