10 JANUARY 1987, page 24

Perverse But Not Foolish

Alan Ross CRICKET by C. L. R. James Allison & Busby, £14.95 W hen I met C. L. R. James in Trinidad 25 years ago he was already over 60, frail and in poor health. His fragility......

Under The Influence Of Yoko Only

Patrick Skene Catling SKYWRITING BY WORD OF MOUTH by John Lennon Pan, £6.95 Y oko Ono has probably retarded the sanctification of her late husband. In ample compensation,......