Books published by publisher A. Constable and co

From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up. At nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. What he got was a life of crime . . . crime reporting, that is, at the prestigious Yomiuri Shinbun. For twelve years of eighty-hour workweeks, he covered the seedy side of Japan, where extortion, murder, human trafficking, and corruption are as familiar as ramen noodles and sake. But when his final scoop brought him face to face with Japan’s most infamous yakuza boss—and the threat of death for him and his family—Adelstein decided to step down . . . momentarily. Then, he fought back.In Tokyo Vice, Adelstein tells the riveting, often humorous tale of his journey from an inexperienced cub reporter—who made rookie mistakes like getting into a martial-arts battle with a senior editor—to a daring, investigative journalist with a price on his head. With its vivid, visceral descriptions of crime in Japan and an exploration of the world of modern-day yakuza that even few Japanese ever see, Tokyo Vice is a fascination, and an education, from first to last.

The new autobiography by one of the most influential and ground-breaking athletes we've seen in Britain. Going from a full-time job to World Ironman champion within a matter of a few years, Chrissie Wellington inspires athletes of all standards to really go for what they want to achieve. Since she has got to the top of her sport, it seems no one can catch her and after a fantastically received talk and book-signing event in our store, we're delighted to have these available for everyone else. This is what a few famous names had to say about her;'What amazes me about Chrissie Wellington in not that she wins, but by how much...Like Usain Bolt, Wellington has burst on to the scene and destroyed the opposition. Those within athletics said that Bolt was coming, but Wellington came from nowhere and wins by a relatively greater margin.'(James Cracknell)'A person of true international sporting excellence that is overshadowed by no one in any other sport.' (Brett Sutton)'One of the biggest fear