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Book Club: Fall of Giants
I was eagerly awaiting the release of Ken Follet’s latest novel the Fall of Giants; I would have to say that two of his other books, The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End are amongst my favourites and I had high … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Club, Books, culture, Fall of Giants, fiction, History, Ken Follett, Pillars of the Earth, Travel, War, world, World War I, World Without End
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Book Club: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson was a breath of fresh air. I love crime thrillers and this was an unexpected treat. There were so many unexpected twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Club, Books, culture, Millennium Trilogy, Stieg Larson, Sweden, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Book Club: The Road
Cormac McCarthy’s book The Road is a truly horrifying depiction of the future of the world as the result of climate change. I knew nothing about The Road before it was selected as my book clubs next book to read and I think this is a … Continue reading
The World’s Biggest Bookstore . . . what a joke!
I was so excited when a friend told me that Toronto was the home of the World’s largest bookstore when I was talking about my upcoming trip there. I’m a lover of books, I can spend hours in a bookstore, … Continue reading
Book Club: Three Cups of Tea
The book Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin touched my heart. It tells the real life tale of how Greg Mortenson stumbles into a remote … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Books, charity, children, culture, current affairs, donate, education, Greg Mortenson, life, Pakistan, Pakistan Floods, poverty, review, schools, Three Cups of Tea, world
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