A personal review of books, the only link between them is that there is NO LINK!
by James Harvey Robinson, Ph.D. First published 1902, this version 1925 790 pages Publisher: Ginn and Company Ltd, Queen Square, London WC1 5/5 Stars A history book and a historical book, newly revised to include the Great War, 1914-1918. The book is intact with full colour maps, such as this of Europe after 1815. The… Continue reading Modern Times
by Justin D'Ath ISBN: 978-0-14-378907-9 First published 2019 246 pages Publisher: Penguin.com.au Cover design by Branco Herfst 4/5 Stars A semi-autobiographical account of the devastating bushfires of the 2009 Victoria Black Saturday bushfires. Justin even includes photos of his own burnt down home and possessions. The descriptions of the heat of the fire, how it… Continue reading 47 Degrees
by Philip K. Dick ISBN: 978-0-547-57258-1 First published 1959 232 pages Publisher: Mariner / http://www.marinerbooks.com Cover design by Christopher Moisan 5/5 Stars Science Fiction only done the way Philip K. Dick can do it..... Outwardly normal scenes, suburbs, children, neighbours. But underneath there is that nagging sense of doubt. What is wrong with the neighbours?… Continue reading Time Out Of Joint
by Alastair Reynolds ISBN: 978-1-616-961930 First published 2015 192 pages Publisher: Tachyon Publications / http://www.tachyonpublications.com Cover art: Thomas Canty 4/5 Stars Good, solid, science fiction space opera. Baddies and goodies, an interesting universe and a problem to solve. Life and Death in space with well-drawn characters and challenges to overcome. Big enough to tell the… Continue reading Slow Bullets
by Alastair Bonnett ISBN: 978-1-78131-257-5 First published 2014 310 pages Publisher: Aurum Press / aurumpress.co.uk Cover image: Egbert L. Viele, David Rumsey - Historical Map Collection 4/5 Stars Interesting book about 'Lost Spaces, Invisible Cities, Forgotten Islands, Feral Places, and What They Tell Us About the World'. There are some sad stories, Twayil Abu Jarwal,… Continue reading Off the Map
by Steven Runciman ISBN: 978-1-84511-895-2 First published 1980 144 pages Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbooks Cover image: Hagios Nikolaos, Mistra Cover image by Vanni/CORBIS 5/5 Stars Take a trip into the past, into the last flourish of the Byzantine culture. The last cultural outpouring of a people that traced their lineage back through thousands of years,… Continue reading Lost Capital of Byzantium
by Steven Runciman ISBN: 978-1-107-60474-2 First published 1958 356 pages Publisher: Cambridge University Press Cover image by Savushkin Cover design by Andrew Ward 4/5 Stars Easter 1282 a rebellion broke out on the island of Sicily against the rules of the French overlords. Within a short period all the French on the island of Sicily… Continue reading The Sicilian Vespers
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