Review of John Wayne: The Life and Legend by Scott Eyman Simon & Schuster, pp.512, £25, ISBN: 978439199589
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A hostage’s daydream
The 25th anniversary of my kidnapping – as I imagined it, and as it is
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Review of Patriot of Persia by Christopher de Bellaigue Bodley Head, 310pp, £20
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One night in pre-gentrified Notting Hill, circa 1979 or 1980, Christopher Hitchens was walking home from dinner at our house…
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Review of The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris David McCullogh Simon & Schuster, 560pp, £25 Of all the cities in…
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Charles Glass pays tribute to the man who was his measure in all things, and whom he thought, like all…
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Review of Killing Mr Lebanon: The Assassination of Rafik Hariri And Its Impact On The Middle East by Nicholas Blandford…
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For the sixth time in as many months, a woman has cancelled our dinner. In and of itself, a cancelled…
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It’s official. Thirty-three journalists died violently in war zones last year. The figure – nine up on the year before…
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