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There was general agreement the Book needed editing and more than the single outline map it includes.  Unfortunately it makes the case against self-publication. It was felt some of the differences between assessments represented different measures of the score to award, as much as different evaluations of the Book itself. Leonard & Peter were inclined … Continue reading Discussion: FitzRoy, the Remarkable Story of Darwin’s Captain and the Invention of the Weather Forecast by John and Mary Gribbin

I thought I was going to like this Book more than I did. The paragraphs were over-long. The Book could have been interesting as a study of the relationship of two men, but it purported to be a biography of Fitzroy, which just happens to include part of the life of Darwin, not all of … Continue reading Review: FitzRoy, the Remarkable Story of Darwin’s Captain and the Invention of the Weather Forecast by John and Mary Gribbin (2016) Assessment 3 out of 10

I had high expectations which weren’t quite met. I loved its opening, “The mere concept of walls divides people more thoroughly than any structure…..For every person who sees a wall as an act of oppression, there is another urging the construction of newer, higher and longer barriers. The two sides hardly speak to each other”. … Continue reading Review: Walls; a History of Civilization in Blood and Bricks by David Frye Assessment 8 out of 10