Category: Books

Finished reading this a couple of weeks ago and fascinating it was too. I’m a sucker for any stories about codes or ciphers so this is right up my street. I must admit that I know/knew absolutely nothing about the Napoleonic Wars either. Since reading this I went out and bought a book on the…

Wow. This book is pretty good. Translated from the French and reset in London (not totally convincingly since the protagonist is called Octave). Maybe it’s because I’m a total cynic, particularly where advertising is concerned – despite working in the industry – but I empaphised with the feelings expressed here a lot. The book is…

A concise book detailing the Clinton presidency by the author of Primary Colors. I must admit to having only really having read his novels, but he does seem to have a good understanding of Bill and Hilliary – at least in so far as anyone can have an understanding. Must get around to reading Stephanopoulos’s…

James (Today Programme) Naughtie’s The Rivals isn’t as easy a read as Andrew Rawnsley’s Servants of the People, but was well worth the read. It consider’s Blair and Brown’s relationship since Labour came to power in 1997, and despite being a little on the heavy side, definitely gets under the skin of the problem –…

My very first weblog entry. Somehow I feel that this is a fancy way to allow me to ramble at random. Must get the hang of this interface, and I’ll soon have a professional weblog up and running. Just read a great book called The 25th Hour which I can heartily recommend. Read it in…