Steve Roud was Local Studies Librarian for the London Borough of Croydon and served as Honorary Librarian of the Folklore Society for over fifteen years. He has been researching British folklore for over thirty years and is the joint author of the Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore, plus other books on traditional drama and folk song, and the Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland, which won the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award in 2004. His publications include London Lore (2008) and The Lore of the Playground (2010). He also compiles the Folk Song Index and the Broadside Index, two internationally acclaimed computer databases of traditional folk and popular song. He lives in Sussex.

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Stephen Fry

By the time he was fifteen, Stephen Fry owned more than forty ties. Inherited initially from a grandfather, matters turned more serious when he could afford to buy them brand spanking new. 
 
Stephen's collection now numbers well into the hundreds. And each tie - whether floral, fluorescent, football themed; striped or spotty, outrageous or simply debonair - tells a story. A tale of the garment itself - the shops, makers and designers - as well as of Stephen, his reasons for choosing it, whether an occasion or just a whim. 
 
Inspired by Stephen's hugely popular Instagram posts, this book will feature beautiful, hand-drawn illustrations and photographs to celebrate his expansive collection of man's greatest asset: the Tie, in all its sophisticated glory.

Fry's Ties

Discover the life and ties of Stephen Fry

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Chris Gill

With his shag haircut and white Stratocaster guitar Jeff Beck was an icon. Yet somehow, he maintained the ineffable low-profile cool of a cult hero - gliding through six decades of musical trends with nary a lapse in taste. 
In his illustrious career Beck won eight Grammy Awards, was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and recorded with some of the most important rock, jazz and soul musicians of all time, including Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Tina Turner, Mick Jagger, Morrissey and Kate Bush. 
Here, we shed new light on the elusive rock genius.

Blow by Blow

Guy Pratt

Guy Pratt knows rock. 
 
As bass player forthe likes of Madonna, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Jimmy Page and Bryan Ferry (not to mention Sophie Ellis-Bextor's classic 'Murder on the Dance Floor'), his playing is renowned. But Guy also has a talent for putting his foot in it - and for telling the tale afterwards. 
 
Laced with his trademark charm, enthusiasm, behind-the-scenes access, it-couldn’t-happen-to-a-bassist anecdotes and self-deprecating humour, the new book will bring Guy’s musical adventure working alongside some of the biggest names in music up to date for fans of first book and legions of new fans introduced to him through the hit Rockonteurs podcast he hosts with Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp.

Untitled Guy Pratt Memoir

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