“The Age of Napoleon” by J C Herold: a review

Broad brush overview; single volume treatment of the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte.

“Fire and Light” by J M Burns: a review

"Fire and Light - How the Enlightenment transformed our world", by James MacGregor Burns, Thomas Dunne Books, St Martin's Griffin, New York, 2013, First edition. Following an impulse... When it comes to purchasing a good read I often like to impulse buy, on the basis that it's not so much lowering my defenses against the … Continue reading “Fire and Light” by J M Burns: a review →

“Diamond – The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair”, by Matthew Hart, 2002

History... Here's another cool book which at first glance may not appear to be of any use to coin collectors...but it turns out that it includes a run down of the origin of De Beers - the era of Cecil Rhodes and Barney Barnato (I kid you not!). So we can learn about the 1870s … Continue reading “Diamond – The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair”, by Matthew Hart, 2002 →