ShelfariOne of the lastest books I have read was “A Contract With the Earth – Ten Commitments you can Make to Protect the Environment Now” by Newt Gingrich and Terry L. Maple. Newt Gringrich was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999 and was an Environmental Studies Professor. Terry L. Maple [...] Read more »
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I just finished reading the second part of the book that is now a trilogy ‘Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell’. Where the first part almost completely focuses on Mr. Norrell, the second part tells the story of Jonathan Strange. Starting with Mr. Segundus accidentally interrupting one of Jonathan Strange’s Spells, it quickly progresses with [...] Read more » I recently read the book ‘Blink – The Power of Thinking without Thinking’ by Malcolm Gladwell. The book postulates the theory that people can make better decisions with only the small amount of information that can be obtained when first presented with the question or problem. The author presents many case studies, from The 2002 [...] Read more » Never fear! I still intend on writing more book reviews. I just haven’t finished my latest book yet. I am savoring the second part of ‘Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell’. It is an excellent book, but there is still much left to read and enjoy. I will have a review up soon. addthis_url [...] Read more » Mr. Norrell and Jonathan Strange is a trilogy set in Victorian Age England, with a few twists. Magic and magical realms exist but start out being parts of history and are beginning to be regarded as myth. There are many Theoretical Magicians, who study magic but can only talk about it and can perform none [...] Read more » |
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