Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton, FRSL (; born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published "Essays in Love" (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include "How Proust Can Change Your Life" (1997), "Status Anxiety" (2004) and "The Architecture of Happiness" (2006).
Anthony Sattin
His book "A Winter on the Nile: Florence Nightingale, Gustave Flaubert and the Temptations of Egypt" was described as 'a triumph of the historical imagination' and chosen by several papers as one of their books of the year: the Independent called it 'some of the best writing of the year.' He discovered and edited Florence Nightingale's previously unpublished letters from Egypt and has edited "A House Somewhere: Tales of Life Abroad", which is sometimes used as a set text for teaching English A-level . His most recent book is "Young Lawrence: a Portrait of the Legend as a Young Man", published in the UK in October 2014, in the US in January 2015.