Ten Years of TalkSport, by Gershon Portnoi
£12.99 TALKSPORT
Any book that has as one of its main characters Kelvin MacKenzie, the infamous former editor of British tabloid newspaper The Sun, already has a head start and this is no exception. This is the story of how the bullish MacKenzie took over a radio station and turned it into the only one in the UK dedicated to sport. Anyone who has ever started up a business on wing and a prayer will love the adrenaline-fuelled ride, and the star-studded anecdotes of the early days are hilarious.
How To Start Your Own Business, by Robert Ashton
£12.99 PEARSON
Written specifically with entrepreneurs in mind, this book is part of a series, which also includes works on selling, book-keeping and accounts, marketing and growing your business. Laid out in bite-sized chunks, it is reminiscent of the ‘For Dummies’ books and all the better for it. Full of case studies, pushes to online reference tools and bits for the reader to fill in, this book covers all the basics and is a great starting point for anybody who wants to break free and go it alone in business.
Dum Britain 2, compiled by Marcus Berkmann
£4.99 PRIVATE EYE
Radio presenter: “What sort of animal is a kiwi?” Caller: “A fruit.” No, it’s not a business book, but you’ll definitely want this in your stocking come Christmas. This is a collection of genuine exchanges on radio and TV quiz shows in Britain, published as a column in satirical magazine Private Eye. There are hundreds of gems from the UK’s quiz-answering public, insisting that, among other things, Twix was the Roman god of war and Canda is in Europe. Laugh out loud funny.
