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The Edge of the Sword

halmckend wrote 2 weeks ago: Autobiographical account of a British officer’s experiences in the Korean War, both in battle … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, military, autobiography, communism, History, Action, Farrar-Hockley, glosters, Korea

The Game

halmckend wrote 1 month ago: Autobiography of the world’s greatest pick-up artist. Self-conscious and anxious around women, … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, Wenches, Strauss, Style, pick-up artists, Hollywood, strippers, Seduction

Facts are Subversive: Political Writing from a Decade without a Name

halmckend wrote 4 months ago: Collection of essays and articles on the events of the new millenium’s first decade. An Oxford … more →

Tags: Orwell, Non-Fiction, Political, Ukraine, East Germany, Garton Ash, Europe, Serbia, america

Born Out Of Wenlock

halmckend wrote 7 months ago: Biography of William Penny Brookes, charting his role in the revival of the modern Olympics. A count … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, History, Olympics, Beale, Biography, brookes, Sports, wenlock

A Golden Age - Steve Redgrave: The Autobiography

halmckend wrote 8 months ago: Autobiography of one of Britain’s most decorated and successful sportsmen. Given that some Eng … more →

Tags: autobiography, redgrave, Sport, Rowing, Olympics, Gold, Ulcerative Colitis, diabetes

Black Hawk Down

halmckend wrote 9 months ago: Minute-by-minute account of a disastrous American military operation in Somalia. There is no doubt t … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, military, Action, Bowden, Somalia

Agent Zigzag

halmckend wrote 9 months ago: True story of a wartime double agent. As compelling a character as in any fiction, Eddie Chapman enj … more →

Tags: military, WW2, espionage, Macintyre, Double Agent

My Heroes

halmckend wrote 10 months ago: Collection of inspiring stories of heroism and courage, recounted by Britain’s most prominent … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, military, Africa, History, Action, Fiennes, Plague, police, crimea

Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest

halmckend wrote 10 months ago: Account of George Mallory’s three expeditions to Everest and the events that influenced the me … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, History, Action, Davis, WW1, mountaineering, mallory

Ill Met By Moonlight

halmckend wrote 10 months ago: First-hand account of a British Commando mission to kidnap a German General in occupied Crete. The g … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, Action, WW2, MOSS, Kidnapping, espionage, Crete

Empire

halmckend wrote 10 months ago: Primer on, and in defence of, the history of the British Empire. With its introduction detailing the … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, History, Ferguson, British Empire, pirates

Borderland

halmckend wrote 10 months ago: Primer on the history of Ukraine. Covering the period from Kievan Rus to shortly after the fall of C … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, reid, Ukraine, communism, cossacks, History

Congo Journey

halmckend wrote 10 months ago: An Oxford academic’s account of his expedition through the Congo’s unforgiving jungles. … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, autobiography, O'Hanlon, Travel, Africa

A Journey

halmckend wrote 10 months ago: Autobiography of Labour’s longest-serving Prime Minister, covering his rise to power and time … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, Political, Blair, autobiography

Homage to Catalonia1 comment

halmckend wrote 10 months ago: Account of Orwell’s experiences fighting on the Socialist (POUM) side of the Spanish Civil War … more →

Tags: Orwell, Non-Fiction, military, Political, Spain, Action

Criminal Video- Review

Elodie Vidal wrote 1 year ago: Britney is stuck in an abusive relationship with a man who seems to enjoy the sound of the word “dis … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, Britney Spears, Criminal, Music video

Review: "Your Skirt's Too Short: Sex, Power, Choice" by Emily Maguire [2010]7 comments

Mae wrote 2 years ago: Your Skirt’s Too Short is a dissection of the current situation of the female sex in the world … more →

Tags: REVIEWS: M, Australian writer, Feminism, Maguire, Emily

Hold It Against Me Music Video- Review1 comment

Elodie Vidal wrote 2 years ago: If I say I’m tired of the brand placement, will you hold it against me? Done, the bad stuff is said. … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, Britney Spears, Music video, Hold It Against Me

Hold It Against Me - Review

Elodie Vidal wrote 2 years ago: The little feedback to Hold It Against Me I have read so far is not exactly fused with enthusiasm. I … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, Britney Spears, Hold It Against Me, Music


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