Books
The
Russians and the Anglo-Boer War
When we were at school 70 years ago, a quarter
of the World's map was coloured red to denote the territories
of the British Empire on which the sun never set. Britain
did not acquire this largest Empire in history by chance,
or by mere luck, Britain fought its way at every turn in the
face of jealous rivals such as Russia, France, Spain and Germany.
more
The
Children of Noah: Jewish Seafaring in Ancient Times
I was taught to swim so that I could get out
of the sea, should I even be so foolish and unfortunate as
to find myself in it. For the sea didn't seem kosher. more
Sex
as Sport
How come Religion and the Law became involved
in sex? In any case, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach was brave enough
to deal with the subject of sexual activities in his recent
book which is reviewed here. more
Aubrey
Beardsley, A Biography
A spell of incessant and feverish creativity
and inventiveness in the field of design and aesthetics
characterised the best twenty years of the 19th Century,
both in England and Europe. more
Siegfried
Sassoon - The Making of a War Poet
Eighty years have elapsed since the end
of the First World War and thirty years since the death
of Siegfried Sassoon, and yet, only now has a comprehensive
biography been written about this most famous English War
Poet. more
The
Diving-bell and the Butterfly
After suffering a massive heart-attack,
Jean-Dominique Bauby should have died instantly but instead
he, the editor-in-chief of French Elle magazine and the
father of two young children, fell into a deep and long
coma. more
Climate
of Fear - Why we shouldn't worry about global warming
Does the spectre of Global Warming frighten
you? Well, after reading the American economist Thomas Gale
Moore's book, you might consider your fears unfounded. Global
warming is good for you, or so it transpires from the statistics
and fears presented to us in Climate of Fear. more
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