I was somewhat delayed in my ability to read and review Lauren Winner’s Mudhouse Sabbath because my wife scooped it up and began reading it almost as soon as I had brought it home (Lisa offered her thoughts and reactions here). We both were attracted to the book’s design and its subject. I have long [...]
I am finding myself more interested in mysteries lately. I am mostly interested in mysteries based in Middle Ages England. However, I just finished reading the first book in a series by Elizabeth Peters entitled Crocodile on the Sandbank based in Victorian times in Egypt. It’s worth a look. The book is based on an [...]
I know we are only seven months into the year, but I think I have just finished my “book of the year.” I started Liberation Movements on my lunch hour yesterday and then went home after work and started reading again. I ended up staying up late just to finish it. I was so enthralled [...]
Frances Hardinge is the author of Fly By Night, a novel I described as “an imaginative and creative adventure story with an interesting philosophical/historical question weaved in.” The bio on her official web page is a little vague: Frances Hardinge is a writer who wears a black hat. Notoriously unphotographable, she is rumoured to be [...]
I have held for sometime now that if there is a group of people in the country you can safely attack and ridicule without fear of a media backlash it is conservative Christians. Ensconced as most of them are in their wealthy, urban, liberal cocoons, the media approaches people of faith as if they were [...]
All is right with the golfing world this morning. It is once again spinning on its proper axis. With another impressive win at the British Open on Sunday, Tiger Woods is Tiger again: dominating the field and chasing Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major wins. The golfing world was without its biggest star and most [...]
If it was Good Morning, Tiger at the British Open then it was Good Afternoon, Ernie: Ernie Els, a three-time major winner who took the claret jug in 2002, didn’t fade away in the afternoon, even with the winds off the Irish Sea kicking up just a bit. The Big Easy matched Woods with a [...]
Looks like Tiger Woods is back in form. After missing his first cut in a major as a pro at the US Open Tiger now leads the British Open by three shots. Yesterday Tiger opened with a bogey but managed four birdies and a eagle on the last whole to shoot 67. Today, Tiger continued [...]
***The following review was writen by my wife Lisa. She stole the book from me when I brought it home, so I will post my thoughts on the book once I have finished it. ;-) *** Lauren Winner first struck a chord in me with her tactile little book Mudhouse Sabbath. Liking my coffee as [...]
I have been dealing with multiple technical issues these days. I am having problems with my cable Internet connection and recently update to MT 3.31. This has put me behind when it comes to book reviews and book news. Allow me to offer the following links until I can get back on track. – Need [...]