Galileo was dozing in his study. He had spent the night gazing at the stars through his telescope before sitting in his favourite armchair with a glass of Sack to soothe his troubled thoughts. He just KNEW that Copernicus was… Read More ›
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Crash, Bank Wallop!
This book review is partially a “homage” to my late friend and colleague, Paul Moore, who exposed the illegal practices of the HBOS bank in the U.K. leading up to “the crash” that inevitably followed. Paul passed away last year… Read More ›
Cicero, Buddha and The Two Doctors on Old Age
I first published this book review as a “conversation” between ourselves and Buddha (Sid) exactly one year ago at the start of 2019 and it seemed appropriate to repost it for all of my new followers as well as having… Read More ›
The learning of a novice author
Writing a blog post is easy, writing a book is very very difficult by comparison. My first book, An Englishman in Nepal, took a long time despite the fact that I had a lot of notes, diaries and previous blog… Read More ›
Inspiration needed for a wine writer!
It will surprise none of my regular readers to know that I’m writing a wine related book. I’ve been encouraged by friends to do this for a long time, and also encouraged just as long to write one about my… Read More ›
52 Books Challenge: #29 The Baroque Cycle, the greatest trilogy of the century!
Introduction The Baroque Cycle is a trilogy comprising Quicksilver, The Confusion and The System of The World set between the late 17th to mid 18th Century. Politics and pirates, UK, USA and Europe, coinage and counterfeiters, alchemy and natural philosophy,… Read More ›
The Two Doctors 
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