Most Popular Books by Hunter Davies

Who doesn''t remember Kevin Keegan''s haircut? Or David Seaman''s? Or David Beckham''s latest...? From the History of the Ball to the History of Football Haircuts, this book examines every facet of football beyond the rules and goals to the fans, commentators, merchandise, books and even art it has inspired.

The world’s greatest haulier – a rags-to-riches tale of British entrepreneurialsim.

Members : Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr.

A vivid and evocative account of Hunter Davies'' exploration of some of Britain''s disued railway lines

Davies tries to find the man behind the legend and unravel all the mysteries surrounding Columbus. He also gives us a 20th-century view of the New World Columbus found and people''s impressions of the explorer. The mixture of biography and travel writing works well.

When Snotty''s mother takes a sudden trip away he turns the house into a multi-purpose adventure playground and life is wonderful, provided that he can keep the nosey grown-ups away and make the money last.

Three ''Snotty Bumstead'' stories in one bumper edition.

Following in the footsteps of J.B. Priestley, whose book English Journey told the tale of his 1934 voyage, Hunter Davies embarks upon an epic journey at the end of the century. He spends a year travelling from London to the Lake District, observing the people and places of England today and noting the mood of the English nation at the end of the millennium. It is also a journey into his own life, as he recalls incidents and people from his past.

Flossie Teacake, the put upon youngest member of the family, is back! As always she is clad in her magical fur coat which turns our heroine from a timid ten year old into an extremely exciting 18 yr old!Nothing stops Flossie and her helter-skelter life which races along at its usual frantic pace. This time she manages to become a dancing teacher at the Grapefruit Dance Studios in Covent Garden...

Pendant des années, Hunter Davies, avec le soutien de Yoko, est parti à la recherche des lettres de John Lennon chez les collectionneurs passionnés, dans les salles de vente, parmi les proches des Beatles, sa famille. Il en a rassemblé plusieurs centaines pour en conserver 250 qui retracent avec intimité et réalisme les étapes de la vie de l’une des plus fascinantes stars du XXe siècle. De ses premières lettres presque enfantines à Cyntia, son first love, au dernier autographe signé à quelques heures de sa mort, en passant par ses lettres à son père, son message de quasi rupture à Paul, sa période gourouisée puis celle Yokoisée, c’est la personnalité extrêmement complexe et créative – qui joue autant avec les mots, les idées, les dessins – qui apparaît sous nos yeux à travers ces 250 lettres. La plupart sont inédites et accompagnées d’un texte précis et passionnant d’un des plus grands connaisseurs des Beatles, à la fois leur proche, leur biographe et l’ami de Yoko. Un livre hors du commun. Traduit de l’anglais par Jean-Pierre Simard

A primeira coletânea dos manuscritos dos Beatles Hunter Davies conviveu com os Beatles no apogeu da banda e escreveu a primeira e única biografia autorizada do grupo. Desde então, pesquisou e encontrou mais de cem letras de músicas escritas à mão, que são reproduzidas aqui de maneira inédita. O quarteto compunha a qualquer hora, em qualquer lugar: as músicas podiam começar no verso de um envelope, num guardanapo ou num papel de carta de hotel. Estes escritos, entre eles vários rascunhos e versões revisadas, propiciam uma visão única e íntima do marcante processo criativo dos maiores compositores de música popular de todos os tempos: o que eles pensavam, como mudavam de ideia e de que maneira realizavam suas composições, hoje conhecidas em todo o mundo. Cada música é apresentada aqui em seu contexto: o que os Beatles estavam fazendo naquele momento, como compuseram e gravaram a faixa, como a primeira versão difere da final. Quase todas as canções dos Beatles têm uma grande história por trás, de "Yesterday" e "Eleanor Rigby" a "Yellow Submarine". Embarque nesta viagem aos bastidores destas obrasprimas do pop. Pela primeira vez, as versões originais das letras mais famosas dos Beatles agrupadas em livro! Atualmente, esses documentos pertencem a colecionadores e a amigos dos integrantes da banda, muitos deles sob a custódia de museus e universidades mundo afora.

Join Hunter Davies on a celebratory stroll around London''s greatest glories - its parks. We need our parks more than ever before, for our health and spirits, our bodies and souls, to keep us fit, to save us from pollution, to protect nature and wildlife; and Londoners are lucky enough to enjoy more green spaces than any other major city in the world. In London Parks, Hunter Davies illustrates their wonders by spending a year walking round his favourite parks. From his local haunt on Hampstead Heath to the capital''s latest wonder, the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, each one is chosen for its unique appeal. Informative and entertaining, he details their history, describes their layout and reveals hidden delights and new attractions that might otherwise be missed, such as the statue of a small brown dog in Battersea Park, a garden full of exotic plants and palm trees in south London''s Burgess Park or, for something completely unique, Ian Dury''s musical memorial bench in Richmond Park. Fun, thought-provoking and uplifting, London Parks is an essential companion for anyone wishing to explore the ever-green beauty of Britain''s capital city, whether it''s spotting pelicans and politicians in St James''s Park, the birds in the London Wetland Centre or the views from Greenwich Park.

The sequel to the hugely enjoyable and poignant childhood memoir by Hunter Davies - The Co-op''s Got Bananas!

Reissued with Beatrix Potter illustrations and previously unpublished materials, this book combines authoritative text with colour photographs taken during the course of a complete year to show the Lake District in all its seasons and moods.

En 1967, les Beatles autorisent pour la première et dernière fois un biographe à partager leur intimité. L''heureux élu, Hunter Davies, passera dix-huit mois aux côtés du groupe le plus légendaire de la planète, alors à son sommet créatif. John, Paul, George et Ringo lui feront, en toute liberté, des confidences sur leur vie, leur musique, l''engouement qu''ils suscitent. Ils l''introduiront auprès de leurs familles, de leurs proches et de leurs amis, y compris ceux des débuts. L''ouvrage de Hunter Davies, seule biographie " autorisée " des Beatles, a été un best-seller dans le monde entier. Il est publié pour la première fois en langue française, dans une édition mise à jour et agrémentée de nombreux documents iconographiques inédits. Hunter Davies, resté proche des Beatles après la séparation du groupe, y évoque l''assassinat de John Lennon, la disparition de George Harrison, le destin de Paul McCartney, de Ringo Starr, et des autres grandes figures de la galaxie Beatles. Les chapitres consacrés au quotidien des Beatles en 1967 et 1968 sont particulièrement émouvants. Hunter Davies, témoin privilégié, y décrit dans les moindres détails la naissance de chansons aussi mythiques que With A Little Help From My Friends, Getting Better ou I Am The Walrus. Rarement nous aura été donné un témoignage aussi précis et intime de la collaboration entre John Lennon et Paul McCartney. Fourmillant d''anecdotes et de témoignages sur l''enfance et l''adolescence des Fab Four, sur leurs débuts à Liverpool et à Hambourg, ainsi que sur la Beatlemania, la personnalité des membres du groupe et leur remarquable sens de l''humour, ce document indispensable ravira tous les fans d''hier et d''aujourd''hui.