| Title |
Author |
Rating |
Comments |
| Middlesex |
Jeffrey Eugendes |
 |
Simply a beautiful, well told story as we all love them. Set in the US, a tale woven through several generations of a family originally from a Greek background, though not from Greece. A rather classic American story. Highly recommended. |
| Millennium series |
Stieg Larsson |
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - good tale, dynamic and a few good twists. Love Lisbeth Salander. Recommended. |
Outliers,
The Tipping Point,
Blink |
Malcolm Gladwell |
|
All rather good tomes, interesting popular science. Recommended. |
| The Ghost, Imperium,
Pompeii |
Robert Harris |
|
Also all rather good tomes, well researched novels. Recommended. |
| Cityboy |
Geraint Anderson |
|
Terrible language, but an (apparently) good insight into how "The City" actually functions, or not as the case may be. This IMHO highlights a lot of what is wrong with our world when people who show essentially criminal behaviour are simply showered with money. Capitalism at its worst. Recommended |
| The Road |
Cormac McCarthy |
|
Highly disturbing account of one version of "life" in the future. Pulitzer prize winner. Recommended |
| Don't tell Mum I work on the Rigs |
Paul Carter |
|
Interesting account of a strange life in the oil business. Recommended |
| The Wallander Mysteries |
Henning Mankell |
|
Great page-turners. Amazing how a single Xmas present can cause so much Amazon activity. Recommended |
| Two Caravans |
Marina Lewycka |
|
Well written story about low-paid workers in the UK, mainly from Eastern Europe, and a hero dog. Recommended |
| Marley & Me |
John Grogan |
|
Lighthearted page-turner about a labrador. |
| The Medical Detective |
Sanda Hempel |
|
Fascinating account of a man of science - John Snow, who against all odds proved that science really does count in the struggle to overcome ignorance and false prophets. Recommended |
| Much Depends on Dinner |
Margaret Visser |
|
Excellent book which relates the tales of the main ingredients of a meal;
corn, with salt and butter; then an entree of chicken and rice, followed by a salad (lettuce, olive oil, lemon juice) and ice cream.Recommended |
