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May 25, 20231 min read
1067. Chris Van Tulleken - Ultra Processed People
Although a lot of the science in this book was way beyond me, it is brilliant. Written by a fairly well-known TV medic, it is an...
Nov 10, 20201 min read
825. Rupert Sheldrake - The Science Delusion
Found this incredibly difficult, despite having ½ a degree in philosophy, although an O level failure in general science may have been...
Jul 29, 20201 min read
802. Emma Smith - This Is Shakespeare
This is one of Paddy’s and very good. Emma Smith is an Oxford Professor but this book really tries to demystify Shakespeare, and...
Jan 30, 20201 min read
746. Anthony Burgess - Here Comes Everybody
A bit of a challenge for late January, but Burgess’s readers guide to James Joyce is lightly written (perhaps because he is not an...
Aug 8, 20191 min read
702. Isabel Hardman - Why We Get The Wrong Politicians
Much less enjoyable, despite being some newspaper’s ‘Book of the Year’. A mix of tittle tattle journalism and an underlying thesis,...