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The Third B

Philip Magnus Brendan Bracken Charles Edward Lysaght (Allen Lane £10) Brendan Bracken destroyed his personal Papers with systematic and obsessive secretiveness. Having arrived......

Tropicana

Richard West African Trio Georges Simenon (Hamish Hamilton £6.95) The author Georges Simenon recently claimed to have had sexual intercourse with 5000 women — or 10,000, or......

The Bbc

Hans Keller A Seamless Robe: Broadcasting — Philosophy and Practice Charles Curran (Collins £8.95) In terms of sheer IQ, and as distinct from a surprising number of his top......