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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 ... -
What Am I Bid? by Philip Serrell – Review
By @Roger Crow I’ve spent more lunchtimes than I can remember watching Bargain Hunt; usually the last 15 minutes when ... -
The Hidden History of Coined Words by Ralph Keyes – Review
By Sandra Callard This large and learned book follows how the introduction of new, previously unknown, words into the English ... -
Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John Preston – Review
By Barney Bardsley There were few public figures in twentieth century British affairs so huge and dominant as newspaper and ... -
2021 Verso Radical Diary – Review
By Charlotte Oliver Verso (meaning the left-hand page) is the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English-speaking world. Its ... -
How to Be an Anti-Capitalist in the 21st Century by Erik Olin Wright – Review
By James Robinson New challenges call for new ways of thinking. Coronavirus has sent the government careering, with coughs and ... -
George Bernard Shaw: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Wixson – Review
By Sandra Callard Oxford University Press produce a series of small books covering a huge amount of subjects aimed at ... -
Nobody’s Child by GJ Urquhart – Review
By Sandra Callard Gloria J Urquhart was a child born into a post-war dysfunctional family in Yorkshire and was put ... -
The Tube Mapper Project by Luke Agbaimoni – Review
By Richard Mansfield London’s underground, with its long-lived and distinctive logo, is probably most recognised and sometimes grudgingly appreciated for ...
