The LibraryThing entry says by Helen Cresswell, but it's more collected by her and with introductions by her (and one of the bits is excerpted from one of her books ( Read more... )

The author states that his aim is not to give all the information about any one area but instead to give an overview of interesting facts from many areas. He succeeds in this - while I was reading it, I would tell my Mum some of the fun facts when she rang me. So I feel a little churlish saying I almost wish the author had included fewer things ( Read more... )

This book leads to important questions, like "would zombie George Washington automatically outrank everyone in the US army ( Read more... )

Any suggestions for an easy reader for a 4-5 year old?

Yes, this was supposed to be done at the start of August but everything this year is late. It covers all films mentioned on the blog up to March 2nd 2016.

( All real locations in those films )

I need a recommendation for a colleague. She wants a book to read on holiday, so preferably light reading. It also needs to be suitable for reading aloud because she reads books to the friend she travels with.

I have this terrible habit, when I like a book, of reading chunks of it out to my friends, family, anyone foolish enough to give me their phone number. When I started reading this, I read the entire preface down the phone to my poor unfortunate mother.

It is that good!

(cleoselene, you'll enjoy the baseball-related answers. Actually, that's the thing, it ( Read more... )

Set during the long night before Amy's Wedding, this is an Eleventh Doctor and Amy story, where they encounter interesting aliens and humans ( Read more... )

On behalf of @psychemedia on Twitter - just finished reading Three Body Problem trilogy - incredible - & wondering if there's a Chinese equiv of William Gibson or Bacigalupi available in translation?

Needs more maths ( Read more... )