Recently the publisher of this book contacted me to see if I would like to read the book and provided feedback. On receipt of the book I was immediately impressed by the quality of the photos and the ‘Did You Know?’ and ‘Top Tip’ highlights that feature throughout the book to emphasise information.
The book covers [...]
Archive for the tag 'Non-Fiction'
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 1st 2011
…Churches, Houses, Castles
This was one of the books that I received for my birthday. I also received England’s Thousand Best Houses, England’s Thousand Best Churches (both by Simon Jenkins) and The Garden’s of English Heritage (by Gillian Mawray and Linden Groves). It has been one of my lunch time reads at work and if I [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 1st 2011
Filed under Books, Science & Nature
The Planets by Dava Sobel
Synopsis (from book cover):
A breathtaking, intimate view of the heavenly bodies in our solar system.
In a unique grand tour, Dava Sobel tells the story of each member of our planetary family – touching on myth, history, astrology, science fiction and the very latest scientific data. Whether revealing what hisdes behind Venus’s cocoon of acid [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 5th 2011
