Quote of the day
Any acceleration constitutes progress, Miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of work. From a technical standpoint the whole of childhood is pure nonsense. Simply wasted time. An untenable waste of time.
Vernon Coleman

Born: 1946 (age 80)
Bio: Vernon Coleman is a former general practitioner, and the author of over 100 books, including non-fiction works about human health, politics, cricket, and animal issues, and a range of novels. He is a militant vegetarian and antivivisectionist.
Known for:
- The Bilbury Chronicles (1992)
- How to Stop Your Doctor Killing You (1996)
- The Man Who Inherited a Golf Course (1993)
- Village Cricket Tour (1990)
- Bilbury Country (1996)






