When can I go?. Visiting and observing every state in America is no doubt a mammoth task, but Stephen Fry has done the best job possible. The photos are brilliant, the encounters are interes...
Could be the life of any of us. I have received the book as a Christmas gift from a friend who told me that she had two options: read it to understand me or give it to me so that I could kno...
Glad I said yes!. I had not heard of this book till a few months ago. Then a friend recommended it to me. Thought it sounded like an intriguing idea, so I nipped out to the bookshop to pick ...
Keep it in the car. At my request, The Good Pub Guide is the standard Xmas present from my daughter. The introductory narrative is firstly read, then the local (Devon) section is scanned for...
Let's face it, for many of us, travel is one of the key factors in giving our lives meaning. We build our year around those precious few weeks when we can make our way to some exotic destina...
Absolutely essential. This series of books may well be on the expensive side but they are an essential purchase for anyone that enjoys walking in the Lakeland Fells.The Wainright's are right...
A Shocking Insight. Quite simply I gave this book top marks because it gave such a clear and shocking insight into the DR Congo. Before reading this book I had not been aware of how depraved...
Not a book about God. I bought this book as the little I had heard about it emphasised the fact that the author was a missionary and his experiences in the Amazon had changed his life and p...
Good god, this man is GOOOD!. Even though Clarkson himself says so ("Good God I love being middle class") the truth is much more inspiring and it's nice to see how modest he is. Truth is, he...
