…by turns provocative, humorous, entertaining, fascinating and informative but never dull […]. If, when reading, you like to be enlightened and educated in an enjoyable and entertaining manner then buy Richard’s book; I promise you won’t regret it.
—Thony Christie, historian of science, Renaissance Mathematicus
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I was at school in Stretford when the new "precinct" was opened and we had to write an essay saying why this was a good thing. I think the main point I put forward was that it was somewhere for old people to sit when it was raining. Looking back now, I'm convinced this awful eyesore has had a very deleterious effect on Stretford's development.