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Beeronomics: How Beer Explains the World by Johan Swinnen and Devin Briski – Review
By Paul Howard Here’s a book that looks at world history through beer goggles. Indeed, beer is a topic that ... -
Only Fools and Stories by David Jason – Review
By Roger Crow Years ago, while on a day trip from Orlando to Miami, the ex-pat tour guide popped an ... -
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 ... -
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 ...