CRAIG BROWN: I have a whole shelf of books on old frauds… this is by far the most enjoyable
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BIOGRAPHY FALL: THE MYSTERY OF ROBERT MAXWELL by John Preston (Viking £18.99, 352 pp) There have been many books written about Robert Maxwell, but surely none as pacy, entertaining and jaw-dropping as this one. The author of Fall, John Preston, is also a novelist: he brings those talents to bear on a person whose entire … Read more
Glasses that made Google short-sighted: Author explores how change happens and why it often fails – including the tech company’s specs Damon Centola has penned a thought-provoking book about how change works When Google Glass was debuted in 2013, it became a monumental flop Author suggests it was due to a failure to understand the science of … Read more
WHAT BOOK would writer Marian Keyes take to a desert island? Marian Keyes is currently reading The Survivors by Jane Harper She would take The Secret Countess by Eva Ibbotson to a desert island Writer said The Twins at St Clare’s by Enid Blyton first gave her the reading bug By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:02 GMT, … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK FROSTQUAKE: THE FROZEN WINTER OF 1962 AND HOW BRITAIN EMERGED A DIFFERENT COUNTRY by Juliet Nicolson (Chatto £18.99, 368 pp) Perhaps every half-century we need an intervention outside our control, an uninvited pause, in order for resurrection to take place.’ Thus writes Juliet Nicolson in her fascinating, quirky and evocative book … Read more
Licence to bill! Rare collection of 15 first-edition James Bond books goes on sale for £475k The unique set, which includes 14 007 novels, are up for sale for £475,000 Nine Bond novels are signed by the author and include personal inscriptions A handful of the books came from America and one comes from Australia … Read more
Author Patricia Nicol reveals a selection of the best books on: Birdsong Patricia Nicol’s family participated in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, explores historic racism in American South Where The Crawdads Sing, follows a child more attuned to birds than people By Patricia Nicol For The Daily Mail … Read more
THE CONSOLATION OF NATURE: SPRING IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS by Michael McCarthy, Jeremy Mynott and Peter Marren (Hodder £14.99, 240pp) In mid-April last year, I lay on my back in a meadow near my home in suburban Essex. Beneath deep blue skies unscarred by vapour trails I watched the progress of individual bees as … Read more
ANIMALS DOG’S BEST FRIEND by Simon Garfield (W&N £16.99, 272pp) Like any right-thinking person, starting with the Queen who has owned more than 30 corgis during her reign, I much prefer dogs to people. There’s been Clyde, the sweet-natured collie-cross, shot by a farmer; Tosca, the cavalier King Charles spaniel, who had a cashmere rug … Read more
ANIMALS DOG’S BEST FRIEND by Simon Garfield (W&N £16.99, 272pp) Like any right-thinking person, starting with the Queen who has owned more than 30 corgis during her reign, I much prefer dogs to people. There’s been Clyde, the sweet-natured collie-cross, shot by a farmer; Tosca, the cavalier King Charles spaniel, who had a cashmere rug … Read more