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[Joe McVeigh | 26 Apr 2010 | 2 Comments | 183 views]
Top Shelf Double Bill: Consider Phlebus by Iain M. Banks and The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh

Like Halo – the video game that it inspired – Consider Phlebus comes in three, but only one of which is good. In The Loved One, Evelyn Waugh takes us on a wonderful walk through the cemetery.

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[Joe McVeigh | 29 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 148 views]
Top Shelf: Eye Scream by Henry Rollins

Rollins delves deep into the many sides of anger, fear, and desperation. Amazingly thought provoking, but not for the squeamish.

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[Joe McVeigh | 7 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 110 views]
Top Shelf: The Fellowship of the Frog by Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace wrote 175 novels, but none had a better title than The Fellowship of the Frog.

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[Joe McVeigh | 22 Feb 2010 | 7 Comments | 427 views]
Top Shelf: Outliers by Malcom Galdwell

Gladwell’s Outliers is at parts ridiculous and at parts infuriating.

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[Joe McVeigh | 4 Feb 2010 | One Comment | 187 views]
Top Shelf: Murder in the Cathedral by T. S. Eliot

How do you name a play Murder in the Cathedral and still make it boring? Ask T. S. Eliot.