Posts Tagged ‘ Biography ’

Former PM cancels scheduled appearance at Waterstone's store in Piccadilly days after eggs and shoes were thrown at him in DublinTony Blair today cancelled a high-profile signing of his new memoirs in central London amid warnings that he would face a h...
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Kidnapped Austrian schoolgirl Natascha Kampusch's autobiography reveals details of her 3,096 days in captivityNatascha Kampusch, the Austrian woman who was kidnapped and held captive for more than eight years, has told of how she tried to kill herself ...
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Former PM considers pulling out of event, citing concern about 'hassle and cost' to police following skirmishes at previous signing in DublinTony Blair is considering cancelling a book signing in London after eggs and shoes were thrown at him at a simi...
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Protesters chanted 'Butcher Blair', but others noted his achievements for peace in Northern IrelandLiterature and politics have always laid claim to Dublin's O'Connell Street, bookended by statues of James Joyce and Catholic emancipator Daniel O'Connel...
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The professor of classics at the University of Cambridge gives her verdict on Tony Blair's memoirThe best thing about the Blair book was the stuff about boozing. I had always imagined that New Labour was a "Perrier-and-rocket-salad" party, and that the...
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The veteran Labour politician and president of the Stop the War Coalition gives his verdict on Tony Blair's memoirA Journey tells the story of Tony Blair's remarkable career – 10 years at No 10. Like any memoir, it highlights the story and illustrate...
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The novelist gives his verdict on Tony Blair's memoirTony Blair's account of his political life is apparently the fastest selling book Waterstone's has ever had. This may in part be because it is the only multiple bookshop still standing, and beca...
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The film and theatre director gives his verdict on Tony Blair's memoirWhen I talked to the sixth form at Fettes college in 1970 about The Crucible, I was unaware that a future prime minister was in the class. Tony Blair and his classmates had been to s...
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The former Leader of the Conservative Party gives his verdict on Tony Blair's memoirMuch has been written about the apparent candour of Tony Blair's memoir. He even concedes that on occasion he stretched the truth past breaking point. And he asserts th...
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The author and journalist gives his verdict on Tony Blair's memoirThe righteous will evidently never tire of the pelting and taunting of Tony Blair, and perhaps those like him who choose to join the Roman choir of extreme unctuousness must expect their...
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