Coming out to beat bullies (but no footballers...) Here's an eclectic line-up for a charity anthology: crime writer (Val McDermid); BBC presenter (Evan Davis); prize-winning baker (Edd Kimber); rugby international (Gareth Thomas); entrepreneur-politician (Waheed Ali); Paralympic volleyball captain (Claire Harvey) - and Sue Perkins too.
"All you need to be is inn-terr-esst-edd," he said.
He highlights peculiar speech (a high school coach appreciated anyone who was "inn-terr-esst-edd").
So, whether you want to have a go at Luis Troyano's lethally boozy donuts - Mary's series five highlight, obviously - or relive the early, pre-Mel and Sue days (really, how did we ever live without them?) with a bit of Edd Kimber, there's a book for that.
John Whaite's recipes in John Whaite Bakes At Home are delicious, achievable and written with clarity and warmth, while Edd Kimber's Patisserie Made Simple and James Morton's How Baking Works are excellent choices for the slightly more ambitious and technical baker.
For more recipes, check out his website, or Follow Edd on Twitter.
Buy now 4. Patisserie Made Simple by Edd Kimber: £15.99, kylebooks.com This, from the first ever winner of the Great British Bake Off, is a beautiful celebration of French baking using only basic equipment so you can try your hand quite easily at home.
Friendly Fires have the unique ability to mix anthemic songwriting with dancefloor fillers and RizLab are now enabling Ed, Jack and Edd to create an environment that really showcases their love of dance music.
EDD DOERR Silver Spring, Md. The writer is president of Americans for Religious Liberty.
He received his BA from NYU, MSW from the University of Pittsburgh, and EdD from Teachers College at Columbia University.
So he'd thank Mr. Edd and return to his shack with a few dollars to show for a year's worth of backbreaking toil. 1 2 Next Page » David Oshinsky, a frequent contributorto the Book Review, is the author of "Polio: An American Story," which won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 2006.
