- Tue, 12:27: The Kalahari Typing School for Men, by Alexander McCall Smith As usual, the homely wisdom of the old ways wins out, sins are expiated rather than necessarily exposed, and everyone is back in the right place at the end. #nwbooks https://t.co/WtM50kW017 https://t.co/4TpFcN4QT4 https://t.co/0icjC9LBIi
- Tue, 12:56: RT @EbooksDirect: With deep regret, we have to announce that starting in January 2021, we will no longer be selling #ebooks directly to UK…
- Tue, 13:06: Pile: Petals from St. Klaed’s computer, by Brian Aldiss, illustrated by Mike Wilks A superb depiction of the crazed architecture of the city of Pile (and its mirror image Elip), plus the power-hungry prince Scart. #nwbooks https://t.co/BRjGO0MnXW https://t.co/p1RRcEBe6G https://t.co/NBNUfmx2eW
- Tue, 13:47: A Load of Old BoSh: serious scientific talks by Bob Shaw One can well believe @BohemianCoast, that in the transcription process she sometimes found herself laughing so hard that she was physically unable to type. #nwbooks https://t.co/6ED1qogYI0 https://t.co/wYrdFyVPWD https://t.co/OJbJ1rLA2j
- Tue, 14:28: The Dissolution of the Religious Orders in Ireland under Henry VIII, by Brendan Bradshaw The monks were easily bought off, and the only popular protest was the mobilisation in Dublin to save Christ Church Cathedral. #nwbooks https://t.co/cTkoGNVRYq https://t.co/7aQ0R2h9Pu https://t.co/29g25lHxSa
- Tue, 15:09: The Great Tradition, by F.R. Leavis In Cambridge we had a joke about the guy studying English who did not want to look out of the window in the morning, because then he would have had nothing to do in the afternoon. #nwbooks https://t.co/Dd3OnLkmM5 https://t.co/1ucOUm3Dz1 https://t.co/1utqx7Knr9
- Tue, 15:50: Sudan: Darfur and the Failure of an African State, by Richard Cockett A very readable account of the last few decades and years in Sudan, explaining how the Darfur crisis came about and exploring the international reaction. #nwbooks https://t.co/z9AhP5lIqI https://t.co/jwWudPbiTF
- Tue, 16:05: RT @jackalexe: I don’t go in for mindless Shinner-bashing but it is beyond belief that any Irish party would turn to British law in order t…
- Tue, 16:31: Odd and the Frost Giants, by Neil Gaiman A short YA book by Neil Gaiman, in which the young boy hero with a disability saves the �sir from the frost giants. #nwbooks https://t.co/fF6A1wFamd https://t.co/kergp1ZBYn https://t.co/ZaTOzv87zD
- Tue, 17:11: RT @andrewkeates: My little heart needed this after a tough day defending the performing arts. Here’s Buddy Rich, Roy Castle and an iconic…
- Tue, 17:12: People Watching: the Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language To be honest, entertaining rather than enlightening; no over-arching theory, except it pays to pay attention to what people are doing as well as saying. #nwbooks https://t.co/KIRG976yzk https://t.co/9j2kEYtrSh https://t.co/vl8eVxWJFF
- Tue, 17:53: Ringworld, by Larry Niven The story runs out of steam a bit in the second half, as having reached the Ringworld, our heroes don’t have all that much to do except try and get off it again. #nwbooks https://t.co/D6tjPUjJB6 https://t.co/YboiijGYLh https://t.co/KtLs0UC1Ho
- Tue, 19:24: Time Lord Victorious: the UNIT Field Logs; and The Knight, the Fool and the Dead, by Steve Cole https://t.co/9gztMXNm40
- Wed, 08:35: RT @lowflyingrocks: 2020 US, 9m-21m in diameter, just passed the Earth at 14km/s, missing by 825,000km. https://t.co/zltJOfAR53
- Wed, 09:30: Whoniversaries 21 October: Alan Rowe, Peter Moffatt, Abominable Snowmen #4, Pirate Planet #4, Rosa https://t.co/dTqOMB6zWM
- Wed, 10:45: I was lucky to graduate during the Great Recession https://t.co/d43PRedl9p @westringwrites reflects on timing, and how tough it will be for this year’s and next year’s graduates.
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