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Last year as I was compiling the year’s Book Club end of year considerations, I decided to add to some of our tabulating since starting the club. As we have finished our 10th year, I wanted to update our look…

Another ‘non-normal’ year. No repast in the cosy cellar of the RIYC or a pre-dinner reception at the house of distinguished members. Nonetheless coming together on Zoom we found that festive frivolity but as always very serious reflection both on…

As I was compiling this year’s Book Club end of year considerations, I decided to add to some of our tabulating since starting the club. Next April will be out 10th anniversary and so it seems like time for reflection.…

On what would pass a normal year, we always look forward to and end of year repast at a cosy cellar of the RIYC coutesy of one of our distinguished members. It’s a night of festive frivolity and likewise the…

The Irrational Ape: Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World by David Robert Grimes I will admit to some reluctance in the choosing of this book. To me, it smacked of…

We had a hearty quorum of 7/9 attending tonight and regrets were received from Ruairi and Brian.Jim suggested read for August of Where the Buck Stops, Harry S Truman’s autobiographical notes as related to his daughter Margaret was widely well-received.…

Just a very quick data crunch and visualisation. In the Gentleman’s Book Club, everyone makes a suggestion on our next read and we democratically decide that read by each ranking our own preferences. The top book is our read. Throughout…

I cannot believe that I have not reviewed this favourite until now. I had collected a few words about the longer series that comprise The Collected Bandy Papers (Vols 1 – 9) in a previous post. They are modern day…

It’s that time of the year again when we repair to the cosy cellar of the RIYC and take stock of 12 months reads with a sumptuous, warm and cosy end-of-year soiré. This evening past our esteemed cadre of fellows…

Fabulous Monsters by Alberto Manguel inspired great discussion last night and – as all good choices – it struck various chords and resonated differently with all readers. In this it was a fine choice, even if it may not have…

Shadowplay is a sumptuously stunning read full of fact and fiction to enlighten and engage the reader. For me, it is a perfect balance of clever allusion and reference to documented factual occurrence and playful injection of plausibility and possibility.…

I originally posted this as a far briefer review – which is unfair to the author and the material raised. Consequently – like Wallace-Wells’ transformation of an essay into a full-length book – I revisit this review to expand on…