The inside story of the one of the most successful British stand-up comedians, as told by the person best qualified to reveal all about the man behind the comic, his wife of over 20 years - Pamela Stephenson.
The inspiration behind 'Life of Pi' director Ang Lee's 'Brokeback Mountain' is one of the short stories to be found in this haunting collection of Wyoming tales.
Celebratory, witty and incredibly insightful, Harry Bingham explores the eccentricities and customs of the British nation in a bid to answer a question which has everyone debating - Who are we?
The true story of a bumbling and undistinguished television producer who inadvertently changed the landscape of cookery programmes forever to give rise to the world of the 'celebrity chef'.
The first comprehensive collection of the letters of one of the most successful American songwriters of the twentieth century From Anything Goes to Kiss Me, Kate, Cole Porter left a lasting legacy of iconic songs including "You're the Top," "Love For Sale," and "Night and Day.
The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's life and work, including his significant impact on Japan and the world—"an essential work in anime scholarship.
Leni Riefenstahl will always be remembered for her brilliant film of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin - still rated as one of the best documentaries ever made.
From the Sunday Times Bestselling author Dr Amanda BrownRevisit the wold of The Prison Doctor, as she describes stories of her time spent with foreign national prisoners.
**MiCannes Award Music Book of the Year**The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles' beloved roadie, assistant, confidant and friendA towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Malcolm 'Mal' Evans was an invaluable member of the Beatles' inner circle.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing to date-a brutally honest and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance and self-acceptance.
Javier Tapia Rodríguez (14/09/1955, México), doctor en Sociología según la Universidad de Barcelona, es un prolífico publicador de libros (casi seiscientos) de cuarta porque no hay de quinta, de todos los temas imaginables y habidos y por haber, con tres o cuatro best-seller (Chistes de Lepe, en Temas de Hoy; Gimnasia para perezosos, en Ediciones B; El recetario del lenguaje de las velas, en Obelisco; y El aire que respiramos, en Ibis y Océano, por ejemplo).
BILD-Comic, umstrittenes Spielzeug und popkulturelles Phänomen: Von ihren weniger bekannten Anfängen als sexy Werbepuppe über ihre globale Marktdominanz Mitte des 20.
AUTHOR OF "e;POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS,"e; "e;GIRLS WHO BECAME FAMOUS,"e; "e;STORIES FROM LIFE,"e; "e;FAMOUS AMERICAN AUTHORS,"e; "e;FAMOUS AMERICAN STATESMEN,"e; "e;SOCIAL STUDIES INENGLAND,"e; "e;FROM HEART AND NATURE,"e;"e;FAMOUS MEN OF SCIENCE,"e; ETC.
Mas de 250 paginas ricamente acompanadas de fotografias e ilustraciones ineditas recorren la figura irrepetible de Alicia Alonso, la gran diva de la danza del siglo XX.
En Bailar sobre el demonio del olvido, Marife Santiago Bolanos propone una reflexion profunda sobre la memoria como espacio de resistencia etica frente a la violencia y la deshumanizacion.
La obra Ella (Artículo femenino) plantea un desafío a las conversaciones contemporáneas sobre la relación entre género e identidad: ¿cuántas mujeres caben en un pronombre?
Descubre uno de los relatos más escalofriantes y precisos de Edgar Allan Poe, maestro del terror psicológico y de las narraciones de tensión contenida.
