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Amazon are wonderful at making money and keeping everybody happy. Publishing out-of-copyright 1920s novels and selling them for £0.49 is quintessential ‘pile it high, sell it cheap’.1 Kindle accessibility, ultra-cheap prices, no storage – swoon! But what of the product? … Continue reading →

Mother: “Irving, tell me how is the chopped liver?” Son: “Mmmmm! It’s delicious.” Mother: “I don’t know. First the chicken livers the butcher gave me were dry. Then the timer on the oven didn’t work. Then at the last minute … Continue reading →

Famously this novel was about the death throes of France in Vietnam. It predicted the US incursion and their policy mistakes, which underpinned their grotesque escalation implied by fighting an unwinnable war. The French were defeated by asymmetric warfare and … Continue reading →

” President Sarkozy this is Paddy from Ireland. I’m ringing to inform you that we’re declaring war on France.” “Well, Paddy, this is important. How big is your army?” “Right now, there’s meself, me cousin Sean, me next door neighbour … Continue reading →

Richard M.

“Paul has been writing songs and performing since 1956, with no real breaks. Perhaps he has written more hit songs than anyone else. He brought the innovations of Cage and Stockhausen into popular music, despite having no musical education and … Continue reading →

“Physics is too expensive. All this complex technology you guys use! Why can’t you be like the Maths department? All they need are laptops and printers!” The professor of physics replied, “Better still, we could be like the philosophy department. … Continue reading →