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Tom Doyle – Ringo: A Fab Life

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Johnny Mindlin

In the 70’s, he was a happy drunk … by the 80’s, he was just miserable! It is 1962. Ritchie Starkey – better known by his stage name of Ringo Starr – is widely acknowledged as the best drummer in … Continue reading →

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Steve Richards – The Prime Ministers We Never Had: Success And Failure From Butler to Corbyn

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Johnny Mindlin

Steve Richards – Atlantic Books – £10.99 Steve Richards’ last book was an entertaining and penetrating discussion of the last ten Prime Ministers (or at any rate, the last ten at the time of publication – we’ve had a couple … Continue reading →

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Alwyn W turner – The Last Post

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Johnny Mindlin

No Man’s Land is already littered with books on the Great War, and there will be many more hurled into the fray, but not many of them will be as original as this thoughtful and engaging treatment by the historian … Continue reading →

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