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Article #186Re: Spectacular Bookshelf Performance
From: Stewart Pinkerton
Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 09:12
Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 09:12
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On Sat, 07 May 2005 09:59:21 GMT, "Tim Martin" <tim2718281@ntlworld.com> wrote: > >"Don Pearce" <donald@pearce.uk.com> wrote in message >news:427f84e5.6475484@news.plus.net... > >> Probably because the foreign Irish aren't as well versed in history. > >I sometimes think that people who buy books are as gullible as those who buy >hi-fi. People have a stunning capacity for believing nonsense. > > For what it's worth ,my advice to anyone interested in learning about Irish >history is: > >1) Search out books on Irish history written by Irish historians working at >Irish universities. That's the best way I can think of to ensure that the >books are based on factual Irish history. However, be sure to ignore any opinions of the English contained therein....................... >2) Ignore any specific recommendations for books. There's just too much >political propagandaout there, exploited by pot-boiler authors whose aim is >to make money rather than enlighten. And the more sensational the author's >claims, the more money made. Ah, you've been reading Andre Jute? :-) -- Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering
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