TITLE: The Birth of the West: Rome, Germany, and the Creation of Europe in the Tenth Century AUTHOR: Paul Collins DATE PUBLISHED: 2014 FORMAT: Paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-61039-368-3 _____________________________________ Tenth century Europe may have been a chaotic mess, but Paul Collin...
This was both what I was hoping for and not quite what I wanted. I've wanted to go to the town of Hay-on-Wye in Wales since I first heard of it several years ago; I want to spend a week there just wandering around and buying books like a sugar addict in a candy shop. Sixpence House is a book abou...
I think lots of people would like this book/audiobobok. Both the murder itself and what the tabloids did with this story are the two main themes. The book is non-fiction but reads as a novel. However, this is a double-edged sword. The press turned the murder/crime/trial events into pure sensationali...
Very interesting read about a man who decides to pack up his family and move to Hay-on-Wye, the "Town of Books"! 1,500 people and 40 bookstores! Sounds like a dream to me! Excellent memoir! Not all about books, but it delves into their day to day adventures... Pick this one up! Highly recommended!
I liked it well enough. I guess.
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