Steve Martin

The riveting, mega-bestselling, beloved and highly acclaimed memoir of a man, a vocation, and an era named one of the ten best nonfiction titles of the year by Time and Entertainment Weekly. In Born Standing Up, Steve Martin offers an intimate and deeply personal look at his journey from a young aspiring magician to one of the most influential and...

This info-packed book is bursting with over 250 mind-blowing facts and illustrations on a range of fascinating subjects, from prehistoric animals and Ancient Romans to curious inventions and foody trivia. Did you know... Buzz Aldrin was the second man to walk on the Moon, but the first man to wee on it. He weed into his suit and it leaked...

When Benedikt Taschen asked the most important portrait photographer working today, Annie Leibovitz, to collect her pictures in a SUMO-sized book, she was intrigued by the challenge. The project took several years to develop and when it was finally published in 2014, it weighed in at 26 kg (57 pounds). This incredible collection is now available in an accessible XXL...

This info-packed fact book is bursting with over 250 mind-blowing facts and fun illustrations. Did you know ... Sometimes it’s light from the moon, not the Sun, that creates a rainbow. When this happens, it’s called a moonbow. Many prehistoric mammals were ancestors of familiar animals today – Mesohippus (the early horse) was the size of a sheep and had...

"I've always looked upon cartooning as comedy's last frontier. I have done stand-up, sketches, movies, monologues, awards show introductions, sound bites, blurbs, talk show appearances, and tweets, but the idea of a one-panel image with or without a caption mystified me. I felt like, yeah, sometimes I'm funny, but there are these other weird freaks who are actually funny. You...

Filled with over 200 incredible and totally awesome facts, and featuring hilarious artwork by Andrew Pinder, this fun, info-packed book will keep curious 10-year-olds entertained for hours on end. Find out about amazing inventions, incredible feats of engineering and super-smart animals. From the teacher with the world’s loudest shout to the gorilla that learned sign language, this book is packed...

This info-packed book is bursting with over 250 mind-blowing facts and illustrations on a range of fascinating subjects, from extreme animals and record-breaking sports to amazing technology and gross body facts. Did you know... To stay light enough to fly, bats poo just 30–60 minutes after eating. Figure skaters spin up to 300 times in one minute. In ancient Greece,...

Filled with over 200 incredible and totally awesome facts, and featuring hilarious artwork by Andrew Pinder, this fun, info-packed book will keep curious 9-year-olds entertained for hours on end. Find out about snow on Mars, a game of golf on the Moon, the world’s largest island and the longest ever dinosaur. From the jellyfish that can go back to being...

Steve Martin has never written about his career in the movies before. In Number One is Walking, he shares anecdotes from the sets of his beloved films—from Father of the Bride to Roxanne, The Jerk to Three Amigos, and many more, bringing readers directly into his world. In it, he shares charming tales of antics, moments of inspiration, and exploits...

This info-packed book is bursting with over 250 mind-blowing facts and illustrations on a range of fascinating subjects, from space and science to dinosaurs and minibeasts. Did you know ... The Argentinosaurus was the biggest dinosaur ever. It was 40 metres (130 feet) from head to tail. That’s the length of four double-decker buses. The Antarctic can be so cold...

Steve Martin has been an international star for over thirty years. Here, for the first time, he looks back to the beginning of his career and charmingly evokes the young man he once was. Born in Texas but raised in California, Steve was seduced early by the comedy shows that played on the radio when the family travelled back and...

In this entertaining and informative book, children who love sport can find out all about the future careers they can choose from. From being a swimming instructor, a referee, a sports nutritionist, a race car mechanic, to a sports photographer and many more, this book will take you through a day in the life of 25 sporty workers, showing you...