So you thought you knew London? Informed, entertaining, generously illustrated; a born storyteller who has clearly spent years crawling around the streets looking for the bits the other books miss

Hilarious but similarly enlightening sequel to Spectacular Vernacular, and very much more of the same. Strange places, and the stories behind them.

The best gazetteer yet, covering everywhere you'd expect and more importantly about a thousand other places you've probably never heard of

Fantastic hands-on guide to docklands past and present; the essential guide for anyone who goes strolling about out there

The author knows London well, and clearly loves its hidden corners

A colourful history of the rise of the great town houses, and their eventual fate

Part guide, part call-to-arms, and 30-odd years on an epitaph for the city the developers strive hard to destroy

A dated but fascinating trivia round-up

The best loo-book on London, strange but compelling and a great Xmas gift: 10,000 ridiculous things everyone ought to know

The West End's best, described building by building, who built it, who lived there and who owns it now