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Deep Thinking by Garry Kasparov – Review
By Joe Forshaw Garry Kasparov has been a pre-eminent figure in the world of chess since becoming a grandmaster in ... -
How To Build a Universe by Brian Cox & Robin Ince – Book Review
By Roger Crow Forty years ago, writer and presenter James Burke teamed up with director Mick (LA Story/Denial) Jackson to ... -
Britain by the Book by Oliver Tearle – Review
By Sarah Morgan A book about books… Surely it would be better to actually read a novel than spend time ... -
Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Introduction by David Wallace – Review
By Sandra Callard David Wallace is a Professor of English who has served as President of the New Chaucer Society, ... -
Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe – Review
By Joe Forshaw Thing Explainer was first published in 2015 and republished in 2017. The author Randell Munroe is the ... -
SAS: Rogue Heroes by Ben Macintyre – Review
By Karl Hornsey If anyone asked me the age-old question of who I would invite to my fantasy dinner party, ... -
Ask an Astronaut by Tim Peake – Review
By Roger Crow “You know we’re sitting on four million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon and a thing that ... -
Lorenz by Captain Jerry Roberts – Review
By Karl Hornsey This autobiography by Captain Jerry Roberts serves both as an important historical document, but also as a ... -
The Little Book of Lykke by Meik Wiking – Review
By Helen Johnston To paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, everybody should be allowed the right to pursue happiness. But what does it ... -
The Mile End Murder by Sinclair McKay – Review
by Karl Hornsey The public’s appetite for the seedier side of life in Victorian times shows little sign of abating, ... -
Great Shakespeare Actors by Sir Stanley Wells – Review
By Sandra Callard Sir Stanley Wells is our finest and most knowledgeable authority on Shakespeare, and his book, Great Shakespeare ... -
Strolling Player: The Life and Career of Albert Finney by Gabriel Hershman – Review
By Roger Crow During a spot of tidying up I find a microcassette of my interview with Albert Finney. It ...