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The Gods Of The Market

Jonathan Guinness BOO HOO by Ernst Matmsten and others Random House, £17.99, pp. 396, ISBN 0712672397 T his book is about a dream which turned to dust, Cinderella's coach......

The Curse Of The Gab

Sam Phipps THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN by John McGahern Faber, £16.99, pp. 298, ISBN 0571212166 h e garrulousness of the Irish can be a wonderful thing. Or it can drive......

Dreams Of Empire

Alan Wall BLOOD AND KIN: AN EMPIRE SAGA by Andrew Sinclair Sinclair-Stevenson, £17.99, pp. 822, ISBN 095404763X T his book is nothing if not ambitious. Its 822 pages take us......