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Review of The Art of Sherlock Holmes - USA Edition 1
Posted by Sharon Emecz on
“This second volume in Phil Growick’s project to commission new paintings as illustrations for new Sherlock Holmes stories is big and handsome, like the first. Seven of the thirteen stories have been published before, and you’ll recognise some of the authors who have contributed: Mark Mower, Denis O Smith, Tracy Revels, Mike Hogan, Tim Symonds, the ubiquitous David Marcum. The painters’ names and their work may be less familiar. There’s a remarkable variety of style and medium: each painting is unique, and as Mr Growick says, art is in the eye of the beholder. A share of the proceeds from...
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Book Review - Lose Weight in 20 Minutes
Posted by Rahul Singh Parihar on
After years of limited exercise combined with a love of fine food, Alex Buckley was known to his friends as Fat Al. He followed a number of diet plans to no effect before coming up with his own solution, which is outlined in this book. His message is basically an extended version of the long standing sound advice that to lose weight you need to eat less and exercise more. Buckley's suggestions break this broad truth down into achievable micro steps. He provides tips on ways of sustaining weight loss by very gradually changing your behaviour. The book does not...
56 Sherlock Stories in 56 Days - Day 2 - The Red Headed League
Posted by Steve Emecz on
To celebrate the release of her novel Barefoot on Baker Street, Charlotte Anne Walters undertook the task of reading and reviewing one of the original Sherlock Holmes short stories every day until she had completed all 56. The reviews were posted daily on her blog and attracted viewers from all over the world. The reviews are full of humour and Holmesian insight, ending in a score out of ten for each story. The book contains all 56 blogs plus additional material including reviews of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s four Holmes novels. Although it was a pleasure for a life-long Holmes admirer...
56 Sherlock Stories in 56 Days - Day 1 - A Scandal In Bohemia
Posted by Steve Emecz on
To celebrate the release of her novel Barefoot on Baker Street, Charlotte Anne Walters undertook the task of reading and reviewing one of the original Sherlock Holmes short stories every day until she had completed all 56. The reviews were posted daily on her blog and attracted viewers from all over the world. The reviews are full of humour and Holmesian insight, ending in a score out of ten for each story. The book contains all 56 blogs plus additional material including reviews of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s four Holmes novels. Although it was a pleasure for a life-long Holmes...
Book Review - The 73 Rules of Influencing the Interview
Posted by Steve Emecz on
"If you want real change to take place in your life and your career, you need this book. Study every principle before going into your next interview. The difference will be amazing. I now teach these methods to all my students. I am highly recommending to all of my students to purchase and devour this book before they go to one more interview. If you want to go for a new career or just move up where you are, you need this book. I highly recommend it. It has had a dramatic influence on my students." Roy Harris, Dynamic Career Coaching...