Carlton Books: 171 books

Six out of ten people admit to wanting to lose weight but are bewildered by the number of diets out there, from those that eliminate fats or carbs to those that tout superfoods or fasting days, but all claiming to be the one that will work. This book gathers together 30 of the most popular and talked-about...

Formula One racing is the world's most exciting and dramatic motorsport and The Official BBC Sport Guide: Formula One 2012 is the ultimate companion to the new season, complete with up to date information on all of the very latest drivers. Authoritatively written and illustrated throughout with over...

Nigella was born in 1960 into a family of privilege and wealth: her father was to become chancellor and her mother was an heiress. She began her career at the Sunday Times and Spectator, writing on books and restaurants. In 1992 she and fellow journalist John Diamond were married in secret in Venice....

There have been many books written on the SAS, most telling of individual events in the Regiment's history. This book tells the full story, from formation in the sand dunes of Africa in World War II to present action in the Middle East. You'll get an inside look at modern selection and training and the...

Roberto Mancini: The Man Behind Manchester City's Greatest-Ever Season is the exhilarating account of how Roberto Mancini guided the Noisy Neighbours from the Blue side of Manchester to the top of the Premier League. Since the Italian took the helm at Manchester City, the club's Premier League challenge...

Over the years some gay men, such as Oscar Wilde, suffered for their sexuality. Others, such as Quentin Crisp, made a career out of it. Noel Coward could not have been more camp. J. Edgar Hoover hid his sexuality whilst openly persecuting other homosexuals, T. E. Lawrence probably died because he could...

Tea is a phenomenon that has changed the attitudes of one nation to another, exposed divisions of class and race, ossified social behaviour, shaped the ethics of business, influenced relations between management and labour and led to significant advances in medicine. "Tea" is a comprehensive study of...

The supermodel did not arrive when Twiggy first donned false eyelashes; the concept began more than 100 years previously, with a young artists' model whose face captivated a generation. Saved from the drudgery of a working-class existence by a young Pre-Raphaelite artist, Lizzie Siddal rose to become...

This is not merely a biography of The Beatles but a unique and vividly personal, first-hand account by a Liverpool-born author who knew John, Paul, George and Ringo as friends throughout the height of their fame. As The Beatles' Press Officer, he worked within the group's closest circle for six breakneck...

A brand new edition of this classic Deutsch biography of Eva Peron. Eva Peron was a legend in her own lifetime and since her death in 1952 the legends have proliferated. By the end of the twentieth century she had been immortalised on stage and screen and is now regarded as one of the strongest, most...

Gary Speed Remembered is a fascinating and moving tribute to one of the greats of British football. It is the story of a player who enjoyed two decades at the top of his profession. Few men have earned more solid reputations in football than Gary Speed and the football world mourned his passing when he died in November 2011.

The Boss is his own fascinating and hard-hitting account of how he has survived and flourished in the turmoil of what has become a multi-million pound business. Gregory is never anything but honest, revealing his pain, frustration, joy and sadness at some of the most crucial moments of his career. From...

How to Poo at Work was the original toilet etiquette guide which made a big splash in the UK. Now toilet etiquett-sperts Mats & Enzo have turned their attention and extensive experience to what is surely one of the most important questions that has played on the mind of mankind for centuries: How to...

The man who got into a fight with a monkey and lost...the burglar who thought he was Santa Claus and got stuck in a chimney...the fortune teller who did not foresee one of her clients would kill her...the gangster who danced himself to death - all true reports from across the globe which reveal the most...