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The Independent (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Yet, according to Friedkin, he never read the book by Robin Moore – a "thick-headed" account of the case, he estimates – on which the film was based. He also hated all the scripts that were offered up. He claims that barely a word of Ernest Tidyman's Oscar-winning script remains and that most of the dialogue was ad-libbed. If Friedkin is to be believed, The French Connection was ripped...
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Secret Dubai diary (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
One of the rarest books in Dubai is not Robin Moore's notorious bonkbuster but a tome known best among Jumeirah Janes of the Golden Era, when British expat wives could actually afford to live in spacious seaside villas, do nothing but shop and beautify all day, and employ half the subcontinent to wait upon them. Gardening in the Gulf was published in 1990 but has been inexplicably out...
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Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
Both Ashton clubs also failed to hit the target with Athletic losing 1-0 at home to New Mills while Town were hit for six at in-form Oldham Town. No such problems for Runcorn Linnets, who raced into a four-goal lead at Bacup Borough through Michael Morrison, Ged Courtney, Nick Young and Robin Moore. Borough replied with two late goals. Formby picked up their first point in four outings...
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grapeshisha (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
... And for those of you that prefer something a little racier, try a real banned book - Dubai, by Robin Moore. If you prefer a less balanced view, read a newspaper."Perhaps most irritating to the Dubai authorities is Davidson’s depiction of the more seedy side of the city, where he says smuggling, arms trading and prostitution are rife. Though the government has stepped up efforts to...
