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HARRY STYLES DARWIN THE OFFICIAL STORY: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY RAF 100 OF FIFA WORLD CUP™ 978-1-78739-040-9 978-0-23300-536-2 978-0-23300-526-3 978-1-78739-018-8 £14.99 £18.99 £25.00 £30.00 Music002 & Entertainment History009 & Reference Military016 018Sport CONTENTS & HIGHLIGHTS Health & Lifestyle Hobbies & Puzzles Humour & Nostalgia Children’s 023 027 032 035 978-1-78739-042-3 978-1-78739-022-5 978-1-85375-999-4 978-1-78312-295-0 £14.99 £14.99 (£14.70 excl. VAT) £9.99 £9.99 WHAT WOULD CRYSTALS STAR TREK: FAKE NEWS SHE DO? SPOCK’S LOGIC PUZZLE BOX HARRY STYLES Carlton Books 978-1-78739-040-9 March 2018 237 x 185 mm 144pp, HB 100 images 30,000 words £14.99 EVOLUTION OF A MODERN SUPERSTAR Harry Styles is the must-have guide to all things Harry. With more than 100 incredible photographs, it follows Harry’s journey from a bright-eyed heart-breaker all the way through to where he is now, going his own way as a solo artist, topping the charts, and making waves on his sell-out world tour. You’ll also see plenty of rarely seen pictures of his life on the road, and glimpses of his life as he grew up in the public eye. One Direction came into existence only in 2010, but over the last eight years the musical shadow they have cast is enormous; their list of records and achievements is almost unparalleled. However, embarking on his solo career, Harry Styles has not only managed to escape that shadow but looks set to thrive and become equally successful on his own. Harry Styles debuted at number one all over the world, and his Music & Entertainment legions of fans were ecstatic about the first solo offering from the pop phenomenon. The book explores – in an enthusiastic tone and fan- focused style, richly illustrated with photographs of the heart-throb – the evolution of Styles’s career, from his discovery on The X Factor through his rise to global superstar and his next step … conquering the world as a solo artist. 2 MALCOLM CROFT is a celebrated author and music journalist. He has worked with many important bands, including the Flaming Lips, Coldplay and The Verve. He is the author of more than 15 books on popular culture and music. Malcolm lives in London. SELLING POINTS • While One Direction are on a planned hiatus, Styles has • In 2017 Styles embarks on a global 88-date tour, signed a three-album solo contract. beginning in San Francisco in September and ending The first of those, Harry Styles, was released in May 2017 on 14 July 2018 in LA. and debuted at Number One in the charts in over a dozen countries, including the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. ED SHEERAN Carlton Books 978-1-78739-048-5 March 2018 237 x 185 mm 160pp, HB Approx. 100 images 30,000 words £16.99 THE STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS Beloved by fans old and young, Ed Sheeran is a true British songwriting talent whose career is not stopping any time soon. Ed Sheeran: The Stories Behind the Songs is the fan-book for any lover of the beatboxing guitarist from Halifax. Whether he’s writing hit singles for other artists such as Justin Bieber, the Weekend, Taylor Swift and One Direction, or releasing his own bestsellers, it’s clear that Ed Sheeran is superbly talented. Full of behind- the-scenes stories, analysis and information on how Ed Sheeran writes his award-winning music (mega-hits like ‘Shape of You’), this book provides an insider’s view of Sheeran’s life on the road as well as off it. Music & Entertainment 3 CAROLINE SULLIVAN is a New York-born music journalist who writes for the Guardian, The Times, Time Out and many other prominent publications. Starting her career with Melody Maker, Sullivan later became the Chief Rock Critic at the Guardian. Throughout her career she has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, including Lady Gaga, Radiohead and Adele. She is also the author of Madonna: Ambition, Music, Style and Bye Bye Baby: My Tragic Love Affair with the Bay City Rollers. SELLING POINTS • Ed Sheeran’s song ‘Shape of You’ has • His latest album release, ÷, reached 672,000 album sales 1.8 billion views on his YouTube page. in its first week, and one million UK sales in just 16 days, • Ed is a prolific performer and constantly releases new making him the fastest-selling male artist in history. music. His ÷ tour is ongoing and will last 514 days across 187 shows. SELLING POINTS ABBA • Includes images of Carlton Books 978-1-78739-062-1 contracts, draft March 2018 283 x 245 mm lyrics and hand- 112pp, HB Approx 150 images written letters. 35,000 words £20.00 • Includes photographs from BACKSTAGE the band and many sources close to The music of ABBA has lived on beyond the life of the them. band, and is now a collection of golden classics that are enjoyed by all ages. ABBA: Backstage tells the story of that incredible pop group, from inception all the way to where the group’s members are today. It is filled with beautiful images of the band and exclusive memorabilia, including a handwritten set list, a personal tour programme and backstage passes. This is a truly personal account, from an author who worked with and has interviewed all members of the band. Includes forewords from Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Benny INGMARIE HALLING and Björn. is the Curator of Stockholm’s hugely successful ABBA Museum, and was responsible for the band’s dressing room, costumes and makeup on all their major tours. Music & Entertainment CARL MAGNUS PALM has been the world’s leading authority on ABBA for the past two decades and has written a number of books about the group. SELLING POINTS IRON MAIDEN • Acknowledged as 4 Carlton Books 978-1-78739-041-6 one of the December 2017 283 x 245 mm forefathers of 144pp, HB 100 images modern heavy 25,000 words £20.00 metal, Iron Maiden has sold more than 70 million albums “WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN BOMBASTIC AND HEAVY METAL HISTORY DONE WHAT WE’VE WANTED TO DO.” Steve Harris worldwide. This book takes you straight to the heart and soul of the Mighty Maiden, the pioneering group that was at the forefront of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in the 1980s – and is still going strong. Iron Maiden: Heavy Metal History is the ultimate Maiden • Iron Maiden’s last The full history of Iron Maiden is included, as well as an album- by-album account of all their studio recordings and biographies of current and notable former members. book, covering every possible aspect of the band’s album, The Book Written by the critically acclaimed journalist and author Chris Welch – who has toured with Iron Maiden and interviewed them on many occasions – this book features superb imagery of the amazing 40-year career. It tells their full story and of Souls, was a band, as well as exclusive photographs of rare Maiden memorabilia. includes posters, flyers, backstage passes and rare images global success and of the band’s most high-profile gigs and iconic moments. a Top Five chart hit in the UK, US Also Available: £20.00/US$29.95 ISBN-13: 978-1-78739-041-6 5 2 9 9 5 Everything Iron Maiden is inside, including an album-by- and Germany. 9 781787 390416 www.carltonbooks.co.uk • MUSIC • Printed in Dubai Front cover photograph: Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images • The band has a Back cover photograph: Mick Hutson/Redferns/Getty Images Background photograph: Shutterstock album account of all their studio recordings (from the 978-1-78097-985-4 978-1-78097-502-3 978-1-78097-008-9 debut album Iron Maiden to 2015’s The Book of Souls), massive global fan and there are special features on Bruce Dickinson, Steve base and embarked Harris and other key players. on a huge global IRONMAIDEN_Jacket.indd 1 04/09/2017 11:04 tour in 2016, taking CHRIS WELCH Written by an award-winning music journalist, in Europe, North started out as a reporter on UK music weekly Iron Maiden: Heavy Metal History is the ultimate America, South Melody Maker in the mid-1960s. He went on the celebration of this iconic rock group. America, Oceania road with Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, and Asia. Iron Maiden and more over the next two decades. • Contains exclusive Chris has worked on a variety of music magazines images of posters, and has written more than 20 books on rock tickets and flyers, music. His self-confessed finest hour was “Playing as well as rare conga drums, live on stage in Germany with Led photographs from Zep during ‘Whole Lotta Love’”.