by Penny Junor (2012)
His childhood was a recipe for disaster, yet as he approaches his thirtieth birthday, William is as well-balanced and sane a man as you could hope to meet. He has an utter determination to do the right thing and to serve his country as his grandmother has so successfully done for the last sixty years. The question is how? Who stopped him going off the rails and turning his back on his duty? Where did the qualities that have so entranced the world come from?--Cover. Prince William has emerged as the people's prince. He has surfaced from a lifetime of scrutiny and speculation as a discerning and charming young man, determined to serve the nation he loves. His wedding to long-term sweetheart Kate Middleton last year was watched by over two billion people around the world.
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking is one of the most brilliant cosmologists of our time, and author of the 10 million copy bestselling A Brief History of Time, one of the iconic books of its generation. Now, for the first time, he tells the story of his life in his own words, in a book expanded from a lecture of the same name.
Penny Junor
After losing his mother at twelve, Prince Harry spent his teenage years under intense international media scrutiny. As he's grown, he has distinguished himself through military service and followed his mother's footsteps in charitable work. With unprecedented access to the most important figures in Harry's life, Penny Junor gets at the truth of who this mercurial and fascinating royal son really is.
[compiled by] Roger Hudson
Published to coincide with her 100th birthday, this is a pictorial celebration of the life of the Queen Mother, the best-loved member of the British Royal Family. Many of the photographs featured have been taken from private albums at Glamis Castle.
Sheila Tofield
Aged 17, Sheila was left heartbroken when her fiance broke off their engagement. A year later, having fallen pregnant to an older man, she found herself in a Church of England home for unmarried mothers, expected to give up her child for adoption. But despite being ostracised by her family, neighbours and colleagues, Sheila chose to do the unthinkable - to bring up her baby on her own.