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Day: October 18, 2019

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A good read – Running with Fire: The True Story of Chariots of Fire Hero Harold Abrahams

Julia_M October 18, 2019 No Comments AthleticsAthletics Biographies

For those who enjoyed the movie, this is a book to savour for those who look forward to the track and field events of the…

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Wonderful – Malaya: 500 Early Postcards

Julia_M October 18, 2019 No Comments History of South East AsiaMotorcycle ReferencesPhotography Collections & Exhibitions

A major defect of the Malaya 500 Early Postcards is the small font of the text. This is such a pity for an otherwise excellent…

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Excellent – ‘O Horrable Murder’: Trial, Execution and Burial of King Charles I

Julia_M October 18, 2019 No Comments British Historical Biographies 1501-1700Genealogy (Books)Historical Biographies 1501-1700

‘O Horrable Murder’ is a well-written slim book on King Charles I fight with Parliament, his imprisonment, his last days, trial, execution, and burial. For…

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Highly readable – Homer, The Odyssey

Julia_M October 18, 2019 No Comments

This is a prose translation of the Odyssey. It is highly readable. I am only giving it 4 stars solely because Hammond had set himself…

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