Movers & Shakers
This is one of the most interesting books I have seen this year. It is a chronology of words that have shaped our age since…… Read More »
Category: General
Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying and Quotation
Third edition of a wonderful book that I reviewed three years ago. It begins with a list of themes, which can then be consulted for…… Read More »
Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Second edition of this book first published in 2000. The original concept, as some readers may know, comes from 19th-century book by Rev. Brewer, which…… Read More »
American Mania, When More is Not Enough
In this book Whybrow paints a very bleak picture of American life. The once so positive entrepreneurial spirit that contributed to the making of the…… Read More »
The Left Hand of God
America has been taken over by the right-wing. It officially started in 2000 when Al Gore won the presidential election but George W Bush took…… Read More »
Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts
Reviewer: Mike King
Category: General
I believe that this book is the first book to be published in America that sets out to debunk the conspiracy theories of 9/11. It…… Read More »
Swifter than the Arrow
This is a fascinating and informative book about the golden hunting hounds of ancient Egypt by a specialist historian. It operates at two distinct levels…… Read More »
The Mendacious Colours of Democracy
Subtitled 'the anatomy of benevolent lying', this book rejects the position that no one should ever lie, arguing that, in a democratic system, politicians are…… Read More »
Maya sends her Love
A parable for our times is in the form of a story told by a grandfather to his granddaughter about the bad old days in…… Read More »
The Renaissance - A Very Short Introduction
Another fine addition to this excellent series. Brotton begins his book with a discourse on Hans Holbein's painting of The Ambassadors, where the objects depicted…… Read More »