MY SIX BEST BOOKS
TIM VINE, 49, is a comedian who has twice won the award for funniest joke of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He also starred in the BBC series Not Going Out. His latest DVD, Tim Timinee, Tim Timinee, Tim Tim To You, is out now and he is in Dick Whittington at the New Wimbledon Theatre until January 15. THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT
by Oliver Sacks
Picador, £9.99 My dad introduced me to this. It shows the extraordinary way that the brain works and there are lots of case studies showing how the left and right halves work. The brain is such a mystery. 11.22.63
by Stephen King
Hodder, £9.99 I love the way King writes but generally his books are too frightening for me. This though is a fantastic thriller about a guy who goes back in time to stop Kennedy getting shot. It is written so well that you really believe it has happened. LONDON A-Z Geographers’ A-Z Map Company, £6.95 I don’t have satnav and I’m a big fan of a map. It reminds me of when I was lost trying to find a gig so went to buy an A-Z in a newsagent. I was in a hurry and said, “Do you sell A-Zs?” A customer thought I’d said, “Do you sell ladies’ heads?” That always makes me chuckle. THE SCULPTOR
by Scott McCloud
SelfMadeHero, £18.99 Growing up, I was a big fan of the Tintin books. I’m interested in the form where information is held back so you turn the page. This is a full-length graphic novel, a thoughtful, intelligent adventure about a guy who has the power to sculpt anything.
HOLY BIBLE (NIV) Hodder, £4.99 I was brought up going to church on Sunday. There are lots of things in here that tell me how I should be living my life, a bit like a spiritual A-Z. The poetry of some of the verses is very uplifting and the stories about the likes of Daniel, Jonah and Noah are amazing. FIRST MAN
by James R Hansen
Out of print A biography of astronaut Neil Armstrong. He was an inspiring chap. My dad still talks about 1969 and looking up at the moon when they landed. Sadly, exploration for the good of mankind is not as trendy as it was.