Rumi – A New Translation: The One Rumi Book You Need to Read
In “Rumi: A New Translation”, there are verses about devotion, teaching, love, life, death…Dhondy’s selection is a very wide one.
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The Silver Pigs: Mystery, Detection and Laughter in Ancient Rome
The book is supremely well paced and laced with mystery, detection and a lot of surprise!
The Fight: Perhaps the Greatest Book on Sport Ever Written
The Fight is sports writing at its best. Simply because it goes beyond sport and embraces the people around it.
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: The One History Book Everyone SHOULD Read
The period from the end of the First World War to the end of the Second was a dark phase for human history. One that we should never forget. That is why everyone should read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
The Joker Book That’s Better Than ANY Film
The Joker is written by Brian Azarello and illustrated by Lee Bernejo.
Killing Floor: The Book that created a Great Action Hero!
The Jack Reacher series of books have sold by the million worldwide and Killing Floor is where the series started.
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall – Daring to Make World War II a Joke…and Making You Laugh Too!
War is a serious matter and people die in it. But in the hands of Spike Millighan, everything and everyone just becomes part of one marvellous or another sublime pun.
A Short History of Nearly Everything: The Science Book Everyone Should Read…Because They Will Love it
This is a book on the history of science. This is Bill Bryson’s look at how science evolved to get us where we are today
The Stand: The One, Massive Book You Have to Read in This Pandemic Period
Initially published in an abridged form in 1978, The Stand is the story of a world gone mad after a biological weapon is accidentally released.
Start With Why: Want a Life? Find a Reason
Start With Why is a rather slim volume. It is about 250 pages and while it does not come with fancy charts and illustrations, it makes for very smooth reading.