Gavin’s Gaily Gigest

Because few appropriate words begin with the letter “G”. The personal blog of Gavin Whenman

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A Discworld Reading Order Guide

September 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Via L-Space via Boing Boing comes this handy reading order guide for all Terry Pratchett/Discworld novices out there wondering just where the hell they should start from:

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Confessions of an Economic Hitman

April 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I recently picked up John Perkins’ book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: The Shocking Story of How America Really Took Over the World, for the shockingly low price of £3 at HMV.
Whilst the title (and the cover blurb) suggest that this will be a tell-all book about America’s nefarious dealings in various under-developed countries, […]

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Bill Clinton’s Life

July 24th, 2006 · No Comments

I had a month to spare, the university year had just finished and the third year seemed so far away I thought I could hold off the summer reading list until August. So I picked up Bill Clinton’s mammoth 957 page biography, My Life*, from the library and set to reading it… and reading it… […]

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