Gordon Thorburn Knihy

Was this the greatest medical disaster of World War Two? Who caused it? This new book has the answers.

It seemed the case of the notorious Yorkshire Ripper was finally closed when Peter Sutcliffe was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1981. But in the early 1980s Gordon Burn spent three years living in Sutcliffe's home town of Bingley, researching his life.

How did a working-class boy mechanic finish with fifty-seven fighter victories? What was special about Udet, Boelcke, and von Richthofen? Who were the greatest aces, and what were their real scores? What were the best fighter aircraft of WWI? These and many other questions are answered in Gordon Thorburn's fascinating study of the first air war.

Cassius is by turns thrilling, funny and moving, as well as being a fascinating insight in to the freemasonry of police dog training.

In this controversial and seminal work of reportage, Gordon Burn reveals the strange inner dynamic of Fred and Rosemary West's relationship. Based on meticulous research, this dark history is told in a powerful, compelling narrative. With a new introduction by Benjamin Myers.

Fictional characters jostle for space with real life stars - from John Lennon to Doris Day and Sammy Davis Jnr - as Burn, in a breathtaking act of appropriation, reinvents the popular culture of the post-war years.

The young Lady Anne Clifford of Queen Elizabeth's Court became Countess of Dorset at the Court of King James, was robbed of her inheritance, widowed, became Countess of Pembroke at the Court of King Charles, a widow again, and beat them all to be the Lady Anne of great estates and fondest memory in the times of Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II.

The book explores the quirky world of pub names and the intriguing stories behind them. It delves into the existence of unique establishments like The Toad Rock Retreat and examines towns with pubs boasting the longest and shortest names. Readers will uncover the significance of names such as The Speculation and The Welcome Stranger, as well as the whimsical reasons behind titles like The Geese Have Gone Over The Water. Through a blend of humor and curiosity, it invites readers to appreciate the charm of local drinking spots and their identities.

Read about the Berkshire restorer who saw a heap of old iron in the bushes and realized it used to be a 1926 bullnose Super Sports, and the seven year old boy in Norfolk, Virginia, who read a book called The Red Car and knew that, one day, he would have to have a TC, and the Dutch boy who saw an MGB on his way to school and knew something similar.

The hey-day of the British gypsy caravan was short, only about 70 years, during which period it grew from a simple utility vehicle, blossomed and flourished as a mobile work of art, then disappeared from common sight. These caravans were masterpieces of woodcraft and design, and the best of them cost as much as a small house. Unlike any small house, almost half the cost was in the decoration. This beautifully illustrated book presents the different types of caravan and the great variety of art which was carved and painted upon them and their brothers-in-transport, the old narrowboats. While there were certain rules and conventions of style, the decoration on and in all the types was ultimately governed only by how much money could be spent. The caravan in particular was the supreme status symbol among travelling people and its art the prime means for expressing where one stood in the world. This book seeks to display and explain this specialised art form for future generations