Monthly Archives: October 2010
NaNoWriMo – 2010
Well, that time of year is almost upon the writing community again. It was four years ago when I first heard of the phenomenon called ‘NaNoWriMo’, and year after year I have been promising myself that I’m going to participate. What with one... more
New Releases – November 2010
Ah, November...that time of the year when it's wonderful to just sit down with a hot drink and a blanket, and just read for hours. Well, if you were expecting some cuddly, fuzzy stories I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. Sit back and enjoy... more
Behind the Screens – Part 11
Hello again everyone! For those of you who are heading back into education, I wholeheartedly sypathise. My University MA starts in earnest tomorrow, and I'm already running around like a twitchy ant. In any case, I thought I would post this as a... more
Introducing Quantum Theory – McEvoy & Zarate
Well, this was my second foray into the 'Introducing' series after 'Introducing: The Universe', which was so good it made me want to find out more about complicated Physics-y things. You might say this book was not so successful. I went into it all... more
Posted in Books, Non-Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Difficult, Learning, non-fiction, Physics, Quantum, Surrender
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Introducing the Universe – Pirani & Roche
After thinking long and hard, I decided not to cheat and have another week of Mills & Boon during my month of 'Reading Things I Normally Wouldn’t'. Instead, I decided that I’d try a week of non-fiction books on subjects I wouldn’t go out... more
Everybody’s Reading [Leicester Festival] – 2010
Every so often, I manage to fall into something quite unexpected but rather wonderful. This year, it’s the ‘Everybody’s Reading’ festival in Leicester (October 2nd to October 10th). Taken from the official website, this festival is described... more
Posted in Events
Tagged Charity, Dickens, Festival, Leicester, Literary Festival, Poetry, Reading, Waterstone
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