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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By Karl Hornsey This autobiography by Captain Jerry Roberts serves both as an important historical document, but also as a ...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 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 ... -
David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music by Darryl W Bullock – ...
By Rachael Popow This year marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, but ... -
October: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Miéville – Review
By Barney Bardsley The history of the Russian Revolution is not for the faint-hearted. It was one of the great ... -
Memories from Moscow to the Black Sea by Teffi – Book Review
By Barney Bardsley There are few things more pleasurable to the reader, than to discover a writer new to you: ... -
Yorkshire Sieges of the Civil Wars by David Cooke – Review
By Sandra Callard During the Civil War from 1642 to 1651, battles, skirmishes and general unrest permeated throughout England, Scotland ... -
Mona Lisa: The People and the Painting by Martin Kemp & Giuseppe Pallanti – Review
By Sandra Callard The most famous painting in the world, The Mona Lisa, has generated an endless number of books ... -
Don’t Stop Me Now by Vassos Alexander – Review
By Nigel Armitage Regular listeners of the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 will know its sports presenter, ... -
Heartthrobs: A History of Women and Desire by Carol Dyehouse – Review
By Rachael Popow From Lord Byron to Justin Bieber, there have been plenty of male pin-ups over the past 200 ... -
Light Come Shining: The Transformations of Bob Dylan by Andrew McCarron – Review
By Barney Bardsley Many have tried to enter, and understand, the complex psyche of Nobel Laureate and iconic rock prophet ...
