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The second 100 pages – Magnus Magnusson’s Scotland, The Story of a Nation

11 July 2010

Well, certainly failing in the target for reading, but things like the Moonwalk and other pleasures have been getting in the way. I’ve brought the weighty tome along with me on holiday and have been undertaking to get back on track with my reading. You may have gathered by now that I’m no great shakes [...]

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Struggling with history – a personal journey

6 June 2010

I am a keen reader.  Have been since I learned to read.  In recent years, I’ve been a member of two book groups as well, so not only do I read, I also meet with others to chat about what we’ve read together. Increasingly I find myself drawn to read blogs and on-line content too, [...]

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The First 100 Pages – Magnus Magnusson’s: Scotland The Story of a Nation

6 June 2010

Reading this book is part of a historical reading path I’ve been following since my interest in history was sparked by researching my family tree, and owning a property in the Old Town of Edinburgh. I won the competition to read this book along with Scotland for the Senses, a fellow tweeter and enthusiast for [...]

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