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  • Book Review: An Illustrated History of Ghosts!

    Give it a chance and An Illustrated History of Ghosts will take you on a spooky journey around the world, but it’s unlike any other trip you’ll take. This is a journey where you lurk in the dark places through history, exploring different society’s relationships with death and what is said to…

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    Book Review: From Here to Eternity

    Caitlin Doughty’s From Here To Eternity has found a way to my ‘top books’ list. It hit a very personal note for me and in this book review, I’m going to discuss visiting my mum in the chapel of rest. So, if you’re bereaved yourself, or if you’re a family…

  • Book Review: Ghosts of the Tsunami

    ‘The tsunami was a thing of a different order, darker, stranger, massively more powerful and violent, without kindness or cruelty, beauty or ugliness, wholly alien. It was the sea coming onto land, the ocean itself picking up its feet and charging at you with a roar in its throat…’ I…

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    Book Review: Abominable Science

    Abominable Science! authored by Daniel Loxton and Donald Prothero is one of those books that comes along and makes the world a better place. A rare treat that you didn’t know you needed until you had it in your hands. The combination of good research, good references and an honest,…