Most Popular Books by Tom Stevenson

An annual guide to supermarket drink which compares the prices of supermarkets'' own spirits, wines and beers with those of brands which are common to all supermarkets. The best wines and beers are awarded bronze, silver and gold medals, but the overriding criterion is always value for money.

Celebrants need look no further for that perfect bottle of bubbly to usher in the new millennium. From the world''s leading writer on champagne comes this fully revised edition with special emphasis on vintages that will be available in the U.S. as the millennium approaches. In addition to its practical Buyer''s Guide, the book includes detailed profiles of more than 750 wines.

How to Become a Millionaire shows you in an easy-to-read way how to take a few simple steps to financial freedom. The authors explain the eighth wonder of the world, the power of compounding, showing how with relatively small regular savings you can produce a very significant capital sum. Did you know, for example, that with growth at the same rate as the UK stock market over the last 20 years, £5,000 a year would produce £2 million in 25 years?But that is only half the story. By using an ISA mortgage to finance the purchase of your house or flat you can harness two of the world’s best-performing financial assets, property and shares. How to Become a Millionaire shows you how to set them to work for you at the same time. And believe it or not, the capital profits you make on both will be tax free!Endowment mortgages should be avoided like the plague. If you are already saddled with one, the authors show you how to calculate whether or not to run it to maturity and how to get the best price if you decide to surrender the policy.There is no need to worry about the complexities of the stock market. You will be shown how to invest in tracker funds or a simple high-yield system that will take you less than an hour a year to use. If you want to become a more active investor, the authors give you a taste of the two most popular methods and point you in the right direction to progress further.There is no need to fantasise about winning the lottery. Written by Jim Slater, one of the country’s leading investment experts, and Tom Stevenson, the former City Editor of Independent, this book is a clear blueprint for making your first million. It really could be you.

Gaius Julius Caesar is one of the most influential men ever to have lived. He is inescapable as a figure of power and dominance and may be experienced directly and indirectly in myriad ways. Every day, people around the world measure their leaders against him, whether consciously or unconsciously. Political and military leaders may be praised or condemned for similarities to him. Even the Pope, as pontifex maximus, holds a position that evokes Caesar''s religious role in ancient Rome. Students and others read his accounts of the Gallic War and the Civil War and wonder about the contents of lost speeches and letters and other works. His calendar continues to govern our lives as thoroughly as any idea or institution possibly could. His portraits are somehow recognizable to those who have never studied them formally. His name evokes feelings of awe in people who have little detailed knowledge about why that should be so. His assassination on the Ides (15th) of March 44 BCE is repeated continuously on stages in every corner of the globe. Julius Caesar: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has cross-referenced entries on Caesar''s family and early career; his political and military achievements, including events in Rome and beyond, especially the major campaigns, his dictatorship years, and his assassination. Achievements in literature, oratory, architecture, portraiture, and intellectual discourse are given generous attention, as are prominent ideas and personalities of the age of Caesar.

Tom Stevenson presenterer i denne boken et spennende utvalg moderne, musserende viner fra Champagne og andre områder i Frankrike, samt fra Sør- Afrika, USA, Italia og New Zealand. Smaksopplevelsene spenner fra den bløte mousseux''en i en musserende vin fra Nord- eller Sør-Amerika til den komplekse finessen i en prestisjecuvée fra Champagne. Boken er inndelt i trebolker. Første del ser på historikk, produksjon og lagring og servering. Delto gir en oversikt over de beste produsentene, mens del tre beskriver mer enn 900 enkeltviner. Alle vinene er rangert og analysert og presenteres i alfabetisk rekkefølge. Bokens to første deler er gjennomillustrert med bilder og kart. Med ordliste.