‘A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults.’ Mario Puzo “I came here today because I heard Don Corleone is an honorable man”. Ah, yes, The Godfather. One of the greatest Hollywood films ever created, with a superstar cast including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Richard Castellano,Continue reading “Book Review #10: The Godfather”
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Book Review #9: With a Mind to Kill
The criminals and conspiractors he had been fighting all his life were becoming superannuated as time moved on, and another decade, youger and brasher than any that had gone before, imposed itself. With a Mind to Kill, written by British crime author Anthony Horowitz, is the latest James Bond novel published by Jonathan Cape andContinue reading “Book Review #9: With a Mind to Kill”
Book Review #8: The Fall of Númenor
The Fall of Númenor is the latest publication from the Tolkien Estate, and is a chronicle of events of the Second Age of Middle-earth by fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien. Published in 2022 to coincide with the release of the Amazon TV series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, it allows both casualContinue reading “Book Review #8: The Fall of Númenor”
Book Review #7: Bulldozed
If you want change, change the government. Anthony Albanese, 13 May 2022 Bulldozed is an engrossing and riveting account of Australian political history and the events of the Coalition government in its third term from 2019 to 2022. Written by distinguished journalist and political correspondent Niki Savva, it chronicles the events of the Morrison GovernmentContinue reading “Book Review #7: Bulldozed”
Quotes from Marcus Aurelius – Meditations
Change: nothing inherently bad in the process, nothing inherently good in the result. Marcus Aurelius The personal writings of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180 A.D.), conventionally known as Meditations, are today one of the most widely known and read works of ancient philosophy by audiences across the world. Written in Greek as aContinue reading “Quotes from Marcus Aurelius – Meditations”
Book Review #6: The Chronicles of Narnia
Some brief (and informal) thoughts on the classic children’s series which I finished recently. Whilst I read the series in publication order, this review will be arranged in chronological order as this is the way the books are now published. The Magician’s Nephew (1955) A prequel to the Narnia series, this story details the creationContinue reading “Book Review #6: The Chronicles of Narnia”
Book Review #5: The Man with the Golden Gun
Mister, there’s something quite extra about the smell of death. Care to try it? The Man with the Golden Gun is the twelfth and final James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, and was originally published posthumously in 1965. Missing and presumed dead after his last mission in Japan, Bond returns to Britain, brainwashed by theContinue reading “Book Review #5: The Man with the Golden Gun”
Book Review #4: You Only Live Twice
You only live twice: Once when you are born And once when you look death in the face. after Bashō, Japanese poet, 1643-94 You Only Live Twice is the eleventh James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, and was originally published in 1964. It is the third and final book in the Blofeld / SPECTRE trilogy,Continue reading “Book Review #4: You Only Live Twice”
Book Review #3: A Promised Land
More than anyone, this book is for young people – an invitation to once again remake the world, and to bring about, through hard work, determination, and a big dose of imagination, an America that finally aligns with all that is best in us. Barack Obama As a fan of politics, government and international relationsContinue reading “Book Review #3: A Promised Land”
Book Review #2: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
“Bond’s right hand flashed out and the face of the Rolex disintegrated against the man’s jaw.” On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is the tenth James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, and was originally published in 1963. It is the second book in the Blofeld/ SPECTRE trilogy, which began with Thunderball and concludes with You OnlyContinue reading “Book Review #2: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”
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