Dornford Yates began his writing career in the early part of the last century with a series of light social comedies, before switching to thrillers/adventure yarns, of which he must have written nearly 20. Most feature either Jonah Mansel or Richard Chandos, and have exotic locations - the South of France or middle Europe - and a cast of equally exotic villains. If you have not read them before, then notwithstanding its place in the middle of the sequence - this book is not a bad place to start. A ripping Yarn.
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Bertrand Russell, mathematician, philosopher and Nobel prize winner,appears to have lived a full and interesting life for 97 years so his philosophy to achieve happiness should be well worth a look. I like the easy to read format, chapters that may be read at your leisure one at a time or even read the whole book in one sitting.
BR looks at the reasons for unhappiness ie Boredom, envy, being a victim, having a persecution complex etc and gives very good advice, often hilariously funny, to change your way of thinking, if that is your problem. So, if something really upsets you keep thinking about it, force yourself to think about it until it becomes so tiresome and boring that you never want to think about it again, he says. ... Read More:
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The diary of a hunt for fire breathing dragon (complete with references to the appropriate hard to get license, season, gear and limited hunting area) in the last chapter is worth the price of the book for anyone who loves Capstick's writing. Other chapters deal with Air rifles, fishing, rat hunting in New Jersey, et al. This is not as chock full of big game excitement as Capstick's other works. But over all still a good read.
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The diary of a hunt for fire breathing dragon (complete with references to the appropriate hard to get license, season, gear and limited hunting area) in the last chapter is worth the price of the book for anyone who loves Capstick's writing. Other chapters deal with Air rifles, fishing, rat hunting in New Jersey, et al. This is not as chock full of big game excitement as Capstick's other works. But over all still a good read.
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You can ignore the origins of Spanish Civil War but they are absolutely known, not almost ununderstandable as I think happens with First World War. Spain, owing to complex causes beginning with the arriving of gold and silver in big amounts from America, became a country disaccustomed to work excepting the poorer people. Catholic Church, ever in the side of the powerful, attracted hate of humble people and obstructed science. This situation lasted 3- 4 centuries of revolts. It has been said the putsch was the work of army officers, not generals or admirals, excepting three or four essentials with Mola and Franco in the head. Well, in 1975 Franco died and was done the Transición, a rational but complex process, as many people lost the war and had to ... Read More:
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You can ignore the origins of Spanish Civil War but they are absolutely known, not almost ununderstandable as I think happens with First World War. Spain, owing to complex causes beginning with the arriving of gold and silver in big amounts from America, became a country disaccustomed to work excepting the poorer people. Catholic Church, ever in the side of the powerful, attracted hate of humble people and obstructed science. This situation lasted 3- 4 centuries of revolts. It has been said the putsch was the work of army officers, not generals or admirals, excepting three or four essentials with Mola and Franco in the head. Well, in 1975 Franco died and was done the Transición, a rational but complex process, as many people lost the war and had to ... Read More:
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