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EBURY PUBLISHING AUTUMN CATALOGUE 2019 Secrets of Sand Hill Road Venture Capital—and How to Get It Scott Kupor The insider’s guide to Venture Capital by Scott Kupor, managing partner of Andreessen Horowitz – the iconic Silicon Valley investment firm 'Worth far more than its cover price ... I wish I’d had it available to me when I was first looking for startup funding' -- Eric Ries Every startup needs capital, and ambitious startups seek it on Sand Hill Road – Silicon Valley’s dream street for entrepreneurs. That’s where you’ll find the biggest names in venture capital, including the famed VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, where lawyer-turned-entrepreneur-turned-VC Scott Kupor serves as managing partner. Whether you’re trying to get a new company off the ground or scale an existing business to the next level, you need to understand how VCs think. Secrets of Sand Hill Road is the first book that shows you exactly how VCs decide where and how much to invest. It will help you get the best possible deal and make the most of your relationships with VCs. You’ll learn, for instance: -- Why most VCs typically invest in only one startup in a given business category -- Why the talent you need most when raising venture capital June 2019 is your storytelling ability 9780753553961 -- How to handle a 'down round', when you have to raise funds £16.99 : Trade Paperback at a lower valuation than in your previous round 320 pages -- Why bridge financing (reopening your last round to existing investors) is generally a bad idea -- What to do when VCs get too entangled in the day-to-day operations of your business -- Why you need to build relationships with potential acquirers long before you decide to sell Filled with Kupor’s firsthand experiences, insider advice, and practical takeaways, Secrets of Sand Hill Road is the guide you need to turn yourstartup into the next unicorn. SCOTT KUPOR is managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He has overseen the firm’s rapid growth to one hundred fifty Bloc Life Stories from the Lost World of Communism Peter Molloy For the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, riveting stories of daily life behind the Iron Curtain There was life before the fall. 1989 was a year of astonishing and rapid change: the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and an end to an entire way of life for millions of people behind the Iron Curtain. Bloc Life collects first hand testimony of the people who lived in East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Romania during the Cold War era, and reveals a rich tapestry of experience that goes beyond the headlines of spies and surveillance, secret police and political corruption. In fact, many of the people remember their lives under communism as 'perfectly ordinary' and even hanker for the 'security' that it offered. From political leaders, athletes and pop stars, to cooks, miners and cosmonauts, the stories collected in Bloc Life evoke the moods, preoccupations and experiences of a world that vanished almost overnight. Peter Molloy is a multi-award winning producer of history and current affairs series for the BBC. He is the producer of The Lost World of Communism, on which this book is based, and his other credits include CIA, a history of America's intelligence June 2019 agency , Plague Wars, about chemical and biological warfare, 9781846076176 Dirty Money, about international financial crime, Tobacco Wars £9.99 : Paperback with Michael Buerk, Suez, and Clear the Skies, about 9/11. 320 pages Rough Magic Riding the world’s wildest horse race Lara Prior-Palmer The extraordinary story of Lara Prior-Palmer’s unlikely victory in the world’s toughest horse race, the Mongol Derby, retracing the footsteps of Genghis Khan’s route across Mongolia as she undertakes a remarkable journey of self-discovery. '[Prior-Palmer's] gorgeous, sensual depiction of this race is a literary marvel; it feels like you are riding alongside her across the desolate steppes; her verbal acuity makes vivid the most elusive of landscapes; her triumph becomes ours' NYLON The Mongol Derby is the world’s toughest horse race. A feat of endurance across the vast Mongolian plains once traversed by the people of Genghis Khan, competitors ride 25 horses across a distance of 1000km. Many riders don’t make it to the finish line. In 2013 Lara Prior-Palmer – nineteen, underprepared but seeking the great unknown – decided to enter the race. Driven by her own restlessness, stubbornness, and a lifelong love of horses, she raced for seven days through extreme heat and terrifying storms, catching a few hours of sleep where she could at the homes of nomadic families. Battling bouts of illness and dehydration, exhaustion and bruising falls, she found she had nothing to lose, and tore through the field with her motley crew of horses. In one of the Derby’s most unexpected results, June 2019 she became the youngest-ever champion and the first woman 9781785038853 to win the race. £16.99 : Hardback 320 pages A tale of adventure, fortitude and poetry, Rough Magic is the extraordinary story of one young woman’s encounter with oblivion, and herself. Lara Prior-Palmer made headlines in 2013 when she became the first Briton - and the youngest-ever competitor overall - to win the Mongol Derby. Rough Magic is her first book. I Never Knew That About Coastal England Christopher Winn A fascinating tour of England's much loved coastline in the company of a million-copy selling author We all love to be beside the seaside! Be it the crunch of the sand beneath your feet, or the promise of an unexplored rock pool that draws you to the sea, prepare to be whisked away by bestselling author Christopher Winn as you delve into the charming tales of England's coastline. Divided into eighteen chapters – one for each of the coastal counties in the UK – this book will entertain and illuminate, by casting new light on the many points of intrigue to be explored along 3000 miles of spectacularly diverse and historically rich English coast. Illustrated with beautiful black-and-white line drawings, by Mai Osawa, this book makes the perfect companion for any seaside outing. You’ll find yourself exclaiming again and again – I never knew that! Christopher Winn's first book was the bestselling I Never Knew That About England. Volumes on Ireland, Scotland, Wales and London followed as well as books on the English, Scottish and Irish, alongside an illustrated edition of I Never Knew That About England and London. A freelance writer and collector of trivia for over 20 years, he has worked with Terry Wogan and June 2019 Jonathan Ross and sets quiz questions for television as well as 9781785039539 for the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph. He was also the £12.99 : Hardback Associate Producer for a TV series by ITV on Great Britain. He is 288 pages married to artist Mai Osawa, who illustrates all the books in the series. His website is http://www.i-never-knew-that.com. No Spin: My Autobiography Shane Warne The definitive, intimate insight into the life and career of the world’s greatest living cricketer. ‘My story, without the spin.’ From the start of his glittering career in 1992, to his official retirement from all formats of the game in 2013, Shane Warne has long desired to tell his incredible story without compromise. No Spin is that very story. It will offer a compelling intimate voice, true insight and a pitch-side seat to one of cricket’s finest eras, making this one of the ultimate must-have sports autobiographies. Shane is not only one of the greatest living cricket legends: he is as close as the game has had since Botham to a maverick genius on the field and a true rebel spirit off it, who always gives audiences what they want. Despite being the talismanic thorn in England’s side for nearly two decades of regular Ashes defeats, he was also much loved in the UK where he played cricket for Hampshire. He’s also a much-admired figure in India and South Africa. Alongside his mesmerising genius as a bowler, Shane has often been a controversial figure, and in this book he's talk with brutal honesty about some of the most challenging times in his life as a player. Honest, thoughtful, fearless and loved by millions, Shane is always his own man and this book is a testament to his brilliant career. June 2019 9781785037856 SHANE WARNE, born 13 September 1969, is widely regarded UK C/Wealth+EUexCanANZ as one of the finest bowlers in the history of cricket. Warne £9.99 : Paperback played his first Test match in 1992, and took over 1000 432 pages international wickets. A dangerous lower-order batsman, Warne also scored over 3000 Test runs. He played Australian domestic cricket for his home state of Victoria, and country cricket in England for Hampshire, where he was captain from 2004 -2007. Famously he captained the Rajasthan Royals to victory in the first IPL in 2008. After retirement from all formats of the game he turned to the commentary box where his strong opinion and sharp wit is a feature and will be found for the first time on Fox Sports this coming Australian summer. Mad Frank's Diary The Confessions of Britain’s Most Notorious Villain Frankie Fraser and James Morton Original hard man Mad Frankie Fraser spills London gangland's darkest secrets in his first-hand, day-by-day account of life at the top of organised crime in the Richardson/Kray era.