Böcker av Mark Mason

Fascinating stories and facts about lesser-known men and women who came second.

A tour of Britain's quizzes by the author of WALK THE LINES and MAIL OBSESSION.

Embark on a zigzag tour through the postcodes of Britain in pursuit of amusing trivia and fascinating history.

The only way to truly discover a city, they say, is on foot. Taking this to extremes, the author sets out to walk the entire length of the London Underground - overground - passing every station on the way. This title celebrates the sights, sounds and soul of the greatest city on earth.

At 10.41am on a Tuesday morning in September, the author boards the number 1A bus at Land's End in Cornwall. Forty-six buses and eleven days later he disembarks at John O'Groats in Scotland. This title presents an account of that gruelling 1100-mile odyssey; a paint-by-bus-numbers portrait of Britain.

If you're intrigued by the fact that Jack the Ripper was left-handed, or that Heinz ketchup flows at 0.7 miles per day - and, more importantly, intrigued by why you're intrigued - then this book is required reading.