Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees
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Roger Deakin's Wildwood is a much loved classic of nature writing Wildwood is about the element...
Lone Star Nation: How a Ragged Army of Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence - And Changed America
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From bestselling historian and long-time Texan H. W. Brands, a richly textured history of one of the...
The Urantia Book: Revealing the Mysteries of God, the Universe, World History, Jesus, and Ourselves
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You have just discovered the literary masterpiece that answers your questions about God, life in the...
BookInspector (124 KP) rated Turbulence (The Wanderer #1) in Books
Sep 24, 2020
I don’t normally like philosophical reads, but in this one, author disguised and blended in these parts very creatively. I do love to learn new things and facts, especially if it is related to history, and for me, all these parts were an absolute joy to read. I really loved different settings chosen for this novel as well, as I got a glimpse of different cultures and different countries. I really liked that author chose different story variations in this book, sometimes he used to get lucky with the women he met and sometimes he missed the chance or chose not to get involved. It was refreshing and very believable changes of course and I was very interested of what the next story will bring. My absolute favourite was the religious discussions. I think the author will make many Christians unhappy, but I loved all the supporting historical facts he mentioned in this book regarding religion. I don’t even have to mention any research for this book, the author has a PhD degree in history/archaeology so I trust all the information he provided. :)
The writing style of this novel is very poetic and absolutely beautiful. B. McLaren has an amazing way of portraying different topics and uniting them all in a wonderfully flowing story. I do have to throw in a disclaimer that there are some discussion and scenes regarding sex and alcohol, so this book is not suitable for young readers. The chapters were quite long for my liking, but they passed quite quickly because I used to get very absorbed in the story itself. I liked how the author decided to end this story and I think it rounded up this book well. So, to conclude, I had a great fun reading this funny, philosophical one man’s journey through life and his encounters with different women all over the world. I learned a lot, so if you like history, travelling and a little bit of philosophical discussion I think you will enjoy this book :)
I mean, real Godly women wouldn’t need that to-do list, right? They would just know. They would read the Bible and just understand without help.
Nope. I’m a “to-do list” kind of girl!
This book was awesome. It goes through the history and background of specific words, how illustrations used in the Bible translates to our day and age, and what that means for us. It was beautiful and, most importantly, encouraging.
From a Rock to a Hard Place: Memories of the 1984/85 Miner's Strike
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By the end of the notorious 1984/85 miners' strike many wanted to forget their painful experiences....
Artisans of Empire: Crafts and Craftspeople Under the Ottomans
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The manufacture and trade in crafted goods and the men and women who were involved in this industry...
Letters from the Trenches: The First World War by Those Who Were There
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A history of the First World War told through the letters exchanged by ordinary British soldiers and...
The Book of Longings
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In her mesmerizing fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and...