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Highly Strung
Vanessa Neumann meets Philippe Petit — twinkle-toed titan of the tightrope, unreconstructed rebel and barn-building DIY superstar I WAS STAR-STRUCK,…
ByToo Rich for Anyone’s Blood
Restaurateur and reformed boozer Robert Charles Phillips reflects on a life too often lived through a glass, drunkenly, in the…
ByHaut Stuff
Prince Robert of Luxembourg tells Steve King how a blend of innovation and tradition lies behind Château Haut-Brion’s enduring success…
ByGrape and Gain
Christopher Silvester says you don’t need a Master of Wine’s nose to sniff out the profits possible for an investor…
ByDead End Gene Pool
Dead End Gene Pool: A memoir Wendy Burden Gotham, 288pp Buy Dead End Gene Pool in the Spear’s/Amazon store Review…
ByGentlemen & Blackguards
Gentlemen & Blackguards, or Gambling mania and the plot to steal the Derby of 1844 Nicholas Foulkes W&N, 288pp Buy…
ByLovely Jumby!
No longer happy to imitate their ‘betters’, the new wealthy are striking out for the exclusive villas of Jumby Bay,…
ByFlight Mischief
If you’re going to pay a flying visit to the hotspots of East Africa, then by golly do it in…
ByFree the Markets!
State capitalism as practised by China, Russia and Saudi Arabia will bring free markets to ruin, says Ian Bremmer. It’s…
ByFail Again. Fail Better.
Andrew Ross Sorkin is the wunderkind behind Too Big to Fail, the minute-by-minute account of Wall Street’s collapse in 2008…
ByThe New New York: Part Three
Come triumph or catastrophe, New York never stops evolving, which is why Spear’s dispatched Caroline Phillips to discover what’s in,…
ByWhat We’re Reading
Spear’s writers recommend what they’re reading now and what they’ve loved in the past. All of these books are available…
ByThe New New York: Part Two
Come triumph or catastrophe, New York never stops evolving, which is why Spear’s dispatched Caroline Phillips to discover what’s in,…
BySpear’s Book Awards 2010: Winners
Spear’s Book Awards in association with Citi Private Bank 5th July, 2010 The Criterion, Piccadilly The second Spear’s Book Awards,…
ByThe New New York: Part One
Come triumph or catastrophe, New York never stops evolving, which is why Spear’s dispatched Caroline Phillips to discover what’s in,…
ByRefashioning Myself
Having taken herself back across the Atlantic, Daisy Prince finds that what is fabulous in London is merely frou-frou in…
ByFrescoes-A-Go-Go
The Four Seasons Florence is a masterpiece of thoughtful, painstaking restoration, worthy of its magnificent surroundings, says Steve King ‘BY…
ByOooh-ruguay!
Those who can not only find South America’s best-kept secret on a map but also get down there are in…
ByDon’t Blame the Shorts
Don’t Blame the Shorts: Why short sellers are always blamed for market crashes and why history is repeating itself Robert…
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