I guess this book was produced to support the National Mountaineering Exhibition at Rheged, near Penrith (there’s no price on it and no ISBN), and it came free when I renewed my subscription to the BMC! It’s a soft-back coffee-table … Continue reading →
This is an account of an eccentric journey by an eccentric Englishman. Nicholas Crane is the man who, a few weeks after getting married, left his wife at home while he spent 18 months walking along the watershed of Europe … Continue reading →
An elderly friend of the family, hearing that my wife was going to classes on the Philosophy of Mind, once advised “It doesn’t do to go into things too deeply”. That’s the problem I have with this book. On one … Continue reading →
Frayn successfully captures the confusions and uncertainties of the adult world as perceived by children, and the difficulties of trying to piece together events from an adult’s memory of childhood. Which are real memories, and which are ‘memories’ of things … Continue reading →
Sequel to "Blood Rain". Not one of Dibdin’s best – rather contrived, episodic, and with superficially-drawn characters. But it does leave the way open for the next book … .
Continue reading →Phew! Finished it at last! You’d have to be seriously dedicated to work through the 24 chapters in this book at the rate of one hour each, even averaging over the whole thing. But it is good, and by the … Continue reading →
This book will help you take the step from the standard first-aid course to simple expedition medicine. As the author says, read it at least once at home before throwing it in the bottom of your pack, where hopefully it … Continue reading →
This is really two books in one, part separate and part interwoven. The main book – about three quarters of the whole – recounts the author’s travels up the north-west coast of Scotland. The other book is a handbook of … Continue reading →
A rather odd book. I’ve only read two of Ishiguro’s books – this and Remains of the Day – and it left me wondering if all his pricipal characters have a deep-rooted personality flaw. It’s certainly true here. The most … Continue reading →
After reading the book I’m certainly looking forward to my visit, but I don’t think I’ll be in the queue to buy the farm next door. Stewart is careful not to give away the exact location of their farm – … Continue reading →