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Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
The Community for Understanding and Hope Book Group held its annual book selection meeting on Thursday. We passed our 14th anniversary in June, and we’ve read 130 books together, so far. We each bring up to five books to propose … Continue reading →
Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
Book: The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie Genre: Mystery Publisher: Duke Classics Publication date: 2012 (originally 1922) Source: Borrowed ebook from the library Summary: Last year, for RIPXVI, I read Agatha Christie’s first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, on … Continue reading →
Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
Book: Birth of the Chess Queen by Marilyn Yalom Genre: History Publisher: HarperCollins Publication date: 2004 Pages: 241 Source: Hardcover borrowed from neighboring library Summary: When chess originated in India, some 1500 years ago, there were no female pieces on … Continue reading →
Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
Fifty years ago today, Bobby Fischer became the first American-born World Chess Champion. 1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, It’s Origin, and Influence is a new exhibit at the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis, Missouri to honor that event. … Continue reading →
Today is the 50th anniversary of the final game of the 1972 World Chess Championship that Bobby Fischer won against Boris Spassky. The game was suspended after 41 moves and Spassky resigned the next day, making Bobby Fischer the first … Continue reading →
Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →