Retired linguist/law/IT. Avid reader in all languages (see polyglot.city/@FrankauLux/ ), both paper and ebooks. Mostly fictions these days.
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73% complete! François has read 76 of 104 books.
Katie Donald’s aunt Ness announces that she’s heading to Canada for a late-in-life gap year, asking Katie to take over …
Mason gives Della Street two weeks’ vacation! That is, it was supposed to be a …
nice little Perry Mason. Didn't even know I had that book. It was late at night and very hot (25C @11.45pm !) after a 38C day. I usually like the Perry Mason old TV series both before and after his accident. Anyway. go for it :-)
nice little Perry Mason. Didn't even know I had that book. It was late at night and very hot (25C @11.45pm !) after a 38C day. I usually like the Perry Mason old TV series both before and after his accident. Anyway. go for it :-)
Mason gives Della Street two weeks’ vacation! That is, it was supposed to be a vacation, but Della turned it …
Perplexing, unfathomable, and perhaps unimportant, the cases that Malmo’s Department of Sensitive Crimes take on …
As usual with McCall-Smith, a nice easy read. A bit surprised with this one as Ulf seems to wander in paths usually reserved to Isabel Dalhousie (I know, you can't understand if you're not familiar with MCS' opus, but in that case you won't care either, so.. :-) )
As usual with McCall-Smith, a nice easy read. A bit surprised with this one as Ulf seems to wander in paths usually reserved to Isabel Dalhousie (I know, you can't understand if you're not familiar with MCS' opus, but in that case you won't care either, so.. :-) )
Perplexing, unfathomable, and perhaps unimportant, the cases that Malmo’s Department of Sensitive Crimes take on will test them to their …
Professor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld is not just any German professor—he is the author of the …
As usual, McCall-Smith gives us a brilliant book. I must confess I am totally biased, being a linguist myself and having worked in a university. That's why the Von IgelFeld series is my favorite from the very prolific McCall-Smith production. If you don't know this serie yet , do yourself a favour and go buy Portuguese Irregular Verbes, the first instalment. That's how I got hook, by mistake since I thought it was really about portuguese irregular verbs :-)
As usual, McCall-Smith gives us a brilliant book. I must confess I am totally biased, being a linguist myself and having worked in a university. That's why the Von IgelFeld series is my favorite from the very prolific McCall-Smith production. If you don't know this serie yet , do yourself a favour and go buy Portuguese Irregular Verbes, the first instalment. That's how I got hook, by mistake since I thought it was really about portuguese irregular verbs :-)
Professor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld is not just any German professor—he is the author of the highly-regarded work of scholarship, Portuguese …
The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United …
Content warning Don't read if you like the british empire
This history book deconstruct documented brick by documented brick the myth of the british empire. It explains how and why the brits got this idea that they were god's gift to humanity and, being superior to everybody else, could never be wrong. It also shoots down a couple of mythical people by re-establishing the facts. It is a real eye-opener, and explains a lot of today's britain reality, including the deep causes of brexit. Really recommended, unless of course you're in love with the british empire, in which case you're in for a shocking awakening: the empire was randomly built mostly by greed and violence, and maintained by the same violence.
The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition …
Nice follow-up to previous one. quite different and yet continuing. - well done
Follow-up to previous one - I had to know :-)
The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the …
Interesting book and quite funny too. Nice and easy read - recommended !
The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book …
Black Coffee is a play by the British crime-fiction author Agatha Christie which was produced …
Nice little play turned into a book. Also quite interesting notes from the grandson.
Black Coffee is a play by the British crime-fiction author Agatha Christie which was produced initially in 1930, but not …
