Advantages: Excellent writing, enjoyable to read, interesting and thought-provoking, insightful Disadvantages: None
With the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II taking place last year, over the last year or so there have been a lot of books published about her life and reign, as well as on her family. There are bound to be a lot of rather trashy attempts to "tell all ...
Advantages: Great for fans of the show. Light, engaging Disadvantages: Not as much behind the scenes stuff as the blurb would have you believe.
...Channel 4's weekday teatime show Coach Trip is my guilty secret. The premise of the show, for those who are unfamiliar, is that various British pairs take a coach trip (surprised surprise!) around Europe where they complete activities and vote each other ...
Advantages: Written with sympathy and some objectivity from a close family perspective Disadvantages: None really to speak of, apart from no index
It is inevitable that the books we have already seen about Michael Jackson in the two years plus since his sudden passing in June 2009 will be merely the tip of the iceberg. Yet for those which comprise and are based on first-hand knowledge of his life a ...
Advantages: Good fun read Disadvantages: Only for cricket fans
Me and Graeme Swann have things in common. We are both Northampton boys, both suffer bouts of hubris and piquancy and both rebels with a cause, not ones to be told what to do and when to do it, especially when we know how to do it. It’s why I can be a pai ...
Advantages: Very interesting, full of humour Disadvantages: may stress you!
...this book for my husband at Christmas but it just sat on the shelf without being read so I thought I would give it a read seeing as I really like how Alan Sugar comes across on the Apprentice, I thought it would be an interesting read and yes, I ...
