Category Archives: Books

A roam around my books – 4

Posted on 21 December 2015 by Lynn Steinson

I love biographies. What are the qualities, the chances or choices, that lead to achievement and fame? Just how does a writer decide which events to include or omit from the narrative of a lifetime. A linear sequence of episodes … Continue reading →

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A roam around my books – 3

Posted on 3 June 2015 by Lynn Steinson

I love to travel, venture into the unknown. Two shelves of travel books represent my worldwide quest for understanding the world we live in a little more, questioning ‘knowledge’ which had hitherto been taken for granted, or learning and seeing … Continue reading →

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Historians make history, but not in circumstances of their own choosing…

Posted on 31 October 2013 by Lynn Steinson

“Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under circumstances of their own choosing, but under circumstances existing already, given and transmitted from the past”, Karl Marx. Edward Palmer … Continue reading →

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A roam around my books – 2

Posted on 8 March 2013 by Lynn Steinson

My new pine bookcase runs along almost the entire length of the dining room. It was almost filled within an hour of delivery, with a selection of political and travel books and many of my biographies, an eclectic collection which … Continue reading →

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A roam around my books – 1- in search of my “favourite” book.

Posted on 22 February 2013 by Lynn Steinson

I live in a house which is occupied by battalions of books. My study has a wall lined with them, the living room hosts a bookcase, the landing another. Books are scattered on occasional tables and bedside cabinets, recipe books … Continue reading →

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Reading to write

Posted on 9 February 2013 by Lynn Steinson

About a year ago I abandoned my blog when I realized that it had become a displacement activity for writing my novel – along with surfing the internet and polishing my new granite worktop. I realised I needed to focus … Continue reading →

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