Read my reviews of books, and assorted matters – such as why I love printed books.
Caroline Close and Emilie van Haute’s collection, Liberal Parties in Europe, is a substantial, serious study coming in at just under 400 pages. … Read the full post »
Ozan Varol’s Book, Think like a rocket scientist is an enjoyable and comprehensive guide to the many foibles of the human mind. … Read the full post »
A virus spreading around the world, aided by international travel. Difficulties getting people to follow social distancing… … Read the full post »
It is a book that pleases with its swish cleverness, not with pulse-quickening moments of action. It is an unconventional masterpiece. … Read the full post »
Had I not been sent a review copy of Show me a hero: The sin of Richard Byrd Junior by Jeremy Scott, I suspect I would never have read it – and what a treat I would have missed out on. … Read the full post »
That was one of the questions I was asked when taking part in a virtual book club meeting this weekend with Liberal Democrats in Hull and neighbouring areas. … Read the full post »
An Emmy award-winning six-part drama series from 1977, Washington Behind Closed Doors tells the tale of fictional US President Richard Monckton. Fictional, but very closely based on the real Richard M. Nixon. … Read the full post »
Sam Delaney’s book about political advertising in Britain is a fun read, but light on evidence about advertising’s actual impact. … Read the full post »
I love books. Reading them. Having physical books around me. Even at times writing them. … Read the full post »
Colonialism, racism, capitalism, Fascism, appeasement and more all get a satirical going over in Karel Capek’s book, which combines these serious themes with a fast moving and very readable plot. War with the Newts shows how you can be worthy without being dull, erudite without being turgid. … Read the full post »