After 40 years in the Hells Angels, George Christie was ready to retire. As the president of the notorious Ventura chapter for the club, he had been the yin to Sonny Barger's yang. Christie was the one who carried the Olympic torch and counted movie stars, artists, the Grateful Dead and the police chief captains among his friends. But leaving isn't easy, and within two weeks of retirement he was told he was 'out bad', blackballed by his fellow Angels,...

This is a warm and witty tale from a master storyteller, author of Carnegie Medal-winning 'Skellig' and international bestseller 'The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas'. Bert and Betty Brown have got themselves a little angel. Bert found him in his top pocket when he was driving his bus. Bert and Betty's friends think he's lovely. So do Nancy and Jack and Alice from Class 5K. What a wonder! But Acting Head Teacher Mrs Mole is not so sure. Nor is Professor...

With over 1 million costumes and accessories hanging on 6 miles of rails, Angels is the largest dressing up box in the world and the name sewn in hundreds of thousands of costumes for film television & theatre productions. Angels can also claim more than a little credit for 36 costume Oscar-winning movies, including 'Star Wars', 'Titanic', 'Shakespeare in Love' and 'Grand Budapest Hotel'. 'Behind the Seams' provides the reader with a unique insight...