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Review: Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars This short book is regarded as one of Orwell’s key classics. It was written at a time when criticism of the USSR in Britain was not encouraged as they were critical wartime allies. Orwell got through the net and his revolutionary animals at ‘Animal… Continue reading
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Review: Kon-Tiki
Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ve been to Polynesia, and stood out on a deserted beach, staring out at the vastness of the Pacific, it is only natural to imagine how these people first arrived in such a remote location. Thor Heyerdahl, in living memory, in one of the greatest… Continue reading
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Review: Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an easy to read autobiographical account of a confessing EHM, who feels the pangs of guilt for his work in expanding America’s global empire over the past few decades, at the expense of developing countries’ poor people and environments.… Continue reading
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Match Report: Liverpool vs Crystal Palace (05.10.13) W 3-1
It began a good day for Liverpool as it saw Kenny Dalgleish return to a position in the directors’ box at Anfield. Liverpool started the game in their recent favoured 3-5-2 formation, Martin Skrtel joined by Sakho and Toure in the centre of defence. The missing Lucas was replaced by Jordan Henderson in the centre… Continue reading
3-5-2, Anfield Road, Crystal Palace, daniel sturridge, Eagles, Gayle, Gerrard The Red, Iago Aspas, International Break, Jordan Henderson, jose enrique, kenny dalgleish, Liverpool, Lucas, Luis Alberto, Luis Suarez, Mamadou Sakho, Martin Skrtel, Moxey, penalty, Puncheon, raheem sterling, sakho, SAS, simon mignolet, Steven Gerrard, victor moses -
Match Preview: Liverpool vs Crystal Palace (05.10.13)
Last time out at Anfield, Liverpool gave a disappointing performance and slumped to a 2-0 defeat against Southampton.We turned the corner in out mini-crisis, however, and beat Sunderland away last week, to take up second place in the league. Here, we return to a home fixture against minnow opposition. Crystal Palace are languishing in the… Continue reading
anfield, Blackpool, Brazilian, Brendan Rodgers, Cissokho, coutinho, crisis, Damien Delaney, daniel sturridge, Flanagan, Gerrard The Red, Ian Holloway, Joe Allen, johnson, Jonathan Parr, Jordan Henderson, Kelly, lucas leiva, Luis Suarez, Man United, Merseyside derby, Patrick McCarthy, Roy Hodgson, S.A.S., Sebastien Coates, Southampton, Steven Gerrard, Sunderland, tinkering, toure, Wembley, Yannick Bolasie -
Review: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
Jack Weatherford’s “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World” provides an insightful account of Genghis Khan’s impact on history, highlighting the Mongol Empire’s vast influence on culture, trade, and governance. The book examines his rise, legacy, and the empire’s decline due to the Great Plague, while emphasizing the need for deeper exploration of… Continue reading
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Review: Dirty Wars by Jeremy Scahill
Following on from his book on the mercenary force Blackwater, Jeremy Scahill delves into the Dirty Wars of the Bush and Obama era in the War on Terror. The main theatres covered include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. Scahill writes about the excesses of the Bush administration, in particular the detainee programs and he… Continue reading
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Review: No Ordinary Joe by Joe Calzaghe
I was fortunate enough to get to watch Calzaghe fight live, against Mikkel Kessler, in Cardiff Millenium Stadium. I followed him throughout his career and can honestly say he was the most amazing fighter. I believe that his record places him among the very best to have ever graced the sport. The ferocity in how… Continue reading
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Review: A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo
I studied Chinese language for a couple of years and am constantly on the lookout for books about China and its culture. When this jumped out at me from a charity shop bookshelf, at first I thought it was just another dictionary. But I read the back and thought that it would make a good… Continue reading
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Review: Cyberwar: The Next Threat to National Security & What to Do About It – by Richard A. Clarke
The author has had a political career which has reached the highest levels of the Pentagon. He is obviously a very driven and intelligent man and his analysis of the new phenomenon that is Cyber War is second to none. The globality of the threat is given a context that is very revealing of the… Continue reading
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