Wisdom of Bookmonkey

Steven Pinker's The Better Angels of our Nature: Why Violence has declined is a really good example of why I try to read non-fiction o...

Sorry that this comes nearly a month after I finished my Batman-themed Reading Challenge for December, but here we go: In December I read...

Steven Saylor 's fifteenth novel featuring the character of Gordianus the Finder , and the third of his Ancient World prequel series, ...

Following my yearly attempt to watch as many of the Oscar nominations as I can before the event, yesterday I went with friends and family ...

On Thursday this year's Oscar nominations were announced, and as I spend the rest of my year watching films featuring Zombies, Spacesh...

Adaptations of fairy tales can be pretty fun - showing a story the audience has known since childhood and reflecting it back to them throu...

So quick warning about Boston - Although the Bunker Hill monument is a must, the 294 steps up a spiral staircase you travel to the top on ca...