Bruce Fogle
Travels With Macy

After a 35-year career as a vet, columnist, broadcaster and author, Bruce Fogle, resident vet on Radio 2's JeremyVine Show, decided to take a journey with his young dog Macy. Travelling in the footsteps of the great American novelist John Steinbeck, Fogle set off to see if the North America of his youth still existed.Would he, after living most of his life in Britain, feel at home in the land of his birth? Would he find the welcoming, peaceful backwaters of his upbringing unchanged? Fogle and Macy retraced Steinbeck's steps, travelling over 12,000 miles, meeting people, listening to their tales, and sharing their homes and their generosity. At a point in history when all eyes are on America, what Bruce found surprised and delighted him.What Macy found - oceans, deserts and thousands of miles of unspoilt wilderness - made her very excited. And very bold.

Bob McCabe
The Authorised Biography of Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker, who died last year, was one of the most admired entertainers in the history of British television. Not only did he star in Porridge and Open All Hours, two of the most critically acclaimed sitcoms of all time, he was also one half of the bespectacled Two Ronnies, the double act that topped the TV charts for more than 15 years. A brilliant performer, Ronnie was also an outstanding comedy writer. He found success as a serious actor in television films such as the award-winning Winston Churchill movie The Gathering Storm and My House in Umbria with Dame Maggie Smith. He also featured on the big screen opposite such film greats as Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn. A celebration of Ronnie's life and career, published to coincide with his 75th birthday, this biography, which has a foreword by fellow actor and friend, David Jason, was written with the full collaboration of Ronnie himself.

For years they thought it was just them. Irritated and tormented by everything around them from call centres to nose studs, from speed bumps to ringtones. Then along came the BBC2 series Grumpy Old Men and they knew they were not alone. It turns out that 35-54-year-old men are the grumpiest group of people in history. Grumpier than their parents, who were just glad to have survived the war and lived long enough to collect their pensions. Grumpier than their children, who don't care about anything except iPods and tattoos.This book, by the writer of the highly acclaimed TV series, extends the hand of friendship to the young, the old and the women who identified with Grumpy Old Men. It is now a modern movement - and its members are proud of the title.

With contributions from journalist and writer Will Self comedians Rory McGrath, Arthur Smith, Felix Dexter, and Tony Hawks; DJ and writer John Peel; and musicians Rick Wakeman and Bob Geldof.