This is a great introductory book for air travellers. It covers almost everything you need to know at a basic level. Because of the writer’s stated intention of making travel easier, especially for those less experienced, it is perhaps a bit optimistic, shying away from the complexities and downright idiocy of events that can occur…
Month: July 2017
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“In the Beginning” by BCE with Dr. Leviticus Wayne
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(Or some such nonsense, Leviticus being the book in the Bible – sometimes attributed to Moses – which lays out the rules and rituals for worship and sacrifice in the Temple.) It seems I’m always finding new sub-genres; once I have seen enough books that try to do the same thing in the same way,…
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“Thief of the Night Guild” by Andy Peloquin
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This is the second book in the “Queen of Thieves” series, featuring Ilanna, who is doing everything she must to work her way up through the ranks of the Hawks, the thieves’ section of the Night Guild. And incidentally stash aside enough money to buy her way out. Having reviewed several of Peloquin’s books, I…
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“Cry Wolf” by Greta Stone
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This book is a bit of a grab bag of different styles and genres, loosely following the old tale of Peter and the Wolf. The opening is from a lighthearted children’s fantasy, with a group of orphans living in a giant shoe preparing to do battle with stereotypical redneck invaders. (Most of these characters are…
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“My Shorts” by Arthur Doweyko
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Presented with a title like this and a cover image of a man in a spacesuit holding a clothesline with underwear on it, you might expect a certain amount of humour in the book. In the case of this collection, don’t expect it to be of the underwear-on-the-line variety. Any humour Mr. Doweyko blesses us…