The Gathering Storm by Winston S. Churchill My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the first volume in Churchill’s 6-volume history of World War II. It begins with the roots of the conflict in the Treaty of Versailles that … Continue reading
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is #5 in the Discworld series, and brings back Rincewind and the Luggage as characters. As in previous books, the number 8 is very important. A Wizard is created … Continue reading
Mort by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is #4 in the Discworld series, and takes the recurring character of Death to the center stage. Death always makes an appearance in each Discworld novel, but this is … Continue reading
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is #3 in the infamous Discworld series, and it expands on the magic properties of this place. One thing Pratchett introduces in this series is the idea that … Continue reading
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is book #2 in the Discworld series of Terry Pratchett, and unusually for this series, it follows on directly from the previous book. Rincewind, Twoflower, and the … Continue reading
This The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is #1 in the infamous Discworld series, and it introduces us to a Flat disc world that sits on the backs of 4 giant elephants … Continue reading
Recently a Norwegian Kindle owner named Linn suddenly found her Kindle had been wiped clean of all the books she had purchased from Amazon. Whether this was a simple mistake or yet another act of evilness is not the main … Continue reading
A History of Europe by John Morris Roberts My rating: 4 of 5 stars I read the audiobook version. People who know me well enough will learn that my first degree was in History, and it is still a strong … Continue reading
The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross My rating: 5 of 5 stars Art is always in dialog with the time of its creation, so this book is looking at 20th century music. But in … Continue reading
