John started reading Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan
Features the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh at the time of its creation.
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Retired scientist, I read a lot, fiction and non-fiction, on a wide range of subjects, though science, politics, philosophy, law, science fiction and historical detective stories are favourites.
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John started reading Secret asset by Stella Rimington
Espionage fiction, with more realism than most. I have enjoyed others in the series.
John started reading Ticket Collector from Belarus by Mike Anderson
The original events took place in a part of the world which was troubled then, and still is today, while the modern narrative concerns justice and the legal process, so it should be an interesting, if disturbing, read.
John finished reading The Client by John Grisham
The Client by John Grisham
In two years since the firm first captured the imagination of America's readers, John Grisham, with three consecutive number-one bestsellers, …
John started reading The Client by John Grisham
The Client by John Grisham
In two years since the firm first captured the imagination of America's readers, John Grisham, with three consecutive number-one bestsellers, …
John finished reading The Testament by John Grisham
The Testament by John Grisham
The Testament is an adventure story by American author John Grisham. It was published in hardcover by Doubleday on February …
John commented on The Testament by John Grisham
The Testament is an adventure story by American author John Grisham. It was published in …
It is interesting to consider the two preachers, Rachel in the Pantanal and Father Phil in the Trinity Church in St Michaels
John finished reading Ashes of London by Andrew Taylor
Looking forward to Fire Court - the next in the series
John started reading Ashes of London by Andrew Taylor
Set in a period of English history I do not know much about, and I find historical detective fiction is a good route to learn about life in other times and places
John commented on The Partner by John Grisham
Patrick Lanigan was once a well-liked, well-paid young partner in a thriving Mississippi law firm. …
Like many of Grisham's books the central character is s lawyer who is keen to leave the legal profession - none of them seem to have considered the option of becoming a writer of courtroom dramas as an alternative career !
John commented on The Rules of Contagion by Adam Kucharski
This book, written by an expert on infectious diseases, starts with a description of his inadvertent release of a piece of misinformation on Twitter, and the following chapters describe how ideas, as well as germs, spread or not.
John wants to read Other End of the Line by Andrea Camilleri (An Inspector Montalbano Mystery, #24)
Other End of the Line by Andrea Camilleri (An Inspector Montalbano Mystery, #24)
A flood of refugees keeps Montalbano and crew busy, while a seamstress’s murder keeps Montalbano occupied.
John finished reading !%@:: a directory of electronic mail addressing and networks by Donnalyn Frey (A Nutshell handbook)
This was in the days when every domain on the Internet could be published in an Appendix in a book
John finished reading Software tools in Pascal by Brian W. Kernighan
A classic of Software Engineering, with clear explanations of the thought process behind the design from pioneering programmers. Read many years ago, and the principles behind it have stood the test of time well.
