 | Maxwell: The Final Verdict by Tom Bower
Buy used from: £0.01 Fascinating read, a little gory in post-mortem of Maxwell (1st Chapter) ****
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 | The Assassination of Robert Maxwell: Israel's Superspy by Gordon Thomas
Buy used from: £0.01 Absolutely honest and precise account - superb. Better than Bower *****
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 | Gordon Brown by Tom Bower
Buy used from: £0.01 Brilliant - another Bower masterpiece. Reveals the real chancellor! *****
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 | The World According to Clarkson by Jeremy Clarkson
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £0.01 Clarkson is at his wittiest with this collection of columns from his ST articles - highly recommended *****
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 | The Insider: The Private Diaries of a Scandalous Decade by Piers Morgan
Buy used from: £0.01 Piers Morgan reveals the most scandalous secrets of the celebs and powerful people in this country - edifying. ****
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 | Greg Dyke: Inside Story by Greg Dyke
Buy used from: £0.01 Greg reveals the back stabbing he suffered at the Beeb - you'll never look at the BBC in the same way ****
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 | The Beermat Entrepreneur: What You Really Need to Know to Turn a Good Idea into a Great Business by Mike Southon
Buy new: £11.69 / Used from: £0.18 Essential for any businessman and aspiring businessman. Given to me specially by Mike Southon and very practical. Highly recommended *****
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 | From Acorns... How to Build Your Brilliant Business From Scratch by Caspian Woods
Buy used from: £0.01 Much like Southon's book and is very useful to the startup entrepreneur like myself. Caspian Woods' book makes for useful reading. ****
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 | Dictionary of Financial and Investment Terms (Barron's Business Dictionaries)
Buy used from: £0.01 I have the most recent edition of this which is better than the one listed. Everyday essential kit for a finance junkie like me! *****
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 | Good Small Business Guide: How to Start and Grow Your Own Business (Business the Ultimate Resource)
Buy used from: £0.01 Indispensable - What more can one say? *****
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 | Big Shots: 10 Secrets of the World's Greatest Deal Maker - Business the Rupert Murdoch Way (Big Shots Series) by Stuart Crainer
Buy new: £7.49 / Used from: £3.53 Short & Sweet - a concise account of the dealmaker extraordinaire and my favourite of modern businessmen. ****
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 | The Great Outsiders: Northcliffe, Rothermere and the "Daily Mail" (Phoenix Giants) by S.J. Taylor
Buy used from: £0.05 Given to me specially by the current Lord Rothermere, owner of the Daily Mail newspapers. Fascinating insight into the greatest newspaper family in the UK's history. ****
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 | The Apprentice by Alan Sir Sugar
Buy used from: £0.01 If you enjoyed the UK's Apprentice series, you'll enjoy this. I can't stand Alan Sugar, but the book is practical, but not in Mike Southon & Caspian Woods terms. ***
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 | Barbarians at the Gate: Fall of R.J.R. Nabisco by Bryan Burrough
Buy used from: £0.01 Enlightening insight into the greed of US corporate giants in the 80s. A compelling read. ****
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 | The Murdoch Archipelago by Bruce Page
Buy used from: £0.44 Another fascinating account of the world's greatest media mogul - extensive research, great book. Recommended - *****
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 | Branson by Tom Bower
Buy used from: £0.01 Another great book by my favourite author. Reveals the mindset and real background of the PR inflated entrepreneur. *****
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 | Fayed: The Unauthorized Biography by Tom Bower
Buy used from: £5.13 Tom Bower again. Overall confirmation of public perceptions, but reveals more too. ****
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 | SOROS: The Unauthorized Biography, the Life, Times and Trading Secrets of the World's Greatest Investor by Robert Slater
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £1.66 One of the dullest books I have ever read. Almost as bad as Jekyll & Hyde. *
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 | Virtual Murdoch: Reality Wars on the Information Highway by Neil Chenoweth
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £0.01 Grasps the financial intricacies of the Murdoch Empire and also its struggle to get to grips with the digital revolution. Great. ****
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 | Abramovich: The Billionaire from Nowhere by Dominic Midgley
Buy used from: £0.50 Insight into the owner of Chelsea FC. A but dull in a couple of chapters (for a Spurs supporter like me!) but it is interesting reading. ****
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 | The Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia by David E Hoffman
Buy used from: £10.00 Interesting insight into the main oligarchs of Russia - the unacceptable faces of Capitalism. *****
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 | Godfather of the Kremlin: The Decline of Russia in the Age of Gangster Capitalism by Paul Klebnikov
Buy used from: £7.92 Reveals the main members of the oligarchy and their almost single-handed destruction of Russia's Economy and hence the country. *****
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 | Sale of the Century: The Inside Story of the Second Russian Revolution by Chrystia Freeland
Buy new: £8.74 / Used from: £5.25 Covers Perestroika in depth - fascinating. A good follow up from other Perestroika books. *****
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 | End of the Road: BMW and Rover - A Brand Too Far by Prof Chris Brady
Buy new: £12.74 / Used from: £11.00 Pre-collapse and the truth behind the firesale of Rover to the Phoenix Group for a tenner in 2000. Great. A bit short. *****
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 | The Rise and Fall of Marks & Spencer by Judi Bevan
Buy used from: £0.01 Fascinating - interesting read and well written by Judi Bevan. Commendable. ****
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