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Nick Rennison is a writer, editor and bookseller. He has published books on a wide variety of subjects from Sherlock Holmes to London's blue plaques. He is a regular reviewer for the Sunday Times and for BBC History magazine. His titles for Pocket Essentials include Roget: The Man Who Became a Book toon meer and Robin Hood: Myth, History and Culture. He lives near Manchester. toon minder

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Werken van Nick Rennison

The Book of Lists: London (2006) 54 exemplaren
100 Must-read Life-Changing Books (2008) 51 exemplaren
100 Must-read Fantasy Novels (2009) 38 exemplaren
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (2008) 35 exemplaren
The London Blue Plaque Guide (1999) 35 exemplaren
Contemporary British Novelists (2004) 26 exemplaren
100 Must-Read American Novels (2010) 15 exemplaren
Waterstone's Guide to Ideas (1999) 15 exemplaren
Poets on Poets (1997) — Redacteur — 15 exemplaren
Carver's Quest (2012) 14 exemplaren
Short History of Robin Hood (2018) 8 exemplaren
Bohemian London (2017) 5 exemplaren
Whitaker's Almanack Quiz Book (1971) 2 exemplaren

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Geboortedatum
1955-06-19
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
UK
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bookseller
editor
reviewer
Korte biografie
NICK RENNISON worked as a bookseller, editor and writer in London for many years. He is the author of The London Blue Plaque Guide (Sutton 2003) and Waterstone's Guide to London Writing (Waterstone's 1999). His other books include The Good Reading Guide (Bloomsbury 2001) and The Good Reading Guide to Crime Fiction (Bloomsbury 2003).

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A mixed bag, enjoyed the Kipling and several others. My favorite was about the haunted baby/toddler. Definitely more on the horror side than on the mystery side fun read
 
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cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 |
15 short stories, some of which stand the test of time, others of which I can't really say that I cared for.
If you are a fan of horror from a more innocent time, if you recall with fondness watching the old Boris Karloff movies on late night TV these stories may be for you.
I did enjoy "The Sumach" about a mysterious illness and a creepy old tree. "The Vampire of Croglin Grange was also pretty good.

I received a complimentary copy for review.
 
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IreneCole | 2 andere besprekingen | Jul 27, 2022 |
Thank you NetGalley and OldCastle books for the chance to read and review this book!

1922 is a short but interesting read that really sums up what the year 1922 would have felt like to someone living through it! It's interesting how much racial violence came up in the book.

I don't think a reader will find everything included in this book interesting, that being said I would give it to anyone who likes history because Nick Rennison is a good writer.

Of course, I did feel like the book focused on some countries more than others.… (meer)
 
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bookstagramofmine | 1 andere bespreking | May 24, 2022 |
This short book filled with “factoid” anecdotal events from 1922 with a culture heavy Western (UK, Ireland and the USA) bias might be dismissed as trivial, if it were not so educational and fun. This is not at all the type of detail heavy history book that I usually read, but it is wonderfully informative and interesting.
Despite its brevity, there are a few entries that appear to add nothing to our understanding of living in 1922, such as the death of a pope and election of his successor, which is completely unremarkable, and the accidental killing of Vladmir Nabokov’s father in a failed assassination attempt. The article that takes the prize here though is the entry that starts “May. The cricket season begins in England.”
The historical stories are enlivened by humour where appropriate, such as the following about radio and the formation of the BBC: “When (a famous opera singer) arrived at the Marconi works, it soon became clear that Dame Nellie (Melba) had little notion of how radio worked. She was taken on a tour by a proud employee who pointed out the 140-foot tall transmitters, from the top of which her voice would be broadcast to listeners around the world. ‘Young man,’ she boomed in reply, ‘if you think I’m going to climb up there, you are very much mistaken.’”
A useful short bibliography is provided,with an acknowledgment to Robert Grave’s social history of Britain in the inter-war years, The Long Weekend, which perhaps provided an inspiration for the style of this book.
Overall, being easy, fun and informative, this book gives an entertainingly kaleidoscopic impression of 1922, providing the reader with contemporary tabloid sensations and sporting highlights, but also detailing the truly historic political and cultural events of the time, whose importance might only be recognised with hindsight.

I received a Netgalley copy of this book, but this review is my honest opinion.
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CarltonC | 1 andere bespreking | Oct 4, 2021 |

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