Le Carre makes our worst fears about the excesses of the intelligence community come to life without hyperbole or melodrama.
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Book Review: Photo Workshop – Portrait and Candid Photography by Erin Manning
A great introduction to the concept of creating portraits and shooting people.
Read More »Book Review: Singled Out – How Two Million Women Survived Without Men After the First World War by Virginia Nicholson
There's much to admire in the oral histories, captured at the last possible moment.
Read More »Book Review: British Weather and the Climate of Enlightenment by Jan Golinski
Extreme weather events came to be regarded as natural phenomena to be explained. Of course some have still to catch up.
Read More »Book Review: Near Death In The Mountains – True Stories Of Disaster And Survival Edited By Cecil Kuhne
A gripping collection for those who climb up mountains and those who climb into comfortable chairs to read.
Read More »Book Review: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book For Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby
So much has changed in Lightroom since version 1.0 that I would seriously recommend upgrading to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book For Digital Photographers.
Read More »Book Review: Homo Britannicus – The Incredible Story of Human Life in Britain by Chris Stringer
What can the Gravettians of 27,000 years ago teach us about climate change? Quite a lot.
Read More »Book Review: The Turtle Moves! Discworld’s Story Unauthorized by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Lawrence Watt-Evans is our tongue-in-cheek guide through the complex realm of Terry Pratchett's Discworld.
Read More »Book Review: Kafka Comes to America – Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror by Steven T. Wax
Steven T. Wax discusses some up-close ramifications of the policies and practices the U.S. has employed in the War on Terror.
Read More »Book Review: Implied Consent by Cody Fowler Davis
Stirring courtroom action, but thin characters and plot points drag the novel down.
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