Name: James Carson
Dateline: Glasgow, Scotland
Weblog: blogcritics.org/index.php
Articles: 27
First Published: Saturday, December 23, 2006
Last Published: Sunday, May 4, 2008
Currently listing articles 27-1:
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Movie Review: In Bruges— In a city where the only goths have stained glass, two Irishmen discover the darker side of Belgium.
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Book Review: Stalingrad - The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943 by Antony Beevor— Grim but gripping account of a World War II battle that had far-reaching consequences for us all.
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Book Review: The Deportees by Roddy Doyle— Roddy Doyle's tales of the uninvited show the impact of immigration on the Emerald Isle.
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Book Review: The Bookaholics' Guide to Book Blogs by Rebecca Gillieron and Catheryn Kilgarriff— An introduction to the world of wordy-wise book bloggers is impaired by a loose approach to quality control.
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Travel Review: Balboa Park, San Diego— With its world famous zoo and cultural attractions, San Diego has a park for all seasons.
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Book Review: The World Without Us by Alan Weisman— Not so much an inconvenient truth as an unconventional thought: how would planet Earth fare without the human race?
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Season's Readings: Looking Back On 2007— Reflections on a year of reading, with pride of place going to an Englishman, an Irishman and a campervan.
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Book Review: The Weather Makers by Tim Flannery— A global warming warning from an advocate for action.
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Book Review: Nul Points by Tim Moore— Spotlight on the underachievers who went to Eurovision with the highest of hopes and returned with the lowest of scores.
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Book Review: The Collectors by David Baldacci— A thriller that isn't from a writer who couldn't.
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Book Review: The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor— Frederick Taylor presents a well-researched and authoritative, but highly readable history of a Cold War icon.
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Book Review: Margaret Thatcher, Volume II - The Iron Lady by John Campbell— A masterful biography charting the rise and fall of the mistress of Downing Street.
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Book Review: Enid Blyton - The Biography by Barbara Stoney— An absorbing biography shines a light on the most successful children's author of the twentieth century.
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Eurovision Song Contest 2007: The Official CD— Bellowing Balts, warbling Walloons, melodious Maltesers: they're all here on this CD previewing the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest
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Concert Review: Petula Clark at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall— A wonderful evening of music and memories with a stylish, stellar performer. Nothing less than perfect.
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Book Review: The Brothers Bishop by Bart Yates— A powerful, haunting novel, dealing honestly with themes that have perhaps remained too long in the closet.
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Book Review: The Stolen Prince by Hugh Barnes— Before the phrase was ever imagined, Abram Petrovich Gannibal had become the emodiment of "young, gifted and black."
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Book Review: Travels with My Donkey - One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago by Tim Moore— Tim Moore and his four-legged friend need more than the power of prayer on a pilgrimage to Santiago.
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A Night At the Opera: The BAFTA Awards— A coronation at Britain's answer to the Oscars.
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Book Review: The Pontiff in Winter -Triumph and Conflict in the Reign of John Paul II by John Cornwell— Not the expected hatchet job, this analysis offers a critical assessment of John Paul’s 26 years in office and the unfortunate legacy he left behind.
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Montreal: La Vie En Rose— A seductive blend of North American energy and European style. And for gay visitors, the attractions are endless.
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Book Review: The Grand Tour: the European Adventure of a Continental Drifter by Tim Moore— Pathetic or peripatetic? You decide, as Tim Moore follows in the footsteps of a travelling trailblazer.
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Book Review: Dresden, Tuesday, February 13, 1945 by Frederick Taylor— Frederick Taylor uncovers some ugly truths behind the bombing of a beautiful city.
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Book Review: Hatless Jack - The President, the Fedora, and the History of American Style by Neil Steinberg— Combining history with mystery, Neil Steinberg tests the widely held belief that JFK killed the American hat business.
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Fully Booked in the Literary World of Dublin, Ireland— A jaunt through the literary landmarks of Ireland's wacky, witty, wordy-wise capital city.
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Book Review: Stasiland: Stories From Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder— Some estimates suggest there was one Stasi informer for every six East German citizens.
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Book Review - From Our Foreign Correspondent: A Celebration of Fifty Years of the BBC Radio Program— The BBC celebrates half a century of reporting the serious, the sublime and the silly.
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