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Gothic by Roger Luckhurst – Review
By @Roger Crow If you’re a movie fan, it’s a gateway to so many other art forms. For example, my ... -
The Revenge of the Real by Benjamin H. Bratton – Review
By Alex Mair For over 40-years there has been one economic consensus in the West; deregulate, privatise, shrink the size ... -
The Golden Apple of Samarkand by Lala Wilbraham – Review
By Sandra Callard This book is a gorgeous and momentous epic by any standards. It follows the huge changes that ... -
Falling Down by Phil Burton-Cartledge – Review
By Alex Mair The Tory party is arguably the most successful political party on Earth. Founded in 1834, it is ... -
MI9: A History of the Secret Service for Escape and Evasion in World War Two ...
By Karl Hornsey Historian and author Helen Fry has built up an impressive back catalogue over the years by focusing ... -
The Jermyn Street Shirt by Jonathan Sothcott – Review
By @Roger Crow A few years ago, Ian Ogilvy was promoting his new film, We Still Steal the Old Way, ... -
Born to be Mild by Rob Temple – Review
By Nigel Armitage Followers of Rob Temple’s Very British Problems Twitter blog (@SoVeryBritish) will be familiar with the charming blend ... -
The Book Lover’s Bucket List by Caroline Taggart – Review
By Sandra Callard Here is a unique and fascinating compilation of some of the numerous and famous British writers, poets, ... -
Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera – Review
By Jeff Halden This book’s sub-title is ‘How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain’, and it’s Sanghera’s argument in this fascinating ... -
Languages of Loss: A Psychotherapist’s Journey Through Grief by Sasha Bates – Review
By Ceri Saunders It is mere coincidence that I am passed Sasha Bates’ book to review on the approach to ... -
How to Make the World Add Up by Tim Harford – Review
By Karl Hornsey I’d been labouring under a misapprehension about Tim Harford that I’ve only just realised is completely false. ... -
The Lost Café Schindler by Meriel Schindler – Review
By Richard Mansfield This book has its origins in the author’s ambiguous feelings towards her father, Kurt Schindler, a less ...