From the man that brought us Hornblower comes this fascinating pseudo-biography of Napoleon. I happened to stumble upon this 1924 C.S. Forester work as an Amazon Deal of the Day, and I will say I am happy to have read…
The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World by David Robert Grimes I will admit to some reluctance in the choosing of this book. To me, it smacked of…
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn is an emotional and social commentary masking as a personal travelogue. In 2015 Ray and Moth Winn decided to walk the coast of Devon and Cornwall from Minehead to Poole. The path loosely retraced…
V2: A Novel of World War II by Robert Harris My rating: 6 of 10 stars A decent read. Tight and enjoyable, with a decent amount of suspense in the narrative to keep you going. It’s a short novel that…
Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw My rating: 5 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed this novel! I found Strange Practice a unique take on urban supernatural stories. I think particularly because the author, Vivian Shaw, begs the question and makes…
We had a hearty quorum of 7/9 attending tonight and regrets were received from Ruairi and Brian.Jim suggested read for August of Where the Buck Stops, Harry S Truman’s autobiographical notes as related to his daughter Margaret was widely well-received.…
Having appreciated Daniel Mason’s Piano Tuner, it was an easy choice to delve into another of his novels – and this one is entirely up to the measure. The Winter Soldier centres on Lucius Le..and his experience as a medical…
Life After Privacy: Reclaiming Democracy in a Surveillance Society by Firmin Debrabander My rating: 4 of 5 stars A very thorough and well researched study that collects a variety of examples that appear elsewhere, but contextualises these within a wide-ranging…
Amy Shira Teitel’s Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and their Historical Battle for Female Spaceflight, is a superb read and I give it 4.5 of 5 stars. Nonetheless, this is oddly one of the more difficult reviews that I have…
Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men’s Epic Duel to Rule the World by Alexander Rose My rating: 5 of 5 stars Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men’s Epic Duel to Rule the Skies is…
The Last Resort by Susi Holliday My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Last Resort is not unlike an episode of Black Mirror – a show referenced throughout the novel. Susi Holliday has written an entertaining short fiction with a…
Just a very quick data crunch and visualisation. In the Gentleman’s Book Club, everyone makes a suggestion on our next read and we democratically decide that read by each ranking our own preferences. The top book is our read. Throughout…