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Friday May 9, 2008
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Iain Finlayson's non-fiction reviews of the week: May 10, 2008
Paperback - Fire & Steam by Christian Wolmar
The Times review by Ross Leckie
Paperback - My Life by Fidel Castro
The Times review by Ross Leckie
Torture Team: Deception, Cruelty and the Compromise of Law by Philippe Sands
The Sunday Times review by Michael Burleigh: Donald Rumsfeld, the Geneva Convention, and an accusation of torture
Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker: The Sunday Times review by Max Hastings
The Sunday Times review by Max Hastings: should Churchill and Roosevelt be put in history's dock as warmongers?
The Wisdom of Whores by Elizabeth Pisani
The Sunday Times review by Alex Renton: a gripping account of the waste, fraud and jaw-dropping arrogance of the Aids industry
Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore
The Sunday Times review by Nick Rennison
The Original Highway Code
Girls Like Us by Sheila Weller
Before these women broke the cultural sod during the rock'n'roll years, there were no "girls like us". Now, there are millions.
Cosmic Imagery: Key Images in the History of Science by John D Barrow
Iain Finlayson's non-fiction reviews of the week: May 3, 2008
Paperback - The Blair Years: Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries
Paperback - Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Paperback - Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire by Judith Herrin
Renegade: the Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith by Mark E. Smith
The Times review by Mark Hodkinson. This story of the iracible leader of post-punk favorites The Fall is a self-help book as much as it is a rock...
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Cold Cream by Ferdinand Mount
The Sunday Times review by John Carey: From Hobohemia to Downing Street: a well-connected insider tells of "the oxygen of influence" that...
The Future of the Internet: And How to Stop It by Jonathan Zittrain
The Sunday Times review by Tom Standage: what needs to happen for the internet to survive
The Sunday Times paperback of the week, April 27, 2008: The Blair Years
The Sunday Times paperback of the week: The Blair Years: Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries
Body Shopping by Donna Dickenson
The Sunday Times review by Christopher Hart: a shocking examination of the worldwide trade in body parts
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