Tag: Book Review
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The Field-A Movie About Ireland
A Movie filmed and released in Ireland, in 1990 by Jim Sheridan. Based on the stage play of the same name written by John B Keene. (Produced by Gemini Productions at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin in 1965.) Review by Sir Peter James Dotcome. I viewed the movie through the courtesy of YouTube, and the
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The Lucky Man – An Act of Malice
Recent release by Author, Monika Martyn A Review by fellow author – Sir Peter James Dotcomé The Lucky Man – An act of Malice is the work of Monika Martyn and the story is set in Hawaii and surrounds in contemporary times. Monika says the story was inspired by a ‘beached whale in Mexico.’ About
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‘Tanamera’ – By Noel Barber
Book Review: ‘Tanamera’ – Noel Barber First Published in The United Kingdom in 1981. Who should read this book?
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The Little Prince – Book Review Part Two
In the original book review, I discussed aspects of the book written by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. See Previous publication. However, as promised, I will now take you on a behind the scenes journey in terms of the lives of the author and his wife, Consuelo Suncin and finally the death of the author.
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The Little Prince
A Book Review The Little Prince was authored by Antoine De Saint-Exupery (1900-1943), a French nobleman, in 1943. De Saint-Exupery was an aviator and the author of several bestselling novels, but the Little Prince far exceeded his wildest dreams.
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Book review: The Lost Boys of Bird Island
Originally posted on The archive of Elizabeth-Jane: Originally published in the Wits Vuvuzela on August 25. The death of author Mark Minnie, under suspicious circumstances, has renewed interest in his recently launched exposé The Lost Boys of Bird Island, which shines a light on the dark underbelly of some of South Africa’s twisted apartheid leaders.…
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The Hundred-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared.
“The violently burning tanker now drifted along the edge of the quay towards the center of the town. During this last journey, it set fire to all the houses along its route, a distance of 2.2 Kilometers. The wind was coming from the South-East that day, so it didn’t take more than twenty-five minutes before,
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The Kite Runner
A Novel by Khaled Hosseini – Book review by sirpeterjamesdotcom. Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-born American novelist and physician. After graduating from college, he worked as a doctor in California. The Kite Runner became a bestseller after being printed in paperback and was popularized in book clubs. It was a number one New York Times bestseller for two
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The Seven Daughters of Eve
Author: Bryan Sykes A Book Review, by sirpeterjamesdotcom This book, for me, was a very appealing read. Aside of the many pages of scientific technicality (Bryan Sykes is after all, – a scientist and not a novelist). Yet, I thought, considering the scientific information that was required to explain how he and his team achieved
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The Five languages of Love
Dr. Gary Chapman Book Review of a New York Times Best Seller. What is Love? In his book ‘The Road Less Traveled”, M.Scott Peck differentiates between ‘love’ and being ‘in love’: “I define love thus: The will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth. Love is an
Love Your Life Adopt Your Purpose 