Hollywood''s newest teen heart-throb, DiCapri o has a string of successful films under his belt, including Romeo and Juliet and, most notably, Titanic. This book tell s the story of DiCaprio''s rise to fame. '

Leonardo DiCaprio

Thompson, Douglas

Biographies & Memoirs

Carlton Books, Limited

Invitations to John Aspinall and John Burke's illegal gambling parties were the most sought after in 1950s London, as only the wealthy and well-connected were allowed past their door. When the police finally arrested them, Aspinall and Burke challenged the law and won. The subsequent legalizing of gambling interested crime boss Billy Hill and his lieutenant Bobby McKew, as Billy had a foolproof way of fixing the cards. He also had his eye on the ultimate prize, Aspinall's exclusive new club, The Clermont. Revealing for the first time how Aspinall and Hill plotted to steal a fortune, this intriguing study is a riotous journey back to 1950s and 1960s London. With a cast of characters that ranges from safecracker Eddie Chapman to the reckless Earl of Derby, from croupier Louis the Rat to unlucky Lord Lucan, it vividly recreates the exploits of the gamblers and gangsters whose lives collided in the clubs and pubs of Mayfair.

The Hustlers: An Explosive True Story of Gambling, Greed and the Perfect Con

True Crime

Macmillan, UK

Sharon Stone : Basic Ambition

Little, Brown, UK

Invitations to John Aspinall and John Burke's illegal gambling parties were the most sought after in 1950s London—only the wealthy and well-connected were allowed past their door. When the police finally arrested them, Aspinall and Burke challenged the law—and won. As a result, gambling was legalized and crime boss Billy Hill and his lieutenant Bobby McKew took notice. Clubs sprang up everywhere and Billy had a foolproof way of fixing the cards. He also had his eye on the ultimate prize, Aspinall's exclusive new club, The Clermont . . . Revealing for the first time how Aspinall and Hill plotted to steal a fortune, based on testimony from Burke and McKew, The Hustlers is a riotous journey back to 50s and 60s London. With a cast of characters that ranges from safecracker Eddie Chapman to the reckless Earl of Derby, from croupier Louis the Rat to unlucky Lord Lucan, it vividly recreates the exploits of the gamblers and gangsters whose lives collided in the clubs and pubs of Mayfair.

The Hustlers: Gambling, Greed and the Perfect Con

Pan Books

This is a poignant memoir of forgotten Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe, and a remarkable chronicle of the early days of the world's most influential pop group. One of the founding members and a close friend of John Lennon, Sutcliffe left the band after their Hamburg sojourn in order to pursue his promising career as an artist, dying shortly thereafter of a brain hemorrhage. In this book, his sister Pauline sheds new light on the Beatles' formative period—the rivalry with McCartney, how George Harrison tried to keep the peace, the truth about Stuart's intense relationship with Lennon, and why Lennon was haunted by guilt over her brother's death.

The Beatles' Shadow: Stuart Sutcliffe & His Lonely Hearts Club

Sutcliffe, Pauline

Arts & Literature

Pan/Macmillan

Recounts the life and acting career of the star of "Titanic" and other films

Leonardo Dicaprio

Humor & Entertainment

Berkley Trade

After a successful musical career in the 1960s, Cilla Black reinvented herself as a TV presenter, especially of "Surprise! Surprise!" and "Blind Date". This biography reveals Cilla as ambitious, complex and very private. Her strong relationship with her husband/manager, Bobby, is the key to it all.

Cilla Black: Bobby's Girl

SIMON SCHUSTER (TRADE DIVISION)

Douglas Thompson takes a close look at the enigmatic, American actress Michelle Pfeiffer. Photographs throughout.

Title: PFEIFFER: BEYOND THE AGE OF INNOCENCE

Time Warner Paperbacks*

Dudley Moore

John Travolta, oscar-nominated in 1978, watc hed his career flounder during the 1980s, before bouncing ba ck in style in Pulp Fiction. Fever. tells the story of Travo lta''s life. '

Fever!: The Biography of John Travolta

Boxtree Ltd.

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