Discover the hidden world of Antonia Pozzi, a poet whose words echoed the majesty of the Alps and the depths of the human heart.In Among the Pale Spires, award-winning and internationally renowned mountain writer David Smart introduces readers to the extraordinary life and verse of Antonia Pozzi (1912-1938), an Italian poet whose work remained largely unpublished during her lifetime. Set against the dramatic backdrop of pre-WWII Italy and the rise of fasci...

This book explores how Kleinian psychoanalysis has developed over the past 75 years and how it illuminates human experience and relationships inside and outside the consulting room.The text will help the reader gain a deeper understanding of processes of splitting, projection, and identification in clinical work; a broader conception of how internal and external worlds interact and affect each other; greater clarity on key theoretical and ethical issues; and an overview of what the...

Winner of the Banff Mountain Book Competition: Climbing Literature AwardThe first English-language biography of one of the most renowned Italian climbers, Emilio Comici, who bagged over 200 first ascents in the Eastern Alps prior to his death at 39 years of age in 1940.Between 1925 and his death in 1940, Emilio Comici was the pre-eminent climber in the Eastern Alps, the hotbed of global rock climbing at that time. He made first ascents on s...

Shortlisted for the 2019 Boardman Tasker AwardShortlisted for the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain LiteratureAn intriguing biography of the renowned Austrian alpinist Paul Preuss, who achieved international recognition both for his remarkable solo ascents and for his advocacy of an ethically "pure" alpinism (meaning without any artificial aids).In the months before his death in 1913, from falling more than 300 metres during an attempt to ...

"But this is absurd. You keep brining me in here then throwing me out again."It's a Tuesday afternoon in an office building like any other.A burnt-out job applicant, an embittered Personal Assistant, a neurotic mail room clerk and a scheming executive are all about to cross paths, setting in motion an escalating chain of events that will leave more than one body on the boardroom floor by 5pm."It takes downsizing out of the hands of the executive class, and gives it b...

It's Monday morning in a quiet suburb. Shots ring out just after dawn. Five people are found dead in a small two-room apartment on Martindale Street. Among the dead is a uniformed Police Detective and half-a-kilo of pure heroin.This is the story of The Martindale Street Massacre. A story of violence, revenge, sex and corruption, of secrets someone would kill to protect.This is the Inspired-By-True-Events telling of the long night that led to a deadly dawn...

Acclaimed writer David Smart illuminates the fascinating life of Royal Robbins—in all its soulful ambition, rivalry, and romance. Royal Robbins chronicles his early years growing up as a latchkey kid in Southern California, the push and pull between being an aspiring banker or one of the original Camp 4 dirtbags, and his later decades as a father, husband, kayaker, and the trailblazing founder of the outdoor apparel company that bears his name. This intimate, colorful tour of clim...

From childhood dreams of prostitution to her unabashed passion for heavy drinking, from growing up wide-eyed on the set of Australian soaps to her infatuation with Bob Ellis, these are the outrageously entertaining and deeply revealing reminiscences of a multimedia star. He was wearing a pair of leather pants that clung like terrified orphans to his muscular thighs, and a revealing black mesh t-shirt. The outfit seemed at odds with the cream-coloured settee and floral print curtains. From ...

A gripping standalone thriller from the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series.Beware of the dark…Welcome to the Misfit Mob – where Police Scotland dumps the officers it can’t get rid of, but wants to. Officers like DC Callum MacGregor, lumbered with all the boring go-nowhere cases. So when an ancient mummy is found at the Oldcastle tip, it’s his job to track down its owner.But then Callum uncovers links between his ...

A guide to all kinds of addiction from a star who has struggled with heroin, alcohol, sex, fame, food and eBay, that will help addicts and their loved ones make the first steps into recovery.“This manual for self-realization comes not from a mountain but from the mud . . . My qualification is not that I am better than you but I am worse.”—Russell BrandWith a rare mix of honesty, humor, and compassion, comedian and mo...

‘Diane chamberlain never lets me down; her stories grip you from the start and this one was no exception. Great characters, brilliant storyline, just didn't want this book to end’ Reader review ★★★★★‘Compelling from start to finish’ Reader review ★★★★★‘Another excellent story vividly told by Diane Chamberlain. Brilliant characters that will stay with me for a long time to come’ Reader review ★★★★★* * * *...

Stripped of her glittering façade…Athan Teodarkis knows her type well: women for whom designer dresses and priceless jewellery are paid for only in kind. But he’s never been distracted by one – until now. Suspecting his sister’s husband of having an affair with the dangerously beautiful Marisa Milburne, Athan determines to put a stop to it!Confident the Teodarkis millions will easily divert this gold-digger’s attentions, Athan has a simple plan: seduce, the...