You've probably heard of a few pirates...Horrible Henry Morgan and his flaming fire ships; Awful Anne Bonny and her flaming temper; and Barmy Blackbeard and his - er - flaming black beard. But have you heard that: Henry Morgan ate his own shoes? Anne Bonny scared strong men shirtless? Blackbeard guzzled his rum with a dash of dynamite? Now you can get the inside story from pirates' long-lost log-books, read the terrible truth about real pirate life and find out all about the biggest, baddest buccaneers who ever sailed the bounding main.

Everybody's heard of Elvis Presley. He is horribly famous for being the King of Rock 'n' Roll, having trouble fitting into his spangly white jumpsuits and causing a riot with a wiggle of his pelvis. But not everyone knows that Elvis escaped from tornadoes by hiding in a cave, flew halfway across America for 22 giant sandwiches and had a tooth stuck in his lung...Everything you ever wanted to know about the man with the pelvis.

Da Vinci and His Super Brain

by Michael Cox

Published 1 February 2010
You've probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci\. He is dead famous for: \- painting the most famous picture in the world \- designing the first-ever flying machine \- being THE all-round fabulous Renaissance Man. But have you heard that Leonardo: \- spent ten years making a seven-metre tall horse \- thought pink was the coolest colour for clothes \- loved to play practical jokes? Yes, even though he's dead, Leonardo's still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with Leonardo's lost notebook, flick through the pages of the Milan Messenger and discover dozens of the dazzling inventions the great man dreamed up in his amazing super-brain. Dead Funny \- Dead Gripping \- Dead Famous

Tutankhamun is given the Horribly Famous treatment. Here you'll find the whole story of King Tut's life and death, plus his awesome afterlife. It's an exciting story of treasure and tombs, grave robbers and gold.