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Mervyn’s 2023 Year in Books
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| Forensically detailed and painstakingly researched, like the best non-fiction this reads like a first-rate novel. The first 200+ pages take you from the Mercury/Apollo programs to the beginning of the Space Shuttle program. Given the technical diffic ...more | |
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| I found this to be a charming, well written, entertaining and informative read. The author's passion and enthusiasm really comes out. Okay, some of the chapters and lives of the Dictionary people are more interesting than others. But all are worth re ...more | |
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The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary
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Thank you for the kind comment. The beauty of language is that it constantly evolves. All volunteers past and present deserve recognition.
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| Not as good as the Barbarossa book, which is also based almost entirely on secondary sources, but is better written, this is still a decent read. Dimbleby is in total command of his subject matter. And he tells a good story. But it feels a bit more r ...more | |
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Four weeks off his fortieth birthday and with a mid-life crisis looming large on the horizon, shelf-stacker and self-proclaimed philosopher, Victor Po
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“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
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“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
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“He rose late. He was recklessly extravagant and a notorious womaniser. The King was never a cipher. But well before his world was clouded by illness and insanity his capacity for public business was limited. He was idle, slow-witted and easily bored.”
― Divided Houses: The Hundred Years War, Volume 3
― Divided Houses: The Hundred Years War, Volume 3
CLOG - Comedy Literature Only Group
— 121 members
— last activity May 07, 2024 12:43AM
Waifs and strays from the world of indie humour. Though we lack a cosy genre to call our own, we continue in our valiant quest to find a home. If yo ...more
I Love My Humor Dark. No Sugar, No Cream
— 551 members
— last activity Jul 11, 2024 01:44AM
A celebration and conversation of all literature that is of the intelligent dark humor or satirical variety.
Beta Reader Group
— 27080 members
— last activity 34 minutes ago
A place to connect writers with Beta readers. Sometimes writers get so involved in the plot they can't see the wood for the trees. Hang on a sec'--th ...more
The Humour Club
— 1617 members
— last activity Jul 21, 2024 06:20PM
A group for readers and writers of humorous fiction.
