A couple of weeks ago I recorded a 5 minute podcast for some people called BUZZ, talking about five books which have had an impact on me. I chose...
In the Arena by Richard NixonClick HERE to listen to my explanation. Scroll in to 4' 12"
Jeffrey Archer's Prison Diaries
Gyles Brandreth's Breaking the Code
Peggy Noonan's What I saw at the Revolution
George Orwell's Animal Farm
'Jeffrey Archer's Prison Diaries', eh...?
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Admit it, you put that one up just to annoy jailhouselawer, didn't you? ;)
Great blog article - not a bad podcast generally actually. The Reagan book is superb! Thanks for reminding me of it, read it ages ago - and I'm going to go back for a second go.
ReplyDeleteIsn't 4' 12" another way of saying 5', Iain?
ReplyDeleteI am so disappointed with your Blog, Iain. Since the start of the summer holidays you have made little political comment. It's September now and you seem more interested in self-promotion than in joining the fight to get Britain a decent government. I am removing you from my favourites!
ReplyDeleteIain, have you ever read "The Witness" by Whittaker Chambers?
ReplyDeleteI much prefer Jonathan Aitken's prison-inspired writings to Archers: Aitken's style is refreshingly honest. One learns a lot from Aitken, while Archer never seems to have learned anything.
ReplyDeletePotager, clearly you are very selective in your reading.
ReplyDeleteNathan, no, I haven't.
God Iain, you're so tabloid! Not to mention your inadvisable top 100 songs.
ReplyDeleteIs this satire? Jeffrey Archer?
ReplyDeleteReminds me that it's been some time since I did a Tory Booklist - I will work on one and publish it here shortly. I know my booklists are very popular and they generally don't include anything by Archer.
Do people recall Craig Brown's "Lady Archer Diaries" in Private Eye? "As Chairman of Addenbrokes Hospital, I am well used to coming down hard on persistent liars."