New Titles July–September 2019 Sales Information
As Far As the Eye Can See A History of Seeing S. Denham Wade
Why do we see the world the way we do? An unusual history of sight across 500 million years. • Fantastic and important addition to the smart thinking genre • The first book of its kind on the history of sight • Rigorous but accessible, dipping into many periods of history and aspects of science, art and psychology, using an easy-to-follow structure • A global history that encompasses the evolution of humankind - and their eyes - as a whole
September 2019 £20.00 9780750987035 Hardback 234x156mm, 288 pages 16 mono plates, 32 b&w illustrations World Rights
As head of the BBC’s TV strategy unit, SUSAN DENHAM WADE spent many years studying the relationship between television viewers, content, and technology. She noticed that new technologies often have surprising effects on how people behave. Prior to joining the BBC, Susan developed TV channels for a Hollywood movie studio.
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The Coconut
How the Shy Fruit Shaped our World Robin Laurance Charting the many and varied ways the coconut has shaped and continues to shape our world • Uncovering the history of the coconut, with stories of exploration and wartime exploits, artistic expression, religious piety, royal christenings, shipwrecks, survival, scientific discovery, and the subversive printing of bank notes • Candles made with coconut oil provided the light for the industrial revolution, and lit the windows of Queen Victoria’s subjects on her wedding day
July 2019 £15.99 9780750990615 Paperback 216x138mm, 224 pages 16 colour plates, 170 b&w illustrations, 32 colour illustrations World Rights ROBIN LAURANCE has been writing as a freelance journalist for thirty-five years, contributing articles to The Times, The Guardian and The Sunday Times among other magazines. During eighteen months of research he has become a minor expert on the coconut! He has previously written Portrait of Islam and Just What I Always Wanted!
• Today, coconut products line the shelves of the world’s supermarkets, health food shops and retailers of beauty products, dominates the new wave of cookbooks, and has become a trendy alternative to cow’s milk in coffee shops • Current uses include gold mining, nuclear fusion research, breathing apparatus, drug smuggling, air and water purification and overdose treatment, while coconut charcoal saves lives in emergency rooms every day
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The Final Innings
The Cricketers of Summer 1939 Christopher Sandford The first book to follow the leading British cricketers of 1939 from the sports fields to the fields of war • Includes previously unpublished primary documentation, including Hedley Verity’s war diary • Written by a celebrated sports and biography author • Second World War follow-up to The Final Over (shortlisted cricket sports book of the year, 4,700 sold since August 2014) • Also sits alongside prize-winning title The Final Whistle (13,500 sold) and After the Final Whistle (3,400 sold)
July 2019 £20.00 9780750988131 Hardback 234x156mm, 256 pages 20 b&w illustrations World English Language
CHRISTOPHER SANDFORD has written over twenty-five books, including four cricket titles. His 2014 book The Final Over was short-listed for the Cricket Sports Book of the Year award, and his biography on Imran Khan was runner-up in the MCC Cricket Book of the Year award.
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Unfamiliar Underground
Finding the Calm in the Chaos of London’s Tube Stations Victoria Louise Howard A personal photography journey capturing the beauty and eerie tranquillity of an empty London Underground • Finding the calm in the chaos • New angle for a London photography book • Beautiful and haunting photographs reveal London’s Underground as never seen before in a stunning quarter-bound hardback book • Inspired by her hatred of underground, confined and overcrowded spaces, Victoria Howard spent five years taking these memorable photographs and conquering her fear
August 2019 £20.00 9780750990561 PPC 235x192mm, 176 pages 278 colour illustrations World Rights
• Features all 270 tube stations, as well as the Tube carriages, and is enhanced by the author’s diary extracts along the way
VICTORIA LOUISE HOWARD is a passionate photographer, holding a HNC in photography from the University of West London, and is currently studying to gain her BA with the Open College of Arts. This is her first book.
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A History of the World with the Women Put Back in Kerstin Lücker and Ute Daenschel
A retelling of global history that reinstates women to their rightful place in the story, without ditching men from the narrative • A unique approach to world history • A cross between Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls and Gombrich’s A Little History of the World • Cover endorsement from a high profile figure • Winner of the English PEN Award
September 2019 £20.00 9780750989091 Paperback with flaps 234x156mm, 416 pages World English Language KERSTIN LÜCKER, born in 1974, studied musicology, philosophy and Slavic studies before graduating in music theory. She works freelance as a translator, author and editor for various publishers, and lives in Berlin. UTE DAENSCHEL was born in 1978 in Göttingen. She studied German literature and history and works as a freelance editor for various publishers. She lives with her family in Berlin.
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prettycitynewyork
Discovering New York’s Beautiful Places Siobhan Ferguson A stunning photography, lifestyle and travel guide to the world’s most famous city • Highly illustrated with images drawn from the hugely popular Instagram account @theprettycities (362,000) and @prettycitynewyork (73,000 followers) • Much sought-after book after the release of prettycitylondon (over 11,000 sold since April) • Includes tips on photography and planning Pretty City New York experiences • Siobhan also runs @prettycitylondon (366,000) and @siobhaise (171,000)
September 2019 £25.00 9780750990707 PPC 245x190mm, 224 pages 250 colour illustrations World Rights SIOBHAN FERGUSON is the curator and founder of the hugely popular Instagram accounts @prettycitylondon, @theprettycities and @siobhaise. A photographer and social media consultant, she is the author of prettycitylondon: Discovering London’s Beautiful Places and lives in Chiswick.
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Deception
How the Nazis Tricked the Last Jews of Europe Christopher Hale The first book to tell the complete story of Adolf Eichmann’s plan to deceive the last Jews of Europe • A hugely important book featuring groundbreaking research • Author has undertaken research across Europe and America • Christopher Hale is the author of the bestselling Himmler’s Crusade
September 2019 £25.00 9780750988179 Hardback 234x156mm, 448 pages 8 mono plates, 16 b&w illustrations World Rights CHRISTOPHER HALE is the author of Himmler’s Crusade (Bantam, 2003), Hitler’s Foreign Executioners (THP, 2011) and Massacre in Malaya (THP, 2013). He has made numerous documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4 and many other broadcasters. He lives in Berlin.
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Murray’s Cabaret Club
Soldiering On
Discovering Soho’s Secret Benjamin Levy
British Tommies After the First World War Adam Powell
Step below the pavements of Soho’s Beak Street, and discover the untold tale of the exotic – and scandalous – Murray’s Cabaret Club
The first and only book that covers the whole range of British ex-servicemen’s experiences in the interwar period in a single volume
• Should greatly appeal to London’s museums (Museum of London and the V&A in particular)
• This topic is as relevant today as it was 100 years ago
• Will be accompanied by an exhibition at the V&A (the previous exhibition at the Century Club was sold out for months) • As the first book on Murray’s, this book features a mass of unpublished images, material and original research
July 2019 £25.00 9780750991322 Hardback 245x190mm, 224 pages 60 b&w illustrations, 200 colour illustrations World Rights
• Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old has renewed interest in the subject • Neglected areas covered such as the resettlement of troops overseas and black, Irish and Asian troops in the British army • Features original research and unpublished interviews with veterans
July 2019 £16.99 9780750991476 Paperback with flaps 234x156mm, 256 pages 16 b&w illustrations World Rights
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Lofty
Nat Lofthouse, England’s Lion of Vienna Matt Clough
A Rum Tale
A long-overdue biography of one of English football’s timeless greats
A fun gift book incorporating the history, culture and cocktail recipes of one of the world’s most versatile spirits
• Complete with facts about Nat’s life and career never before revealed •U ses extensive new research based on newspaper archives, newsreel footage and first-hand interviews with Nat and key people from his life
Spirit of the New World Joseph Piercy
• Rum is experiencing a resurgence of popularity, and has been pinpointed as the next trend in the drinks market
• Potential partnership with the club
• Fantastic anecdotes and written in a fun, accessible style, setting it apart from the academic histories and bartenders’ guides available
•P otential foreword by Sam Allardyce, Kevin Davies, Sir Bobby Charlton or Gordon Taylor
• Author is a regular speaker at the Wilderness Festival and other food and drink festivals across the UK
July 2019 £20.00 9780750988896 Hardback 234x156mm, 256 pages 16 b&w illustrations World Rights
July 2019 £12.99 9780750990806 Hardback 198x129mm, 192 pages 12 b&w illustrations World Rights
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Palaces of Power
Charles and Ada
The first book to chart the extraordinary story of St James’s in London, the home to the city’s iconic clubland and a host of famous institutions
The first book to reveal the intensity of the relationship between Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace; an outstanding contribution to historical STEM literature
• Features a foreword by bestselling London historian Jerry White
• Foreword by Lisa Noel Babbage, direct descendant of Charles Babbage
• Features many of London’s bestknown institutions, from the Café de Paris to the Athenaeum
• Uncovers new information on two very popular figures, with unusual access to two sides of letter exchanges
• Sales opportunities at the Reform Club and Berry Bros & Rudd (who will also host launch)
• The author’s previous title Ada’s Algorithm has been optioned by Monumental Pictures, with a screenplay complete, and is due to move to pre-production soon
August 2019 £25.00 9780750990769 Hardback 234x156mm, 256 pages 8 mono and 8 colour plates, 50 illustrations World Rights
August 2019 £16.99 9780750990950 Paperback with flaps 234x156mm, 256 pages 16 b&w illustrations World Rights
The Birth and Evolution of London’s Clubland Stephen Hoare
The Computer’s Most Passionate Partnership James Essinger
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When Harry Met Cubby The Story of the James Bond Producers Robert Sellers
Sept 2019 £20.00 9780750990424 Hardback 234x156mm, 288 pages 8 mono plates, 20 b&w illustrations World Rights
The first biography of the legendary producers of the James Bond series, Harry Saltzman and Albert R. ‘Cubby’ Broccoli
Suburbia
In Defence of the Mundane David Randall Sept 2019 £12.99 9780750991506 Paperback with flaps 198x129mm, 256 pages 16 b&w illustrations World Rights
A witty, eagle-eyed look at the ups and downs of growing up in the suburbia of the 1950s to 1970s
Gunners in Normandy Pearls Before Poppies
The Story of the Red Cross Pearls Rachel Trethewey July 2019 £10.99 9780750992091 Paperback New Edition 198x129mm, 320 pages 24 b&w illustrations World Rights
The moving story of the 1918 Red Cross Pearl Necklace Appeal, and the women who donated pearls in soldiers’ memory
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The History of the Royal Artillery in North-west Europe, Part 1: 1 June to August 1944 Major Frank Baldwin Sept 2019 £50.00 9780750990448 Hardback 234x156mm, 672 pages 16 mono plates, 32 colour plates 69 b&w illustrations, 35 colour illustrations World Rights
A comprehensive account of the Royal Artillery at Normandy: an unparalleled level of information that draws from personal accounts and official records
Protest
Women of the Home Front
A vivid pictorial history of protest in the UK
A pictorial celebration of the women’s services of the Second World War
July 2019 £12.99 9780750990721 Hardback 190x168mm, 144 pages, 120 b&w illustrations World English Language
July 2019 £12.99 9780750990738 Hardback 190x168mm, 144 pages, 120 b&w illustrations World English Language
Serving the Nation in Photographs Mirrorpix
Britain on the March Mirrorpix
Criminal Britain
A Photographic History of the Country’s Most Notorious Crimes Mirrorpix
Bond
The first book to explore the history of British crime through photographs
Released to coincide with the release of the twenty-fifth 007 film
August 2019 £12.99 9780750990745 Hardback 190x168mm, 144 pages, 120 b&w illustrations World English Language
August 2019 £12.99 9780750990752 Hardback 190x168mm, 144 pages, 120 b&w illustrations World English Language
Behind the Scenes Mirrorpix
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Tudor Folk Tales David Tonge
Folk Tales from Welsh America Peter Stevenson
July 2019 £12.00 9780750991643 Paperback New Edition 198x129mm, 192 pages 30 b&w illustrations World Rights
Folk tales from the Tudor times, new in paperback
The Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales Folk Tale Authors
Sept 2019 £12.00 9780750992039 PPC 198x129mm, 192 pages World Rights
The best tales from around the country, chosen from our popular series of folk tales
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The Moon-Eyed People July 2019 £12.00 9780750991421 Paperback 198x129mm, 192 pages 20 b&w illustrations World Rights
Little-known folk tales from Welsh settlements in America: a colonial history told through stories from Welsh, American and Native cultures
Robin Hood
Outlaw or Greenwood Myth Fran & Geoff Doel July 2019 £12.99 9780750991407 Paperback New Edition 234x156mm, 128 pages 40 b&w illustrations World Rights
A new edition with an updated gazetteer and filmography
Napoleon’s Greatest Triumph The Battle of Austerlitz Gregory Fremont-Barnes
August 2019 £10.99 9780750991674 Paperback New Edition 198x129mm, 192 pages 50 b&w illustrations World Rights
Black Poppies
Britain’s Black Community and the Great War Stephen Bourne August 2019 £12.99 9780750990820 Paperback New Edition 198x129mm, 256 pages 32 b&w illustrations World Rights
A concise guide to one of the most important clashes of the Napoleonic Wars, showcasing Napoleon’s military genius
A fully revised and updated edition of a vitally important piece of black British history
Arnhem
UnRoman Britain
Exposing the Great Myth of Britannia Miles Russell & Stuart Laycock
Nine Days of Battle Chris Brown Sept 2019 £14.99 9780750992206 Paperback New Edition 234x156mm, 256 pages 80 b&w illustrations World Rights
Arnhem 1944 remains the greatest airborne battle of all time – this is the ultimate companion to that battle
Sept 2019 £14.99 9780750990813 Paperback New Edition 198x129mm, 384 pages 70 b&w illustrations World Rights
This groundbreaking study turns our traditional image of the Roman occupation of Britain on its head, fully reviewed and updated for 2019
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High Tea on the Cunard Queens
Royal Bargemasters
A Light-Hearted Look at Life at Sea 800 Years at the Prow of Royal History Paul Curtis Robert Crouch & Beryl Pendley
An insight into life aboard the Cunard liners from the perspective of a 1960s entertainments officer • Lively illustrated social history reveals how life aboard the Cunard liners has changed over the years
Revealing the 800-year history of the Royal Household Bargemasters, organisers of the monarch’s Thames water transport, part of the Keepers of the Kingdom
• The Bargemaster and Watermen’s role is to safely transport the monarch while also displaying their • Frank and amusing book with such authority and majesty, an important fascinating snippets as why the final contribution to the history of the voyage of a Cunard captain is never announced, the truth about seasickness, British monarchy from Edward I to the present and exactly how much money a cheeky bell boy might be able to earn • Will be stocked by NMM, Greenwich; the bookshop at Henley; and • With a foreword by Captain Aseem Watermen’s Hall, who still govern A. Hashmi MNM, Master of the the river and have 3,000 members Queen Elizabeth
July 2019 £16.99 9780750990554 Paperback 234x156mm, 192 pages 8 colour plates 60 b&w illustrations, 15 colour illustrations World Rights
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July 2019 £14.99 9780750990837 Paperback 234x156mm, 176 pages 8 colour plates 66 b&w illustrations, 16 colour illustrations World Rights
Corsair KD431
Preserving The Time Capsule Fighter Revisited David Morris July 2019 £25.00 9780750990417 Paperback New Edition 263x194mm, 224 pages 40 b&w illustrations, 110 colour illustrations World Rights
A unique paint archaeology project that revealed a true time capsule object - Corsair KD43
Supertanker
Living on a Monster VLCC Dr Ray Solly August 2019 £17.99 9780750987691 Paperback 234x156mm, 192 pages 70 illustrations World Rights
The realities of life aboard a VLCC supertanker, moving millions of tonnes of oil worldwide every day
The Changing Railways The P&O Colouring Book of Britain Chris Frame, Rachelle Cross, Rob Henderson & Doug Cremer
From Steam to Diesel and Electric Paul Hurley & Phil Braithwaite
Stunning illustrations to colour in, charting the history and heritage of P&O
As the days of steam ended, other forms of power took over …
August 2019 £12.00 9780750991520 Paperback 220x220mm, 96 pages 45 b&w illustrations World Rights
August 2019 £25.00 9780750989824 Hardback 224x245mm, 144 pages, 48 colour plates 168 b&w illustrations, 75 colour illustrations World Rights
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Ships of Splendour
First Gear
Celebrating large and small passenger ships in colour, from the 1940s onwards
Myth-busting book that explores what really happened first across the eventful history of motoring
September 2019 £25.00 9780750991469 PPC 224x245mm 120 pages, 150 colour illustrations World Rights
September 2019 £12.99 9780750988162 Paperback 168x190mm 160 pages, 130 illustrations World Rights
Don’t Let Them Bag the Nines
Mallard
Passenger Lines in Colour William H. Miller
The First World War Memoir of a de Havilland Pilot Captain F. Williams MC, DFC September 2019 £12.99 9780750991315 PPC 198x129mm, 192 pages 15 b&w illustrations World Rights
The extraordinary First World War account of pilot Captain Eric Williams’ bombing and reconnaissance raids over Germany
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Myth Busting Motoring Milestones Keith Ray
How the Blue Streak Broke the World Record Don Hale September 2019 £16.99 9780750991513 PBK with flaps 234x156mm, 208 pages 8 colour plates, 20 b&w illustrations, 20 colour illustrations World Rights
The story of Mallard, including locomotive development, the speed battle in the UK and abroad, and its subsequent life through the war years and beyond
Artisan Bristol
Artisan Edinburgh
Ceramicists, glass blowers, upholsterers … Bristol is the hub of the South West England and a city that thrives on creativity
Artisan Edinburgh invites you into the rarely seen world of the artist’s studio
Catherine Aitken
Sophie Rees
• Part of an exciting new series
• Second book in an exciting new series
• Profiles looking at some of Bristol’s best and most creative artists and makers
• Profiles looking at some of Edinburgh’s best and most creative artists and makers
• Compiled by the director of Bristol Artisan
• Compiled by fashion designer Catherine Aitken
• Beautifully designed coffee-table book exhibiting Bristol’s most exciting wares
• Beautifully designed coffee-table book exhibiting Edinburgh’s most exciting wares
August 2019 £20.00 9780750989343 Hardback 235x193mm, 176 pages 120 colour illustrations World Rights
August 2019 £20.00 9780750989350 Hardback 235x193mm, 192 pages 120 colour illustrations World Rights
Local
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The Little History of Coventry Peter Walters
Dorset Folk Tales for Children Tim Laycock
August 2019 £12.00 9780750989084 PPC 198x129mm, 192 pages 30 b&w illustrations World Rights
From earliest records to the present day, in one easy-to-read volume
Buckinghamshire Folk Tales Terrie Howey
August 2019 £12.00 9780750967679 Paperback 198x129mm, 192 pages 30 b&w illustrations World Rights
Folk tales of Buckinghamshire from a professional storyteller
General Local & Irish & Gift
August 2019 £9.99 9780750987769 Paperback 198x129mm, 192 pages 25-30 b&w illustrations World Rights
Folk tales from Dorset, especially selected for children by a professional storyteller
Haunted Yorkshire Nick Tyler
September 2019 £12.00 9780750991377 Paperback 198x129mm, 192 pages 40 b&w illustrations World Rights
Yorkshire ghost stories, legends and history
Kerry Folk Tales
Gary Branigan & Luke Eastwood July 2019 £12.99 / € 12.99 9780750984140 Paperback 198x129mm, 192 pages 25 b&w illustrations World Rights
Waterford City A History Cian Manning
September 2019 £18.99 / €18.99 9781845889098 Paperback 234x156mm, 208 pages 50 b&w illustrations World Rights
A vibrant collection of local tales handed down through generations of storytellers
Illustrated history of the city of Waterford from the Vikings to the present day
Wild Waves and Wishing Wells
The Battle of Clonmult
Irish Folk Tales for Children Órla McGovern September 2019 £12.99 / € 12.99 9780750990486 Paperback 198x129mm, 192 pages 30 b&w illustrations World Rights
Traditional and contemporary tales for children from the rivers, seas, lakes, canals, sacred wells and waters of Ireland
The IRA’s First Defeat Tom O’Neill
August 2019 £14.99 / € 14.99 9780750992213 Paperback New Edition 234x156mm, 144 pages 40 illustrations World Rights
A revised and expanded new edition: the only book published about the battle (original edition out of print)
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