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Continue reading →: Book Review: Unruly by David Mitchell
“…should be required reading for any student…” I’m always a sucker for history books, but this one especially caught my eye as I like the writer both as a comedian (who I listen to often on the radio and see occasionally on TV) and as a person (having read parts…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club Book 2)
“You don’t actually care whodunnit by the end because you just enjoy the ride…” When I reviewed Osman’s first foray into detective fiction, I was taking something of a chance. Unlike the author (who is a self-confessed murder-mystery-aholic) I’m not a great fan of detective novels or TV programmes. I’ve…
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Continue reading →: For Whom the Book Tolls Episode 2: Hitler by Ian KershawWelcome back for our second podcast! In this podcast, my good friend, Nicholas Graham, and I discuss the brilliant biography of this notorious figure in history. This is the condensed single volume of Kershaw’s immense two-volume opus. It sounds heavy-going and, to be honest, it is. But that’s mainly because…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Roman Mysteries XI – The Sirens of Surrentum by Caroline Lawrence
If you have been following my reviews of this series of books, then you’ll know I have a bit of personal history with them. By that I mean that my daughter and I both enjoyed reading the early books when she was a student, and I was a teacher, at…
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Continue reading →: Announcement: The Pukur is out in paperback
Just a quickie to tell you that my novel, The Pukur, is now available for pre-order in paperback! I’m rather excited by this. Paperbacks are much more popular than hardbacks. They’re easier to handle and lighter to carry. No one puts a hardback in their holiday luggage; almost everyone takes…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Hitler by Ian Kershaw
This abridged version of the two-volume classic on one of the most malign characters in history, is a book I’ve been waiting to sink my teeth into for a very long time. On Audible, the recording is over 44 hours long – which gives you some idea of why I…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Memory Book by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas
“…exactly the right principles, but just fails to show you how to put it into action…” This review will be a little different because I have to acknowledge an immediate conflict of interests, albeit that this very conflict is the reason I wanted to review this book in the first…
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Continue reading →: For Whom the Book Tolls Episode 1: The Machine Stops by E M Forster
Welcome to our first ever video podcast! We’re just finding our feet with using software and editing processes, so this first episode is very much a trial run; nevertheless, we hope you enjoy this little review of E M Forster’s classic short story. If you’ve not read The Machine Stops…
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