24 MAY 1986, page 25

The Man Who Broke The Sound Barrier

Andrew Brown YEAGER: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by General Chuck Yeager and Leo Janos Century Hutchinson, £11.95 A s a young man, Chuck Yeager had sharp eyes, good reflexes, a fine......

Sapiens

Not all the reasons that they give Will ever make their actions live. Reasons, ha, ha! You think you have them when you say Some words that you learned yesterday Ha, ha! What......

A Genuine God In Distress

Christopher Hampton SELECTED LETTERS OF CHARLES BAUDELAIRE: THE CONQUEST OF SOLITUDE translated and edited by Rosemary Lloyd Weidenfeld & Nicolson, f17.95 V hy shouldn't I take......