![Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1427642964l/23365544._SX98_.jpg)
Tuesday 26 May 2020
Not a daffodil in sight
![Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1427642964l/23365544._SX98_.jpg)
Saturday 23 May 2020
How were the Nazis possible?
![Defying Hitler: A Memoir](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388872576l/20437957._SX98_.jpg)
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Extremely shoddy editing
![Hunters in the Dark](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1434373452l/25495616._SX98_.jpg)
Monday 4 May 2020
Who knows what will work?
![Adventures in the Screen Trade](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1394018837l/18883261._SX98_.jpg)
It's split into three parts. The first part describes the industry in terms of its key players and elements. Stars "live in a world in which no one disagrees with them", agents "are not noted for human kindness", but above all, "not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what's going to work".
Sunday 26 April 2020
Can she really be so naive?
![Good Behaviour](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1413498646l/23384206._SX98_.jpg)
Friday 17 April 2020
Deprivation of liberty is punishment all by itself
![A Bit of a Stretch: The Diaries of a Prisoner](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1573514990l/48755570._SX98_.jpg)
As the title explains, the book is an account of the author's experience in prison after being convicted of tax fraud. It's limited to the first 9 months of his sentence, which he spends in HMP Wandsworth. Urged on by some of his friends, he recorded his experience with the hope that his "unvarnished account will provide a strong argument for urgent prison reform".
Thursday 9 April 2020
How should people die?
![Have The Men Had Enough?](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387772842l/19902546._SX98_.jpg)
The story is narrated by Jenny and Hannah in alternate chapters. They share their thoughts about how their relatives behave, and their frustrations about caring for Grandma, whom they both love. But love is not enough to help them decide what is in Grandma's best interests as her health deteriorates.
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