A personal review of books, the only link between them is that there is NO LINK!
A History of the Crusades III : The Kingdom of Acre By Steven Runciman ISBN: 978-0-241-29877-0 First published 1954 401 pages Publisher : Penguin Classics Cover illustration: Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris 6/5 Stars A wonderful end to the trilogy of books written about the crusades. The attention to detail and fast pace reminded me of Stieg… Continue reading The Kingdom of Acre
by J.R.R.Tolkien ISBN: 0-04-823186-X First published 1954 442 pages Publisher: Unwin Paperbacks 4.5/5 stars A thrilling continuation of the saga first started in The Fellowship of the Ring. Each chapter has its own story arc, and has a self-contained plot. This book contains the original stories Book III: The Treason of Isengard Book IV:… Continue reading The Two Towers
by Munroe Leaf ISBN: 0-448-42190-9 First published 1936 30 pages Drawings by Robert Lawson Publisher Grosser & Dunlap 5/5 Stars A wonderful book that is a children's classic, (outselling Gone With The Wind when published in 1936). It is the drawings that elevate the book, based on Ronda in Andalusia, Spain. The book… Continue reading The Story of Ferdinand
by John Updike ISBN: 978-0-141-03293-1 First published 1953-75 106 pages Illustration by Victoria Sawdon Cover design by David Pearson Publisher: penguinclassics.com 4/5 Stars A collection of short stories by one of America's most important authors of the 20th Century, John Updike. Sexually explicit, tasteful, intriguing, realistic, poignant, Updike never stands in judgement of his characters.… Continue reading The Women Who Got Away
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