From Neanderthal to Blair - A British History

Advantages: A humorously irreverent look at British history.
Disadvantages: None for me. Too English for some?

...*** The Author *** Sean Lang studied history at Oxford, has written conventional history books and reviewed textbooks in The Times Educational Supplement. He has been teaching history for over twenty years in schools and university, and he thanks his students for helping to inspire him to write this entertaining history book, which is not the kind usually found in school. Other ?For Dummies? books by this engaging historian that I intend to read are European History and Twentieth Century History. *** Who Would Appreciate It? *** I believe that the readers who would appreciate this book most will have the sort of basic knowledge of British history gained by completing a British secondary school education, even if they thought history lessons were tedious and didn?t pay much attention. I would hope this book would...

luckyarchers 26.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of British History for Dummies - Sean Lang

Bite Into British History

Advantages: Concise, fully-indexed, history of Britain.
Disadvantages: Not as enjoyable or inclusive as British History for Dummies.

... The Author Judy Parkinson seems to be on a crusade to help us learn and remember academic facts. In August 2007 it was through the release of her book "i before e". Then in October 2008 her book Remember, Remember (The Fifth of November) was published. Her newest effort Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas: Popular Expressions - What They Mean and How We Got Them is due in the shops in September 2009. Contents In Remember, Remember, the author has broken down British history into A5 sized, one page chunks, with a new heading for each. The individual pages are bought together into the following chapters: Roman Britain, The Dark Ages, The Late Middle Ages, Tudor Britain, Stuart Britain, Georgian Britain, Victorian Britain, Edwardian Britain, The First World War Years, The Inter-War Years...

luckyarchers 05.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Remember, Remember (The Fifth of November): The History of Britain in Bite-Sized Chunks - Judy Parkinson

British History

Advantages: See Opinion
Disadvantages: See Opinion

...pace of combat interspersed with the boredom and the graveyard humour of the wait until the next attack. One of the ironies of military life, which this film gives one a true glimpse of. This film is more then just a film its true British history, and I most highly recommend this film to you....

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Review of Zulu (DVD)

History of the ashes sport dvd

Advantages: Read Opp
Disadvantages: Read Opp

...history of the ashes Back in eighteen eighty two a test match series between england and australia started a regular feature for cricket fans. The eighteen eighty two series provided a victory for england, and it was the australian's who got a request granted to play a fourth test match, and whilst they won, it was england who got to keep the famous ern where the ashes are kept. The series is played every two years, though only once every four years back here in England. this dvd lasts two hours eleven minutes, and it provides a historical platform in terms of cricketing. clips shown of great catches, supreme batting performances, and legendary bowlers of cricket's all time, hall of cricketing fame. The dvd also is interesting to see how world war one and two affected english cricket. the results of the ashes are mainly...

costas1234 25.04.2008 (19.06.2009) · Read review
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Review of History Of The Ashes (DVD)

British Gas

Advantages: gas seems fine
Disadvantages: telephone nightmare

...British Gas I felt I had to write this review after having to deal with this company for the first time and being pretty disappointed. Having moved into a new flat and coming from a flat where all the bills were included in the rent meaning never having to deal with all these companies and now having to set up all the new accounts for things such as electricity, gas and water I found this company particularly tiresome to deal with. We were meant to phone up on the day we moved in to the new flat and pass over all the readings on the meters and the correct information to set up new accounts and the such like. I had no problems at all when contacting the water supplier and the electricity supplier but when it came to the gas this was more of a problem that I could of dreamed. After phoning up the main line for British...

newby2 26.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of British Gas

History Deary not Dreary.

Advantages: Fun and informative
Disadvantages: none

...well as learning to read) There are more books in the series, The Cut Throat Celts, The Frightful First World War, to name but two. I have not read these but if they are like my set then they are well worth a read. All the books in the set are easy and fun to read and a must for the children's book shelf. If as an adult you find history books boring may I suggest you read them to a child or just read them yourself - you will probably have a juvenile chuckle but hey that's not too bad what else do we have to chuckle about in these days of our history! First published by Scholastic I bought mine from The Book People Ltd The Slimy Stuarts ISBN 0 439 95435 5 The Awesome Egyptians ISBN O 439 95433 9 The Stormin' Normans ISBN 0 439 95436 3 The Villainous Victorians ISBN 0 439 95438 x The Barmy British...

teacherofhooch 19.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of Horrible Histories

American History X

Advantages: Edward Norton; Dialogue; Tension; Story
Disadvantages: Propaganda

..."We're so hung up on this notion that we have some obligation to help the struggling black man, you know. Cut him some slack until he can overcome these historical injustices. It's crap. I mean, Christ, Lincoln freed the slaves, like, what? 130 years ago. How long does it take to get your act together?" --Derek Vinyard Edward Norton is one of those rare contemporary actors that you know whatever movie he's going to be in it's going to be good. American History X is by no means an exception, with Norton phenomenal in his performance as an ex-neo-Nazi attempting to prevent his brother from pursuing the path he did. Edward Furlong (Terminator 2) plays the young skinhead Danny Vinyard, criticised by his teacher (Avery Brooks) for turning in a paper on Mein Kampf. The black teacher then instructs Danny to create a report...

andycarrington 10.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of American History X (DVD)

American History X

Advantages: Great plot, superb characters and a theme that needed to be discussed
Disadvantages: violent

...Well my next review again is another film that was made during the 90's. Gosh they really don't make films like they use to. I must admit ive only seen this film twice once in high school and once with my friends, and both times the film just gives you a sense of shock. The film im going to review is the 1998, critically acclaimed "American History X", directed by Tony Kaye and Edward Norton and Edward Furlong. Ok two quick recaps here, Edward Furlong is the guy who was John Connor in Terminator 2, however just a wee bit more older in this film, but he still looks the same. We then have Edward Norton; you might recognise him from his earlier work in Primal Fear and The People vs. Larry Flynt I must admit this review will talk about some cruel and in some cases sadistic scenes, and for that I apologise if it causes any offence...

jaygami1986 08.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of American History X (DVD)

History at Keele

Advantages: Great scenery, fun lecturers, wide range of topics
Disadvantages: Disorganistion of admin

...I'm a current second year at Keele University studying American Studies and History. I love the place, it's pretty much in the middle of nowhere and that suits me to a t. History has always been a passion of mine and I love spending my spare time visiting museums and reading books, so a degree studying the subject seemed a good idea to me! The history department at Keele is pretty much like any other department in Keele - pretty disorganised but run by a fantastic bunch of people! The secretaries in the office are great and answer any queries quickly and the lecturers range from grumpy old sods to young "hip" PHD student lecturers. So there's a wide range of learning for all. *Year One* All first year history students study a set outline. In the first semester this involves 'Modern History', which is mostly taught through 10...

nutter_but_nice 04.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of History

  British Gas make a complete hash.

Advantages: None that I can think of...oh..they have the word "British" in their name
Disadvantages: Customer Service (lack of), Prices, Attitude...oh everything really

...naive of me... Please note. I was talking in the past tense. Anyway, that was then, and this is now. The truth, unfortunately, is completely different. **** So who are British Gas? **** To aid in our understanding we need a quick history trip and a summary of the information available from their website. If you don't give a flying toss about the history, then skip this section and go straight to "The Honest Truth". ***** Under the 1948 Act, which came into effect in May 1949, more than 1000 privately owned and municipal gas companies were vested into twelve area gas boards - each an autonomous body with its own chairman and board structure. The area boards became known simply as "the gas board", a term which some people still use when referring to British Gas. In 1966 the decision was taken to convert Britain to natural...

eldergill 18.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of British Gas