In Memory of Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
†5 October 2011Now Reading
The Adventures of Tintin
The Black Island
Tony Blair - A Journey.
Hutchinson (2010)
Bret Easton Ellis - American Psycho.
Vintage Books, NY (1991)
Ernest Hemingway - Hemingway Short Stories.
The Folio Society, London (1986)
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Google celebrates Mary Shelley’s birthday
Marry Shelley was born on this day 30 August 1797 – 213 years ago. She was a British novelist and short story writer best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus (1818).
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Tagged Birthday, Books, Frankenstein, Google, Google Doodles, Logo, Marry Shelley
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Folio Society publishes 26 new titles
The Folio Society has just updated their website for the new Prospectus 2010-2011. They are going to publish 26 new amazing titles in 4 quarters: September 2010, December 2010, March 2011 and June 2011. The catalogue is absolutely amazing, there … Continue reading
Tony Blair’s A Journey [update]
Well, as you might have noticed there is a lot of controversy surrounding Tony Blair’s latest memoirs – A Journey, even before publication set at 1 September 2010. The Book-signing event in Waterstone’s Piccadilly on 8 September 2010 has sparked … Continue reading
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Tagged A Journey, Books, booksigning, Iraq, memoirs, Piccadilly, Tony Blair, Waterstone's
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The Art of Slow Reading
Has endlessly skimming short texts on the internet made us stupider? An increasing number of experts think so – and say its time to slow down . . . The Guardian.
