Currently, the tinker gnomes are still working on the interior of the Library. Soon, I hope to have many items for your perusal, including short stories, book reviews and some literary links.
At the moment, I invite you to sample the excellent scrolls, tablets and books of those fine merchants Amazon. Simply touch their name to be transported to their wondrous halls.
Alternatively, you can use the magic box below to search the myriad shelves of Amazon.
Book of the Week
This is a feature that I hope to keep up. If any of you good visitors wish to read this week's literary offering, just follow the mystic link to the relevant shelf in the Halls of Amazon. Happy reading!
The Right Stuff
by Tom Wolfe.
Ever wondered why man landed on the Moon?
A fascinating account of the lives and events of the test pilots and their families during the American Mercury space program. Mr
Wolfe details the prevailing mood of the country at the time and the political expediency that financed such an ambitious undertaking.
This is a very easily readable book, avoiding delving too deeply into technical matters and containing an appropriate amount of dry
humour. Particularly intriguing is the interaction between the fast-paced, energetic astronauts and the bland, dispassionate scientists.
Some of the anecdotes have most likely received some embellishment, either from Mr Wolfe himself or by those recounting the tales
to him, but this does not detract at all from making it a thoroughly enjoyable read.
© 14/02/2001