Johnny Acton
Johnny 'Lord' Acton is a writer who specialises in digging up obscure nuggets of information and making complex subjects accessible. He has written books on everything from food (Preserved with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall) to the history of balloons (The Man who touched the Sky).
Books by Johnny Acton

The Time Travel Handbook
James Wyllie
An entertaining and informative travel 'guidebook' to some of the most important events in world history