History - Loudon Wainwright III

Advantages: Pop genius
Disadvantages: Slight lack of quality control

...Wainwright is a genius; the trouble is, he knows it. His earlier albums have apparently sold poorly for the simple reason that they?re too complicated and, quite frankly, too camp. ?Want two,? the last album, opens with some fanciful string and vocal arrangements that?s a version of an old Latin prayer or something, but track two is a fantastic pop tune. For his new album, Wainwright has toned down his camp-ness by recruiting, er, a Pet Shop Boy (Neil Tennant). The PS Boys know all about being camp and being hugely successful and ?Release the stars?, while still being ornate and over the top, is firmly a pop album. Wainwright?s voice is fantastic, carrying emotion and sentiment at the same time as sounding slightly bored; he also sounds like a world weary singer in a back street gay club, probably draped around a harp and wearing gold... Read review

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Advantages: Read Opp
Disadvantages: Read Opp

...history of the ashes Back in eighteen eighty two a test match series between england and australia started a regular feature for cricket fans. The eighteen eighty two series provided a victory for england, and it was the australian's who got a request granted to play a fourth test match, and whilst they won, it was england who got to keep the famous ern where the ashes are kept. The series is played every two years, though only once every four years back here in England. this dvd lasts two hours eleven minutes, and it provides a historical platform in terms of cricketing. clips shown of great catches, supreme batting performances, and legendary bowlers of cricket's all time, hall of cricketing fame. The dvd also is interesting to see how world war one and two affected english cricket. the results of the ashes are mainly... Read review

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Advantages: Fun and informative
Disadvantages: none

...well as learning to read) There are more books in the series, The Cut Throat Celts, The Frightful First World War, to name but two. I have not read these but if they are like my set then they are well worth a read. All the books in the set are easy and fun to read and a must for the children's book shelf. If as an adult you find history books boring may I suggest you read them to a child or just read them yourself - you will probably have a juvenile chuckle but hey that's not too bad what else do we have to chuckle about in these days of our history! First published by Scholastic I bought mine from The Book People Ltd The Slimy Stuarts ISBN 0 439 95435 5 The Awesome Egyptians ISBN O 439 95433 9 The Stormin' Normans ISBN 0 439 95436 3 The Villainous Victorians ISBN 0 439 95438 x The Barmy British... Read review

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