Will Pearson Books

The first comprehensive account of the storming of the Iranian Embassy in London in 1980.

First account of the most valuable haul in British criminal history, the Brinks-Mat robbery of 1983 On a cold grey morning in 1983 a gang of masked and armed men stole £26 million in gold bullion from the Brink's-Mat high-security warehouse near Heathrow. The biggest robbery in British history, it unleashed a trail of murder, betrayal and revenge; forced a young woman into hiding for the rest of her life; and kick-started global money laundering. In on the heist from the very first, Kenneth Noye helped turn the gold into cash - and stabbed to death the undercover policeman sent to catch him. Acquitted of murder, Noye spent ten years in jail for handling the gold. Released, he stabbed another man to death in Britain's first 'road rage' killing. This time, he ran. Will Pearson's searing, no-punches-pulled page-turner takes us from the grimy back streets of Peckham via secret Spanish villas and a Cosa Nostra Florida condominium to the high life in Switzerland, playing an expert light on one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of crime: a tale of criminal cunning and stupidity in equal measure; of brilliant detective work marred by Keystone Cops-style failure; greed, ostentation, high-rolling gangsters, their wives and mistresses, and 'Brinks' & 'Mat', the Rottweilers bought to guard ill-gotten gains.

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of mental_floss magazine with "mental_floss: The Book," a humorous and fact-filled collection of over 200 fascinating lists. Authors Will Pearson, Mangesh Hattikudur, and Ethan Trex deliver quirky and enlightening information, making it a delightful read for trivia enthusiasts who enjoy learning with a laugh.

Smarter than a history teacher, funnier than the Founding Fathers, and more American than Alaska, an almost (but not entirely) comprehensive primer on American history (or at least, the good stuff) In trademark smart aleck style, this is history according to mental_floss, an insightfully accurate and incisively humorous exploration of little-known truths and widely believed falsehoods, which simultaneously exposes some of America's oddest moments, strangest citizens, most egregious frauds, and much, much more. Ten meaty chapters, peppered with fun trivia, entertainingly cover the essential timeline of the social, political, and cultural happenings of American history and mythbust all the lies teachers told us along the way. Was Abraham Lincoln really a heroic defender of liberty and freedom? Were the Sixties actually a groovy time of peace and love? Has the U.S. always been dependent on foreign oil? mental_floss sets the record straight and shares the fascinating stories behind politics, literature, fashion, televangelism, serial killers, genetic engineering, Yuppies, SPAM, the original Swine Flu, potato chips, rollerskating, mobsters, rum, communists, beaver wars, the rise and fall of irony, and everything else made in the U.S.A.

A Guide to the Wonders and Puzzles, Monsters and Codes from all over the world

Dwadzieścia tajemnic, wobec których nauka pozostaje bezradna. Zagadki, które fascynują ludzkość od stuleci.Pytania, na które być może nigdy nie poznamy odpowiedzi. Czy faktycznie otrzymaliśmy słynny sygnał „Wow!” od obcej cywilizacji?Co się stało z załogą Mary Celeste, statku widmo, który opuszczony dryfował po oceanie? Dlaczego nigdy nie udało się schwytać Zodiaka, seryjnego mordercy z San Francisco? Will Pearson w intrygujący sposób opisuje najsłynniejsze tajemnice, które nigdy nie doczekały się wiarygodnego wyjaśnienia. Od lat mierzą się z nimi zarówno wybitni naukowcy, jak i badacze amatorzy, jednak wciąż nie wiemy, co jest prawdą, a co tylko sprytną mistyfikacją. Gdzie kończą się fakty, a zaczynają teorie spiskowe? Tajemnicze istoty, jak potwór z Loch Ness czy Wielka Stopa, starożytne kody, których nie są w stanie złamać najnowocześniejsze komputery, i zagadkowe budowle, które nie miały prawa powstać setki lat temu. Ta książka jest pełna historii, które mogą was zafascynować i przestraszyć, na pewno zaś sprawią, że sami zaczniecie zadawać pytania. Lektura obowiązkowa dla fanów Niewyjaśnionego Richarda MacLeana Smitha.