The plea of insanity in criminal cases can be traced back at least to the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi, which dates from 1755-1759 BC. It is a complicated defence, and its origins in modern law lie with the... Zobraziť viac
Cats are fascinating creatures; they live so closely with us, but can be difficult to fathom. Yet they do give us clues as to how they are feeling and what they are thinking - it is up to us to decipher them... Zobraziť viac
In 1987, four friends from London, Paul Oakenfold, Danny Rampling, Nicky Holloway and Johnny Walker, took a week-long holiday to Ibiza. What they saw there, and brought back home, would give rise to a new global music and counterculture movement... Zobraziť viac
On the 25th anniversary of her death, this intimate and enlightening book explores the legacy of Princess Diana, and her influence on the monarchy, her sons and on wider social attitudes... Zobraziť viac
The Peaky Blinders as we know them, thanks to the hit TV series, are infused with drama and dread. Fashionably dressed, the charismatic but deeply flawed Shelby family blind enemies by slashing them with the disposable safety razor blades stitched... Zobraziť viac
We are all too familiar with the stories of Jews who were tortured and killed in concentration camps throughout the Third Reich. But less is known about the persecution of Polish prisoners housed in Majdanek... Zobraziť viac
There is no book in English about the wartime Berlin 'salon' run by Kitty Schmidt under the secret control of Reinhard Heydrich, one of the architects of the Final Solution... Zobraziť viac
On 12 July 1962, the Rollin' Stones performed their first-ever gig at London's Marquee jazz club. Down the line, a 'g' was added, a spark was lit and their destiny was sealed. No going back... Zobraziť viac
The greatest cover-ups and unsolved mysteries in the world of celebrity... Zobraziť viac
And you'd never guess that the baddest of the bad-me-would make it out of the prison system and instead of dying in the street as a stone-cold junkie and killer, I'd end up being shot, stabbed, decapitated, blown up, hanged, flattened by an elevator... Zobraziť viac
John Blake Publishing: Statins are the so-called wonder drugs widely prescribed to lower blood cholesterol levels and claim... Zobraziť viac
The Secret History of The Five Eyes: The untold story of the international spy network, is a riveting... Zobraziť viac
Adolf Hitler was one of six children born to his mother, and one of eight born to his father from two of his three marriages.Alois Hitler, ne Schicklgruber, was an official of the Austrian customs service, and the combination of an imperial uniform and... Zobraziť viac