Daniel Ford (editor and writer)

Daniel Ford (born England 1967) is a British/South African writer, editor and publisher. After emigrating to South Africa in 1994, he joined Independent Newspapers, working on the Weekend Argus and forming part of the launch team for Sunday Life magazine. He was subsequently appointed editor of that title before being recruited by Condé Nast to launch the men’s title GQ,[1] again as editor. He later teamed up with the South African Broadcasting Corporation to launch another title, this time translating the weekly Top Billing TV programme into a print magazine.[2] He launched Two Dogs,[3] a book imprint aimed at men readers, in partnership with Struik Publishers, an initiative the Mail & Guardian dubbed Dick Lit. He returned to England to produce books for the international co-edition market. Ford was interviewed by DATAiFX in 2010[4]

Daniel Ford
Born1967 (age 5253)

Non-fiction

Ford has written or co-written a number of books including[5]

  • Football Grounds Then and Now
  • Don't Touch the Nuts: and the Other Unwritten Rules of British Pubs
  • A Football Fan’s Guide to Europe
  • A Fan’s Guide to World Cricket
  • A Fan’s Guide to World Rugby
  • Walking with Lions[6]
  • A series of fitness guides, Your 12-Week Guide to Running, Your 12-Week Guide to Cycling, Your 12-Week Guide to Swimming, and Your 12-Week Guide to Gym.
gollark: I DEFINITELY didn't alter this screenshot to manipulate you into selling me enchanted books more cheaply.
gollark: Doesn't 6_4 sell at the same price?
gollark: Theirs is apparently the cheapest, but there are ones from O2 and such.
gollark: They have an unlimited plan for £16/month, I checked.
gollark: Vaguely.

References

  1. "upetd.up.ac.za" (PDF). upetd.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  2. "bizcommunity.com". bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  3. "burnetmedia.co.za". burnetmedia.co.za. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  4. "youtube.com". youtube.com. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  5. "amazon.com". amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  6. "Walking with Lions". pdf4it.com. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
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