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‘Empire Antarctica’ by Gavin Francis

Book review: ‘Empire Antarctica’ by Gavin Francis

Ice, silence and emperor penguins.

Published 25-Dec-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Tags: reviews
‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin, 1st edition, title page

Book review: ‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin (1st ed., 1859)

…or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.

Published 19-Nov-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Science Tags: charles darwin, reviews
‘Agent Running in the Field’ by John le Carré

Book review: ‘Agent Running in the Field’ by John le Carré

Spycraft and badminton in Brexit Britain.

Published 14-Nov-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Fiction Tags: reviews
‘Renegade’ by Mark E Smith

Book review: ‘Renegade’ by Mark E. Smith

The lives and tales of Mark E. Smith.

Published 01-Nov-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews, the fall
‘Tamed’ by Alice Roberts

Book review: ‘Tamed’ by Alice Roberts

Ten species that changed our world.

Published 30-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: alice roberts, reviews
‘Ghosts on the Shore’ by Paul Scraton

Book review: ‘Ghosts on the Shore’ by Paul Scraton

Travels along Germany’s Baltic coast.

Published 25-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Travel Tags: reviews
‘Bully for Brontosaurus’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Book review: ‘Bully for Brontosaurus’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Reflections in Natural History.

Published 22-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews, stephen jay gould
‘Ancestral Journeys’ by Jean Manco

Book review: ‘Ancestral Journeys’ by Jean Manco

The peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings.

Published 20-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews
‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Book review: ‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Looking at the world through the eyes of a 17th-century polymath.

Published 17-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Science Tags: reviews
‘The Secret History of Books’ by Tom Mole

Book review: ‘The Secret Life of Books’ by Tom Mole

Why they mean more than words.

Published 14-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture, Other Tags: reviews

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