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September 14, 2018

Review: The Barbarian Empires of the Steppes, Kenneth W. Harl

Rating: 4 out of 5 I really enjoyed this one — there was a lot of in depth knowledge, and the steppes have not…

August 31, 2018

Review: Prisoners of Geography, Tim Marshall

I recently read Tim Marshall’s ‘Prisoners of Geography’, and this short post here is meant to be a brief look at some points within…

April 16, 2018

Review: ‘The Three Kingdoms’, Luo Guanzhong

Three Kingdoms: Classic Novel in Four Volumes by Luo Guanzhong My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is, without a doubt, one of the…

August 9, 2017

Review: Tai-Pan, James Clavell

Rating: 5 out of 5 “I dinna ken who you are, but thanks for giving me back my face.” Mr Clavell is one of…

February 22, 2013

On How Mr Asimov Was Correct

I am sure that Isaac Asimov was right about a number of things, and not the least amongst these is his portrayal of General…

May 31, 2011

Lily and Bread

“If you’ve got only two pennies left, buy a loaf of bread for one and a lily for the other.” — Chinese proverb

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