Author, broadcaster and lover of literary curios Rick Gekoski is one of the most entertaining and well-informed names in books today. Here, in what is the ultimate ode to literature, he revisits the books dearest to him.
Honing in on the 25 titles that've influenced him most, both personally and professionally, Gekoski reveals the inextricable link between his vast and varied reading history and his spectacular life.
Covering everything from Dr Seuss' Horton Hatches An Egg to J.D. Salinger's Catcher In The Rye, Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation Of Dreams and even his own Staying Up, Gekoski imbues each page with witty humour, intelligence and his fervent passion for literature. This really is a book lover's dream.