Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord by Louis De Bernieres
Beauty, violence, and saudade... I picked up Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord sort of by accident, and...
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Man Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger
Storms, high seas, and lost lives at sea. This book was hell of a surprise... I picked up...
Granuaile: The Life and Times of Grace O’Malley: C. 1530-1603 by Anne Chambers
The forgotten woman of Irish history... Grace O'Malley was a formidable woman - an early (16th century) feminist...
No Laughing Matter: The Life and Times of Flann O’Brien by Anthony Cronin
A biography of the genius and tragedy of a writer ahead of his time... I tore through this...
A pound of paper by John Baxter
An uproarious, delightful series of confessions from a book addict... Brimming with Nick Hornby nerdness, John Baxter's book...
Review: MJ Harper – The History of Britain Revealed
What an audacious little book. I was suspicious from the outset... no author biography, no index, and no...
Benedict Allen: Mad White Giant
A quick dash through some of the works of a travel writer with a difference. Benedict Allen... been...
Flann O’Brien: The Third Policeman
The Third Policeman (Amazon.com) The Third Policeman (Amazon.co.uk) The Third Policeman (Powell's Books - new or secondhand) 'Within...