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#Bookreview DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS by Lucinda Hawksley (@penswordbooks) (@lucindahawksley) A fabulous gift, for you or for those you love #Christmas

Posted on December 9, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi, all: I bring you a seasonal book and one that I think many of you might appreciate. It would be a wonderful Christmas gift, for sure. Dickens and Christmas by Lucinda Hawksley Dickens and Christmas is an exploration of the 19th-century phenomenon that became the Christmas we know and love today and of the

Posted in Book review, Book reviews A Christmas Carol, biography, Charles Dickens, Christmas traditions, non-fiction, publishing industry, Victorian Christmas, writing in Victorian England

#Bookreview Deadlines on the Front Line: Travels with a Veteran War Correspondent by Paul Moorcraft (@penswordbooks). A chronicle of a life spent chasing the news #non-fiction

Posted on November 25, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: And now, for something totally different. Deadlines on the Front Line: Travels with a Veteran War Correspondent by Paul Moorcraft. The author of this gritty memoir has lived life to the full and fortunately has the ability to recall his experiences in a graphic and entertaining manner. As a war correspondent and paramilitary

Posted in Uncategorized África, Asia, non-fiction, Paul Moorcraft, Pen & Sword, professor, Rhodesia, Wales, war correspondent

#Bookreview THE 19TH CENTURY UNDERWORLD: CRIME, CONTROVERSY & CORRUPTION by Stephen Carver (@penswordbooks). A must read for anybody interested in London crime history

Posted on October 28, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you a review of a book that I think many of you will find interesting. And what a cover! The 19th Century Underworld: Crime, Controversy & Corruption by Stephen Carver Underworld n. 1. the part of society comprising those who live by organized crime and immorality. 2. the mythical abode

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Non-fiction crime, History, Jack the Ripper, London history, non-fiction, pornography, prostitution, true crime, underworld

#TuesdayBookBlog JUNGLENOMICS: NATURE’S SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT CRISIS: A NEW PARADIGM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY & BEYOND by Simon M Lamb (@Junglenomics). A complex book with an incredibly simple and sound suggestion #RBRT

Posted on October 22, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you something quite unusual for me. You know I do read non-fiction books, but this one is quite out of my comfort zone, although it touches on a subject that worries most of us. Junglenomics: Nature’s Solutions to the World Environment Crisis: a New Paradigm for the 21st Century & Beyond

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog animal preservation, Economics, Ecosystem, Environmental Sciences, Evolution, Junglenomics, Market forces, nature, non-fiction, Pollution

#Bookreview The Real World of Victorian Steampunk: Steam Planes and Radiophones by Simon Webb (@penswordbooks) A joy to read, informative and inspiring #steampunk

Posted on September 16, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I had great fun with this book and I learned a lot. I hope you find it interesting as well. The Real World of Victorian Steampunk: Steam Planes and Radiophones by Simon Webb In the last few decades, steampunk has blossomed from being a rather obscure and little-known subgenre of science fiction into

Posted in Book review, Book reviews engineering, flying machines, History, inventions, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, steampunk, steampunk novels, Victorian history, Victorian inventions

#Bookreview Emperors of Rome: The Monsters: From Tiberius to Theodora, AD 14–548 (History of Terror) by Paul Chrystal (@penswordbooks). A great introductory read to some of the darkest figures in Roman History.

Posted on August 26, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a title of Pen & Sword in one of their popular series, which I think will interest many of you. Emperors of Rome: The Monsters: From Tiberius to Theodora, AD 14–548 (History of Terror) by Paul Chrystal As with everything else, there were good and bad Roman emperors. The good,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Ancient Rome, classic history, History, History of Terror, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, Rome's emperors

#BookReview Nursing Through the Years: Care and Compassion at the Royal London Hospital by Loretta B Bellman, Sue Boase, Sarah Rogers, Barbara Stuchfield A highly recommended journey through the last 80 years of nursing in a UK hospital.

Posted on August 19, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Another jewel from Pen & Sword, especially for those of us interested in the Caring Professions: Nursing Through the Years: Care and Compassion at the Royal London Hospital by Loretta B Bellman, Sue Boase, Sarah Rogers, Barbara Stuchfield Nursing has always been a challenging but rewarding profession. As part of the core healthcare

Posted in Book review, Book reviews caring professions, History, NHS, non-fiction, nursing, Pen & Sword, the London Royal Hospital, UK

#Bookreview GREAT BRITISH FAMILY NAMES AND THEIR HISTORY: WHAT’S IN A NAME? by John Moss (@penswordbooks) #history

Posted on July 15, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a review for a book that I think is a great reference book for those of us always eager to find new sources of information. Great British Family Names and Their History: What’s in a Name? by John Moss. For better or worse, what we are is often determined by

Posted in Book review, Book reviews aristocracy, Book review, British family names, genealogy, History, nobility, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, reference book, UK

#Book review BARNSLEY AT WAR 1939–45 (YOUR TOWNS & CITIES IN WORLD WAR TWO) by Mark Green (@penswordbooks). #WWII

Posted on June 17, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another non-fiction book from one of Pen & Sword collections that I think will interest many: Barnsley at War 1939–45 (Your Towns & Cities in World War Two) by Mark Green. A wonderful chronicle for anybody interested in local history The ‘eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Barnsley, bomb raids, bomb shelters, local history, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, Penistone, Spanish Civil War, WWII, Yorkshire

#TuesdayBookBlog #FURIOUS HOURS: MURDER, FRAUD, AND THE LAST TRIAL OF HARPER LEE by Casey Cep (@cncep). Wonderful!

Posted on May 21, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book that is getting a fair amount of attention, well-deserved, in my opinion. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep. A great book about a great writer and a mystery (or several). ‘A triumph on every level. One of the losses to

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Alabama, biography, Harper Lee, History, In Cold Blood, non-fiction, Reverend Maxwell, Southern writing, To Kill a Mockingbird, Truman Capote