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Thursday 20 November 2008

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Life and Lives

The Turf

Attention to detail

Mystery of the missing tapes

Selina Mills on how some newly discovered tapes give us a glimpse into the life of Agatha Christie

Due discretion

During the two previous recessions it was not unknown for Rolls-Royce and Bentley owners to replace their cars covertly.

Books

Recent audio books

To some of us solitude may be sitting on a park bench amidst a bustling city.

A scandalous woman

Lady Worsley’s Whim, by Hallie Rubenhold

Style & Travel

Spain’s secret kingdoms

Few tourists see the buildings, birds and flowers of Leon and Burgos, says Simon Courtauld

Climb every mountain

Jeremy Clarke tries the high life at the Carlton hotel, St Moritz

When Flash Gordon met the man with a plan

Matthew d’Ancona looks back at the political twists and turns that shaped 2008

Thank goodness we can have a run on the pound when we need one

Martin Vander Weyer looks ahead to next week’s Pre-Budget Report and reflects on George Osborne’s contentious remarks about the devaluation of sterling. It looks like Gordon Brown is getting away with his borrowing binge — leaving the Tories isolated

Martin Vander Weyer

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