The Roman Empire had an extensive roads system that linked the far reaches of its empire. This allows a Roman to travel to UK or…
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Month: March 2020
A wonderful tale – A Stranger in Tibet: The Adventures of a Wandering Zen Monk
This is a fascinating book on the journey of a Japanese Zen monk into forbidden Tibet in 1900. Berry writes very well. This is also…
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A story well told – The Sultans
Noel barber is a journalist turned book writer. His output of popular histories is prolific. His books are fast paced and brisk. The focus is…
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The Mighty Beethoven
This is an excellent magazine. Do get this special Feb 2020 issue on Ludwig Van Beethoven celebrating the 250th anniversary of his birth. Posers –…
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A fascinating book – The Oregon Trail: An Illustrated Edition of Francis Parkman’s Western Adventure
When I was age 13 to 15, I read a lot of Westerns. The stories of cowboys, Indians, the US calvary, Custer and the migration…
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Coffee table book – Arts of Diplomacy: Lewis and Clark’s Indian Collection
This beautifully illustrated coffee table book was commissioned in 1997 to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Voyage of Discovery of May1804…
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By Noel Barber
Noel Barber is a prolific writer of popular histories and fiction. Most of his books are now out of print except for his novels. Novels…
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A must read – Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting
Chinese paintings are unique as the artist has to combine his skill in painting with a flair for calligraphy, a knowledge of Chinese writing characters…
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Beautiful coffee table book – Wilson’s China: A Century On
This fascinating book follows two botanists as they retraced the journeys of a famous plant hunter Ernest ‘ Chinese’ Wilson who spent 10 years in…
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The Story of the Stone
This is the complete 5 volume of the Dream of the Red Chamber also known as The Story of the Stone. It has 120 chapters.…
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