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Clive was excited to learn that he has been invited back to Greece to give a series of talks on the Olympic Games - ancient and modern. He hopes to make a second journey around Olympia and its wonderful remains.
Clive will be attending the 2008 London Book Fair on Tuesday 15th April and will be on an exhibition mobile number 07964 282473 should you want to meet. Alternatively, email him in advance at
clivegiff@aol.com
Robots will be published by Carlton in May, 2008. It's an atmospheric and arresting guide to the world of robotics today as well as in the near future with pull-outs, pop-ups, lift-up flaps, a robot construction manual and lots of other exciting features.
The School Library Association in conjunction with the Department of Education and Skills has produced the Boys Into Books scheme. It features a selected list of 
recommended titles sent into many schools to help support boys' reading at KS3.
The SLA describes the bestselling title as, "Not the book to buy for a quiet library but perfect for sparking interest in reading."
Click on SLA Boys Into Books to learn more.
Clive recently made his first trip to Olympia, the site of the original Ancient Greek Olympic games. Research for future Olympic books was on his mind but he couldn't resist running a stade - the length of the stadium - just like the first known athletes in 776BCE.
Clive's been all over the airwaves recently on a variety of national and local stations. He's been talking sports, particularly about the Olympics, football and how sport and literacy schemes can work together.
Give Clive's new car (a Nissan Figaro) a name and win a copy of the excellent fact-packed Kingfisher Motorsports Encyclopedia. See the Motorsports pages for more details.
It's back and bigger than ever with hundreds of extra questions about the recent Dr Who series starring David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston. Know your Ood from your Isolus or Nestene Consciousness? So You Think You Know Dr Who (2nd edition) will provide a stiff challange quicker than you can say, "Torchwood".
Clive was in Australia over the winter where he was a guest of Cricket Australia at the Ashes tests. He enjoyed the occasion if not the results and his 1500-question bumper Test Match cricket quiz book will be out shortly published by Hodder.
Clive writes: "I'd just like to say sorry to the many readers and teachers who wrote to or emailed me in December and January. I was away from home in Singapore and Australia during that time. By now, you should all have received replies. Once again, my apologies for the delay."
Clive took to the air in August flying a glider from Eaglescott Airfield in North Devon, nabbing some thermals to extend the flight to 25 minutes and then performing a bumpy if safe landing.
To celebrate the news that Clive's Test Match quiz book is going to be updated to feature the forthcoming Ashes series, Clive's off to the Old Trafford Test Match. Can England who nearly beat Australia here last year do better against Pakistan?
Clive has square eyes after watching and re-watching all 20 official James Bond movies to complete the 1,050 questions that will go into the So You Think You Know James Bond? quiz book.
Clive's encyclopedia of motorsports book is now at the printers due to be published on October 16th 2006. Clive recently went Quad Bike racing in Cheshire. He enjoyed it enormously, even though he limped in hours after the winner in 11th place.
Hear Clive give his amazing and amusing World Cup Fantasy XI on BBC Radio 7's Big Toe Radio Show. Which World Cup winner only had one hand? Who played in a World Cup qualifying game aged 13? Tune in to find out.
Clive launches The Kingfisher Football Encyclopedia at Loftus Road, home of QPR. Forget swimming with dolphins or climbing Everest, Clive fulfilled a life-long dream, banging the ball into the net at Loftus Road. The launch featured training and skills drills and a five-a-side game for a great group of local schoolchildren and Rangers players, Dan Shittu, Kevin Gallen and Marc Bircham.
So You Think You Know The World Cup (Hodder) is published to coincide with football’s greatest competition. Find sample questions from the book in the Quiz Whizz section of the site or order from Amazon.co.uk.
Clive gives a talk and worksheet quiz for local White City schoolchildren at QPR’s Study Support Centre. The centre works with students from the local West London community to improve literacy and numeracy. Four students won copies of Clive’s books as well as prizes kindly donated by QPR.
Clive makes an appearance at the London Book Fair where he talks about children, teenagers and sport and the demands of producing quality sports books. Here he is, pictured with Kingfisher managing editor, Russell Mclean holding dummy copies of his forthcoming Motorsports Encyclopedia.
Clive's new car is on its way over from Japan. Here it is parked at the loading bay in Yokohama. It's a retro-styled 15 year old Nissan Figaro. Okay, okay, so it's not quite a Ferrari but it will turn heads as it pootles along at 30, sometimes, even 40mph.
Michael Schumacher jumps for joy at the news that there will be a dedicated motor racing section on this site very soon. Containing revved-up weblinks, insider's guide to racing technology and tactics and fast facts it will be here well before the Autumn 2006 launch of The Kingfisher Motorsports Encyclopedia.
The Concise Geography Encyclopedia (Kingfisher) is out shortly with 320 pages packed with data, maps, images and profiles on the world's countries and continents.
Reflecting on the finest Ashes series in living memory?
Want to be bowled over by the ultimate test cricket trivia guide?
So You Think You Know Test Cricket? (Hodder Children’s Books) is packed with over 1,000 questions on the great matches, venues and stars of the game from Warne to Vaughan and from Grace, W.G. to Dennis Lillee. Now on sale at good bookshops and online at Amazon.
Clive Live @ the ASE
Clive was asked to speak at the Jan 2006 Annual Conference of the Association for Science Education, the largest organisation in the UK dedicated to improving understanding of science.
So You Think You Know The Simpsons is now out in a second edition with 100 extra questions covering the latest seasons. Its receiving rave reviews.
"If your children, like mine, are Simpsons nerds, treat them to this book. With more than 1,000 graded quiz questions on Bart, family and friends to occupy their minds, they'll be happy and you'll be rewarded in heaven." -
The Daily Telegraph
Diary of A Kickboxing Freak published by Heinemann went on sale in August. Taking the reader through the life of a promising junior kickboxer, the book reveals the key moves and training tips required to succeed.
Clive was asked to speak recently at Oxford University Press's annual sales conference. The topic was why football captivates so many millions of people of all ages.
Clive has recently got back from Australia where apart from visiting family out there he gave several informal talks to teachers and children.