Iain: 509 books

Few would dispute that we are living at a time of high anxiety and uncertainty in which many of us will experience a crisis of identity at some point or another. At the same time, news media provide us with a daily catalogue of disasters from around the globe to remind us that we inhabit a world of...

Chris Cheng won the title of “Top Shot,” a $100,000 cash prize, and a professional marksman contract with the show sponsor, Bass Pro Shops. How did a tech support guy who didn’t shoot a lot of guns beat out seventeen other competitors-including seasoned military veterans, law enforcement officers,...

Few, if any, who have pulled on the red jersey of Manchester United can have made a greater impact to the club’s glorious history than the boy from the Cregagh estate in East Belfast. Best brought joy and tears – often in equal measures during the final days of his Old Trafford career – to those...

The Time: The near future. The Place: Orbit around Venus. The Destination: Mercury. The Purpose: To die on a crucifix...In the near future humans have conquered space, spread to the inner planets. Mercury, Venus, Mars, the moons of Jupiter and the asteroid belt provide a stream of mineral and industrial wealth for Earth. Wealth that attracts piracy... and more.

Who is Rodin? He thought he was a professional killer, paid for his expertise. But now, he no longer needs the money. He only kills to keep the nightmares at bay. He thought he could remain detached. But removing those he knows to be innocent no longer makes sense. Tracking down a...

There are reasons to kill. Those who threaten the courier, or threaten Rodin himself — well, they know what to expect. And his one professional hit? The man deserved to die. The world’s better off without him. But Rodin needs to build his reputation. And that means showing what he’s capable...

In a violent world, can the meek ever survive? Ostar knows he’s nothing special. But he’s useful to the crew — not with the violence, but as a look-out. He’s never hurt anyone in his life. He simply wants to keep his head down and live without conflict. But the crew are dying. Someone...

The only certainty in life is death. Genna can’t let her guard down, even for a moment. Running a district is hard work, and there are always those determined to undermine her. And now she has a fugitive from the Dome to protect, someone who is still seen as a threat to be neutralised. Then...

"There are many who have heard tales of the Wandering Jew. Many others have heard of the Flying Dutchman, doomed to sail the seas for eternity. Some even claim to know the truths behind these famous tales. Fewer by far know the story behind the Marie Céleste, though I feel myself fortunate to...

TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Now in its tenth year, this anniversary edition of the best-selling series is a review of the year made up of the wry and astute observations of the unpublished Telegraph letter writers. In a year in which even the most seasoned commentators have struggled...

Binchester Roman fort, Roman Vinovia, lies on a hilltop spur about two kilometres north of the modern town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham. This book draws on the results of large-scale excavations in the 1970s and 80s to describe the sequence of construction of the fort from 1st century timber...

Rodinsky's world was that of the East European Jewry, cabbalistic speculation, an obsession with language as code and terrible loss. He touched the imagination of artist Rachel Lichtenstein, whose grandparents had left Poland in the 1930s. This text weaves together Lichtenstein's quest for Rodinsky...

A surprise general election is approaching, but how surprising is its result going to be? Opinion polls and predictions speak clearly but, given the pollsters' recent performances, how much can we still rely on them? Will people vote with their heads or their hearts - or both? With Article...

Welcome to the weird, wonderful and two-wheeled world of cycling. Though this isnt the usual side of professional cycling the newspapers report. This is the real world of cycling, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of the sports bizarre history! Cycling is nearly two hundred years old. The...