I like to discover new books , and read mankind's treasures. After a long period searching I've found this book , it gives a list of 100 books varied between , Philosophy , free thinking , novels , biography , science , fiction , psychology , spirituality and so on ..according to what I have read f...
Since the author of this guide begins with questioning what a classic is. And then continues to talk about the difference between enjoying classics and being a book snob I think I'll combine both parts of his opening to form my own. So here is my 'foreword': I don't know about all the other list rev...
I probably won't read this, but inspired by Paul Bryant's review (http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/414335058?page=2&utm_content=A&utm_medium=email&utm_source=comment_instant#comment_58462302) and a trio of others in the same style (MJ Nicholls, http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/416412716?utm_...
I saw this bandwagon going past, and before I knew what had happened I'd jumped on it...Everything worth learning, you learned at primary schoolAntoine de Saint-ExupéryLewis CarrollE. NesbitAstrid LindgrenGunilla BergströmDominique de Saint-MarsJ.R.R. TolkienA.A. MilneAesopJules VerneRudyard Kipling...
The most delightful thing about this book is the sheer glee the author seems to be taking in rolling around in his Holmesy geekery. That enthusiasm is enough to pull me through the slightly dull bits when he's recapping history just because he can, only loosely tied to the story he's crafted for Hol...