Archive for Reading

Books 2011

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 [...]

Books 2010

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 [...]

Bagshot Heath

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 [...]

Books 2009

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 [...]

Books 2008

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

Match It For Pratchett

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 [...]

2007

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 [...]