romance
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The Doors – Love Her Madly
The Doors are my favourte band and I dedicate this song of theirs off the LA Woman album, to the woman I love…. Jim Morrison very much loved his life partner, Pamela Courson, very much indeed, even if theirs was a very tempestuous affair…. Indeed it is difficult to be in love with a famous… Continue reading
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Jennifer Rush – The Power of Love
This is a power ballad. It is one of the most romantic songs that I know of. At the height of Whitney Houston fame, along comes Jennifer Rush, with granted, a one off hit, yet this songstress climbs the heights of vocal freedom and marks this heart-warming number… I had this on a 7 inch… Continue reading
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Review: Adventure Everywhere – Pablo Picasso’s Paris Nightlife – by Dave Haslam
I like the art of Picasso, I like the city of Paris, and I like the books of Dave Haslam. I was therefore pleased to hear of the release of this book which studies the life and art of famous Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, in particular his séjour in the vibrant cultural capital of France,… Continue reading
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Review: Our Man in Havana – by Graham Greene
Graham Greene delivers here a classic espionage novel, fiction, set in Cuba around the time of the revolution, Greene writes in his knowledgeable subject area of expertise a comedy account of a chance vacuum salesman being recruited by Mi6 as their ‘Man in Havana.’ Struggling lone parent Wormold runs a little enterprising vacuum franchise and… Continue reading
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Review: War and Peace – by Leo Tolstoy
‘War and Peace’ needs no introduction. It holds its place in the minds of contemporary society as a literary classic. One cannot pick up a newspaper article on great books without a passing mention of Leo Tolstoy’s masterpiece. Like other classical works such as the Bible, I think that their obvious fame means and their… Continue reading
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Review: A Farewell to Arms – by Ernest Hemingway
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’d encountered Hemingway through his ‘Death in the Afternoon’ foray into bullfighting. I have always wanted to tackle some of his pure fiction and thought I’d delve into this shortish novel, with catchy title. I expected a book on war and the… Continue reading
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