Book review: Ordinary Lives by Allan LEONARD for Shared Future News 8 January 2009 In recent years there has been … More
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Book review – Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
Sophie Scholl and the White Rose (978-1851685363), by Annette Dumbach and Jud Newborn, is a superbly well researched and presented account of an … More
Book review – The Blue Cabin (Michael FAULKNER)
Michael Faulkner, son of Brian, loses his Sante Fe style furniture business and home in Scotland. Retreats to family cabin on an … More
Book review – A Garden of Paper Flowers (Rosa EHRENREICH)
I had the privilege of participating in a study abroad programme while enrolled at Boston University. I attended St Catherine’s College, Oxford … More
Book review – Born Fighting (James WEBB)
There’s no denying the fighting spirit of the Scots-Irish, particularly as James Webb describes the defence of the frontier in the Appalachian … More
Book review – My Life (Bill CLINTON) vs Himself Alone (Dean GODSON)
Did a radio piece for BBC Radio Ulster’s books programme, to review two recent biographies: Bill Clinton’s autobiography, My Life, … More
Book review – Making Sense of the Troubles (David McKITTRICK)
Good for accuracy, not so good for background Making Sense stays true to its objective, to tell ‘a straightforward and … More
Book review – Son of God (Angela TILBY)
A good text to start with on Jesus the man I wanted to read Son of God because of the tie-in … More
Book review – Party Elites in Divided Societies (Kris DESCHOWER)
A tour des forces study of consociational democracy This is quite a comprehensive comparative study of those countries acclaimed to … More