Archive for Reading
Monday 2nd January 2012 | Other, Reading | No Comments
Somehow I managed to read 134 books in 2011. I guess this may be related to how little running I did, especially in the second half of the year. I signed up for a Goodreads account recently and I am putting ratings there at this time. (I may start adding reviews at some point.) Favourite [...]
Friday 31st December 2010 | Other, Reading | 3 Comments
So, it comes to that point in the year when I review my reading for the year. Over a hundred books read this year. I said last year that I did not expect to read as many in 2010 as I had in 2009 and then read more. So I’ll not predict higher or lower [...]
Monday 8th November 2010 | Events, Orienteering, Reading | 1 Comment
A couple of weeks ago I took Wednesday off work to go out orienteering. On getting to the train station I said hello to a friend who was waiting, with some of his family, for a steam train to go past. I nearly walked straight past them in my rush to catch my train. With [...]
Thursday 31st December 2009 | Other, Reading | Comments Off
So, it comes to that point in the year when I review my reading for the year. Over a hundred books read this year! I expect that I will not manage as many next year. Non-fiction Books of the Year In a category with very few entries it is a tie between Six Degrees: Our [...]
Wednesday 31st December 2008 | Other, Reading | Comments Off
A good amount of reading this year – 83 books read! The best ones, in no particular order, were: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Airman by Eoin Colfer A Quiet Belief in Angels by R.J. Ellory Lucas by Kevin Brooks
Sunday 16th March 2008 | Links, Other, Reading | Comments Off
Terry Pratchett is one of the best selling UK authors. During my teenage years his books were some of the few I read. Recently he announced that he is suffering from Alzheimer’s. Recently he pledged $1 million to the Alzheimer’s Research Trust. In response to this pledge a group of fans have created the site [...]
Wednesday 2nd January 2008 | Events, Orienteering, Other, Reading | Comments Off
As the year draws to an end I looked through the lists of books read and orienteering event attended this year. While looking through the lists thoughts turned to favourites. Books Mad Dogs by Robert Muchamore – the latest book from a very good teenage spy series. The Financial Times Guide to Investing by Glen [...]