Tag Archives: reviews

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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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 →

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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 →

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