Böcker av Peter Gillman

Desperate Times is the unmissable new collection of sketches of contemporary political life by The Times's master of satire, Peter Brookes.

A revealing and complete biography of doomed hero George Mallory, which includes previously unpublished letters and family papers

In December 1977, David Holden, chief foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times, arrived at Cairo Airport to report on the crucial peace talks between Egypt and Israel. A few hours later, he was dead: killed by a single bullet through the heart.

In February 1966, two teams planned the first direct ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, long renowned as the most dangerous climb in the Swiss Alps. The race was on and triumph or tragedy awaited. Award-winning writer Peter Gillman and eminent climber Dougal Haston were both there, and Eiger Direct is their account of the epic attempt.