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Book Review: Borrowed Time: The Story of Britain Between the Wars by Roy Hattersley
An entertaining and illuminating look at Britain in the inter-war years.
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Book Review: Coming Out: Irish Gay Experiences edited by Glen O'Brien
A moving insight into the struggles facing men and women in Ireland as they come to terms with their sexuality.
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Book Review: King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
A thoughtful, thrilling account of personal greed and appalling cruelty in the scramble for Africa.
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Book Review: Ireland in the Twentieth Century by Tim Pat Coogan
Sparkling with those most Irish of qualities - melancholy, humor and the gift of the gab - Coogan's comprehensive history comes close to being definitive.
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Book Review: I Believe In Yesterday by Tim Moore
The author steps joins Roman re-enactors and Viking retromaniacs, and discovers they're not just playing for time.
From Bangladesh to Brazil, Pearce seeks out the origins worldly goods.
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Book Review: The Cult of the Amateur by Andrew Keen
A full-frontal attack on the amateur writers, publishers and performers of the Web 2.0 generation.
It may not be Rome or Paris, but Manchester has a dolce vita and joie de vivre all its own.
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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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