Jeffrey Archer has topped bestseller lists around the world, selling over 275 million copies in 97 countries and more than 37 languages; the only author to have been a #1 bestseller in fiction (twenty times), short stories (four times) and non-fiction. He gained a Blue in Athletics at Oxford, was President of the University Athletics Club, and ran the 100 yards in 9.6 seconds for Great Britain in 1966. He’s served five years in the House of Commons and twenty-eight years as a Member of the House of Lords. He’s also an amateur auctioneer, conducting 20 charity auctions a year.