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  1. 8th May 2009, 08:28 PM #1
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    "Judging Dev" by Diarmaid Ferriter

    Has anybody else read this book, what did you make of it?
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  3. 8th May 2009, 08:37 PM #2
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    heres a link to the website

    RTÉ Radio 1 - Judging Dev
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    Great book for sources. Not so great for objectivity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cyberspaced View Post
    Great book for sources. Not so great for objectivity.
    in what sense?
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  6. 8th May 2009, 08:54 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by DS-09 View Post
    in what sense?
    It's not a realistic evaluation of his life. It gives his achievement and brushes up the ever more significant failings as less than they were.
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