Books for IELTS
As I recently took the IELTS test, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about the books for IELTS, as I did spent a lot of time browsing through them and making practice tests. Furthermore, if you want to read about my […]
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Jiddy Vardy by Ruth Estevez
I received Jiddy Vardy by Ruth Estevez from the publishers* for the purpose of this review. While I’m always happy to receive books, this will not guarantee a positive review unless I’m happy with the book. In this case I wasn’t and I gave it […]
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is one of the most controversial novels of the twentieth century. It is one of the classic books I challenged myself to read this year. I was reluctant to pick it, because of the story, but I was curious at the […]
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari – A Brief History of Tomorrow is the second book I read by Harari. Like the one before that, Sapiens, this is a must read. I’ve enjoyed reading it and I will re-read it. I mentioned when I was […]
Absolute Certainty and Other Fictions by Pere Grima
Absolute Certainty and Other Fictions by Pere Grima – The Secrets of Statistics. This is book #13 in the Our Mathematical World collection by National Geographic. I’ve enjoyed reading it. It has some basic notions on experiments that I imagine most readers will remember; for […]
Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi
I saw a recommendation for Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi on Kelly’s blog (at ksrgmck.wordpress.com). I love reading recipes and trying them out, so I looked for the book at one of my local libraries. They had it and so I borrowed it. I was so […]
The Queen’s English by Bernard C. Lamb
The Queen’s English by Bernard C. Lamb – And How to Use It. It is a short guide, filled with useful information. Lamb is the President of the Queen’s English Society, so a uniquely qualified person to write a book on Queen’s English. The book […]
English for the natives by Harry Ritchie
English for the natives by Harry Ritchie – Discover the grammar you don’t know you know. I got this book from the library because I wanted to review a bit of grammar, in preparation for a test I’m taking. Well, this book proved to be […]
A Short History of Decay by Emil Cioran
I picked A Short History of Decay by Emil Cioran from the library because I wanted to read something by Cioran. He was a Romanian philosopher and I’ve known about him since I was a teenager, but I haven’t read any of his books. He […]
Educated by Tara Westover
Educated by Tara Westover won the Goodreads choice award last year and this is how I found out about this book. I’ve also read a short review for it on Kelly’s blog. I knew I will get annoyed with what is said in the book, […]
The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
I was curious about The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells – Life After Warming. Global warming is something we should be dealing with, but we are not. There are plenty of warnings, from TV shows like Planet Earth or War on Plastic, to just listening […]
The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
I was intrigued by The Five by Hallie Rubenhold, a book that has the subtitle: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper. Before reading the book I didn’t know anything about them, not even their names. The only things all five […]
Tamed by Alice Roberts
I bought Tamed by Alice Roberts – Ten Species That Changed Our World when I was in London for Darwin’s Day, back in February. It was a lovely evening where Richard Dawkins talked and, after that, my husband and I bought a few books, including […]
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Becoming by Michelle Obama is a book everybody seems to talk about. I didn’t like at all the picture on the front cover. She seems more like a pop star than the former First Lady. Regardless, I was curious and so I reserved it at […]
The librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
I wanted to read The librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe after I saw Dita at BBC Breakfast. The book is about her, a fourteen-year-old child that is living in the concentration camp at Auschwitz. She is designated as the secret librarian by Jewish leader […]
The Art of Statistics by David Spiegelhalter
At University I had a fabulous professor of statistics, so that year it was one of the subjects I liked best. By chance I’ve seen a book about statistics, The Art of Statistics by David Spiegelhalter, that was published this year. Thus, I borrowed it […]
