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Lawrence Green - Tavern of the Seas - Book Review

Lawrence Green: Tavern of the Seas Own Image Own Image This was Lawrence Green's third book and today it is viewed as a valuable addition to South African literature. Being Born as I was under the sh…

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Book Review: When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin

As South Africa enters a very uncertain phase in her history, the relevance of "When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin" should be obvious. When live on a continent where uncertainty is the nor…

Wise Words from Einstein.

The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. —Albert Einstein Image Source

An Introduction to the UFO Phenomena

Very often I am asked by friends who know of my interest in the UFO phenomena, “Why do you believe in the reality of UFO’s?” I usually try and answer them to the best of my ability. UFO’s don’t autom…

Book Review - The Blank Slate - Steven Pinker - Nature or nurture?

The debate on nature or nurture has been going on for many years. Every decade or so the popularity of one idea or the other gains favour then is replaced by a new idea from the other camp. Own image…

Book Review - Sowing the Wind - Shirley De Villiers - Well worth a read.

Sowing the Wind – Shirley van Zyl. Copyright 1986. Published by Hooome & De Villiers CC Own image Sowing the wind gives an insightful look into the second Boer war 1899-1902. It describes the con…

Book Review - The Coburgs of Belgium - Theo Aronson

The Coburgs of Belgium – Theo Aronson – Hardcover with Wrapper – First Edition 1969. Own Image Own Image In 1830 after a successful rebellion against the Dutch, Belgium gained her independence. The c…

Book Collecting – Looking at Bindings

Book Collecting – Looking at Bindings The first thing we see when we pick up a book is the jacket (if it has one) but soon we look under the jacket and look at the binding. Image Source The dust jack…

Wildlife in the home revisited

Yesterday evening I heard a familiar call from my lounge, " Peter there is something crawling on the floor." From experience this could be almost anything, from a snake to a large beetle. This time i…