John Charles Harold Ferdinand Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 5th Baron Acton (born 19 August 1966), is a British author, writing under the name Johnny Acton, and peer. ^[1]

Born in Oxford, Lyon-Dalberg-Acton was educated at Winchester College (1980–1983) and Balliol College, Oxford (1984–1989). He wrote and farmed in Gloucestershire, married Lucinda Percival in 1998 ^{[ citation needed ]} and became the 5th Baron Acton and 17th Marquess of Groppoli upon the death of his father in October 2010.

Book list

• The Sausage Book: The Complete Guide to Making, Cooking and Eating (with Nick Sandler)
• The Branded Cookbook: 85 Recipes for the World's Favorite Food Brands (2009) (with Nick Sandler)
• Soup (with Nick Sandler)
• The Duchy Originals Cookbook (2007) (with Nick Sandler)
• Kings of Comedy: The Slapstick, The Funny Trick, The Master of Mime, The Double Act, The Matter of Fact, and The Classic One-Line (The 21st Century Guides Series) (2006)
• Origin of Everyday Things (2006) (with Tania Adams)
• Minted: The Story of the World's Money (2006)
• The Ideas Companion: Crafty Copyrights, Tricky Trademarks and Peerless Patents (A Think Book) (2006)
• Preserved (2004) (with Nick Sandler)
• The Man Who Touched the Sky (2002)
• Mushroom (2001) (with Nick Sandler)

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