14 JULY 1973, page 17

Both Sides Of The Coin

Tony Palmer Doctor in the Nude Richard Gordon (Heinemann £1.60) First Love Samuel Beckett (Calder and Boyars £1.50) Richard Gordon is one of that happy breed of authors who are......

Cosgrave's Crime Compendium

There are two very interesting pairs of books under scrutiny this week, each pair in a sub-genre which has become increasingly Popular, and increasingly developed, in recent......

Bookbuyer's

Bookend "I never refuse the press," said Granada Publishing's managing director Jim Reynolds, in a reminiscing article he threatens to turn into a book. The press, however, must......