Thursday, 27 August 2020

Sneaking Books Behind?

 


People have speculated whether the array of books displayed in the library of  Castle Rock school  (Coalville, Leicestershire) behind the UK PM had been sneaked into place by a librarian with a sense of humour (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/aug/26/books-seen-behind-boris-johnson-tell-their-own-story). They included titles such as 'The Twits'; 'Betrayed'; 'The Subtle Knife'; 'Resistance' and 'Fahrenheit 451' (a book about a world where books are banned). This 'backcloth' was behind Mr Johnson, as he tried to claim that the recent examination fiasco was caused by a 'rogue algorithm'. I couldn't help wondering what might feature behind me in a similar scenario. In addition to 'The Story of Pea Brain' (above), 'The Brain That Changes Itself'; 'Brain Rules'; '365 Days of Brain Training'; 'The Brain: The Story of You' and 'Headhunters' might all feature.

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