I'm still struggling through the current one.................
Book and Reading Discussion Forums for Readers
Online message boards for readers, book lovers and writers
"The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them." ~ Mark Twain
Featured Book
"Thin Places" by Diane Owens Prettyman
Officially Reviewed: 4 out of 4!
Awesome book by an award-winning breakout author will be February book of the month!
View review | Buy now | View sample | More info | Discuss it
Welcome to the Book and Reading Forums! If you are already a member, please log in. Otherwise, please join by registering now! It's quick, easy and completely free!
July Nominations!
37 posts
• Page 3 of 3 • 1, 2, 3
- Did you know?
- Once you join the forums and log in you will get to enjoy a very ad-reduced experience. It's easy and completely free!
Post Number:#32 
by john3 » 27 Mar 2009, 15:44
How Big is Your Brain?
The 236-book contains 422 regular and tough puzzles either just written, presented as arithmetic or pictured. Unlike the IQ test, there are answers on other pages. The questions range from simple to trick. Some can be worked out in the head, others requiring paper and pen.The authors give marks for correct answers, yet getting a perfect score is..
How Big is Your Brain? - Review web link
The 236-book contains 422 regular and tough puzzles either just written, presented as arithmetic or pictured. Unlike the IQ test, there are answers on other pages. The questions range from simple to trick. Some can be worked out in the head, others requiring paper and pen.The authors give marks for correct answers, yet getting a perfect score is..
How Big is Your Brain? - Review web link
- john3
- Posts: 19
- Joined: 27 Mar 2009, 15:00
Post Number:#33 by john3 » 27 Mar 2009, 15:47
The Sacred Bones by Michael Byrnes
The DaVinci Code set the ball rolling by offering up the thesis that Jesus went to France with his family. In The Sacred Bones, Michael Byrnes has his own angle on events two millennia ago. Allowing that it's a work of fiction, he still includes more than a few facts. The venues alternate between Jerusalem and Rome.
The Sacred Bones
The DaVinci Code set the ball rolling by offering up the thesis that Jesus went to France with his family. In The Sacred Bones, Michael Byrnes has his own angle on events two millennia ago. Allowing that it's a work of fiction, he still includes more than a few facts. The venues alternate between Jerusalem and Rome.
The Sacred Bones
- john3
- Posts: 19
- Joined: 27 Mar 2009, 15:00
Post Number:#34 by john3 » 27 Mar 2009, 15:50
In the Shadow of Papillon by Frank Kane
For over 200 pages, Brit Frank Kane whinges about the beatings and shootings, noting that the convicts acquired means to defend themselves, guns, grenades and dynamite among them. His sentence is 10 years, with time off for good behaviour. No mention is made of inmates being raped, a possible reason that visits from the women's prison are ...
In the Shadow of Papillon by Frank Kane - Review web link
For over 200 pages, Brit Frank Kane whinges about the beatings and shootings, noting that the convicts acquired means to defend themselves, guns, grenades and dynamite among them. His sentence is 10 years, with time off for good behaviour. No mention is made of inmates being raped, a possible reason that visits from the women's prison are ...
In the Shadow of Papillon by Frank Kane - Review web link
- john3
- Posts: 19
- Joined: 27 Mar 2009, 15:00
Post Number:#35 by john3 » 27 Mar 2009, 15:53
MURDER AND MAYHEM IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY CAMBODIA - Anthony van Diemen vs King Ramadhipati I
A little history and a lot of blood in 17th Century Cambodia : It was the first confrontation between European might and local rulers in mainland Southeast Asia. It marks the point where European inquisitiveness about Asia turned to downright arrogance. The Dutch had already set up a nice little operation in ...
MURDER AND MAYHEM IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY CAMBODIA
A little history and a lot of blood in 17th Century Cambodia : It was the first confrontation between European might and local rulers in mainland Southeast Asia. It marks the point where European inquisitiveness about Asia turned to downright arrogance. The Dutch had already set up a nice little operation in ...
MURDER AND MAYHEM IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY CAMBODIA
- john3
- Posts: 19
- Joined: 27 Mar 2009, 15:00
Post Number:#36 by john3 » 27 Mar 2009, 15:55
Dawn of Empire by Sam Barone
Historians concur that civilisation began in the Tigris-Euphrates valley, not Egypt or China. In Dawn of Empire, he awards the dirt-eaters a gold star and the barbarians demerits. That's long before the alleged siege of Troy, the time of Abraham, the founding of Athens. The Alur Meriki tribe is competing with other tribes for the honour of ...
Dawn of Empire by Sam Barone
Historians concur that civilisation began in the Tigris-Euphrates valley, not Egypt or China. In Dawn of Empire, he awards the dirt-eaters a gold star and the barbarians demerits. That's long before the alleged siege of Troy, the time of Abraham, the founding of Athens. The Alur Meriki tribe is competing with other tribes for the honour of ...
Dawn of Empire by Sam Barone
- john3
- Posts: 19
- Joined: 27 Mar 2009, 15:00
Post Number:#37 by john3 » 27 Mar 2009, 15:56
The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child - Mystic Tibet
It wasn't until the 20th century that Britain set its boundaries and China put in their claim. What brought Tibet to global attention between the two World Wars was a novel by a Brit who set it there but gave it another name. James Hilton called it Shangri-la. The stories he picked up about Tibet, combined with his imagination, made Lost .....
The Wheel of Darkness
It wasn't until the 20th century that Britain set its boundaries and China put in their claim. What brought Tibet to global attention between the two World Wars was a novel by a Brit who set it there but gave it another name. James Hilton called it Shangri-la. The stories he picked up about Tibet, combined with his imagination, made Lost .....
The Wheel of Darkness
- john3
- Posts: 19
- Joined: 27 Mar 2009, 15:00
37 posts
• Page 3 of 3 • 1, 2, 3
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests
Navigation
Return Home » Book of the Month » Book of the month » Old Votes