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Unexpected Tales From The Ends Of The Earth – Book Review

A Quality Of LifeWe all want certainty because it gives us security, but as the philosopher Alan W. Watts has pointed out, both Buddhists and Taoist have concluded that life is inherently changing,…Continue

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Lord Of The Rings
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QualifIcations

I have a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in literature. In that degree I obtained minors in psychology, modern history and economics. I also have a Graduate Diploma of Library Science in which my studies included management and communications.


Interests

I am interested in any fiction depicting 'real life' because it makes me think about what I do and how I live.

I particularly like teenage fiction as I am interested in the 'turning of age' experience.

I am also particularly interested in gay literature: both 'turning of age' stories and those centered around adults.

For a complete change of perspective my little home library also has some science fiction, fantasy and horror in it. I like those kinds of fiction because they help me escape from the hard rigors of life for a while, and also they encourage a little heroism in me (a trait I sadly lack).

I also enjoy crime/spy/mystery novels to add a bit of excitement and intrigue to a quite life.


History

I have lived in three cities (Townsville, Brisbane & Armidale) in two different states (Queensland & New South Wales) in Australia. I have never traveled overseas but would like to visit the United Kingdom though I doubt I will ever get there.
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The Power, The Miracle and The Dream by Don De Lene – Book Review

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Sonata by Blair McDowell – Book Review

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The music of life: practice, performance, the closing…

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Posted on May 30, 2013 at 12:08am

The Ugly Machine Saga by Wallace Provost - Book Review

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Posted on May 11, 2013 at 12:31am

The Moon Is Not For Sale by Wallace Provost - Book Review 4 stars

Land, society and how things could be

 

Annabelle Taylor (Annie) and Clint Baker are thrown together in the middle of an asteroid shower on the Moon.  Lunar City, for the moment, is in chaos, offering only very cramped, bored and squalid conditions until the next shuttle arrives in two weeks time.  Annie is only a temporary worker on the Moon having gone there to pick up easy credits for her law degree, but Clint is a “Luney”, that is, he was born on the moon.  Clint…

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The Power, The Miracle and The Dream by Don De Lene – Book Review

 5 out of 5 stars Hindered or helped by our minds Hannah Lane is seven years old and lives in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.  She has terrible asthma and has learned to think of herself as not much good at most of what she sets out to do in life.  She does, however, have an active imagination and has been interested in fairies for quite some time.  She has a collection of fairy dolls which she plays with often.  Imagine her surprise, though, when one day she finds Brenda,  a fairy, in her…See More
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Sonata by Blair McDowell – Book Review

4 out of 5 stars  The music of life: practice, performance, the closing notes Sayuri McAllister left home as a very young adult to study cello performance in Europe and then study there.  Now she has returned home as a 29 year old to find her family home in Vancouver, Canada, much changed and in turmoil.  The most prominent upset is that the family mansion, Point Grey, has been burgled and “two million” dollars’ worth of jewellery stolen.  To her surprise Sayuri finds that the burglary is being…See More
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The Ugly Machine Saga by Wallace Provost - Book Review

4 out of 5 stars A look at the ugly side of life What if a computer programmer, intent on creating an unbeatable game of infinite variety, designed a self-teaching, neural net that could use all the power of the internet: every computer connected to it?  What if that neural net became ‘conscious,’ and assumed the name Henri?  Rick Koenig and Patrick O’Toole, in separate adventures, find themselves thrust into the world of criminality and government corruption: kidnapping, violence, and double…See More
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The Moon Is Not For Sale by Wallace Provost - Book Review 4 stars

Land, society and how things could be Annabelle Taylor (Annie) and Clint Baker are thrown together in the middle of an asteroid shower on the Moon.  Lunar City, for the moment, is in chaos, offering only very cramped, bored and squalid conditions until the next shuttle arrives in two weeks time.  Annie is only a temporary worker on the Moon having gone there to pick up easy credits for her law degree, but Clint is a “Luney”, that is, he was born on the moon.  Clint decides it is best to take…See More
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