Books

As co-author of the Guinness Book of Hit Singles and subsequent titles, he had a No1 best-selling book whose sales went on to total millions. He has written 35 books in all, including biographies, music, and poetry. His currently available tomes include Forever England, a biography of Rupert Brooke, Hodder’s best-selling 100 Favourite Poems and 100 Favourite Humorous Poems, Major to Minor [The history of the songwriter in Britain and America over the last 200 years], Inspirations, the uniquely conceptual poetry collection New Poems for Old Paintings, Read’s Musical Reciter  and The South Coast Beat Scene of the 1960’s. His Story Of The Shadows remains in great demand.

 

 

Forever England: The Life Of Rupert Brooke

 

 One Hundred Favourite Poems.

 

 

 

 The Story Of The Shadows.

 

 

 

 Major To Minor. The Rise & Fall Of The Songwriter.

 

 

His first novel, Drift Down the Darkness is now available for download and will be published in paperback soon. He is also working on a second, novel From Matthew To Revelation..

Drift Down The Darkness

 

 The South Coast Beat Scene of the 1960s.

 

 

 

 

The Little Book Of Cliff Richard.

 

In November 2010 his, The Little Book Of Cliff Richard was published, with a revised edition coming out in 2012.

He’s also working, when he has time, on a book of British Poets, and The History of the FA Cup Final.