Mick Woolletts book is by far the best book on Norton history. In over 300 pages Woollett writes about the man and the firm, from the very early beginnings until the heyday of the Wankel era, 1991. His sources are ex-employees of Norton, as well as one of James Lansdowne Nortons daughters, who supplied a lot of previously unpublished photographs and gave a lot of previously unknown background.

Generally speaking, Woollett has definitely done his homework and his work is highly recommended. If I was to recommend one single book on Nortons history, this is it.

The book is well illustrated with black and white photographs, most of them historical shots, and a lot of them is not the mainstream choice one finds in every book on Norton. Over 300 pages are complemented with an index of names which makes it easy to find references to Norton key personell should one need them.