Monthly Archives: August 2010
Background – Berlin
Two events at the Book Festival this week have got us thinking about Berlin in the 30s. The first was the event with Martin Davidson to promote his new book “The Perfect Naziâ€, which tells the extraordinary true story about … Continue reading
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A Meeting with Jim Haynes
Those of us with long memories will remember a distinctive rhino’s head which used to hang outside The Paperback Bookshop in Potterrow ( an area long since redeveloped) and will remember the owner, Jim Haynes, a very charismatic American who … Continue reading
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The Power of Three
Norman Drummond’s new book, The Power of Three (Hodder & Stoughton, £12.99) is about to hit the shelves at a time of dramatic social and economic change and uncertainty, when moral issues are back on the agenda. Life for Norman … Continue reading
Loitering Within Tent
Yes, tents, like many other things these days, are becoming disposable commodities that you use once at a festival and leave behind. But the Vango brand is one that you will not want to part with and that’s not because … Continue reading