Prof Alan Turing decoded
What is the point in writing another biography of Alan Turing more than 60 years after his death? And what can be really new when you know Andrew Hodges’ “Enigma” which is both a thrilling
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Kategorie: Books
Letters of Note II
The moment you free that huge coffee table book from its packings, you feel that is indeed something special. This is of course because of its size (21 x 3,5 x 28,9 cm) but it
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Donna Tartt: The secret history
What is a good book, a good novel? One that grabs you, draws you inside it’s pages, inside the story and even stays in your mind when you have read the last word. At least
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James Rhodes: Instrumental: Violence, music and love
The thing with autobiographies is they can go totally wrong, trying to convince the reader what a perfect, clever, self-confident and of course perfect looking human being the writer is – and leaving you as
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My dear Bessie
In times when everybody had a pen and pencil and using a computer or chatting online seemed unthinkable or only possible in the mind of some people living way ahead of their time or writing science
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Alan Turing – His work and impact
If you stumbled across Alan Turing because of the film “The Imitation Game” starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role, you may be aware of Andrew Hodges’ biography “The Enigma” – the basis of Graham Moore’s
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Sherlock Holmes and London
Given the fact that Sherlock Holmes is one of best known fictional character not only in Britain where he is of course part of the national heritage but worldwide, it is not astonishing that there are
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Sherlock Chronicles – a wonderful treat for a fan
You think you do know everything about BBC’s Sherlock? Think twice, dive into the wonderful book “Sherlock Chronicles” written by Steve Tribe and take a stroll from the very beginning (or even before the beginning
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Ian Mc Ewan: The Children Act
If you finish a book and you feel empty inside, the same feeling you have when you leave good friends, knowing you will not see them again for quite a while, if ever. If you have
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A tribute to Sherlock Holmes – full of love
When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, he showed his readers – who soon loved his figure – a man in his middles ages, with his abilities in full bloom. What the famous detective did
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