Despite the crush of media attention on Madoff's scam, little is known about Madoff himself. What could lead a seemingly good man to ruin the lives of everyone who ever cared about him? What caused Bernie Madoff to commit an unspeakable act of betrayal, bankrupting his family and thousands of investors who depended upon him for their livelihoods?

In 1973, Betsy Ann Plank became the first woman to chair the Public Relations Society of America in its twenty-five-year history. This book explores how she managed to navigate the very real barriers of gender-based discrimination that existed in PR at least through the 1970s, and how she ultimately became devoted to PR education.

Balanced and hugely readable, Bette David tells the complete story of one of the most enduringly popular movie stars.

Presents an insight into life as a jockey, the struggles, the temptations, the victories, the celebrations. This book also tells of the author's failed marriage, of riding for the Queen, and about how the racing game has changed irrevocably during the 19 years since he crossed the Irish Sea.

The long awaited memoir from one of Britain's best-loved characters, presenter of QI, now a star on The Great British Bake Off, who has been a writer, broadcaster, activist and comic on stage, screen and radio for nearly forty years. This is an autobiography with a difference - as only Sandi Toksvig can tell it.

Continuing Patrick Leigh Fermor's epic account of his journey aged 18 in 1933, from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. Here, he travels down the Danube from Budapest, across the great Hungarian Plain on horseback, and over the Romanian border to Transylvania.

Uncovering the secrets behind England's best-known country houses and their unusual inhabitants