Category Archives: Rating Based

The books are also sorted into ratings based catergories.

Fusion Junction: Queen of Arts

Posted on February 14, 2011 by goldnsilver

Publisher: ABDOTC Publishing Date Published: 2008 Pages: 116 Size: 12.3″ by 9.5″ (Hardcover) Artwork by Female Illustrators ‘How wrong it is for women to expect the man to build  the world she wants, rather than set out to create it herself.’ – Anais Nin  The Fusion … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, ♥♥♥ - 3/5, Non-Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Room Of One’s Own

Posted on February 12, 2011 by goldnsilver

Author: Virginia Woolf Publisher: Penguin Date Published: 1928 Pages: 112 I bought ‘A Room Of One’s Own’ for three reasons. Firstly, it was $10; who can say no to such prices? Secondly, Virginia Woolf possibly has one of the most … Continue reading →

Posted in ♥♥♥♥ - 4/5, Essays, Non-Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Origin of Species

Posted on September 11, 2010 by goldnsilver

Author: Charles Darwin Publisher: Penguin Date Published: 1869 Pages: 459 I have finally finished ‘The Origin of Species’, a book that is still so controversial that a movie about Darwin’s life couldn’t even find distribution in the United States. It took me … Continue reading →

Posted in ♥♥♥½ - 3½/5, Non-Fiction, Science | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Gandhi: An Autobiography

Posted on June 26, 2010 by goldnsilver

The Story of My Experiments With Truth Author: M.K Gandhi Publisher: Penguin Date Published: 1927-1929 Pages: 454 Gandhi succeeded in uniting India in a national movement and did as much in the first half of the twentieth century as any other … Continue reading →

Posted in ♥♥♥ - 3/5, Biography, History, Non-Fiction, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Cooking For Friends

Posted on May 9, 2010 by goldnsilver

Publisher: Harper Collins Date Published: 2008 Pages: 272 ‘As a chef, I work at a thousand miles an hour, but when I’m at home I want to slow down.’ My Father received this book for his birthday, but although he … Continue reading →

Posted in ♥♥ - 2/5, Cooking Books, Non-Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Vegetables For Vitality

Posted on February 1, 2010 by goldnsilver

Publisher: Reader’s Digest Date Published: 2007 Pages: 320 My mum and I were trying to find a way to eat more vegetables, as well as a couple of vegetarian dinners a week. We were originally going to buy a vegetarian cookbook, but … Continue reading →

Posted in ♥♥♥♥½ - 4½/5, Cooking Books, Non-Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Metamorphosis

Posted on January 30, 2010 by goldnsilver

Publisher: beinArt Publishing Editor: Robyn Flemming Date Published: 2007 50 Contemporary Surreal, Fantastic and Visionary Artists ‘Metamorphosis’ presents the work of 50 contemporary international artists within the surrealism, fantasy, visionary and symbolic art movements.  A series of essays by the contributors – … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, ♥♥♥ - 3/5, Non-Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

True Loves 1 and 2

Posted on December 9, 2009 by goldnsilver

Author: Manien Botma Penciller: Jason Turner Publisher: New Reliable Press Date Published: Volume 1 – May 2006, Volume 2 – June 2009 Volumes: Both are single volume A modern romance, True Loves follows a young vintage clothing store owner falling into … Continue reading →

Posted in ♥♥ - 2/5, Fiction, Graphic Novels & Manga, Romance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Speak, Memory

Posted on November 30, 2009 by goldnsilver

Author: Vladimir Nabokov Publisher: Penguin Date Published: Originally published under the title ‘Conclusive Evidence’ in America and ‘Speak, Memory’ in England in 1951. This Penguin addition with additional ‘Chapter 16’ was published 2000. Pages: 272 An Autobiography Revisited ‘Speak, memory’ said Vladimir … Continue reading →

Posted in ♥♥♥♥ - 4/5, Biography, Non-Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I Don’t Believe In Atheists

Posted on November 14, 2009 by goldnsilver

Author: Chris Hedges Publisher: Free Press Date Published: 2008 Pages: 212 The battle between new atheists and the religious fundamentalists engages two bizarre subsets of American culture. One distorts the scientific theory of evolution, applying it to complex social, economic … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, ♥♥♥♥ - 4/5, Essays, Non-Fiction | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments