Misc - Biography

See what the renowned spymaster had to say about the British Naval Intelligence – the pinnacle of the world’s secret intelligence services. 

Author: Admiral Sir Reginald 'Blinker' Hall, Philip Vickers, Nigel West (Foreword)

Publisher: History Press

Hardback. 224pp. 16x24x2cm.

ISBN: 9780750982658

Weight: 570g

Original Price: £20.00

Author of Dracula: An Illustrated Biography.

Author: Neil R Storey

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 340pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781399071079

Weight: 915g

Original Price: £25.00

True stories of my life as a hostage negotiator.

Author: Nicky Perfect

Publisher: HQ

Paperback. 320pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9780008561161

Original Price: £9.99

Author of Five Children and It & The Railway Children.

Author: Elisabeth Galvin.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 188pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781526714770

Original Price: £19.99

The previously untold story of Frank Brock – a remarkable forerunner of James Bond and ‘Q’ combined – and his extraordinary contribution to the British war effort between 1914 and 1918 as an inventor secret agent and combatant.

Author: Harry Smee and Henry Macrory

Publisher: Casemate.

Hardback. 256pp. 16cm by 23cm.

ISBN: 9781612008448

Weight: 569

Original Price: £25.00

Author: Suzie Grogan

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 208pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526739377

Weight: 632g

Original Price: £19.99

A fascinating and revealing biography of one of the world's most cherished children's authors.

Author: Nadia Cohen

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 208pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN: 9781526752758

Weight: 345g

Original Price: £14.99

He wrote one of the most quintessentially English books, yet Kenneth Grahame (1859 – 1932) was a Scot. He was four years old when his mother died and his father became an alcoholic, so Kenneth grew up with his grandmother who lived on the banks of the beloved River Thames.

Author: Elisabeth Galvin

Publisher: White Owl

Hardback. 192pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781526748805

Weight. 518g

Original Price: £20.00

Although his hilariously entertaining stories have touched the hearts of generations of children, there was much more to beloved author Roald Dahl than met the eye.

Author: Nadia Cohen

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 146pp. 16.5cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526722072

Weight: 489g

Original Price: £19.99

Stan Lee is not just another biography. It is a journey through twentieth century American history, seen through the life of a man who personifies the American Dream.

Author: Adrian Mackinder

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 192pp. 16.3cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526771346

Weight: 496g

Original Price: £19.99

John Le Carré: An Intimate Memoir

Author: John Le Carré

Publisher: Mudlark

Hardback. 352pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780008533021

Weight: 650g

Original Price: £25.00

Author: Jacqueline Morley

Publisher: Book House

Hardback. 192pp. 13cm by 16cm.

ISBN: 9781908177148

Weight: 185g

Original Price: £7.99

A fascinating and entertaining collection of facts, quotes and stories, celebrating Sir David Attenborough's wicked sense of humour and astute wisdom.

Author: Chas Newkey-Burden

Publisher: Octopus

Hardback. 264pp. 11.5cm by 18.5cm.

ISBN: 9781856755269

Weight: 263g

Original Price: £14.99