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21.The Vatican Pimpernel: The Wartime Exploits of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty by: Brian Fleming April 01, 2008
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Much to the embarassment of many, including his superiors, Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty rescued many from faschism and certain death in Rome during World War II. He did it all with a twinkle in his eye and a sense of humour that kept him sane throughout it all. A man who is largely unrecognised in Ireland. I wonder if he would like the idea that he has a commemorative grove of trees and a poem dedicated to him by Brendan Kennelly. He was never a man who sought fame, just a man who thought he was doing a job, the job he became a priest to do and that it was only right to do it as best he could. With co-operation of many people around him he ensured the survival of many. A touching portrait of a man who should be held ... Read More:

22.The Cold War by: John Lewis Gaddis January 25, 2007
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Silly, jingoistic, pulp history shot through with half truths, unsupported and unsupportable claims and distortions. John Lewis Gaddis is a history professor at Yale University but how he can draw so many stupid conclusions from the Cold War is beyond me. Nobody in their right mind would say that Joe Stalin was a good guy, nor would they be likely to say his successors were freedom loving liberals either but the standard neo-con treatment these days is to score points with heavy handed jingoism rather than presenting history as it happened. I'm sorely tempted to call it propaganda. The layout of the book is extremely poor and jumps from one thing to another without any real semblance of method. You will find yourself reading about ... Read More:

23.Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (New Edition) by: Benedict Anderson September 25, 2006
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This book though not totally without merit could have been condensed into about two pages of useful information. The author has taken rather selective interpretations of history and in many areas his historical knowledge contains huge gaps. There are a few good points made though the amount of nonsense one has to trawl through to get to these points is enough to make one despair.

24.Marx: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by: Peter Singer October 12, 2000
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This is good basic introduction to the works of Karl Marx. Marx's ideas range across the disciplines of economics, history, philosophy and sociology and a book of this nature can only give a basic introduction to some of the main ideas. Even scholars on the subject are uncertain of his exact postion on many topics as his ideas developed over the years and some of his writings (like those of Hegel and other German thinkers) are very obscure. I must admit that I am no fan of Marx and tend to regard his ideas as completely wrong both intellectually and morally.

25.Wellington: The Iron Duke by: Richard Holmes February 03, 2003
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Although I finished this book with more knowledge on Wellington than I had at the start, I felt the book dwelt too much on detailed descriptions of military encounters, rather than giving me an insight into the man himself. Whilst I accept that his battle field encounters did much to shape his character, there is just too little about his domestic life, the relationship he had with wife and children, the reasoning behind his marriage and its failure, and his subsequent life in retirement. Whilst accepting and understanding that Richard Holmes is a brilliant military historian, and this is his sphere of knowledge, a bit more was needed on non military matters.

26.A Brief History of Neoliberalism by: David Harvey January 04, 2007
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This is an essential, thought-provoking book for anyone engaged in international business, the media, corporate strategy and governance. It fills the gaps between what you see in the media and what you experience as a citizen and businessperson by very ably explaining the theory and practice of neoliberalism. This philosophy has largely replaced liberalism as a popular political doctrine. The results are not very impressive from a democratic perspective, according to this analysis by author David Harvey. Armed with a different perspective and interesting sources, he puts neoliberal political thought and practice into its modern context, in everything from foreign policy, to how the media (led by Fox News) presents events, to the emergence of the new super wealthy ... Read More:

27.The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by: Helen Graham March 24, 2005
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I didn't like this book as although no one would pretend that Franco wasn't a deeply unpleasant man let alone the German and Italian leaders who sent him assistance, the author doesn't seem to explain properly the following facts: 1 The republic government only had a small majority of seats and the opposition had a majority of votes. Although technically the republic government was the legal government a sensible govenment with a small majority of seats and a minority of votes would have tried to adopt moderate policies. The republican government managed to upset too many important groups at once with foolish policies some of which may have been right and some of which were definitely wrong but all of which were foolish for a government with only a small ... Read More:

28.Cameron on Cameron: Conversations with Dylan Jones by: David Cameron, Dylan Jones August 18, 2008
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Up until now all we have seen of David Cameron has been through the filter of the party's publicists and their attempts to 'decontaminate' the Tory brand. This is the first opportunity for real in depth analysis of the man who would like to succeed Gordon Brown. It is relatively policy light (that's what manifestos are for and if you print that now with an election still likely to be over a year away you open yourself to being wedded to out of date dogma or having you good ideas pinched) but gives a fascinating account of his motivations and character. If only someone had done this with Gordon Brown before he took power!

29.Hitler, 1936-1945: Nemesis (Allen Lane History) by: Ian Kershaw October 25, 2001
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After wading through this and the first volume, I am still no closer to understanding how a monster like this could gain control of an advanced and cultured nation. I understand the how but not the why. Then again is anyone equipped to answer such a question? Is such a question even meaningful or answerable in the first place?

30.Selected Writings and Speeches of Mar (Dover Thrift Editions) by: Marcus Garvey February 25, 2005
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After wading through this and the first volume, I am still no closer to understanding how a monster like this could gain control of an advanced and cultured nation. I understand the how but not the why. Then again is anyone equipped to answer such a question? Is such a question even meaningful or answerable in the first place?

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