Tag Archives: Non-Fiction

Libraries, Lotto and Land Ownership

Posted on June 20, 2011 by goldnsilver

Oh Heck Yes Mortgages do funny things to people. Apart from the direct result of owning a block of land, it caused two strange reactions in me. Firstly, I started buying scratchies. There’s nothing like staring down 25 years of … Continue reading →

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What have I been reading? 2011 Edition!

Posted on February 15, 2011 by goldnsilver

Christmas brought me a bounty of reading material; much to my father’s chagrin. My Christmas presents were all fiction as well, as I have been trying to beat down my non-fiction bias lately. Here’s some of the books I’ve got … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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To review or not to review?

Posted on September 18, 2010 by goldnsilver

What you see on this blog is the result of some pretty random circumstances. Some of my favorite books are on here, and some of my favorites sit quietly on my shelf, and might never to be reviewed. There have … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Have You Ever Wondered What Paedophiles Do With Their Spare Time?

Posted on May 10, 2010 by goldnsilver

Apparently between their jobs and abusing children they read book reviews – or more pointedly book reviews of Lolita. (Some would see this as befitting Vladimir Nabokov’s masterpiece, others as ironic). I bring this up because it is really interesting … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Back From Sucking

Posted on May 9, 2010 by goldnsilver

I’m back after a couple of months hiatus. I would like to say something heroic, like I got my leg blown off while extreme reading in the deserts of Afghanistan, but mostly I was lazy and lost interest. To fix this … Continue reading →

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