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Sir Jack £12.99 + pp There’s much more to Sir Jack Hayward than his love of Wolverhampton Wanderers – and this is the book that proves it. The man who ploughed a fortune into the club has also financed many other causes at home and abroad, such as the purchase of Lundy Island for the nation, the bringing-home of the SS Great Britain from the Falklands, the sponsorship of the England women’s cricket team and the backing of several round-the-world expeditions when Chay Blyth, rather than Ellen MacArthur, ruled the waves. There was also the so-called trial of the century when his support for the Liberal Party – born of a love for the underdog – led him to the witness stand in the infamous Jeremy Thorpe case. Sir Jack (£12.99), a well-illustrated hard-back by David Instone, details Hayward’s loveable, eccentric and patriotic ways, also charting his journey via the RAF, South Africa and the USA to the vast business empire he now runs in the Bahamas. His has been a truly, remarkable life.  Order now