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Apparently today, March 21st, is World Poetry Day! When I read this I instantly remembered the poem Abou Ben Adhem which I read in quite early childhood and loved the flow of it and the imagery in...
I read, I slept, I read some more
I heard a movement by the door
There I saw a hideous sight
Slithering before me
I beheld in the night
A creature of no name
With beady eyes...
I met a really nice young woman on the ferry today she is training to be a teacher and loves to read, she asked me to recommend some books that she would enjoy, has any one any suggestions. Her...
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I would suggest that she takes a look at all the 'free' books available on Kindle, many of them are the out of copywrite stuff such as the classics, Dickens, The Brontes etc. there will be many more...
I took my lust for wandering
Incognito I did go
But no disguise would hide me
My tell-tale signs did show.
I wondered as I wandered
If others would let me be...
Today is the day that I release my fourth Title which is called 2016 Again?
The book is basically about my theory of mine. I believe that the timeline that we're on is an Alternative timeline and...
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Frater, I am not sure why you are again using quotes that Hepzi and myself made over 6 months ago and you replied to them at the time? :ni: and while I appreciate your desire to be a recognised...
I am currently 3/4 way through this harrowing tale of the men in HMP Maze.
Given to me by my guest who was given a copy by the author.
Besides the inhuman conditions of the incarcerated, I am...
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I cannot believe how much I missed living up in 't Dales, till I realised what a bunch of miserable two hats those people were and how they revelled in the misery... :cg
Here it is the moment everyone was waiting for my story.
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I'm not giving up on this story until they found something in regards of it or prove me wrong. Its been a rough road for me for the past years but I will no longer lie in defeat after all i'm royalty.
Just heard on the news that Prince Charles has written a book for Ladybird on climate change.
Brought back memories I had forgotten, I used to love my Ladybird books with their bright covers and...
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The Ladybird books for adults are, perhaps, not as well known as the children's books.
Seems like a good idea - writing on an oft misunderstood topic - although Prince Charles and the book will, no...
Saying as MT is about to embark on onother great adventure down under I thought it only fair to familiarise him with some great Australian poetry. This one is by 'Banjo' Patterson and he is reciting...
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Ha ha cheers H! I prefer Kevin B----y Wilson to watch on YouTube :lol:
If you're grumpy and you know it make it known
If you're grumpy and you know it make it known
If you're grumpy and you know it and you really want to show it
If you're grumpy and you know it known...
Just finished reading a fascinating book on the development of human society over the last 13,000 years....answering questions like why the west so dominates the rest of the world and many other...
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You might like his related book: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive
He's a scientist, although initially trained as an historian/anthropologist, who looks for general rules/scientific...
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Please note that a Nature manuscript tracking system account has been created for you. This is because you are listed as a co-author on the...
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I had always assumed that a Tuna was a sort of Shark until I looked it up. Appears to be closer to a Mackerel. Mea culpa. :water:
I've just been reading online about the 10 bookstores every reader should visit in their lifetime. There are some amazing places that are worth visiting not just for the books. You need to open the...
Reading the excellent Red Nile by Robert Twigger, I came across this odd little poem :
Carry on Cleo
Cleo was a murderer; Cleo was a tart;
When Tony lost to Gussy boy, she ran and broke his heart....
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My name is Cleo, I was Dusaks first cat,
but in strolled Alfie, and that was that.
He deserted me in my time of need,
just because Alfie wanted a home and feed.
I moved my bedroll to her upstairs,...
I have a little Satnav, it sits there in my car.
A Satnav is a driver's friend it tells you where you are.
I have a little Satnav, i've had it all my life.
It's...
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Going to Ipswich the other day on the M25 the nice women on the satnav told me to turn right. :lol: on the way back (again on the M25) she said at the roundabout take the 2nd turning :lol:
Written by a pal Robert who used to live in Cairo, I went deep into the Western desert with him once.
I should have advised this to our MT before he even decided to relocate here, it might have saved...
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The Red Nile also by him is also excellent.....8)
Funny you should say that....I saw it advertised at end of my read....and have bought that too!! :wi
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