THE postcard on the cover of this book says it all. The card was written by John Lennon and sent to his friend Chris Hutchins. On the card’s photograph of the Beatles, John had drawn a fifth member – the founder of the group Stuart Sutcliffe who John went on to describe as the best friend he ever had. This is the kind of confidence John, Paul George and Ringo shared with writer Hutchins who they befriended in their days as ‘unknowns’ in Hamburg. He shared their adventures during the heady days of Beatlemania; he was with them during their American tours in the 60s, sharing their euphoria and their sad moments. It was, for example, at Hutchins’ Chelsea apartment that Paul met the actress Jane Asher, who he later became engaged to. And it was Hutchins who arranged a party with Elvis Presley, the man they had always wanted to meet – alas, a meeting which was to cause a cataclysmic feud between Presley and Lennon which the author explains in detail along with how President Nixon and J Edgar Hoover got involved. This is the Beatles story from the inside . . .

The Beatles: Messages from John, Paul, George and Ringo

Biographies & Memoirs

Hutchins, Chris

Arts & Literature

Neville Ness House Ltd

Goldsmith: Money, Women and Power

Sir James Goldsmith was one of the most intriguing figures of the twentieth century but as a billionaire with a taste for litigation he successfully ensured that, for much of his life, his background, methods and ambitions escaped far-reaching investigation.  This is the first unauthorised biography of Goldsmith and it deals with every aspect of his complex life.    This is a book for anyone interested in how great fortunes are built, the future of Europe, the ongoing controversy over environmental issues and – of course – how a charismatic man can juggle a succession of wives and mistresses. Has he equipped his children to exploit the fortune he has left to build a vast business empire or has he condemned them to gilded obscurity?  Goldsmith tells the incredible story of an extraordinary man and the legacy he has left his family and the world.

Midgley, Dominic

Leaders & Notable People

Diana's Nightmare: The Family

Even before Lady Diana Spencer married into the most revered family on earth, she had her suspicions that the kith and kin of Prince Charles were not all they seemed-to-be. No sooner had she become the Princess of Wales and moved into Kensington Palace than her fears were confirmed: the House of Windsor constituted a flawed dynasty. Diana’s Nightmare reveals the previously untold secrets Diana discovered about her royal relatives. This book exposes how intensely Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles contrived to exclude her, it reveals the Queen was angry and bitter at her family’s indiscretions, how the Queen Mother’s indifference was matched only by Prince Philip’s blind range over Diana’s determination to find her own path, what really went on between the Duke and Duchess of York and how Prince Edward witnessed Diana’s tantrums at Balmoral . . . Diana’s own secret life. And much much more . . .

Thompson PhD, Peter

PRINCE HARRY is the most interesting – indeed the most exciting - member of the Royal Family and this no-holds-barred biography tells his story for the first time. Son of the late Princess Diana – the most famous woman on Earth – and Prince Charles, the next king, and brother of William, the king after that, he is determined to live by his mantra: ‘I am what I am’. From a childhood overshadowed by his parents’ troubled marriage and scarred by the tragic death of his mother, to his brilliant public performances at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the London Olympics and his brother’s wedding, this book charts the remarkable journey of a young man with an extraordinary destiny. It also reveals details of his extraordinary love life, telling for the first time what caused his affair with Cressida Bonas to collapse. The author has enjoyed unparalleled access to a wide variety of people whose lives Harry has touched: senior aides, humble members of palace staff, aristocrats, bodyguards, school friends, comrades-in-arms . . . and old flames. They piece together the tale of a young man who admirably has created a life so different from the one set out for him by what he describes as ‘an accident of birth’.

Harry: The People's Prince

Historical

Fergie Confidential: The Duchess of York's True Story

IT SEEMS that almost every week Sarah Ferguson - the Duchess of York, known to one and all as Fergie - makes headlines with her efforts to re-brand herself and explain her troubles. There are the weight-loss problems, the ongoing differences with the Royal Family and her financial difficulties. But how did it all start? It seemed like a fairy-tale come true when Sarah married the Queen’s favourite son, Prince Andrew, and became one of the best-known women in the world. She was feted wherever she went – and she went everywhere. But the Duchess’s world was to come crashing down in spectacular fashion. We all heard the rumours, now here’s a book that sets out the facts about all the scandals. Finally, the explosive truth from two experts – CHRIS HUTCHINS, the writer who broke the palace-rocking story of Fergie’s risqué liaison with handsome Texan Steve Wyatt, and PETER THOMPSON, a former editor of London’s Daily Mirror, the paper that ran the sexy St. Tropez stories of Fergie and her “financial advisor” Johnny Bryan. The book also details her often-tempestuous relationship with Princess Diana and how both women decided to end their marriages.

Elvis A Personal Memoir

ELVIS Presley and the author Chris Hutchins got to know each other through a common mentor – Colonel Tom Parker. The man who managed the King of rock ‘n roll treated the writer as a confidant. And that’s what makes this book unique. Right from the earliest pages, the Colonel reveals his true feeling about Elvis and the unusual relationship they had. In one of the many letters he wrote to Hutchins he explains for the first time why it wasn’t his fault that Elvis never travelled to perform outside the United States. Moving as freely within the Presley circle as he was able to, the author came into close contact not only with Elvis himself but also his family, friends and staff: everybody from Elvis’s wife Priscilla, daughter Lisa, father Vernon, tour manager and closest companion Joe Esposito, show business buddies like Tom Jones – even his cook Mary Jenkins knew and talked to Chris Hutchins who even took the Beatles to party at his home. That’s what makes this book A Personal Memoir.

FERGIE CONFIDENTIAL The Real story IT SEEMS that almost every week Sarah Ferguson - the Duchess of York, known to one and all as Fergie - makes headlines with her efforts to re-brand herself and explain her troubles. There are the weight-loss problems, the ongoing differences with the Royal Family and her financial difficulties. But how did it all start? It seemed like a fairy-tale come true when Sarah married the Queen’s favourite son, Prince Andrew, and became one of the best-known women in the world. She was feted wherever she went – and she went everywhere. But the Duchess’s world was to come crashing down in spectacular fashion. We’ve all heard the rumours, now here’s a book that sets out the facts about all the scandals. Finally, the explosive truth from two experts – CHRIS HUTCHINS, the journalist who broke the palace-rocking story of Fergie’s risqué liaison with handsome Texan Steve Wyatt, and PETER THOMPSON, a former editor of London’s Daily Mirror, the paper that ran the sexy St. Tropez stories of Fergie and her “financial advisor” Johnny Bryan. The book also details her often-tempestuous relationship with Princess Diana and how both women decided to end their marriages. THE ANGUISH THAT TORE HER MARRIAGE APART…… “He comes home Friday, we have a row on Saturday and he goes back on Sunday” “The marriage was going badly and the arguments bordered on domestic violence.” THE OTHER MEN IN HER LIFE WHO SHOCKED THE WORLD……. “Steve likes me in tight black denim.” “He was kissing her…or positioned at her feet sucking on her toes.” THE RELENTLESS PRESSURE SHE COULDN’T ESCAPE……… “Sarah seemed to feel she only had two options: escape or surrender.” “She is fighting for her soul.” PLUS, THE SECRET LIAISONS IN MOROCCO AND THE FRENCH RIVIERA…ANDREW’S FEELINGS FOR HIS FIRST LOVE, KOO STARK…THE TRUMP CARD FERGIE HOLDS…AND MUCH MORE!

THOMPSON, Peter

PRINCE Harry is the most interesting - indeed the most exciting - member of the Royal Family and this no-holds-barred biography tells his story for the first time. Son of the late Princess Diana - the most famous woman on Earth - and Prince Charles, the next king, and brother of William, the king after that, he is determined to live by his mantra: 'I am what I am'. From a childhood overshadowed by his parents' troubled marriage and scarred by the tragic death of his mother, to his brilliant public performances at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the London Olympics and his brother's wedding, this book charts the remarkable journey of a young man with an extraordinary destiny. Following in Diana's footsteps, his charitable works have taken him to far-flung corners of the world including Africa and the South Pole. It also reveals details of his extraordinary love life, telling for the first time what caused his affair with Cressida Bonas to collapse. The author has enjoyed unparalleled access to a wide variety of people whose lives Harry has touched: senior aides, humble members of palace staff, aristocrats, bodyguards, school friends, comrades-in-arms . . . and old flames. They piece together the tale of a young man who admirably has created a life so different from the one set out for him by what he describes as 'an accident of birth'.

Harry The People's Prince

Elvis meets The Beatles. HOW did John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr ever get to America in the first place? How did Elvis Presley, a poor boy from the Tennessee backwoods, arrive in Hollywood? This book is a rare focus on the lives and careers of five of the most famous entertainers ever. It converges on the night the greatest summit in rock 'n roll history took place and no one is better equipped to tell the story of that night than Chris Hutchins for not only was he the only writer there, he set the meeting up! When they first met in a Hamburg night club in 1962 John Lennon asked Hutchins if he ever thought he’d be able to meet the man they called ‘the King’. The writer from the NME said he would try and arrange it – one day . . . That day came in August 1965 when Hutchins – after cultivating a friendship with Presley’s legendary manager Colonel Tom Parker and by now on tour with the Beatles – took the group to Elvis’s home for a party. Collaborating with fellow author Peter Thompson, Hutchins has written this detailed and uncompromisingly frank account of what happened that night – and the strange events that followed. It’s packed with rock ‘n roll stories.

Elvis Meets The Beatles

Diana, Princess of Wales, died shortly before dawn on 31 August 1997 and yet she glows more visibly today than any other living royal or celebrity. Despite the passing of two decades, she remains the most iconic woman on the planet. Brave, beautiful, vulnerable and strong, she challenged the traditions of Buckingham Palace and, in death, not only changed the way we see the Royal Family but turned them into warmer, more self-aware, more accessible people. Even before Diana married into the most revered family on earth, she had her suspicions that the kith and kin of Prince Charles were not all they seemed. No sooner had she become the Princess of Wales and moved into Kensington Palace than her fears were confirmed: the House of Windsor constituted a flawed dynasty.  This compelling book reveals the secrets Diana discovered about her royal relatives. It reveals how angry and bitter the Queen was at her family’s indiscretions; how the Queen Mother’s indifference was matched only by Prince Philip’s blind rage over Diana’s determination to find her own path; what really went on between the Duke and Duchess of York; and how Prince Edward witnessed an unhappy Diana’s tantrums at Balmoral. It discloses how, one quiet Sunday afternoon at Highgrove, she discovered Charles’s affair with Camilla Parker Bowles and how she confronted them about their duplicity in front of a witness at a society birthday party.  Following the end of her marriage she was free to do whatever she wished. She enjoyed holidays with jet-set pals, found a soulmate who shared her humanitarian values, entertained whoever she wanted, and above all spent quality time with her boys, William and Harry, taking instruction from no one on how the young Princes should be raised. They would be the first to admit that Diana’s real legacy – her legacy of love – belongs as much to the poor, the sick and the dispossessed of this world as it does to them.   This then is Diana’s secret life. And much, much more . . .  Parts of this book were included in an earlier edition - Diana' Nightmare: The Family

Diana Always There

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The Beatles: Messages from John, Paul, George and Ringo

Goldsmith: Money, Women and Power

Diana's Nightmare: The Family

Harry: The People's Prince

Fergie Confidential: The Duchess of York's True Story

Elvis A Personal Memoir

Fergie Confidential: The Duchess of York's True Story

Harry The People's Prince

Elvis Meets The Beatles

Diana Always There