343 títulos para "Thistle Publishing"

Bonar Law

Adams, R.J.Q.

Perhaps the least known of Britain's twentieth century premiers, the Canadian-born Bonar Law entered politics in 1900 at the age of forty-two and within two years held government office. In 1911, he was elected leader of the Conservative Party and in the twelve years that followed, reunited and reo...

The Filth

MacLaughlin, Duncan / Hall, William

For the first time ever, a Metropolitan Police undercover detective has broken ranks to reveal the stark reality of life in the police force today. Duncan MacLaughlin was one of New Scotland Yard's elite. In a career spanning more than two decades he served in both the Central Drug Squad and th...

Birds of Passage

Mullen, Richard

In the 19th century, most travel books about the United States were written by men, often producing lengthy works describing political, social, and economic aspects of American life. There were also a small number of female travel writers, who tended to write more about the business of daily life,...

Commando

Nordass, Geoff

From the riot-torn streets of Belfast to the bleak moors of the Falklands and the scorched deserts of Iraq, Royal Marine Commando Geoff Nordass has been an eyewitness to some of the bloodiest conflicts of the late twentieth century. GEOFF'S ARMY CAREER INCLUDES: Arctic warfare training in an elite...

Raise Your Grade

Gossage, Dr Denise

Here at last is the complete guide to how to revise, in a lively and engaging walkthrough style. It will give students a practical, step-by-step, framework for revision: PUMP: Plan, Understand, Memorise, Practise. Written with GCSE and A-Level students in mind, Raise Your Grade will enable all s...

The Treasure of Westminster Abbey

Rae, John

'It is one thing to say that you do not believe in ghosts and quite another to walk alone through the Abbey cloisters after dark...' Going through the cloisters one evening, Emily bumps into a stranger. In the gloom she cannot see who he is, but it seems that he wears a monk's habit, and has only a...

The Third Twin

Rae, John

It was Jonny who had not liked the idea of spending a night alone in Westminster Abbey, the great London Cathedral, with his twin brother Shamus, but it was Jonny who volunteered to be held hostage by the ghostly crowd of princes, kings and warriors who came to life at midnight, as a protest against...

Nell Gwyn

Beauclerk, Charles

`Charles Beauclerk brings to this book on his ancestress a rich and deep knowledge of the period conveyed in warm, unstuffy and amusing style' Daily Mail 'Succeeds in capturing Nell Gwyn's vivacity, originality and essential sweetness' - The Guardian 'Beauclerk tells Nell's story with obvious re...

How to Remove a Brain

Haviland, David

“Hilarious, and sometimes stomach-turning, vignettes.” New Scientist "I never thought a book titled How to Remove a Brain would be so incredibly brilliant. David Haviland, I don't know you, or why you create books like this and Why Dogs Eat Poop, but you are clearly smarter tha...

Legion of the Lost

Salazar, Jaime

Revised edition, with a new foreword and afterword from the author. 'From an air-conditioned Chicago office, Mr. Salazar took the express elevator straight to hell. Legion of the Lost is his story, the improbable, very funny tale of a sensitive, bookish child of Mexican immigrants who walked away...

The Warehouse Industry

Macbeth, William

Once there was a man.  When the man was a boy he killed a duck. He called the duck Peter, but it was too late. The duck was dead.  He got a job at a pie factory. Not a great job, but they didn’t ask too many questions, which was the main thing. He didn’t last long there, and le...

Princess

Dismore, Jane

As a 13-year-old girl, Princess Elizabeth fell in love with Prince Philip of Greece, an ambitious naval cadet, and they married when she was 21. When Elizabeth suddenly became Queen at 25, their lives changed forever. With previously unpublished material and unique interviews with friends and relati...