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Forwards is still forwards
Managed to get around 7,000 words down this month which is a bit down on last month but, regardless, is progress.
It still leaves me on track in terms of overall length but, I'll admit, I'm going to need to get my skates on to meet the December 2026 deadline (self imposed) to get draft one of Descent: Deceit in the can and Descent: Diaspora in my publisher's claws (or tentacles, I'm not sure which Read more of this blog post »
It still leaves me on track in terms of overall length but, I'll admit, I'm going to need to get my skates on to meet the December 2026 deadline (self imposed) to get draft one of Descent: Deceit in the can and Descent: Diaspora in my publisher's claws (or tentacles, I'm not sure which Read more of this blog post »
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| A somewhat convoluted and yet straightforward time paradox/travel tale, there's a few things in Dickinson's novel that make the read worthwhile, including a four-faceted exercise in world building and good continuity in detail. However at heart the n ...more | |
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The Chairman's Lounge: The inside story of how Qantas sold us out:
"i usually don’t read very dense, non-fiction books like this, but i thoroughly enjoyed myself reading this, in a twisted sense. joe aston is refreshingly witty, and balanced this with careful attention to detail and evidence; a true marvel of journal"
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| A simple, easy to read account of Qantas' failings at boardroom and CEO level, The Chairman's Lounge is an engaging and at times eye-opening read. I'd lived through these events, as have most Australians, but never had them delivered back in one, con ...more | |
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| The book promises to provide an "explosive guide to the rise of a corporate empire that ... dictates how resources are allocated, how territories are governed, how justice is defined, and who is safe" and to a limited extent it tries to do so. It's n ...more | |
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| This book presents a quick (190 page) biography of Volodymyr Zelensky up to 30 June 2022. It's not based on direct interviews with Zelensky himself but rather relies on third party sources. From the perspective of someone with no knowledge of Ukraini ...more | |
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| A compilation of pieces written by the author (Mike Colman) for the Queensland, Australian Courier-Mail's Qweekend supplement, the book is not a simple retelling of wartime tales but rather a series of narratives centred around near-present day peopl ...more | |
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The volume's well presented, looks great on the shelf, and the typesetting's easy to read. There's a well-written (if somewhat enthusiastic) introduction and timeline of Nietzsche's life which, together, make for a nice overview to the volume. What ha ...more |
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| A compact and easily read history of the Roman Empire, Kershaw's history doesn't seek to replace other more complete works (such as Gibbon's voluminous effort) but rather to give a rapid-fire, 400 page treatment. Yes, there's some controversial treat ...more | |
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| This is an entertaining, easily-read introduction to the pantheon of Japanese myths that provides enough to whet anyone's initial appetite but leaves some large gaps. These gaps are not the authors fault, but simply a result of the huge scope of Japa ...more | |
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| This is a deep, and at times frustrating, read. Attempting any sort of history that spans nearly a hundred and sixty-five years, let alone one about the British Military in India, is a mammoth task that simply cannot be reduced to six hundred pages. ...more | |
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