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glyn

underlap@bookwyrm.social

Joined 3 years, 5 months ago

Reading mainly fiction (e.g. Kazuo Ishiguro), but some theology (e.g. Tom Wright), and science (e.g. Richard Feynman) books.

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Louis de Bernières: Birds Without Wings (Paperback, 2004, Secker & Warburg)

Set against the background of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, the Gallipoli campaign, and the subsequent …

Review of 'Birds Without Wings' on 'Storygraph'

I read the first half of the book wondering whether it was worth continuing. It was.

Ha-Joon Chang: Economics: The User's Guide (2014, Pelikan)

Review of "Economics: The User's Guide" on 'Storygraph'

I'm glad I eventually finished this book. It dragged a little in the middle, but gave me a much better understanding of what economics is all about. Well worth reading 

William Bridges, Susan Bridges: Transitions (Paperback, 2019, Da Capo Lifelong Books) No rating

Review of 'Transitions' on 'Storygraph'

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<spoiler>Every transition consists of an ending, a bit in the middle, and a beginning. Spin this out and you have a book, of sorts.</spoiler>

Augustine of Hippo city of god, J. M. Lelen, J. M. Leleu: Confessions of Saint Augustine (Paperback, 1997, Catholic Book Publishing Company)

Garry Wills’s complete translation of Saint Augustine’s spiritual masterpiece—available now for the first time Garry …

Review of 'Confessions of Saint Augustine' on 'Storygraph'

  | Rather a stodgy read, but some thorough accounts which filled in some gaps in my knowledge.