Book Reviews
Rockhopper Copper: The Life and Times of the People of the Most Remote Inhabited Island on Earth
Tristan da Cunha is home to 262 people and one police officer patrols the island. Conrad Glass is the man on the beat and his memoir, Rockhopper
North Korea: Beyond Charismatic Politics
I have read many books about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, those that were printed in the west from both anti-DPRK authors and as
102 Minutes: The Definitive Account of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
102 Minutes: The Definitive Account of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn tells the stories of firefighters, police
The AIDS Conspiracy: Science Fights Back
I process the new books that come into my department at the library where I work and The AIDS Conspiracy: Science Fights Back by Nicoli Nattrass caught
Tristan da Cunha: History, People, Language
Prior to my trip to the DPRK I did a lot of reading about the country, and likewise with Tristan da Cunha. I have several
Babel No More: The Search for the World’s Most Extraordinary Language Learners
When I first heard about Babel No More: The Search for the World’s Most Extraordinary Language Learners by Michael Erard, I knew that it was a book
The Mail Road Across Åland
Eleven years ago this month I visited the Åland Islands, where I was the only winter cyclist as I travelled from Långnäs to Mariehamn. I bought this
Titanic Lives: On Board, Destination Canada
One of the many new books published on the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic is this account of the Canadian connection on board. Titanic Lives: