Thursday, 27 October 2011

Grow Your Own

Lawrence D. Hills - Read years ago and for reference
Fruit and Vegetables

Lawerence D. Hills was the "inventor" of organic horticulture. His books are clear and concise as are all his books.

Made in England

Dorothy Hartley - Read October 2011 and for reference

This is a book about country crafts. It is a bit of a radom collection. It is made up extracts of other manuals. It is a useful reference books but not a definative guide to the crafts it covers.

Scull and Bones

John Drake - Read October 2011

This is the last in a trilogy based following on from Danial Defoe's Treasure Island. So, same characters, same buried treasure new story.

Treasure Island

Daniel Defoe - read years ago

The classic pirate adventure.

Saturday, 22 October 2011

Man Walks into a Pub

Pete Brown - Read October 2011
A sociable History of Beer

This is a good read. A history of more than Beer. Pubs, the goverments coffers, social and political impacts of beer. Who knew Beer had such an impact on the world and especially England. Lots of interesting titbits and asides.

I enjoyed his another book "Hops & Glory".