In our opinion, there are as many ways to review a book as there are readers. The wonder of any book is that it can mean something different – touch a different part of the mind – for everyone who reads it. Isn’t this the beauty of language stored permanently on paper or in bytes?...
If you love books like we do, you probably love bookstores too. It’s been obvious for a while that independent booksellers and chains both are in trouble. This report of Borders, the big US chain, losing $1.08 per share in the first quarter of 2010 is another clue that the store-front retail...
If anyone is qualified to write about Fluffers, it’s Ron Jeremy. [Wikipedia link] This is his autobiography which, as you can see, didn’t sell at full retail price. The publisher’s loss is our gain, because this isn’t a half bad read.
Ron tells the tale of his loves and likes in fine...
The Art of Making Money, by Jason Kersten.
Reviewed by Wombat.
This book was my weekend entertainment. It forced me to consider the advantages of being a crook, especially a crook who counterfeits C-notes.
There is a downside to contravening Federal US statutes, which includes being pursued by the Secret...
Like me, Clive James is an Australian. Unlike me, Clive James uses his classical education to produce many forms of art; painting, poetry, prose and criticism. James left Australia in 1962 to study English Literature at Pembroke College, Cambridge. I can only imagine how that sparked his creativity, moving...
