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For Anna, a cycling enthusiast, the decision to ride 4,000 miles solo around the coast of the UK wasn’t that hard. Following the river from London until it became the sea, then following the sea until it reached the mouth of the Thames again was a beautifully simple idea. But after epic highs, incredible...

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.' Winston Churchill 'Britain has invented a new missile. It’s called the civil servant. It doesn’t work and it can’t be fired.' General Sir Walter Walker Order, order! After a long day at the dispatch box, when your...

If I’d really been serious about getting to grips with my mid-life crisis, then I’d have been better opting for a course of therapy than going off travelling. Or if I had to travel, I’d have been better opting for somewhere warm with a beach…' In an attempt to get to grips with a BIG...

The economy is going down, and so should you: get ready to generate a stimulus package of your own with this raunchy and riotous recession romp-fest. Whether you’re up for a little FTSE with your partner, want to double-dip with a stranger, or need some bond tips to reignite your stagflated workplace,...

When it feels like the world is against you and you want to give up on everything, here’s the perfect antidote: a no-nonsense collection of straight-talking quotations to help you laugh in the face of the bad times.

One hates an author that’s all author.' Lord Byron With quips, quotes and insults from beloved literary figures such as William Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf and Ernest Hemingway to modern literati including Zadie Smith and Will Self, this charming book reveals your favourite authors’...

Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope' Bill Cosby 'My father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic' Spike Milligan When your precious offspring have hijacked the car and there's a hole in your wallet the size of the Grand Canyon, kick back and...

Have you ever wondered… • How the orchestra got its name? • Who wrote the longest-ever symphony? • Just how do we know when to clap – and when not to? From Bach to Beethoven, Vivaldi to Vaughan Williams, the world of classical music has something to enchant every...

All mothers are a wonderful and constant source of friendship, advice and love. This beautiful collection of quotations celebrates everything that’s great about mothers, and will make every mum see how much she is appreciated and loved.

Congratulations - you've made it to the ripe old age of 70! You're older than Israel and Biffo the Bear. By now the novelty of a free bus pass has worn off and you'll never make it through the late night film feature without nodding off during the news.On the bright side, you can look forward to a...

Belt up and enjoy this 365-day ride as you cruise past the most momentous motoring events in history. Packed with fascinating facts about races, motorists and the history of the mighty engine, this book is a must-have for any car enthusiast.

‘Hard is his heart that loveth naught in May.’ Geoffrey Chaucer 12 June: ‘Male glow-worms, attracted by the light of the candles, come into the parlour. The distant hills look very blue.’ Gilbert White, 1791 Join some of England’s best-loved writers in this day-by-day celebration...

You can never know too much stuff. For example: • Today, the people of earth take more photos in two minutes than they did in the whole of the nineteenth century. • When the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris in 1911, one of the suspects was Pablo Picasso. •...

‘A motorcycle the size of Roz’s Betty Boop would have been beyond the dreams of the craziest pack leader at the Ace Café on London’s North Circular Road in the monochrome days of rockers, Nortons, Bonnevilles and Marianne Faithfull, when ‘good’ was middle class, ‘bad’ misunderstood...