…100 species that changed the world…
Synopsis (from book cover):
Why have creatures evolved as they are? which species have had the biggest impact on the world we live in? Where does humanity fit in?
Christopher Lloyd leads us on an exhilarating journey, from the birth of life on the early Earth to the present day, as [...]
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16 Comments CherryPie on Aug 18th 2010
Filed under Books, Holidays, York 2010
100 Photos 29 :: Books & Bookshops
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 20th 2010
Filed under Books
The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee
Although I have been reading plenty of books and have several on the go it has been a long time since I did a book review. I thought it was about time I changed that.
Synopsis (from the book cover):
Two beautiful women. One mysterious man. Separated by culture, class and war.
In the heat and bustle of [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 6th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Books, Holidays, Kent February 2010
Unexpected
I thought a photograph of Foyles bookshop would be good to include in my 100 photos project. I was so focused on getting all of the word Foyles in the photograph that I didn’t notice what else I had captured in my shot. The people I was with didn’t really help either they kept turning [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Mar 20th 2010
Filed under Books, Crookham 2009, Heritage
Flodden: A Scottish Tragedy by Peter Reese
Synopsys (from book cover):
In the breadth of bitter-sweet Scottish history there is not more poignant, nor more important, battle than Flodden. Before Flodden a proud country under its dynamic Stewart king James IV was emerging as a distinct and flourishing nation within Europe. With defeat the inevitability of Scotland’s reformation and union with England is [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 16th 2010
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The Genesis Secret by Tom Knox
Synopsis (from book cover):
Humanity’s most ancient secret is about to be revealed…
In the sunburned deserts of eastern Turkey, archaeologists are unearthing a stone temple, the world’s most ancient building. When journalist Rob Luttrell is sent to report on the dig, he is intrigued to learn that someone deliberately buried the site 10,000 years ago, Why?
Only [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Nov 18th 2009
Filed under Anecdotes, Books, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009, Science & Nature
Spending Time at the Royal Institution
Back to my weekend away. This started with a leisurely drive to Orpington where we parked the car and took a brief train ride into London, much easier than struggling to drive through the city. The leisurely drive included a stop for a pub lunch.
On the way to the Royal Institution, I found myself [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2009
