Dan Whitehead

This is the story of Harry Styles' sensational rise to fame. The bells rang out at Coachella and Harry stepped onto the stage and into the spotlight in his sparkly jumpsuit. This was the moment that he had been waiting for all his life. To share his own music with the world felt special. Commanding the attention of the crowd, he began to sing... Discover the journey of this modern-day pop icon, from reality-TV contestant to global star! This retelling of Harry Styles' story is perfect for young fans to learn about the early life of a music legend, from boy band member to his solo career as a chart-topping artist. Relive his incredible rise to fame, from 'What Makes You Beautiful' to 'As It Was'. Discover the story of his life in a world where dreams really do come true!

Combining an imaginative take on an oral history of the band, interspersed with artistic interpretations of 10 songs from their catalog, BLONDIE: AGAINST THE ODDS captures the friction of NYC as the band fought their way to prominence, as well as the power and energy contained within the songs that fueled their rise to legendary status.

Immerse yourself in the world of the Peaky Blinders with this entertaining cultural guide to the hit BBC TV show! Welcome to The World of Peaky Blinders, a cultural guide to the world that inspired the hit BBC drama. This fun compendium of trivia, quizzes and 'how-to' guides will teach you how to dress, talk, drink and thrive like a Peaky Blinder. Journey back into postwar Britain and meet television's most notorious family of charismatic characters - as well as the real gangsters who inspired the show. Master the skills that Tommy and the gang relied upon to make their way in life, shuffle through the soundtrack to their adventures and test your knowledge on the ins and outs of the Shelby empire. So, don your flat cap and head to the Garrison. Thomas Shelby will see you now.

It is the dawn of the twentieth century. Following the Martians' failed invasion of Earth, the British Empire has seized their technology and unlocked its secrets for themselves. It is a Golden Age of discovery, adventure, culture, invention—and of domination, and rebellion. Scarlet Traces reveals a world of ant-headed nightmares; vacuum salesmen; war machines; deadly secrets; clockwork marvels; and Sherlock Holmes, T. S. Eliot and Thomas Edison as you've never seen them before... Including stories by Stephen Baxter, I. N. J. Culbard, Adam Roberts, Emma Beeby, James Lovegrove, Nathan Duck, Mark Morris, Dan Whitehead, Chris Roberson, Maura McHugh, Jonathan Green and Andrew Lane.

THE ULTIMATE 8-BIT RETRO TRIVIA CHALLENGE Do you know your Miner Willy from your Monty Mole? Can you name all of Dizzy's yolk folk? Do the names Joffa, Cecco and Gollop send you into a spiral of blissful nostalgia? Then the Official Speccy Nation Quiz Book is waiting for you to prove your worth Hundreds of questions covering everything from beloved classics to evergreen genres, from legendary coders to your favourite games magazines await you. SO... HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE ZX SPECTRUM?

"Thoroughly enjoyable and laugh out loud funny" 8/10 - JoBlo.com"Informative and hilarious" - Collider.com"Perfect bathroom reading for people who like saying stuff such as 'Adrien Brody? He's great in Mario Van Peebles' Solo.'" - Badass DigestWhat's A Nice Actor Like You Doing In A Movie Like This? is an exhaustive guide to the films that the great and good of Hollywood wish you'd never seen, and hope you'll never remember. It doesn't matter if the role in question marked an inauspicious debut or an ignoble ending; no career is safe from this tongue in cheek trawl through the dustbin of movie history. From critical darlings to box office behemoths, from respected thespians to mainstream megastars, from cult obscurities to infamous blockbuster turkeys, and from the legends of the past to the bright young things of the future - this book unearths the skeletons lurking in every celluloid closet, and subjects them to the cruel unflinching spotlights of common sense and good taste. Between the pages readers will thrill to such eye-popping wonders as killer frogs, giant man-eating rabbits, moon-faced robot spies, disembodied hands, several Anti-Christs, dancing zombies, nude space vampires, barbarians in hotpants, lusty ghosts, psychotic clowns, randy computers, evil test-tube babies, crap Russian superheroes...and a confused Jack Nicholson trying to punch a falcon. Each movie is lovingly described in all its awful glory, with special attention paid to the contribution made by the slumming star in question, no matter how small. Additional information related to the film and its creators is included under a catch-all Need to Know subheading, while other notable, odd or just plain weird offerings featuring the same actor are included as Honorable Mentions. With over 190 alphabetically indexed and cross-referenced entries, What's A Nice Actor Like You Doing In A Movie Like This? is the most comprehensive and hilarious guide to the films Hollywood would rather forget.