It's the search for poetry and meaning that moves me the most... [This is]a nice, idiosyncratic work that gave me much enjoyment

At last, some fishing stories with wit, dialogue and characterisation in them. Deft, laconic, and thrilling in places, Charles' wide-ranging debut is a welcome antidote to the Podsnappery of much of the sport's literature: I reckon you could enjoy this book even if you had never picked up a rod

An intense, round-the-world fly-fishing adventure which sucks you in from first page to last... A fine collection of short stories

Magnificent... A tender and intriguing picture of the man

It makes for excellent social history... McKinstry does an excellent job, recounting Hobb's exploits with impressive thoroughness

Impressively researched... McKinstry does an excellent job recounting Hobbes' exploits

'It's an enthralling, eye-opening read, even for those with no interest in the sport'

Lurid and fascinating tale of the powers behind the scenes in New York, then capital of the boxing world.

A colourful romp through Georgian London and its scoundrels and chancers

Genuinely funny

Made me chuckle

Hilarious behind-the-scenes anecdotes

An irreverent and funny take on cycling’s biggest race from a man who has seen it up close every year since 2003

I found his behind-the-scenes look at the famous race both highly amusing and telling in equal measure

Cycling at its best is fiercely cosmopolitan and internationalist, Boulting provides the kind of commentary the sport deserves, and will need if it is to fulfil its undoubted potential to reach out and grow