Skip to content

Meditations

We are as near to Heaven by Sea as by Land

  • Finance
  • History
  • Maps
    • History of Estonia & Latvia
  • Reviews
  • Travel
  • About Me
    • Contact
    • Cookie Policy
    • Privacy Policy

Category: Opinion

September 30, 2017

How I Write of Castles

I realised, after having reviewed castles (and, actually, historic sites of all types: palaces, temples, hills) that I have not said what I look…

September 23, 2017

How I Review Books

Books can be looked at from many points of view. My one most strenous belief is that when I talk about books, you should…

February 8, 2014

Amazon’s 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime

Since I could not think of much else to comment on right now (too many thoughts and too few anchors, if that makes sense),…

January 26, 2014

Opinion: On the Prevalence of Nelson

Nelson. He always comes up as the first name, and I don’t think he should. Now, let me say that I am a great…

May 16, 2013

“Whose entire body of work is worth reading?”

Reading Marginal Revolution brings up interesting questions every now and then. Tyler Cowen is a person with a very wide range of interests, and…

May 12, 2013

What Have I Been Reading?

Since it has been a long time from my last post (more or less two months) — not including the one from yesterday —…

January 2, 2013

Short Overview of 2012 Readings

Well, why not? It seems, by the Goodreads account that I read something along the lines of 27,000 pages in 88 books. Added to…

October 6, 2012

Of Tyrants and Dictators

I generally abhor the misuse of any term which has a specific meaning, and recently it has come up in discussion that one was…

October 2, 2012

On Reviewing Books

I find that my idea of reviewing a book has changed quite a bit from what it was some time ago. Namely, when before…

July 25, 2012

The List of Books to Re-Read

For a short while now, I have planned to keep all of the books I intend to reread for next year, and not do…

Posts pagination

1 2 Next

E-Mail Subscription

Enter your e-mail to be informed of new posts.

May 2025
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« Apr    

Recent Posts

  • Review: Soviet Destroyers of World War II, Alexander Hill
  • Review: Winter’s Hear, Robert Jordan
  • Review: Implacable, Jack Campbell

Topics

adrian tchaikovsky alison weir ancient greece andrzej sapkowski athens bbc bill bryson canada castle china craig johnson cultural history east anglia england estonia evan currie fort france george rr martin germany gods holy roman empire india ireland italy janny wurts japan joe abercrombie jrr tolkien kristine kathryn rusch latvia military history mythology naval history osprey political history rome russia ryotaro shiba scotland star wars sweden teutonic order united kingdom united states of america

Themes

Copyright Meditations. All rights reserved. | Powered by Writers Blogily Theme
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We will assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
SAVE & ACCEPT