Category Archives: Book Review

The Settlement: Battle for the Bluff by Bruce Cole

Posted on June 11, 2024 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head Book Review By Paul Murray Imagine a dystopian scenario in which all the systems and services of contemporary life, the comforts and conveniences we currently take for granted, no longer exist. Good people are … Continue reading →

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Galbraith Strikes Rowling Out

Posted on February 21, 2024 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Last Christmas was the first year our daughter Diva chose presents for family members by herself with her own pocket money. She bought me two secondhand books from the Soap Box … Continue reading →

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Schools of Thought: The Debate on Homeschooling

Posted on July 5, 2022 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off The Top of My Head By Paul Murray Book Review: How to Homeschool: A Guide for Progressive Parents by Miguel Varella-Cid Published in 2022 by Panorama Press Ltd ISBN: 978-1-784529-65-9 Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to tonight’s debate … Continue reading →

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In for a Penny, Out with a Pounding

Posted on December 28, 2020 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head  Book Review: “The Last Front Line: Building the Paparoa Great Walk” by Brendan O’Dwyer  By Paul Murray  It’s a long way from Tipperary to the wilds of the Paparoa National Park on the West Coast of the South Island … Continue reading →

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Charley Chop Chop Gets Your Kids Cooking

Posted on June 23, 2018 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Parents in this “digital age” have a serious challenge…How to encourage our children away from passive screens and to pique their interest in more active pursuits. Chef Charley “ChopChop” Ainscough is … Continue reading →

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Monbiot Gets Wild About Rewilding

Posted on February 23, 2015 by LivinginPeaceProject

Book Review: “Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life” by George Monbiot Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Oxford-educated Zoologist and writer George Monbiot takes on the subject of rewilding in his latest book “Feral” and … Continue reading →

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The Incredible Adventures of a Swedish Centenarian

Posted on August 29, 2014 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of my Head By Paul Murray   Book Review: “The 100-year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared” By Jonas Jonasson     A fertile imagination is not something you’d expect from a person with … Continue reading →

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Artist Crumb Illustrates Writer Bukowski

Posted on July 6, 2014 by LivinginPeaceProject

Two grand masters of irreverence come together By Maria Popova In the early 1990s, two titans of the artfully cynical and subversive joined forces in an extraordinary collaboration: Legendary cartoonist and album cover artist Robert Crumb illustrated two short books by Charles Bukowski, … Continue reading →

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Tokyo X: Orwellian Photographs of Modern Japan

Posted on May 26, 2014 by LivinginPeaceProject

  Book Review by Paul Murray   In 1984, veteran Tokyo-based photographer Shunji Ohkura was channel surfing and came across a television documentary discussing George Orwell’s novel “1984.”The programme was debating whether the modern world was a manifestation of Orwell’s … Continue reading →

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Yoshihiro Takishita: Mr Minka

Posted on December 5, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray    From a vantage point on wooded Mt Genji overlooking the ancient city of Kamakura, Yoshihiro Takishita relaxes in his stately antique home after returning from a U.S. book tour.  His … Continue reading →

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