The latest offering from the writer who brought us How to Think Like Sherlock, Go Figure, Is Their Alot Wrong With This Centence?, The Language of London and Think You Know It All? can be described as a combination of a brief introduction into the life and times of Steve Jobs and a collection of quotes and anecdotes. […]
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BBC News – Elmore Leonard, crime novelist, dies aged 87
RIP Elmore Leonard BBC News – Elmore Leonard, crime novelist, dies aged 87
Is it bad to be lovely?
What is lovely? It is about being lovely – behaving in ways that others will often refer as lovely as in, ‘ah he/ she’s lovely.’ So I’ve just finished reading The Curse of Lovely by Jacqui Marson. I’m not sure what made me pick up the book – as the back did not have a […]
Boardwalk Empire – the book
So will the book be as good as the programme? I didn’t even realise the programme/ book was a true story. I just thought it was historical fiction.
Emperor: The Blood of Gods by Conn Iggulden
What made me choose this book? I went to a school called Haydon School, where a young English teacher affectionately known as Iggy taught. I was never taught by him, but he did teach one of my younger sisters. I was aware that he had stopped teaching and turned to writing, so when I saw […]