Sir Tim Waterstone (born 30 May 1939) is a British bookseller, businessman and author. He is the founder of Waterstones, the United Kingdom-based bookseller...
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Waterstones shop sells a range of approximately 30,000 individual books, as well as stationery and other related products. Established in 1982 by Tim...
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in Hammersmith, London, one of eight children of Sir Tim Waterstone, founder of the Waterstones bookshop chain, and film director/ producer and novelist...
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Rosie Alison, Lady Waterstone (born 1964) is a British television documentary director, film producer and novelist. Her debut novel, The Very Thought of...
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£30 million, being backed by 3i, before selling it to Tim Waterstone (who founded Waterstones bookstores) under the name Eagle Retail Investments, for...
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ambitious hedgehog, and Tim Schwarzmaier as Tjum, a shy and clumsy red squirrel, on a journey to retrieve the magic waterstone from the thief who stole...
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addition to the company expanding its online presence. Tim Waterstone opened his first eponymous Waterstones bookshop in 1982 in Old Brompton Road. It has given...
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GEOGRAPHY by Tim Marshall; Scribner". Books/best-sellers travel at nytimes.com. Accessed 15 April 2017. "Prisoners of Geography: Waterstones Nonfiction...
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The Waterstones Book of the Year, established in 2012, is an annual award presented to a book published in the previous 12 months. Waterstones' booksellers...
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2002 Defence (1986-89) and Scottish secretary (1979-86) 2 Tim Waterstone 2007 2015 Waterstones founder 3 David Eustace 2015 2021 Alumnus, Portrait photographer...
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farmer convicted of the Crowborough "Chicken run murder" Sir Tim Waterstone, founder of Waterstones bookshop chain Kim Woodburn, television presenter Cate Blanchett...
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WHSmith's share in June 1996. The bookshop chain Waterstone's, founded by former WHSmith executive Tim Waterstone in 1982, was bought in 1989 and sold in 1998...
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Historian Noel Thompson 1957 - Television journalist Sir Tim Waterstone 1939 Founder of Waterstones Peter Wothers 1969 - Chemist William Wotton 1666 1727...
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Lola, Dmitry Kushaev and Maxim Scherbakov, and the rest by Waterstone’s founder, Tim Waterstone. In February 2008, a company controlled by Oleg Deripaska...
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Chairman of the Victoria and Albert Museum (2007) Sir Tim Waterstone (St Catharine's), founder of Waterstone's (1982), the largest specialist bookseller in the...
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It is headquartered in Piccadilly, London. It was founded in 1982 by Tim Waterstone. In 1993 it was acquired by WHSmith. In 1998 it was acquired by HMV...
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(Chairman, King's Fund) Sir Robert Worcester (Founder, MORI) Tim Waterstone (Founder of Waterstones bookstores and Daisy & Tom children's department stores)...
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Dieter Quester, Austrian race car driver 1939 – Tim Waterstone, Scottish businessman, founded Waterstones 1940 – Jagmohan Dalmiya, Indian cricket administrator...
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(born 1969), founder and CEO of The Proud Group Sir Tim Waterstone (born 1939), founder of Waterstones bookshops William Alexander (bishop) (1824–1911) poet...
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"Prisoners of Geography: An Interview with Tim Marshall". Geographical. Retrieved 24 May 2020. "Waterstones Book of the Year 2020". Dombey, Daniel (9 August...
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Alan McGee, co-founder of Creation Records and Poptones Tim Waterstone, founder of Waterstones bookshops and author Steve Coogan, actor and comedian Brian...
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episodes or compilations. "The Tin Ring by Zdenka Fantlova – Waterstones". Waterstones.com. Retrieved 23 April 2017. Mahoney, Elisabeth (14 February...
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Desert Island Discs – BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2019. "Sir Tim Waterstone, Desert Island Discs – BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2019....
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2001.[citation needed] The imprint continues to publish Howard Barker, Tim Waterstone, and other figures of literature both past and present. In 2002, John...
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Edinburgh Napier University Incumbent Assumed office 2013 Chancellor Tim Waterstone David Eustace Will Whitehorn Preceded by Dame Joan Stringer Personal...
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Pamela Stephenson Peter Stothard Pete Townshend Irving Wallace (Estate) Tim Waterstone Lord Lloyd Webber U2 Barnett, David (8 June 2017). "Ed Victor obituary"...
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27 May – Sarah Caudwell, barrister and author (died 2000) 30 May – Tim Waterstone, businessman 31 May Andrew Ray, actor (died 2003) Terry Waite, humanitarian...
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Hitler by Tim Bouverie | Waterstones". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020. Aaronovitch, David. "Appeasing Hitler by Tim Bouverie review — Britain's...
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also oversaw the acquisition of rival booksellers Waterstone's from former WHSmith manager, Tim Waterstone. His hobby was gardening and he created gardens...
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FBA, Historian and Broadcaster. For services to History. Tim Waterstone, Founder, Waterstones. For services to Bookselling and charity. Professor Paul...
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