New Non-Fiction Books

A chilling look into the brutality of life behind bars and what it’s like to be locked away with some of the world’s most dangerous criminals. Widely known in the criminal underworld as the ‘Black Widow’, Linda Calvey spent the first half of her life running with the UK’s top gangsters, robbing banks and rubbing shoulders with the Kray twins. That is, until, in 1990, her lover Robbie Cook was murdered at point-blank, and she found herself falsely convicted. Linda was sent away for decades, and would go on to become Britain’s longest-serving female prisoner. This is her story of life inside, and how she learnt to survive the many years she spent behind bars. Detailing the systems, characters and rules of prison life, as well as her encounters with notorious criminals Charles Bronson, Rose West and Myra Hindley, Linda gives a full account of her time locked up. Featuring stories of fights, riots, dodgy dealings and what happens when a prison officer gets taken hostage, this is a gritty and eye-opening look at prison life from a woman who has seen it all. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781802795950 • Author: Linda Calvey • Publisher: Hodder Headline • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm

37 beautiful illustrations of animals to colour and create! Pick up your colouring pens and pencils, and lose yourself in the amazing animal kingdom. Georgie Woolridge, influenced by patterns she discovered in India, has created these intricate drawings to aid relaxation and elicit creative meditation. Featuring a range of species from the armadillo to the zebra, each illustration is paired with an informative text about the animal and its habitat. Go wild in Georgie’s world and get ready to bring these stunning creatures to life. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781912827848 • Author: Georgie Woolridge  • Publisher: Elwin Street Productions • Format: Paperback • Pages: 80

37 beautiful illustrations of birds to colour and create! Pick up your colouring pens and pencils, and lose yourself in the creative world of Birdlife. Georgie Woolridge, influenced by patterns she discovered in India, has created these intricate drawings to aid relaxation and elicit creative meditation. Featuring species such as the kingfisher, mandarin duck, penguin, and peacock, each illustration in Birdlife is paired with an informative text about the bird. Take off into Georgie’s world and get ready to bring these wonderful birds to life. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781912827824 • Author: Georgie Woolridge  • Publisher: Elwin Street Productions • Format: Paperback • Pages: 80

37 beautiful illustrations of underwater creatures to colour and create! Pick up your colouring pens and pencils, and lose yourself in this underwater realm. Georgie Woolridge, influenced by patterns she discovered in India, has created these intricate drawings to aid relaxation and elicit creative meditation. Featuring species such as seahorses, jellyfish, dolphins and clownfish, each illustration is paired with an informative text about the creature and its habitat. Dive into Georgie’s world and get ready to bring these magical aquatic creatures to life. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781912827831 • Author: Georgie Woolridge  • Publisher: Elwin Street Productions • Format: Paperback • Pages: 80

This calming, creative colouring book is a great way to help you focus and increase your sense of well-being! Dive in and express the love with this fantastic book of images of hearts, flowers and all things romantic. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398852259 • Author: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 28 x 22.5 x 1 cm

During the Second World War, it is hard to imagine a situation where the British High Command could think that one of the only ways they could attack Hitler was to send ten canoeists with limpet mines to paddle one hundred miles up the Gironde estuary, in the middle of winter, in an attempt to sink German blockade ships in Bordeaux harbour. Yet this is precisely what happened in 1942. The man who gave the go-ahead for the audacious commando raid – Lord Louis Mountbatten, head of Combined Operations – fully anticipated that all ten men would die in the attempt. Mountbatten wasn’t far wrong – two ripped their collapsible canoes as they were manhandling them out of the submarine; two drowned when their canoes capsized entering the Gironde estuary; and a further six were captured by the Germans and later executed. By complete chance, the two canoeists who managed to escape – Major ‘Blondie’ Hasler and Marine Bill Sparks – stumbled into the arms of the French resistance. Once in their care, Hasler and Sparks made their way across France and into Spain, crossing the Pyrenees in the company (though they did not know it) of a Gestapo agent intent on bringing down the resistance network. Operation Suicide will be the first account of this enthralling raid for over fifty years. In utilizing primary source material, including detailed German records captured by the British in 1944 (which remained censored until 1976), Robert Lyman brings to life one of the most courageous and dramatic events to take place in the darkest days of the Second World War. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529440065 • Author: Robert Lyman • Publisher: Quercus Publishing plc • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm

From sunny poppies to fragrant roses, this stunning collection of floral pictures features a multitude of flowers to fill with vibrant colour. Channel your innermost green thumb and design your own special garden from the idyllic images in this book. Each section is numbered so that, by following the key, you can add colour to these amazing images. With blooms from throughout the globe and for every style and taste, this colour-by-numbers collection will allow you to revel in the vast array of flowers that make up our world. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398838765 • Author: Else Lennox & David Woodroffe • Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 28 x 22.5 x 0.8 cm

This book will score a major-league success with sport obsessives and casual fans alike... Any true fan knows that the porcelain umpire’s chair is an ideal place to put your sporting knowledge to the test. This compendium of fun activities and quiz questions will have you spotting the difference at Wembley, finding a lost helmet at Lord’s, and going for gold in Olympic omniscience. From bestselling author and professional brain-teaser Hugh Jassburn, this illustrated puzzle book includes a range of challenges relating to football, rugby, tennis, cricket, athletics, golf, boxing, basketball, rowing, snooker and more. Pit your wits against such quiz questions as these: What is the lowest darts score you can’t achieve with a single dart? In 1981 Muhammad Ali retired from boxing – what was his career record? What is Tiger Woods’ real first name? Who was the first cricket player to score a century and take ten wickets in a test match? What sport has four letters, is played all around the world, and begins with a “t”? Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781786852687 • Author: Hugh Jassburn • Publisher:  Summersdale • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  112 • Dimensions: 14.8 x 1.7 x 14.6 cm

Dogs love a drink! When you're not looking, your four-legged friend is busy knocking them back. This book gathers the best photos of dogs getting buzzed off booze and looking pawfully pitiful the morning after. And to add to your amusement, these snaps of hedonistic and hazy hounds have been paired with hilarious captions telling us what their barking is all about. Raise a glass to these howl-raisers! Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781800070219 • Author:  Charlie Ellis • Publisher:  Summersdale • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  96 • Dimensions:  14.73 x 1.65 x 14.61 cm

There's whiskers in the whiskey! Cats love a drink! When you're not looking, your kitty is busy getting liquored up. This book gathers the best photos of cats getting buzzed off booze and looking pawfully pitiful the morning after. And to aid your appreciation, these snaps of sordid and sozzled pussycats have been paired with hilarious captions telling us what their meowing actually means. Bottoms up! Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781800070202 • Author:  Charlie Ellis • Publisher:  Summersdale • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  96 • Dimensions:  14.73 x 1.65 x 14.61 cm