In 1958 Mr. Aldiss was voted as Most Promising New Author at the Word Science Fiction Convention....
My boy loved the book and listened intently to the trials and tribulations of Little Willey, the protagonist. He had an easy time following the narrative and found the story gripping. ...
A few months ago I read Pepper by Marjorie Shaffer and liked it very much, who thought the history of a spice could be so interesting. The publisher contacted me this week, offering 1 copy to coincide with the release of the paperback. GiveÂaway ends: August 13, 2014 US ShipÂping Addresses Only No PO Boxes WinÂners will have 24 hours to write back with their address, othÂerÂwise an alterÂnate winÂner will be picked Congratulat...
Mr. Lavie lived among the Egyptians and writes about the warm, wonderful individuals he met. The author also writes about Egyptian society, the difficult life and analyzes the economy and the mess that Egypt got itself into and the difficulties the country faces in the future getting out of them....
Herman Melville (1 August, 1819Â â 28 September, 1891) was an American writer and poet, and writer of short stories. Melville is best known for his whaling novel Moby-Dick , published in 1851....
I did not know what to expect, I knew it wouldnât be a magnificent piece of literature, but I have heard many positive reviews and several bad ones. ...
While I'm not much of a fantasy reader, I do love the movies. I thought the Lord of the Ring trilogy was fantastic even though I couldn't get past 150 pages in the book itself. Check out the first trailer for the last piece of The Hobbit movie trilogy, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (release date December 17th, 2014)....
An insightful book about the character of this very divisive politician. ...
Elias Canetti (25 July, 1905 â 14 August, 1994) was a novelist, non-fiction writer, memoirist and playwright. Mr. Elias was born in Bulgaria, but is known as a Swiss and British novelist. Image from russianroulettehitscannes.wordpress.com Books by Elias Canetti The ancestors of Mr. Canetti were Sephardi Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492. Canetti came from CaĂąete, named after CaĂąete, Cuenca, a village in Spain Mr. Canetti wro...
A 14th Century book is found hidden in a wall in a monastery, inside it there is a map which points to a cave filled with outstanding paintings on its walls. The book is sent to Paris for restoration where Hugo Pineau, a literary historian, enlists the help of Luc Simard, an archaeologist to find the cave....