Grains of Truth

Jack Webster's highly acclaimed autobiography looks back on an eventful life which began amid the rural tranquillity of his family's farm at Maud in Aberdeenshire. An evocative and entertaining account of life in the north-east of Scotland, Jack's recollections of his Aberdeenshire background include a moving portrayal of the last day on his father's farm - an event which marked the end of a long and happy association with his childhood home.

Whether describing his meetings with Charlie Chaplin, Mohammed Ali, or the colourful local characters of his native Maud, Jack Webster writes with a warmth and humour that will be familiar to all those with whom he has shared his thoughts, memories and experiences over many years in the pages of the Scottish Daily Express and The Herald.

412pp pbk 198x129mm: ISBN: 1873631375: Price: £8.99

Stakis: The Reo Stakis Story

264pp hbk 231x156mm
ISBN 1873631979
NORMAL RETAIL PRICE £14.99


In 1928 Reo Stakis left his home in a remote mountain village in Cyprus and set out to make his fortune. But even in his wildest dreams he could never have imagined that he would one day become one of Britain's most successful businessmen, controlling a vast empire of hotels, restaurants and casinos, with a personal fortune estimated at more than 100 million. Now, for the first time, Jack Webster tells the full story of the highs and lows of Stakis' extraordinary life.

Webster's World

Following on from the success of his best-selling Herald Years, this collection is full of the warmth, humour and journalistic curiosity that have become his trademark over the years. Whether describing the ancient wonders of the Arabian desert, the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the dark crimes of Peter Manuel or the many uplifting stories of human courage and achievement that he has come across, Jack Webster always paints a vivid, and often very moving portrait of the world.

336pp hbk 231x156mm: ISBN: 1873631790: Price: £14.99