He was a complete arse.He was Not the Messiah (He's was a Very Naughty Boy)data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Interesting book though all the same.
Just coming to the end of The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross.
It's basically a history of the 20th Century as seen through the lens of it's classical music. So we get biographical and semi-technical expositions on the timelines of Mahler & R. Strauss through Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Shostakovitch some US composers and Benjamin Britten. I've got a couple of chapters left and I'm enjoying it though it's more sweeping than I would of liked. But that's just my expectations, not really the fault of the book. I guess I should have read a study of each of my favoured individual composers. (since when is favored a correction of favoured?)
Good book, wont disappoint anyone interested in the premise.
After finally finishing the Harry Potter books I am now reading the following:
Confessions of a bed wetter - Sarah Silverman
The Man In The White Suit - Ben Collins
Also just finished Chris Kuzneski's Death Relic. Not his best work imo.
I like Silverman so would be interested in what you think of that.
Just started reading 'Mortuary Confidential - Undertakers spill the dirt' by Todd Harra and Ken McKenzie.
It's more anecdotes from things that have happened to the undertakes when they've say, driven to collect a body, rather than things that actually go on in a mortuary and the scientific side of things. It's not what i was expecting or hoping but is still interesting but in a different way data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
I am reading Ludlums Bourne Identity which is 30 years old! data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Pretty good so far! data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Started Agatha Christie's 'Murder of Roger Ackroyd' yesterday. First time I've read one of these and enjoying it so far.
Am reading 2 books at the minute, the way they learn by Cynthia Tobias.really interesting and it helps you to understand how to teach your children to their strengths.
Am also working my way through the Shakespeare again - reliving macbeth again data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Just started Jo Nesbo's The Leopard....gruesomestart to it!
Just finishing reading Flashman...what a fantastic book, you love to hate Flashman himself...but great history lesson.