Book Review: Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Reading a Fitzgerald is always a strange experience; his books are sad, but you feel almost happy in the sadness. Truly a romantic in…
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Once Upon a Zombie Book One: The Color of Fear – Review
The Color of Fear is a book that I have been meaning to read for quite some time. I had heard nothing but good…
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Go Ask Alice – The Enduring Impact of Alice in Wonderland
What is it about Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland that has made it so endearing to fans throughout the decades since first being published…
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Book Review: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
If ever there were an example of a storyline so simple and brilliant that whatever was written about it would be good, it is…
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Book Review: A Cook’s Tour by Anthony Bourdain
If you’re on a diet, stop reading right now. Although if you want to go on a diet and get queasy at the thought…
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Book Review: The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth
Which sounds better? An obnoxious, little old circular red European paper flying kite Or… An obnoxious, old little European red flying circular paper kite…
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Book Review: Roma by Steven Saylor
For those who have visited or will visit Rome, Italy, or have an interest in the history of Western civilization, this New York Times…
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Book Review: My Life in France by Julia Child
Have you ever dreamed about living for a couple of years in Paris, France, the City of Lights? Are you a fan of the…
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Book Review: Young Michelangelo, The Path to the Sistine by John T. Spike
I’ve read The Agony and The Ecstasy by American Author Irving Stone and LOVED it. Wow – that book really draws one to study the…
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Book Review | The Voice of the Irish by Michael Staunton
The book reads very objectively, beginning from the Celts in prehistoric Ireland on up through the time of the “troubles” in Northern Ireland in the 1960’s and ’70’s and into our current time as well. It reads a bit like a textbook, but for anyone who wants a good, solid gathering of historical information on the subject, I would definitely recommend it!
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