Berkmann, Marcus

  • Still a bit of snap in the celery, or, K.B.O. keep buggering on

    £16.99

    Marcus Berkmann’s funny, instantly recognisable description of middle-age in ‘A Shed of One’s Own’ struck a chord and turned it into a bestseller. Now he realises he has entered a new age category: the Young-Old. Well, the body continues to provide challenges (every group meeting seems to begin the dreaded ‘organ recital’), and the bank balance may not be doing too well either – but it’s certainly not all doom and gloom. You have come to terms with your deficiencies and eccentricities (although your partner may not); your Fear of Missing Out has become Joy at Staying In; you have embraced the notion of the Power Nap – and though you’re not going to embark on a course of ‘mindfulness’ you nevertheless recognise if living in the moment also includes walking to the local for a pint with an old friend then you’ll sign up for it after all – you could call it ‘beerfulness’.

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  • Berkmann’s Cricketing Miscellany

    £9.99

    Marcus Berkmann, author of the cricket classics ‘Rain Men’ and ‘Zimmer Men,’ returns to the great game with this gallimaufrey of cricketing trivia, stories and fascinating facts. Which England captain smoked two million cigarettes in his lifetime? Which Australian captain, asked what his favourite animal was, said ‘Merv Hughes?’ Who was the last person alive who had seen W.G. Grace bat? Which former National Hunt jockey had a dog called Sobers? Who was described in his obituary as ‘perhaps the only unequivocally popular man in Yorkshire?’ No other sport is so steeped in oddness and eccentricity. Within these pages are brief and pithy character portraits of the game’s great and good, and more cricketers’ nicknames than you will ever need.

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