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Full of spine-chilling encounters, extraordinary characters and brutal clashes, The Real Football Factories shows that football hooliganism is alive and kicking all over the world.

Comedian, tea-time talk show host and all-round entertainer, multi-award winning Paul O'Grady is one of the most popular figures on British television. This biography paints a portrait of this wild and incredible man.

A biography of Ashcroft, the frontman for The Verve and also a highly successful solo artist. As a young singer from Wigan, Ashcroft formed The Verve with Nick McCabe and released two critically-acclaimed albums before their third record, "Urban Hymns", turned them into one of the UK's biggest acts.

On the evening of May 3, 2007, Gerry and Kate McCann returned to their resort apartment in Portugal's Algarve to every parents' worst nightmare--their daughter, three-year-old Madeleine Beth McCann had vanished from her room. Her disappearance sparked a worldwide manhunt. Poster campaigns, distraught pleas from the parents, and frenzied media cover

Perry Groves spent over a decade in the footballing spotlight. Sometimes he was at the top, often he was at the bottom and that's half the reasons the fans loved him so much. This is a book about professional football, which discusses his roller coaster years of booze binges, girl-chasing and gambling sprees.

Included in the Sunday Times' 100 Makers of the 21st Century as 'the next Sir Laurence Olivier', Benedict's star is only set to shine brighter as he join luminaries Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Day-Lewis and Anthony Hopkins as one of Britain's most defining actors. This is his illuminating biography.

Presents a biography of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. This book uncovers the secret tragedies that turned Gordon Ramsay into one of the most driven, successful and angry men in Britain. It talks about his best-friend and protege's bizarre suicide, his decade-long battle to save his younger brother from heroin addiction and crime, and more.

Everything you have ever wanted to know about the best comedy show in years is within these pages!

Having driven into the sunset in the final episode of Channel 4's The Hotel, Mark Jenkins is back doing what he does best - entertaining the nation. His unique take on life, affable charm, and woefully naive exploits are all captured with great comedic effect in this, his first book.

One day Margie Danielsen turned the TV on to Most Wanted and saw the face of her husband, whose real name was Paul Mack - a fugitive wanted - for rape and murder. This work tells Margie's story - from her courtship with Mack to her shocking discovery; from her brave trip to the police station to turn in her husband, to its terrifying aftermath.

On 1st December 1996, 25-year-old Lee Harvey was stabbed 42 times in a frenzied knife attack. His girlfriend, Tracie Andrews, claimed he had been murdered in a road rage attack and appeared at a press conference making an emotional appeal for witnesses to the crime. Later, the horrific truth about what really happened that night became apparent.

Since his GBP 10 million lottery win, a string of intense yet failed relationships had hurt Joe Johnson (not to mention his wallet) very badly. So when Joe met and fell in love with Lisa, he was determined not to be made a fool of, so to ensure Lisa would love him for who he was, not his bank balance, Joe hatched a plan to test her love for him.

Originally published: London: Pennant, 2007.

If you love the Hunger Games trilogy, then this is the book for you! Find out about the characters, the controversy and how the books are being transformed for the Hollywood screen. A must-have for any Hunger Games fan!

The gambling, the drugs and the sheer uninhibited madness of the man were well documented. But there was always a buzz around Alex. Drawing upon unrivalled access to the Hurricane's friends and colleagues, this is an affectionate and honest portrait of the most legendary player ever to hit the world of snooker.

Lenny McLean's life story is an inspirational one. A bare-knuckle fighter by profession, he was one of the most notorious figures ever to emerge from the East End of London. His untimely death in 1998, following a battle against cancer, was a tragic loss for family and friends and left his legions of fans shocked and bereft.

Phil Stant's grew up in the sixties - idolising George Best and dreaming of playing at Wembley - but his life before professional football included bomb disposal, and seeing front-line action in Falklands. Here, Phil writes about his life from the days of 'jumpers for goalposts' to living in the barracks and onto the pitch and from the sidelines.

Meet the hardest men from a country where the streets are the most dangerous and the gangsters and criminals are the scariest in Britain. This book takes you inside the rough, mad, bad, drug-infested, cut-throat, back-stabbing world of the Scottish prison system. It covers them all from murderers to armed-robbers.

Brenden James Abbott was the most wanted man in Australia. He became as famous for his ability to elude the authorities. This book reveals how he pulled off two daring escapes from maximum security prisons and executed some of Australia's most profitable and complex bank robberies.

The case of Jack the Ripper has at last been cracked by the one man most qualified to do so - a former murder squad detective. Trevor Marriott casts aside the rumours which have for so long dogged the most famous police case of all time.

Albert Donoghue was Reggie Kray's right hand man, his minder and chief executive. In this book, he reveals the events he witnessed, charting the rise of these notorious criminals, and their final descent into self-destruction.

When the Krays were arrested, they made a mistake. They told Albert to admit the killing of Frank Mitchell. Albert testified against them and his evidence landed the Krays thirty years. This book reveals the inside story of the Krays. It charts the rise of the country's notorious criminals, and their descent into self-destruction.

It was the look and the attitude that defined the UK in the 1980s. The Casual movement - a new breed of football fan, brought with them a new way to terrorise the terraces. Scotland led the way, and of them all, Aberdeen football club's Aberdeen Soccer Casuals became the most notorious and most feared in the country. This book tells their story.

He's the American Eagle, the leader of America's exciting new wave of golfing superstars. Young, handsome and stylish, Rickie Fowler has taken the sport to a younger audience - making headlines as much for his wacky dress sense and YouTube spoofs as for his God-given prowess with a golf club. This is his compelling first biography.

Johnny Cash had one of the most recognisable voice in the history of country music, and indeed in the history of recorded music itself. Building musical bridges between the worlds of country, folk, rock and gospel, Cash's influence is as broad as his fanbase.

The Killers are a very British band. Their rise to fame has been meteoric, inspired, and eventful. Their album, "Hot Fuss" has made it into the Top 5 Selling Albums of 2004. This book charts that rise to fame, interviewing key players along the way, as well as placing the band in the context of the predominantly British legacy.

Convicted of murder and manslaughter in the 1970s, Norman Parker was sentenced to life at Parkhurst Prison, an institution filled with violent criminals. He encountered criminals such as the Kray twins, the Great Train Robbers. This book includes dangerous characters, and their pasts, with observations on every aspect of secret world in this jail.

When bodies were discovered hidden in barrels in 1999 in South Australia, Jeremy Pudney was one of the first journalists to cover the case that stunned the entire world. Now, using his years of experience as a police reporter for the Adelaide Advertiser and Network Ten, Pudney pieces together the complete story of the Snowtown murders.

Quick tikkas and tandooris, instant baltis, special meat, fish and veggie curries in minutes! Curry is the nation's favourite food, yet with today's hectic and demanding lifestyles most of us feel we don't have time to prepare the delicious meals we so enjoy.

For the last 10 years, a war has raged on once-safe suburban streets that has stunned the world. The killings have been particularly callous and brutal: mothers gunned down with their babies sleeping beside them, fathers killed in front of their children, and couples shot down in cold blood. This is true crime at its most bloody, surreal, and terrifying.