Jepson Tim - National Geographic London book of lists : the citys best, worst, oldest, greatest, & quirkiest : fascinating facts, little known oddities, & unique places to visit

Tim Jepson would like to thank Margaret Jepson for instilling an early love of London and James Bishop for the generous gift of his library of books on the city. He is also grateful to the many friends and former colleagues who have shared tips and ideas, and to those who helped with research on the ground, notably Sarah Shuckburgh, Victoria Homewood, Dana Conley, Jane Lambert, Simon Horsford, and Gabriella Le Breton.

Larry Porges would like to thank the following people, who provided expertise, research, and/or advice: John Maloney, Dr. Jennifer Paxton, Jacob Field, Zack Sobczak, Anne Marie Houppert, Liz Young, Eva Absher-Schantz, Rose Davidson, Marlena Serviss, Abigail Cloft, Katherine McCutcheon, Ellen Dupont, Damien McCrystal, Noelle Weber, and Hannah Lauterback. Special thanks go to Barbara Noe and Caroline Hickey of National Geographic Travel Books for their flexibility, support, and caffeine during the course of this project; to all his friends for patiently listening to random facts about London the past year; and especially to his parents and siblings for nurturing a passion for all things London.

Both Larry and Tim would like to thank the team at National Geographic who helped make this book a reality: Elisa Gibson for her excellent design, Leslie Allen for her editing prowess, Judy Klein for expertly ushering the book through the various editing phases, Jane Martin for her photo research, Keith Bellows for his overall vision, and dozens of other critical people behind the scenes. Special thanks go to Alison Ince for her painstaking fact-checking and corrections.

Tim Jepson was born near the River Thames and grew up on the fringes of London, close to Amersham, the second-most outlying station on the citys Tube, or subway system. Since 1985, interspersed with periods living and traveling abroad, he has lived in London itself, first in Islington and latterly in Notting Hill. He has written six other books for National Geographic and is a guide and expert for National Geographic Expeditions. His travel articles have appeared in the Daily Telegraph, Vogue, Conde Nast Traveller, and other publications.

Larry Porges has been a book editor at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., for more than a decade. He was born in New York and lived in London for five years, three of those in Maida Vale. Porges studied English history at Tufts University and the British and European Studies Group, London. He wrote the 2011 revision of the National Geographic guidebook to London, was a contributing author on the National Geographic e-book Quintessential London, and has been published in National Geographic Traveler magazine and other publications. Despite frequent trips back, he misses London, especially the London Evening Standard, Little Venice, and being surrounded by people who still think of Starburst as Opal Fruits.

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