Bøker av Paul Donnelley

Firsts, Lasts & Onlys: A Truly Wonderful Collection of Horseracing Trivia is filled with improbable facts and mind-boggling trivia that will test and tease every horseracing enthusiast. The perfect gift for every horseracing fan, it's a book you can pick up and learn something new, weird or fascinating. Often all three.

The Irish writer George Bernard Shaw called it an extreme form of censorship and indeed political assassination has often been used by the unscrupulous for ridding themselves of their enemies. This book takes an in-depth look at 25 of history's most infamous assassinations and assassination attempts. It contains no wild theories, no mad speculation - just a look at the cold, hard facts surrounding some of the world's most famous killings. The tales told include the assassinations of: Julius Caesar John F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Rasputin, plus many more And the attempted assassinations of: Ronald Reagan Adolf Hitler Pope John Paul II, plus many more Each entry contains a biography of the subject detailing who they were and where they came from; an in-depth look at the killing; a profile of the killer and a comprehensive aftermath. It belongs on the shelf of every history buff and anyone with an interest in the ultimate crim

A fascinating tour of the weird, wonderful, murderous and marvellous by a Sunday Times bestselling author

Firsts, Lasts & Onlys is chock-full of astonishing events, time-honoured anecdotes and extraordinary facts. It contains all sorts of tennis-related trivia from the heir to the throne whose death was caused by tennis, to the vicar who won Wimbledon and the murderer who reached a final. Filled with fascinating tales that will tantalise and enthral.

Arsenal On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of Gunners history. From the club's Victorian roots playing in donated shirts to the Emirates era, there's an entry for every day of the year.

From the thousands of matches ever played by Arsenal, stretching from a muddy field on the Isle of Dogs in the 19th century to the Premier League era and the pristine perfection of the Emirates Stadium, here are 50 of the club's most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all! Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Arsenal Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in their first FA Cup win in 1930, 1930s dominance of domestic football under the great Herbert Chapman, through to the great 1971 double-winning side; on to the exploits under George Graham in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and Arsene Wenger's revolution and his all-conquering invincibles of 2004. An irresistible cast list of club legends - Frank McLintock, Charlie George, Thierry Henry, Ian Wright, Dennis Bergkamp - comes to life in these thrilling tales of goalscoring feats, great comebacks, Wembley glory and the odd glorious yet crushing disappointment. In all, a journey through the highlights of the Gunners' history which is guaranteed to make any fan's heart swell with pride.

Firsts, Lasts & Onlys is a rugby fan's delight, chock-full of astonishing events, time-honoured anecdotes and distinctly unlikely facts, charting the history of the sport from 1823 to date. Do you know which was the first novel to mention rugby? When the last 20-a-side rugby match was played? Or why a fan cut off his testicles to celebrate a win?

The Arsenal Companion collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about Arsenal FC, from irresistible anecdotes to the most mindblowing stats and facts. A brilliantly researched collection of trivia, essential for any fan who holds the riches of red-and-white history close to their heart.