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The Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson

tonyturton.com Posted on 13 August 2010 by Tony9 August 2015

Originally written in Swedish and set in Sweden, these three books deserve their reputation as ranking among the best modern crime fiction. They are dark and at times disturbing to read, dealing with violence, sexual abuse, trafficking of women for … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Crime, Fiction

Midges in Scotland by George Hendry

tonyturton.com Posted on 15 July 2010 by Tony9 August 2015

Mountaineers, climbers, Munro-baggers and walkers are not alone among visitors to the Scottish Highlands to be interested in the pesky midge. This little book, deservedly a best-seller, is now in its fourth edition. The author is an academic who has … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Non-fiction, Science | Tagged Scotland

The Man Who Cycled the World by Mark Beaumont

tonyturton.com Posted on 15 April 2010 by Tony14 August 2015

This was my second long-distance cycling book in three months: partly co-incidence and partly because the author, Mark Beaumont, had been on television with a three-part series about cycling the length of the Americas* and this book was on prominent … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Book Reviews, Non-fiction | Tagged cycling

The UK Trailwalker’s Handbook by (ed) Paul Lawrence, Les Maple & John Sparshatt

tonyturton.com Posted on 1 April 2010 by Tony9 August 2015

Comprehensive, detailed, well-produced and a worthy effort. Will this be the last time this handbook is published in book format, I wonder?

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Posted in Book Reviews, Non-fiction | Tagged guidebook, walking

The Hungry Cyclist by Tom Kevill-Davies

tonyturton.com Posted on 21 January 2010 by Tony22 August 2015

What a pleasant surprise this book was! Despite its messy and rather old-fashioned cover I picked it up in the bookshop because I like cycling and I like food, the two topics which are its raison d’être. Expecting another read … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Book Reviews, Non-fiction | Tagged cycling

Where’s Dan?

tonyturton.com Posted on 1 January 2010 by Tony1 July 2015

Like most weeks on an HF Holiday at Glencoe the ascent of Ben Nevis was on the walks programme: this week I had been allocated the job of leading the walk. By breakfast on the day nine guests had signed … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ben Nevis

Rothermere American Institute

tonyturton.com Posted on 30 November 2009 by Tony8 February 2016

In Autumn 2009 I took a ten-week class at OUDCE on “Modern Movements in Architecture: the Case of Oxford”. As part of this I had to write an assessment of a modern building of my choice. What follows in an extract from my full assignment. Some pictures are after the text.

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Modern Architecture in an Oxford College by Geoffrey Tyack

tonyturton.com Posted on 28 August 2009 by Tony10 August 2015

One of the things I like about Oxford – and I wonder how many of the tourists on the heritage trail notice this – is that dotted among the old buildings there are now many modern ones. Some are easily … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Non-fiction | Tagged architecture

Bad Land – an American Romance by Jonathan Raban

tonyturton.com Posted on 21 August 2009 by Tony9 August 2015

I was never very keen on history at school. All those kings and emperors, treaties and revolutions, popes and prime ministers had me at best confused and at worst bored. In later life I found out that history isn’t all … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Non-fiction | Tagged America, Montana

Lake District Weekend – June 2009

tonyturton.com Posted on 16 July 2009 by Tony14 August 2015

19-22 June 2009 Wainwright doesn’t mention midges in his Lake District guides, so I guess the general view that they’re a fairly recent addition to the Lakeland scene is right. But if it’s also true that they don’t fly if … Continue reading →

Posted in Other walks, Walking & hiking | Tagged Lake District, TVLDWA

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