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From Essex With Love
The Kelly Bronze is the Henry Moore, the Barbara Hepworth, the Auguste Rodin of Christmas turkeys, says Clive Aslet. The…
ByThe Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market’s Perfect Storm
One hundred years on must have seemed like a good time to re-visit one of Wall Street’s most severe financial…
ByMore Bang For Your Book
A newly updated, sumptuously illustrated and elegantly written survey of Britain’s grandest shooting estates hits the mark, says Rosie Whitaker…
ByAuto Eroticism
The Ferrari Daytona is, piston for piston, quite possibly the sexiest car ever made. William Cash takes one for a…
ByA Demon of Our Own Design: Markets, Hedge Funds and the Perils of Financial Innovation
A Demon of Our Own Design: Markets, Hedge Funds and the Perils of Financial Innovation Richard Bookstaber John Wiley &…
ByBallances Sheets
A new book by investment guru Richard Oldfield does the impossible – it banishes the mysteries of fund management, says…
BySwiss Fulfillment
Don’t expect an avalanche of hipness to overwhelm Switzerland any time soon – thank heaven, says Oscar Humphries Switzerland is…
ByDeluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luxury
Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luxury Dana Thomas Allen Lane Review by Peter York The seriously rich are always with…
ByPass The Cheese Puffs
Daisy Prince on why hanging out with models during New York Fashion Week makes her hungry . There is no…
ByGlasgow A Go-Go
En route to a friend’s house in Scotland last summer, we stopped at Glasgow. En route to a friend’s house…
ByThe Last Mrs Astor: A New York Story
The Last Mrs Astor: A New York Story Frances Kiernan W.W. Norton This is the classic Vanity Fair magazine story.…
ByBeautiful Beasts
Historic racing cars with a provenance are as collectable as ever today. Anthony Haden-Guest explores the aesthetic of miles-per-hour The…
ByDrophead Gorgeous
Jude Law drove Gwyneth Paltrow across Capri in an Alfa Romeo in The Talented Mr Ripley. Gregory Peck rode a…
ByThe Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Freres & Co.
The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Freres & Co. William Cohan Doubleday On a recent visit to the…
ByRegime Change Required
Daisy Prince gets bikini-ready at the Mayr Clinic. Herbal tea and stale bread, anyone? Daisy Prince gets bikini-ready at the…
BySuits You, Signor
Short of actually being an Italian, you can-thanks to a clutch of new London boutiques-at least look like one, says…
ByRaging Bulli
Alessandro Tome on the mouthwatering genius of maverick Catalan chef Ferran Adria Alessandro Tome on the mouthwatering genius of maverick…
BySweet Caroline
This has been a wonderful summer for country houses. This has been a wonderful summer for country houses. More really…
ByThe Bronfmans: The Rise and Fall of the House of Seagram
The Bronfmans: The Rise and Fall of the House of Seagram Nicholas Faith Thomas Dunne Books Review by Peter York…
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