One of my all time favorite books since I was a child has always been ‘The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe‘ I was delighted to hear that to mark its 50th anniversary, the entire series of ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ had been made into an audio book. I have always felt that fantasy is [...]
John Lee Anderson’s book ‘Che Guevara – A Revolutionary Life‘ is fantastically written and clearly very well researched. Che Guevara was a national hero and an adored rebel who dreamed of ending poverty and unfair treatment in Latin America and the developing world. Anderson details Che Guevara’s life and traces it from his happy upbringing [...]
The self-proclaimed comedy genius that is Ricky Gervais returns – aided and abetted by two erstwhile cohorts, Stephen Merchant, co-writer of The Office and Karl Pilkington, producer of The Ricky Gervais Show – for this first in a new “Ricky Gervais Guide to…” series of audio books. “Medicine” is an in-depth, frank – in the [...]
Devil may care is the latest in the cool, action fueled James Bond series, but this time it has been written by Sebastien Faulks rather than Ian Flemming. And Faulks has certainly captured Flemming’s unique style of writing in this exhilarating book.
The first book of Stephenie Meyer’s delightfully original Twilight series has been powerfully brought to life on audio book by Ilyana Kadushin. The dark romance tells the story of a young woman’s experience of moving to a new school and the characters she meets along the way. Bella soon develops an intense relationship with a [...]
‘The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher-The Murder at Road Hill House‘ is not just a detective novel, it is also a wonderful look at the history of Victorian Britain and its social values. This alone makes it a very interesting read, however the main excitement of the book is based around a horrific country house murder [...]
Dara O’Briains ‘Live at the Theatre Royal’ marks the big finale in his hugely successful sell out tour. His performance is recorded live to an impressive crowd of 2,500 fans. As a big fan of Dara O’Briain I was really rooting for him to do well and I am delighted to say I was not [...]
The best way to describe ‘The Secret‘ by Rhonda Byrne is that it is a self help book which tries to answer the age old question what is the secret to happiness? Byrne, along with many other professors and motivational speakers try to answer this question in the best way they can. They include John [...]
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 and originally a writer of adult fiction and historical accounts, British author and poet Rudyard Kipling (1865 –1936) produced many books and collections for children that were popular for much of the 20th century. The “Just So Stories” became a favourite across the English speaking world and [...]