Category Archives: Ireland

What are you looking for when you are tempted into a charity bookshop?

Posted on July 17, 2013 by bookvolunteer

Occasionally, I am looking for something specific: an author, a title or a subject. But often I’m hoping to be surprised by a curiosity …  something that becomes an impulse-buy. Today’s suggestion is a little something that might be difficult … Continue reading →

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Marmite History – You’ll love it or hate it

Posted on April 25, 2013 by bookvolunteer

Andrew Roberts (or whoever writes the text for his own web-site) loves it. Here is an extract taken directly from: andrew-roberts.net “Andrew Roberts brilliantly reveals what made the English-speaking people the preeminent political culture since 1900, and how they have defended … Continue reading →

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The Strange Case of Victor Grayson by Reg Groves

Posted on December 14, 2012 by bookvolunteer

These extraordinary events took place before the days of Private Eye or serious investigative journalism and no one knows the full truth of what happened. This biography (passionately partial I suspect) of the charismatic MP for Colne Valley was published by Pluto … Continue reading →

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Landscape by Paul Caponigro

Posted on February 23, 2012 by bookvolunteer

Paul Caponigro is an  American photographer who has taught photography at Boston University and who has photographs in many galleries world-wide. This paperback book, published in 1975, contains 74 full page black and white photographs, mainly taken in the USA but many … Continue reading →

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