The Tour de France is a race like no other, so perhaps it's no surprise that it attracts racers like no other. The winner of the second Tour actually came fifth – but the four racers before him were disqualified for cheating. The 1932 champion credits his win with saving him from capture by the Nazis, as the soldiers recognised him from the podium. One of Britain's best cyclists of the modern era only got into European racing by forging an email. Tour de France Champio...

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'I just howled. Bloomin' love you' Giovanna Fletcher'You're hilarious. Thank you for making me laugh every day' Mrs HinchWhen does Mary Effing Poppins arrive?Laura Belbin survived hitting her thirties (oh, to be wrinkle-free again), anxiety (just), motherhood (two adorable little shits) and the new body that went with it (a left tit that sags slightly mo...

The classic best seller by the author of 'The Pretender' and the Bone & Cane novels remains as relevant as ever.'Affairs between teachers and pupils are incredibly common,' says the author. 'They're often treated as a joke. But this isn't a funny story.'Rachel has a crush on her new English teacher. Mike fancies Rachel too. Neither plans to do anything about it. Then a school play brings them closer together. Really Close.Romeo and Juliet is a very romantic play, bu...

Bilal's sister, Nazia, is accused of having murdered her husband, Omar, because she's having an affair with old flame, Nick Cane. Nick is being investigated by journalist Pete Carlson. He's trying to prove that Cane is at the centre of a Nottingham drugs cartel.It's 2001 and there's a General Election. Sarah Bone MP is likely to lose her seat in parliament. The last thing she wants is to be dragged into a messy murder where her ex-boyfriend is under suspicion. But Omar's brother Fa...

Writing about Nick Drake leads seventeen-year-old David to Nottingham, where, in the late 1970s, he encounters the formidable singer/songwriter Kevin Coyne and, most weeks, goes to see local legends, Gaffa. This original, beguiling memoir weaves Belbin's story, from teenage depression to becoming a best-selling author, together with those of Drake, Coyne and Gaffa, drawing on interviews conducted over forty-four years. 'A very well written book about music and life'. Ian McMillan.'...

Considered one of the first and most important ‘management gurus’, the name Belbin is synonymous with Team Role theory, a familiar concept for managers and management trainers across the world. This fully updated third edition of Team Roles at Work provides the practical application of the theory in everyday work situations.This new edition has up-to-date practical examples and summaries to reflect contemporary scenarios, and a brand-new chapter on remote team working, an ...

Cycle the Route des Grandes Alpes and take on one of the great challenges of European road cycling, a 720km (447-mile) journey from the southern shore of Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean coast at Nice, crossing 17 major alpine passes through the Vanoise, Écrins, and Mercantour national parks. Entirely on road and demanding throughout, this is a serious cycling adventure for well-prepared riders with experience of mountain roads.Suitable for experienced long-distanc...

David Belbin's stories have appeared in many books and anthologies, including Heinemann's 'Best Short Stories of the Year'. Here, they are collected for the first time, together with four substantial new stories about contemporary life in the UK.I've no idea why David Belbin isn't a household name, but 'Provenance' deserves to make him one. Across 25 years of work his voice is unfailingly, painfully true to life, unshowily thoughtful and suffused with a flavour of the East Midlands...

Shame, shame we know your nameDo we own it? Being a woman that is. Do we fuck! We live in fear of how we look, what we eat, how we age and what we do. Wow, it's 2022 and we're still churning out that same old shit.I've been told as you get older you care less. Fucking great. I can't wait to be menopausal with skunk-like grey track lines in my hair, saggier tits, and miserable as shit. I don't know about you, but I'd quite like to have that experience - the ...

'We have almost no university literature in the UK. David Belbin is ideally placed to help start it off, and this book is a valuable addition to the YA range. Anyone who has been or is at university will relate to the characters. The full range of experiences from that first year after leaving home are all here - isolation, friendship, sex, loyalty, heartbreak, happiness, despair. Some succeed, some fail; of them struggle. The book is full of honesty and insight, and you never know until t...

From an early age, Mart Trace shows a remarkable talent for literary forgery. During a gap year in Paris Mark's skill at imitating Ernest Hemingway is exploited by an unscrupulous manuscript dealer, Paul Mercer. Mark returns to London, where he works part time at one of the UK's oldest literary magazines. Opportunities for forgery present themselves and Mark has a noble cause - and a girl - to pursue. But at least one of the authors whose work Mark forges, Graham Greene, is still alive. Fo...

Aazim is fifteen. His family is about to be deported. When Immigration come for him he decides to hide in a city allotment. But nowhere is safe for long. Aazim meets Nadimah. People are after her too. Soon they have to go on the run and find work to survive. Their new country is full of secret gardens. Few of them are safe places. Will they find a way to stay? A small novel with a big reputation. 'A well written and thought-provoking story which raises serious questions about asylum seeker...