My rating: 3 of 5 stars There is much to praise for Dean Burnett’s book on the brain. It is wittily written – and a good giggle is always worth the price of a book. The pace of the writing is slow enough not to bedazzle but fast enough not to be bored by the… Read More Book Review: The Idiot Brain by Dean Burnett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve been wanting to read the works of Dr Julia Shaw for quite some time now after reading about her research into implanting false memories – which was absolutely fascinating. Her book on this subject is next on my to-do list, but this one on evil – which is… Read More Book review: Making Evil: The Science Behind Humanity’s Dark Side by Dr Julia Shaw
My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s not often I differentiate between books I read in print, books on e-format and books which I listen to, usually via Audible. For this review it is important that I do so as this ‘book’ is actually a series of 48 one-hour lectures by Professor Bob Brier covering… Read More Review: The History of Ancient Egypt by Bob Brier
It has been a while since I last posted personal news and I thought I ought to as I have quite a lot now. First BIG news is that my third book – and first novel – The Pukur, has just been accepted for publication by Histria Books and will, hopefully, be released in Spring… Read More News
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