Every Day is World Book Day
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The books I'm reading: Michelangelo in Ravensbrück by Countess Karolina Lanckorońska, Berlin Calling: American Broadcasters in Service to the Third Reich by John Carver Edwards, The Doodlebugs: The Story of the Flying-Bombs by Norman Longmate, The Black-Out Book by Evelyn August, and All Clear by Connie Willis. SPOT THE THEME.
The books I'm writing: It’s about flying bombs and Ravensbrück. I’ll just shut up now.
The book I love the most: Still The Thirteen Clocks by James Thurber. That hasn't changed.
The last book I received as a gift: I think it was probably The Black-Out Book (not to be confused with Blackout), although I also got two others in the same gift pile and they were… World War II Allied Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps and SOE Agent: Churchill’s Secret Warriors. Some people might accuse the gift-giver of enabling.
The last book I gave as a gift: West with the Night by Beryl Markham, to my grandmother.
The nearest book: Well, it’s The Doodlebugs. My god I’m boring.
The last book I bought myself: Hahahahahahaha…. And now for something completely different… The Making of The Empire Strikes Back!
coffeeandink because it is such a nice idea and it’s so long since I did a proper literary post.The books I'm reading: Michelangelo in Ravensbrück by Countess Karolina Lanckorońska, Berlin Calling: American Broadcasters in Service to the Third Reich by John Carver Edwards, The Doodlebugs: The Story of the Flying-Bombs by Norman Longmate, The Black-Out Book by Evelyn August, and All Clear by Connie Willis. SPOT THE THEME.
The books I'm writing: It’s about flying bombs and Ravensbrück. I’ll just shut up now.
The book I love the most: Still The Thirteen Clocks by James Thurber. That hasn't changed.
The last book I received as a gift: I think it was probably The Black-Out Book (not to be confused with Blackout), although I also got two others in the same gift pile and they were… World War II Allied Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps and SOE Agent: Churchill’s Secret Warriors. Some people might accuse the gift-giver of enabling.
The last book I gave as a gift: West with the Night by Beryl Markham, to my grandmother.
The nearest book: Well, it’s The Doodlebugs. My god I’m boring.
The last book I bought myself: Hahahahahahaha…. And now for something completely different… The Making of The Empire Strikes Back!
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Date: 2011-03-05 05:11 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-03-07 03:18 pm (UTC)BERLIN CALLING by John Carver Edwards
Date: 2011-03-07 04:51 pm (UTC)I hope that you find my book worth the read!
Cordially,
John Carver Edwards
Re: BERLIN CALLING by John Carver Edwards
Date: 2011-03-07 05:16 pm (UTC)http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/151554386
I'm afraid it's not really much of a critical discussion but rather some impressions and my own background. The book was recommended to me by a researcher at the Imperial War Museum in London and has been very useful! Thanks for an articulate and well-researched collection of biographies.