Category: Books

Available to pre-order from Waterstones Kenneth More was the living embodiment of British humour, straightness, and resilience on the film screen and off. Born into a life of wealth in 1914, he fell into show business almost by accident and worked for nearly two decades – including at the famous…

In the icy North Atlantic, a tiny nation took on a superpower – and won. No one has told the full story of the Cod Wars in book form – until now. Nathan Morley digs deep into the centuries-old struggle for cod, tracing Britain’s presence in Icelandic waters back over…

‘A wonderful account of a life filled with far more ups and downs than its subject’s languid demeanour ever suggested.’ -Miles Jupp Even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, you’d recognise David Tomlinson’s face – genial and continually perplexed, he was Mr Banks in Mary Poppins, Professor Browne in Bedknobs and Broomsticks and…

 ‘The Cruel Sea’, ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’, ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, ‘Zulu’, ‘Mandy’ and ‘Ben-Hur’ were just a few of the scores of films which made Jack Hawkins a top star. He built his fame not only on his acting ability, but also on his image as a symbol of…

The first ever English language biography of Erich Honecker, covering his entire life and career. In The Man Who Built the Berlin Wall, Nathan Morley brings to life the story of the longtime leader of the German Democratic Republic. Drawing from a wealth of untapped archival sources – and firsthand…