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The End of the Party
1.  The End of the Party by Andrew Rawnsley
The list author says:
  "Almost reads like a densely plotted thriller at times . No doubt the defintive account of New Labour in all their glory , venality , stupidity and tokenistic box ticking . A legacy re-assessed."
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State of Emergency: The Way We Were: Britain, 1970-1974
2.  State of Emergency: The Way We Were: Britain, 1970-1974 by Dominic Sandbrook
The list author says:
  "Quite brilliant socio-politcal history of the years 1970-74. I just about old enough to remember aspects but this is thoroughly illuminating (unlike the times ha ha )"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)

A Last English Summer
3.  A Last English Summer by Duncan Hamilton
The list author says:
  "Beautifully written account of an English cricket summer -steeped in nostaligia & history and a tangible love of the sport."
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It's Only a Movie: Reel Life Adventures of a Film Obsessive
4.  It's Only a Movie: Reel Life Adventures of a Film Obsessive by Mark Kermode
The list author says:
  "Mr Kermode , as ever entertaining & informative and with some genuinely funny anecdotes and plenty of spot on observations. If you like films you,ll like this."
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Disgusting Bliss: The Brass Eye of Chris Morris
5.  Disgusting Bliss: The Brass Eye of Chris Morris by Lucian Randall
The list author says:
  "Read-o- geddon .The pages flipped by so quick butterfly.s erected a no-fly zone for 50 yards round me as i read this fascinating canker."
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The Ghost That Haunted Itself: The Gruesome Ghoul of Edinburgh's Greyfriars Graveyard: The Story of the McKenzie Poltergeist
6.  The Ghost That Haunted Itself: The Gruesome Ghoul of Edinburgh's Greyfriars Graveyard: The Story of the McKenzie Poltergeist by Jan-Andrew Henderson
The list author says:
  "Ohhhhhhh whooooooo errrrr and......well you get the picture i'm sure.Pretty creepy actually .Not that i was scared.Hhhmppphh!"
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

A View From The Foothills: The Diaries of Chris Mullin
7.  A View From The Foothills: The Diaries of Chris Mullin by Chris Mullin
The list author says:
  "A tale of two careers. One minsterial -cosseted & on message ( grudgingly ) the other more scurrilous and off-message from the back benches.Hence more fun."
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)

The Spirit Level: Why Equality Is Better For Everyone
8.  The Spirit Level: Why Equality Is Better For Everyone by Richard Wilkinson
The list author says:
  "All seems like perfectly common sense to me."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (137 customer reviews)

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Talking to a Brick Wall: How New Labour stopped listening to the voter and why we need a new politics
9.  Talking to a Brick Wall: How New Labour stopped listening to the voter and why we need a new politics by Deborah Mattinson
The list author says:
  "See above."
£11.69   Used & New from: £4.82
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Tony Wheeler's Badlands: A Tourist on the axis of evil (Travel Literature)
10.  Tony Wheeler's Badlands: A Tourist on the axis of evil (Travel Literature) by Tony Wheeler
The list author says:
  "Hugely entertaining , mainly because the author gleefully engages with locations and situations most of us would much rather avoid. Bravo Mr Wheeler."
£5.99   Used & New from: £1.54
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

Slipless In Settle: A Slow Turn Around Northern Cricket
11.  Slipless In Settle: A Slow Turn Around Northern Cricket by Harry Pearson
The list author says:
  "Much like Duncan Hamiltons book ( see line 3) .Not as poetic & nostalgic but funnier and more Northern -i'm sure the two are connected but then , i'm Northern."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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Horror Films - Virgin Film
12.  Horror Films - Virgin Film by James Marriott
The list author says:
  "That recent Mark Gattis series on BBC4 re-ignited my love of horror hence my reading this .The first of many i am sure."
£6.99   Used & New from: £2.84
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Hammer Glamour
13.  Hammer Glamour by Marcus Hearn
The list author says:
  "Blimey... you can keep You Porn and the rest, just give me this. Plenty of nubile lovelies. Ingrid Pitt ...phhhwooooarrr!!!"
£16.24   Used & New from: £10.90
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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