Advantages: Absolutely fascinating Disadvantages: None - honestly, I can't think of anything.
1984 Imagine a land where everyone has been brainwashed into believing that there's no better place to live, no place where the leader loves his people more or looks after them better. Imagine growing up with a sense that your land is ...
North Korea is a country that everyone has heard of but yet very few are familiar with. The reason for this is that very little is revealed to the outside world and even less of the outside world is allowed to be seen in North Korea. This is the reason fo ...
Advantages: Unusual and interesting historical subject Disadvantages: Possibly a minority or specialised interest
...For a book based around just one dinner sounds a little extraordinary, especially if it has nothing to do with Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson or anybody of that ilk. Come with me if you will (as the late broadcaster Arthur Marshall often used to say) back ...
Advantages: A talented author, compelling read Disadvantages: Structure of the book - seemed last minute dot com
Author: Ian Jack writes for the ‘Guardian.’ Duration: 325 pages - - Publishing House Vintage claim that the journals date from: 1989-2000, but in real terms articles go up to 2009. The essays are not in chronological order - the timescale is disjo ...
Advantages: Journalistic social history at its best Disadvantages: Slightly quirky structure?
... ‘The Country Formerly Known as Great Britain: writings 1989-2009’ (Ian Jack)
The author
Ian Jack is a well established British journalist, currently writing for the Guardian. He has been widely published, first as a reporter for the local pr ...
