Most Popular Books by Craig Brown

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ufeffTHE TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BEST MEMOIR OF 2024 ... ''GENIUS'' A BOOK OF THE YEAR for theSPECTATOR, MAIL ON SUNDAY, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, INDEPENDENT, TELEGRAPH, SUNDAY EXPRESSand THE TABLET. From one of the funniest writers of our time, the award-winning author of One Two Three Four and Ma''am Darling turns his attention to Queen Elizabeth II in an unforgettable and fascinating biography. ''A crown jewel among royal biographies'' OBSERVER ''Extraordinarily original, enlightening and fresh'' SPECTATOR ''Absolutely fascinating'' Ruth Langsford, LOOSE WOMEN ''A very unusual masterpiece'' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ''Brilliantly funny and well-researched'' FINANCIAL TIMES Virginia Woolf compared her to a caterpillar; Anne Frank kept pictures of her on the wall of her annex; Jimi Hendrix played her tune; Haile Selassie gave her a gold tiara; Dirk Bogarde watched Death in Venice with her; Andy Warhol envied her fame; Donald Trump offended her; E.M. Forster confessed he would have married her, if only she had been a boy. Queen Elizabeth II was famous for longer than anyone who has ever lived. When people spoke of her, they spoke of themselves; when they dreamed of her, they dreamed of themselves. She mirrored their hopes and anxieties. To the optimist, she seemed an optimist; to the pessimist, a pessimist; to the awestruck, charismatic; and to the cynical, humdrum. Though by nature reserved and unassuming, her presence could fill presidents and rock gods with terror. For close to a century, she inhabited the psyche of a nation. Combining biography, essays, cultural history, dream diaries, travelogue and satire, the bestselling and award-winning author of Ma''am Darling and One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time presents a kaleidoscopic portrait of this most public yet private of sovereigns. - ''An unconventional tribute that offers a snapshot of almost a century of social history with a mix of royal insanity, and superior anecdotes, from farts and corgis to Paul McCartney and poets laureate'' THE TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2024 ''An enthralling reverie on memory, identity, coincidence and meaning - testing, teasing, charming, moving and deceptively wise'' RORY STEWART ''An entertaining and revealing digest ... fascinating ... Craig Brown has captured something essential about Britain''s curious relationship with royalty''TLS ''Completely and utterly brilliant and exquisitely funny and fascinating. This book is, dare I say, majestic. Craig Brown has no peers - I would curtsey to him if I met him'' MARINA HYDE ''Wonderfully readable ... At once sympathetic but clear-eyed, kind but sharp'' NEW STATESMAN ''Brown is as sharp and dryly funny as his subject''EVENING STANDARD ''You wouldn''t think the world needed another book about Queen Elizabeth - but how wrong you''d be. Craig Brown''s wholly original and enthralling biography is absolute heaven from start to finish'' INDIA KNIGHT ''Craig Brown continues to reinvent the art of biography... utterly fascinating'' JASON COWLEY Craig Brown''s book One Two Three Four won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in 2020.

Disputes over fishing rights in the North Atlantic Ocean, sealing rights in the Behring Sea and on the Pribilof Islands, reciprocal trade relations, and the settlement of the Alaska Boundary are considered in relation to the underlying problem of competition between American and Canadian economic nationalism. Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

''Hilarious'' The Sunday Times ''Side-splitting'' Daily Telegraph ''Craig Brown is the business'' Independent ''Craig Brown''s 1966 and All That is a fabulous spoof history of modern Britain. Inspired by its irreverent predecessor 1066 and All That, which was published in 1930, it begins with the First World War and ends with the Millennium Dome. It is effortlessly brilliant, eminently quotable and very much ''A Good Thing'' ... Like the best satirists, Brown skewers our pretensions, ridicules our foibles and holds a mirror up to our times...1966 and All That is a worthy successor to 1066 and should be required reading in every school across the land.'' Sebastian Shakespeare, Tatler 1966 AND ALL THAT - all the modern history you can''t remember, narrated in a way you can''t begin to understand.

''The Lost Diaries'' is a wide-ranging anthology of the world''s greatest diarists, each of them channelled onto paper through the considerable psychic force that is Craig Brown.

Every engagement that has resulted in an official ''kill'' by all U.S. forces since the end of the Vietnam conflict is chronicled in this book. Not only is this the only complete work on the subject, but almost every one of the fifty-six accounts are told by the pilots involved. These engagements involve F-14s, F-15Cs, F-15Es, F-16s, F/A-18s, and A-10s. Many of these stories have never been told outside of classified reports, and many of the photos have never been previously published. Debrief is the first book from author and former USAF fighter pilot Craig "Quizmo" Brown. The foreword is by USAF Ace and legend BGen Robin Olds.

The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Arts and Science is older than the university itself. Chartered in 1827 as King’s College, it officially opened in 1843 with four professors and twenty-seven students. In this lively and engaging book, Robert Craig Brown vividly recounts the 150-year history of the faculty’s staff, students, and achievements. Brown takes readers on a sweeping journey though the development and growth of the faculty through wartime and peace, depression and prosperity. He covers teaching and research in the vast array of subjects offered, administrative and financial concerns, and the Faculty’s significant contributions to higher education in Canada. Throughout, Brown traces how the faculty evolved past its early defining traits of elitism and exclusivity to its current form – a remarkably diverse body with students of all ages, backgrounds, and academic interests.

Alla ville ha något av dem, alla hade en åsikt om dem. 50 år efter att medlemmarna gick skilda vägar fortsätter The Beatles att fascinera. Deras historia fick tidigt drag av mytologi, men Craig Brown visar att det går att ta sig an bandet på ett nytt sätt: hans prisade biografi är en underhållande mosaik av berättelser, scener, minnen och dokument som sammantaget ger en autentisk och originell bild av Beatles och deras epok, full av oväntade aha-upplevelser även för den trodde sig kunna sin Beatleslegend utan och innan.

La duquesa de Windsor los adoraba. Noël Coward los despreciaba. J. R. R. Tolkien los desairó. Los Rolling Stones los copiaron. Bob Dylan los introdujo a las drogas. Leonard Bernstein los admiraba. Muhammad Ali los llamó «mariquitas». John Updike los comparó con el sol saliendo en una mañana de Pascua. Los primeros ministros británicos los adularon. Vladimir Putin dijo que escucharlos cuando era joven en la Unión Soviética fue «un soplo de libertad». Bruce Springsteen afirmó: «Nunca quise conocer a los Beatles. Yo quería ser los Beatles»... Nadie ha permanecido ajeno a su música. Como observó la reina Isabel II en sus bodas de oro: «Pensemos en lo que nos habríamos perdido si jamás los hubiéramos escuchado». 1, 2, 3, 4: Los Beatles marcando el tiempo traza la fusión fortuita de los cuatro elementos clave que componían el grupo: el fuego (John Lennon), el agua (Paul McCartney), el aire (George Harrison) y la tierra (Ringo Starr). También cuenta las historias extrañas y a menudo desafortunadas de las personas que orbitaron alrededor de los Fab Four, como Fred Lennon, Yoko Ono, el Maharishi, la tía Mimi, Helen Shapiro, el estrafalario embaucador «Magic» Alex, Phil Spector, el dentista psicodélico John Riley o el oficial de Policía Norman Pilcher —su fallida némesis—, entre muchísimos otros. Craig Brown compone un asombroso, hilarante e inteligentísimo crisol caleidoscópico, mezcla de historia, etimología, diarios, autobiografía, cartas de admiradoras, ensayos, vidas paralelas, fiestas legendarias, listas de todo tipo, entrevistas, anuncios, subastas e historias increíbles —todo ello aderezado con unos pies de página inolvidables— para dejar constancia de la enorme influencia que los Beatles tuvieron no solo sobre su tiempo, sino también sobre todos los que vinieron después.

The Beatles: hier, daar en overal van Craig Brown is een mix van geschiedenis, dagboekfragmenten, gastenlijsten en anekdotes, perfect voor wie geen genoeg kan krijgen na de Get Back-documentaire! The Beatles. Hier, daar en overal van journalist Craig Brown is een geestige, fascinerende en vrolijke biografie, boordevol fantastische anekdotes over de Fab Four. De leden van het Engelse koningshuis waren dol op ze. John Updike vergeleek ze met ‘de zon op een Paasdag’. Bob Dylan liet hen kennismaken met drugs. The Rolling Stones deden hen na. Muhammad Ali noemde hen ‘watjes’. Niemand kan om The Beatles heen en er werd al veel over ze geschreven, maar nog niet alles werd verteld. Craig Brown vond deze onvertelde verhalen wél en schetst in deze biografie een fonkelend beeld van de Fab Four en alle kleurrijke figuren om hen heen: Fred Lennon, Yoko Ono, Magic Alex en Phil Spector. Het resultaat is een kaleidoscopische mix van geschiedenis, etymologie, dagboekfragmenten, brieven van fans, hitlijsten, essays, gastenlijsten, interviews, aankondigingen en anekdotes, die het vrolijke verhaal van The Beatles op unieke wijze helemaal opnieuw vertellen. ‘Geestig, snel en onredelijk vermakelijk.’ – The Times ‘Stilistisch briljant. Is er nog een boek over The Beatles nodig? Ja, zo blijkt!’ – De Volkskrant

Tre historiske håndtrykk er alt som skiller Rasputin fra Paul McCartney. Komikeren Craig Brown ble besatt av kjeden av virkelige møter mellom kjente personligheter, og begynte å samle på disse møtene. Resultatet er en bok som overrasket alle og ble en av de mest anerkjente bøkene året den kom ut. Det er en bok om kjendiser og glamour. Men framfor alt er det en bok om forfengelighet og forgjengelighet, om tilfeldigheter og tristesse, om hvor små vi er i møte med tidens gang og skjebnens spill. Like friskt og fiffig som champagne - like skarpt og svart som ekte russisk kaviar. En ekte lesefest.

CÂȘTIGĂTOR AL PREMIULUI BAILLIE GIFFORD 2022 Cartea anului pentru: The Times • The Telegraph • The Sunday Times Craig Brown, autorul premiat al cărții Ma’am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret, revine cu o biografie fascinantă, amuzantă și bine documentată despre The Beatles, trupa care a marcat din punct de vedere muzical, și nu numai, frumoșii ani 1960. The Beatles. O istorie urmărește fuziunea, aparent întâmplătoare, a celor patru elemente-cheie care au alcătuit trupa The Beatles: foc (John Lennon), apă (Paul McCartney), aer (George Harrison) și pământ (Ringo Starr). De asemenea, spune poveștile bizare și adesea nefericite ale oamenilor care au intrat pe orbita membrilor formației, cum ar fi Fred Lennon, Yoko Ono, Maharishi Mahesh, mătușa Mimi, Helen Shapiro, escrocul Magic Alex, John Riley, ciudatul lor dentist, și polițistul Norman Pilcher, dușmanul lor ratat. John Updike i-a comparat cu „soarele care răsare în dimineața de Paște“. Bob Dylan le-a făcut cunoștință cu drogurile. Ducesa de Windsor i-a adorat. Noël Coward i-a disprețuit. J.R.R. Tolkien i-a respins. The Rolling Stones i-a copiat. Leonard Bernstein i-a admirat. Nimeni nu a rămas neatins de muzica The Beatles. Însăși Regina Elisabeta a II-a a spus la aniversarea nunții sale de aur: „Gândiți-vă ce am fi ratat, dacă nu i-am fi ascultat niciodată pe The Beatles.“ Această biografie reprezintă un amestec caleidoscopic de istorie, etimologie, pagini de jurnal, autobiografie, scrisori ale fanilor, eseuri, vieți paralele, liste de petreceri, diagrame, interviuri, anunțuri și povești. Fiecare pagină amintește de efervescența anilor 1960, o epocă senzațională și inconfundabilă. „Puterea specială a muzicii The Beatles, adică magia și frumusețea ei, în asta constă, în acest amestec de contrarii. Alte trupe sunt fie gălăgioase, fie senzuale, fie progresiste, fie tradiționaliste, fie serioase și grave, fie joviale și prietenoase, fie sexy sau agresive. Dar, când asculți un album de la The Beatles, simți că tot ce ține de natura ființei umane, cu nuanțele ei, este acolo. Așa cum observa și John, atunci când compuneau împreună, Paul era cel care «venea cu un fel de lumină, de optimism, în timp ce eu mă îndreptam întotdeauna spre tristețe, spre disonanțe, spre limitele blues-ului». Tocmai această pendulare fascinantă între două direcții, între sus și jos, face ca muzica lor să fie atât de expresivă, să reușească să aibă și o componentă universală, dar și una personală, specială.“

Some people want to take their secrets to the grave. On the Briscola coach to Albuquerque, that''s just not possible. "All manner of people ride a Briscola coach. Some travel toward dreams, others are escaping horrors, each carries their secrets and the belief that they harbour truths known only to themselves." A Little Something To Hide is an exploration of the human condition. Every traveller on the Briscola Coach Service believes they''re harbouring a secret that none of the world can see. Some secrets are darker than others and none of them are truly hidden. Climb aboard to learn more and remember, never trust the person you''re next to, no matter how sweet they look.

Viziata, spiritosa, disillusa e annoiata, sexy, civettuola, infelice, generosa e sfortunata. Ma anche cinica, lunatica, eccentrica, alla moda. E ancora: «Venere tascabile», «Nano Reale», «cavallo perdente», «dama di pantomima», «Cenerentola al contrario»... Non appena sua altezza reale la principessa Margaret contessa di Snowdon abbandonava la scena, nei diari dei suoi amici - che fossero intellettuali squattrinati, sussiegosi aristocratici o sguaiati membri del jet set internazionale - fioccavano le battute salaci, i giudizi, le allusioni. Le sue opinioni maldestre e le sue frasi arroganti venivano puntualmente registrate, mentre la sua straordinaria capacità di dire sempre la cosa sbagliata, il desiderio di risultare sgradevole, il malcelato piacere di tormentare i confini del proprio rango diventavano immancabilmente materiale prezioso per un''aneddotica da affidare, se non proprio alla Storia, almeno a un libro. Ma chi era davvero la principessa Margaret? Ossessione erotica di artisti e scrittori, icona del glamour degli anni Sessanta, emblema della Swinging London, Margaret era, prima di tutto - o dovremmo dire: soltanto -, la «sorella minore» della regina Elisabetta II: non un semplice dato biografico, ma una condizione esistenziale, uno stato d''animo, uno specchio in cui cercare se stessi per tutta la vita. Una condanna. Agli incarichi ufficiali privi d''importanza, al talento misconosciuto, ai capricci dell''opinione pubblica, a un''identità definita sempre in negativo. Margaret era quello che Elisabetta non doveva o non poteva essere. Il contrario della perfezione, del grigiore e della monotonia. La sorella ribelle, indisciplinata, cattiva. La caricatura della regalità. Sempre fraintesa, spesso derisa. Ma in quale altro modo sarebbe potuta sopravvivere a una vita in caduta libera, ogni giorno più lontana dal trono e dal ruolo per i quali, in cuor suo, si sentiva tagliata? In questo racconto caleidoscopico, formato da «99 ritratti», 99 diverse angolazioni giustapposte come in un quadro cubista, lo scrittore e giornalista britannico Craig Brown ci restituisce forse l''immagine più vera e profonda della principessa Margaret. Dall''infanzia durante gli anni della guerra all''amore infelice per il colonnello Peter Townsend, dal matrimonio turbolento con il fotografo Tony Armstrong-Jones al mondo della Londra bohémien, dalle vacanze nell''isola selvaggia di Mustique, nei Caraibi, tra nuovi amori e tradimenti, agli ultimi giorni segnati dalla solitudine e dalla malattia. «99 ritratti» di una donna che alla vita non ha mai smesso di chiedere tutto quello che aveva da offrirle. Comprese le ferite.

When cars were invented, the US Postal Service said goodbye to animal-powered deliveries forever—or did it? There''s one town in the States that still receives their mail by mule! Meet Anthony Paya, who leads a train of mules on a daily three-hour trek down into the Grand Canyon to bring mail to the townspeople of Supai. Full of authentic Western details about Paya''s one-of-a-kind job and magnificent workplace, this beautifully illustrated journey will fill readers with wonder and respect for this unique American landscape. Back matter includes further information about the hazards of working this mail route and author-illustrator Craig Brown''s journey with the mule train to Supai.

An Amish community gathers to erect a barn in one day, and finishes in time for the owner''s cows to be milked there that very evening.

Follow the development of a person drawn to the sea and how he grew from a novice to an accomplished Ocean Racer and the experiences of over 40 years of Sailing by saying: "Sure!" How he became involved in Yachting''s most famous events, and over 40,000 miles of deep water sailing. How he made numerous life-long friends, and experienced many outstanding adventures, both hair-raising, and comical.

Andrew''s life is going moderately normal being raised by a single mother. However, all of that changes when weird things start happening around him, and he receives an interesting letter in the mail. Him and his friend Marco set out to find who is the culprit of these strange occurrences.