In 2009, the legendary Les Paul passed away at the age of 94. In celebration of his life, this book, capturing Paul's own reflections on his remarkable inventions and guitar playing, was published as a high-end collector's edition. In 2015, Les Paul reached his centennial, and Backbeat Books is pleased to celebrate the legend once more in the first-ever paperback edition of Les Paul in His Own Words, making his fascinating story available to a wide range of readers.This bo...

People go to court for one of two reasons: justice or revenge. This isn't about justice.That nasty divorce lawyer, Andrew Bierce, K.C., is back. Has he changed his ways? Abandoned his "Total War" approach after that deadly courtroom nightmare? Not a chance. Still skilled. Still ruthless. And worse-now he's got a grudge.As he struggles to rebuild his practice after his suspension by the Law Society for misconduct with clients, Bierce takes on a high-stakes c...

"I'm a divorce lawyer; you're not supposed to like me"-Andrew Bierce, Q.C.Don't worry-you won't.He's smart. He's skilled. Ruthless. He knows every dark trick in the book. He should, he invented most of them. He's expensive, very expensive, and downright nasty.Unfortunately for judges, lawyers, and opposing clients who cross his path, he's also very effective. And that's why the angry, the b...

Before Tiger Woods--and before Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Ben Hogan, and even Bobby Jones, there was the great Canadian George S. Lyon.This first account of Canada's little-known golf legend, Olympic Lyon traces his incredible journey from small-town Ontario to the final match of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.At age thirty-seven, the fire insurance salesman and natural athlete from Toronto picked up a golf club for the first time. Just a few y...

You may have asked yourself whether there is some effective method that can make you speak English fluently, efficiently and with confidence.Well, there is such a method!Advanced English Conversations will first and foremost help you gain mastery and command of those tricky idioms and phrases that are so common in English. In this book you are going to be acquainted with 100 active dialogues that present the language functionally. ...

Who knew battling international terrorism would lead to ravenous passion?When Navy SEAL Commander Logan Rodgers winds up on a botched mission in the Gulf of Oman, his quick action in saving MI6 asset, Olivia Hamilton, brings him to the attention of the international espionage arena.Recruited by the mysterious and elite International Clandestine Enterprise (ICE), Logan faces Olivia again, but this time they’re on the same team. Sparks fly as the two...

23 November 2013. In an Oxford laboratory, Alice Watson helps Professor Chivers assemble the final pieces of an impossible machine. The Creevix are coming, seeking control of time itself. Can the key to saving the future lie in the Time Lord’s past lives?

18 BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations featuring Raffles, the 'gentleman thief'Jeremy Clyde stars as the cricket playing A. J. Raffles, with Michael Cochrane as his jeweller sidekick, Bunny. Together they embark upon a series of well-planned crimes against the highest of society.Based on the stories by E W Hornung, the episodes in this collection are:The Ides of MarchGentlemen and PlayersA Costume PieceNine Points of the Law

Michael Cochrane reads this novelisation of a classic TV adventure featuring the First Doctor.The TARDIS materialises outside the Post Office Tower in London, 1966. The Doctor senses a powerful and evil force, which he and the ever-curious Dodo track down to scientist Professor Brett and WOTAN, his revolutionary new computer.Designed as a universal problem solver, WOTAN has suddenly begun to think for itself and has formulated a deadly plan. Using its phenomenal power it wi...

Michael Cochrane stars as a green-fingered private sleuth in a series of murder mysteriesA perfect listen for any fans of cosy crime, this series is packed with four brilliant stories to enjoy. Meet Jim Thackeray, a renowned landscape gardener who also happens to be a first-class private detective. As you will discover, this is very handy when murders happen to take place in gardens…In Green Fingered Thackeray’s Shakespearean-themed gardens ...

Full-cast BBC adaptations of Oliver Goldsmith’s two most famous worksAnglo-Irish author Oliver Goldsmith was one of the most accomplished writers of the 18th century. A novelist, playwright, poet and essayist, he came to fame with his novel The Vicar of Wakefield and comic play She Stoops to Conquer. Both those classics are included here, with star casts including Julia McKenzie, Amanda Root, Peter Jeffrey and Sunny Ormond...

A further collection of audio novelisations featuring the First, Second, Third and Fourth Doctors in thrilling adventures on Earth.In Marco Polo, by John Lucarotti, the TARDIS breaks down in Central Asia in the year 1289, causing the travellers to meet an intrepid Venetian explorer. In The War Machines, by Ian Stuart Black, the Doctor senses a powerful and sinister force around London's newly built Post Office Tower. In The Faceless Ones,...