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‘The Day Diana Died’: It was an accident caused by a drunk driver and a rich idiot
Book reviewer Trevor Bailey revies the best-seller from 1998 about the death of Diana. […]
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Chris Patten’s ‘Hong Kong Diaries’ evokes waves of nostalgia
Roger Medcalf reviews Chris Patten’s latest book. […]
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Buy this book to pay tribute to ‘girl behind the face’ and parents
Roger Medcalf reviews the new book from the Thomas family. […]
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‘Into Thin Air’: Searing account of magnificent men and women in the Death Zone
Roger Medcalf reviews John Krakauer’s Into Thin Air – “the kind of book you will never forget”. […]
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Well-loved bookshop opens English language extension in Sai Kung old town
Expanded bookshop now has English language section. […]
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Old sea dog home from sea tells stories of sex, laughter and derring-do
Roger Medcalf reviews the latest book from Sai Kung imprint Sherriff Books. […]
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Don’t believe the hype about AI, scientists say; chatbots are just plagiarism machines
Author of The AI Con says what the AI companies are selling , is a lie. Despite the hype, AI is pretty bad at most tasks and even the best systems available today lack anything that could be called intelligence. […]
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Fight your way through the bulls**t and you’ll find good reads
According to Katya Zimmer of the BBC, “creative bibliotherapy” is big, it’s new and it’s out there on the internet, waiting for you. Trevor Bailey recommends some books for your edification. […]
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Jojo Moyes, who has sold 40 million books, once worked for South China Morning Post
Trevor Bailey discovers his new favourite author…. […]
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‘Where the Crawdads Sing’: If you’re a nature lover, this book will capture your heart
Trevor Bailey recalls one of the books that has bought tears to his eyes. […]