Would You Believe...in 1400, reading could save your life?! and Other Academic Advantages

Richard Platt was as consultant for Meridian TV on a series of six programs about smuggling, appearing in several of them. He was also a consultant on Pirates of the Caribbean 2 starring Johnny Depp. He has written general-interest articles on topics as diverse as management and witchcraft and contributed to a wide variety of books.The Cross-Section series on which he worked with illustrator Stephen Biesty sold more than two million copies. Pirate Diary was awarded a silver in the Smarties prize in 2005, and its predecessor, Castle Diary was shortlisted for the prestigious Kurt Maschler award, for the TES award, and the History Today award.