Thursday 16 October 2008

 

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Michael Henderson

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Books

Ricardo Somocurcio, the narrator of The Bad Girl, is an unambitious man whose sole wish, ever since his childhood in...

Terrors of the imagination

Terrors of the imagination

The Beacon, by Susan Hill

Surprising literary ventures

Surprising literary ventures

So You Want to Try Drugs?, by Fiona Foster and Alexander McCall Smith

Living with a dark horse

Living with a dark horse

The Horsey Life, by Simon Barnes

A choice of crime novels

A choice of crime novels

Alan Furst, The Spies of Warsaw
George Pelecanos, The Turnaround
Ian Rankin, Doors Open

Arts

Credit where it’s due

Credit where it’s due

Charles Spencer battles the credit crunch

Fear and menace

Gomorrah
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Books

The man with the Midas touch

The man with the Midas touch

The Snowball, by Alice Schroeder

On stage from the start

On stage from the start

Henry: Virtuous Prince, by David Starkey

Style & Travel

Call of the wild

Call of the wild

One Highlands estate is to become a wilderness reserve, writes Lisa Marie Johnson

To the manner born

To the manner born

James Sherwood discovers a new meaning to the phrase ‘fashion house’

The Spectator Parliamentarian Awards
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In this week's issue

Web Exclusive: Lloyd Evans on Thomas Friedman

Thomas Friedman, the influential American commentator, addressed Intelligence Squared on his new book, ‘Hot, Flat and Crowded. Why the world needs a green revolution and how we can renew our global future.’

Lloyd Evans

Amid the financial turmoil, Peter versus George is the key battle

Stand by for a mighty clash between two politicians, says Fraser Nelson. The now infamous dinner between Mandelson and Osborne was a cordial parting for power-brokers of different generations who will fight each other savagely for electoral advantage

Fraser Nelson

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