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So far a little funny but mostly biographical stories (rather than anything that would shed light on his development as an artist).

Great interview as well as short biography on Cioran. You get a different perspective on his worldview than you would if you read him.

This book is an in detail look at the various aspects of Tory philosophy in the late victorian era in England. It really gives one a deeper understanding of the political system of England and the world view of the aristocracy.

"He could smell the presence of such ingrained stupidity, of such loathing for what he himself believe in, of such scorn for literature, for art, for everything that he himself adored, implanted and firmly rooted in these shallow tradesmen's brains - brains preoccupied exclusively with swindles and money and accessile only to that ignoble distraction of mediocre minds and money {...[" (p. 22)

Karen Pearlman attemtps to explain what is essentially an intuitive skill. As a first time filmmaker, it is helpful to try to improve the editing process by reading and thereby improving the process. But in the end, the only way to learn to edit is to do it yourself.

"The point of greatest danger for an individual who is confronted with a great crisis is not in the period when he is preparing for battle or actually fighting the battle but in the period immediately after the battle is over. Then, at that time he will find himself emotionally and mentally and physically exhausted and it is then that the decisions he makes must be watched most carefully"

Good overview of the former PMs world view (albeit a slightly biased one) by the editor Paul Smith. He tries to psychoanalyze Salisbury too much and belives that his essentially empirical and rational approach to politics rested on purely emotional grounds. His emotional reaction to the french revolution and mass elections need not be irrational merely because it is an emotional reaction.

So far a little disappointed. I was hoping to read more about how Nixons worldview was formed. How come he is the only president (beside Teddy Roosevelt) who has practiced realpolitik?

"Although some of his proposals had been radical in nature, his intention in every field, from finance to constitution to Irish trade, was to bring about practical rather than revolutionary change. Not only was his mind naturally attuned to searching for workable remedies to complex problems, it was also his political instinct to seek improvements to the established order of things rather than to overturn that order"

Although I admit to finding the victorian era more interesting, one can help but be interested in the dramatic elections of late the 18th century. Within a few years Great Britain had 5 different administrations. "Honest billy" however managed with his cool demeanor and rigirous application of political principles to achieve some stability (once he became PM). Hague is a bit long winded but nontheless a good read.