 |
Paulo Coelho/The Witch of Portobello Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 244 seconds One of the world's best loved storytellers is back with a novel set in London. Watch him reveal the source of the tale - the woman who inspired him Related: coelho, fiction, paulo, portobello, witch |
 |
Paulo Coelho - The Zahir Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 107 seconds The Zahir is a perfect follow-on to The Alchemist. Paulo picks up the theme of the pilgrimage to Santiago but tells a very different, gripping story of love, loss and passionate obsession. Related: alchemist, author, book, coelho, meet, novel, paulo, zahir |
 |
Kiran Desai - The Inheritance of Loss Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 135 seconds The author explains this novel draws on her own life experience but it is not thinly veiled autobiography. The narrative is gripping and the writing sumptuous. No wonder this was a Man Booker nominated novel. Related: author, book, desai, inheritance, kiran, loss |
 |
Patrick Holford - How To Quit Without Feeling S**t Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 166 seconds This groundbreaking book from the UK's leading spokesman on nutrition looks at why millions of people have craving for substances such as coffee, sugar and alcohol, as well as drugs. Meet he author who can help you become addiction free without suffering the unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Related: author, book, feeling, health, holford, how, meet, patrick, quit, s**t, the, to, without |
 |
John Barrowman Carole E. Barrowman - Anything Goes Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 82 seconds Meet the star of Torchwood and his big sister who actually wrote the book. Related: anything, author, barrowman, biography, book, carole, goes, john, meet, torchwood |
 |
Polly Williams - A Good Girl Comes Undone Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 89 seconds This story confronts the perennial problem of deciding how to chose a partner. Sometimes the decisions made by the head are trumped by areas located further south. Related: author, comes, girl, good, meet, novel, polly, undone, williams |
 |
Aubrey de Grey - Ending Aging Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 86 seconds Dr Aubrey de Grey believes that we do not have to age and die after three score years and ten. Watch a remarkable visionary introduce his ideas. Related: aging, aubrey, author, book, de, ending, grey, meet, science |
![Janet Street-Porter - Life\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/1viKcRD_yLI/2.jpg "Janet Street-Porter - Life\") |
Janet Street-Porter - Life's Too F***ing Short Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 70 seconds The incomparable Ms Street-Porter declares that this is an indispensable guide for women seeking optimal living in the 21st century. Related: author, f***ing, janet, lifes, meet, porter, short, street, too |
 |
Michel Roux - Pastry Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 170 seconds Meet a master chef. Related: author, chef, cooking, food, home, meet, michel, pastry, recipe, roux, the |
 |
Philip Pullman - Once Upon a Time in the North Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 172 seconds Another story from the world of The Golden Compass. Watch the author introduce it. Related: author, childrens, fiction, in, lights, lyra, meet, north, northern, once, oxford, philip, pullman, the, time, upon |
 |
Malorie Blackman - The Stuff of Nightmares Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 92 seconds This charismatic author explains how her book grew from her own disturbed dreams. Related: author, blakman, book, malorie, meet, nightmares |
 |
Roger Moore - My Word is My Bond Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 123 seconds Meet the man who is arguable the most debonair of the 007s. Related: 007, author, autobiography, bond, book, is, james, meet, moore, my, roger, the, word |
 |
Gregory Maguire - Wicked Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 127 seconds This story has roots in a 1939 movie. The book has now become a musical on Broadway and in the West End of London. Watch the author explain. Related: author, gregory, maguire, meet, musical, of, oz, wicked, wizard |
 |
Frances Wilson - The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth Posted by: 2007MTA
Video duration: 157 seconds Dorothy, often portrayed as the dutiful self effacing sister of the poet William Wordsworth, emerges from this book as something quite different. After reading this captivating book you will feel that you have met a remarkable and spirited woman. Related: author, ballad, dorothy, frances, meet, of, poet, wilson, wordsworth |
