Friday, March 05, 2004
I've embarked on a new set of books, some birthday gifts, some found when my parents reorganised their shelves:
Hokkaido Highway Blues: Hitchhiking Japan is a funny budget travel guide, that I'm hoping will inspire me to save some pennies to visit Tokyo in May
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon was a great film, and although I rarely reread anything, it's a really excellent book, so I thought it might be worth a second perusal.
The Year at Great Dixter is one of Christopher Lloyd's many excellent gardening books. He writes is the Saturday Guardian, and is about ninety and full of genuine, hard fought insights. His garden at Great Dixter is my favourite anywhere, so I'm always trying to absorb more pearls of wisdom.
Paris Trout has until now escaped my attention.
Comrade Rockstar is a biography of a man called Dean Reed who crossed the iron curtain to become an improbable Soviet Elvis.
Reef Fish Identification, exactly what it sounds like, and I'm only scanning it to improve my Scrabble vocabulary.
Thorne Beekeeping Equipment Catalogue, is something of a specialist read. I never knew there were so many astonishing apiarist gadgets.
The Promise of Happiness by Justin Cartwright. I'm obviously duty bound to praise it, but truly it is an exceptionally fine novel. It's not published until late August, but in the mean time I'm lapping up my proof copy.
Hokkaido Highway Blues: Hitchhiking Japan is a funny budget travel guide, that I'm hoping will inspire me to save some pennies to visit Tokyo in May
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon was a great film, and although I rarely reread anything, it's a really excellent book, so I thought it might be worth a second perusal.
The Year at Great Dixter is one of Christopher Lloyd's many excellent gardening books. He writes is the Saturday Guardian, and is about ninety and full of genuine, hard fought insights. His garden at Great Dixter is my favourite anywhere, so I'm always trying to absorb more pearls of wisdom.
Paris Trout has until now escaped my attention.
Comrade Rockstar is a biography of a man called Dean Reed who crossed the iron curtain to become an improbable Soviet Elvis.
Reef Fish Identification, exactly what it sounds like, and I'm only scanning it to improve my Scrabble vocabulary.
Thorne Beekeeping Equipment Catalogue, is something of a specialist read. I never knew there were so many astonishing apiarist gadgets.
The Promise of Happiness by Justin Cartwright. I'm obviously duty bound to praise it, but truly it is an exceptionally fine novel. It's not published until late August, but in the mean time I'm lapping up my proof copy.
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