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Category Archives: Books
NFB’s Top 25 Films Of 2012 And Awards
I’ve probably seen more movies this year than I have seen in any previous years, so I decided to rank the new releases that I managed to catch. Included are links to the longer reviews (if I got time to … Continue reading
Posted in Batman, Books, Reviews, The Lord of the Rings, TV/Movies
Tagged argo, avenegers], avengers, dark knight rises, dench, hunger games, in review, joseph gordon-levitt, kazan, lord of the rings, mckellan, movies, premium rush, reviews, the hobbit, top ten, vampire hunter, whedon
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Six Days By Jeremy Bowen
I finished this a few weeks ago, so I’d like to offer my brief thoughts on the book and the Six Day War in general. On the book: -It’s a decent read, overall, not too biased towards either side which … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Middle East, Politics, Reviews, War
Tagged 1967, arabs, books, israel, jeremy bowen, middle east, palestine, politics, reviews, six days, war
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The Club (Christy O’Connor)
A very interesting look at GAA life on the local level, notable for the darker aspects of the game that it presents. This is going to be a very focused review, so I’ll get some of the basics out of … Continue reading
All Hell Let Loose (Max Hastings)
I wrote a wide ranging piece on Max Hastings latest historical narrative earlier this year, discussing the segments aimed towards Ireland’s neutrality in the Second World War. As promised, I’ve finally gotten round to reviewing it properly. All Hell Let … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Ireland, Politics, Reviews, War
Tagged all hell let loose, books, history, ireland, max hastingas, max hastings, politics, reviews, war, world war two, ww2
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Metro 2033 (The Book)
The usual NFB warning regards spoilers applies. Following some manner of nuclear apocalypse, humanity in the year 2033 survives in the vast Metro system of Moscow, split into various factions and governments. Artyom, a young resident of an outlying station, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged artyom, books, capitalist, communist, fascist, fps, glukhovsky, metro 2033, moscow, nazi, reviews, underground
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Unofficial Football World Champions (Lovely Left Foot)
Football, an incredibly large sport followed by billions, is bound to attract some unique perspectives. You will be hard-pressed to find a more interesting one then that put forth by Paul Brown, a freelance football journalist. To read the rest … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Football 11/12, Reviews, Sport
Tagged football, lovely left foot, Paul brown, sport, ufwc
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World’s End By Mark Chadbourn And Man vs Food (Random Review Day!)
This is going to be short and sweet. It’s not good. What Chadbourn offers up is a tale of five chosen ones having to deal with an invasion/resurgence of long lost magical factions in Britain, which threaten to destroy the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Ireland, Reviews
Tagged adam richman, age of misrule, books, food, ireland, man vs food, reviews, worlds end
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The Stupidest Thing I’ve Read This Week (07/04/12)
Third place: Someone from the milblog community said this on Twitter: Yeah, no. Two drastically different situations there, separated by the difference in geographical position, technology, media coverage, room for expansion, openness to new ideas, experience with democracy, religious issues, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libya, Stupidest Thing, TV/Movies
Tagged books, dancing, history, joel stein, kinect, libya, star wars, stupidest thing, time
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The Hunger Games
Jennifer Lawrence is Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old inhabitant of a dystopian future North America, who volunteers to take part in the titular “Hunger Games”: a yearly punishment meted out by a central authority to formerly rebellious “districts”, whereby … Continue reading
