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Writing tagged: ‘reading’

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin

Bookshelf triage

When bookshelves become full, only the fittest volumes survive.

Published 12-May-2014
Filed under: Articles, Writing Tags: books, Charles Darwin, history, history of science, reading
A Rough Guide to the Future

Book review: ‘A Rough Ride to the Future’ by James Lovelock

A thought-provoking, sometimes infuriating book.

Published 25-Apr-2014
Filed under: Writing Genres: Science Tags: environment, James Lovelock, reading, reviews, science
The Small Heart of Things

Book review: ‘The Small Heart of Things’ by Julian Hoffman

A book that demonstrates the value of paying attention.

Published 18-Nov-2013
Filed under: Writing Genres: Nature & Place Tags: Julian Hoffman, reading, reviews

Evacuee kids

A wartime diary entry mentioning a couple of lads of my acquaintance.

Published 25-Dec-2012
Filed under: Articles, Writing Tags: reading, reminiscences, Robert Graves
Coniston Water
Coniston Water.

Jibbooms and bobstays!

In which I finally set eyes on Wild Cat Island.

Published 20-Dec-2012
Filed under: Articles, Writing Tags: Arthur Ransome, Cumbria, expeditions, favourite places, Lake District, pilgrimages, reading
‘Sightlines’ by Kathleen Jamie

Book of the Year 2012

My favourite book of 2012—and one of my favourites of all time.

Published 07-Dec-2012
Filed under: Writing Genres: Nature & Place Tags: Kathleen Jamie, reading, reviews
Books

My 2012 reading challenge (and the worst book of the year)

On a reading challenge and a dreadful read.

Published 06-Dec-2012
Filed under: Articles, Writing Tags: Charles Darwin, Granta magazine, Kindle, reading, reviews

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