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Gentlemen prefer blondes

March 25th, 2013 · 13 Comments

Or not as the case may be: A study found that men see women with dark hair as “deeper” and “more sensible” than their blonde counterparts. It also emerged that men think brunettes take better care of their apearance, make better cooks and are more proficient at keeping the house clean. Other “wife-like” attributes men [...]

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Someone’s been reading the old Isaac Asimov stories again

January 21st, 2013 · 6 Comments

‘I can create Neanderthal baby, I just need willing woman’ A scientist has said it would be possible to clone a Neanderthal baby from ancient DNA if he could find a woman willing to act as a surrogate. It might indeed be possible but it’s still remarkably akin to one of those stories.

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How interesting from Jared Diamond

January 6th, 2013 · 22 Comments

“We have virtually abandoned living in traditional societies,” explains Diamond when we meet. “But this was the only way of life that humans knew for their first 6m years on the planet. In giving it up over the past few thousand years, we have lost our vulnerability to disease and cold and wild animals, but [...]

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I really must stop Little Big Sis from giving it away

January 1st, 2013 · 4 Comments

OK, I mean it might do wonders for her literary career. But giving away thousands, tens of thousands, of words of Worstall literary output just reduces the price for other Worstall word output. And we all agree that we cannot have that, don’t we?

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Agreed: Dr. Jahic and Mr. Hussein should be remembered.

December 18th, 2012 · 25 Comments

Find out why here.

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The John Rentoul Method Of Writing A Book

September 23rd, 2012 · 2 Comments

Win a signed copy of the book. Submit a Question to Which the Answer is No that John Rentoul has missed and the 10 best entries will receive copies of the book signed by the author. Or, win a copy of my current book by writing my next book for me.

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What a truly great business idea

August 28th, 2012 · No Comments

Suddenly it hit him. Instead of trying to cajole others to review a client’s work, why not cut out the middleman and write the review himself? Then it would say exactly what the client wanted — that it was a terrific book. A shattering novel. A classic memoir. Will change your life. Lyrical and gripping, [...]

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Free Book!

August 14th, 2012 · 1 Comment

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Worstalls elsewhere

June 21st, 2012 · 5 Comments

Little Sis’* novel is free today on Amazon. Download it if you dare! * Actually, she’s my Big Sis, but I’ve another, Bigger, Sis, so she’s Little Sis. I think….

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How to show a certain familiarity with Ayn Rand’s work

June 11th, 2012 · 11 Comments

Eventually, leaving Rand was no more different or difficult than, say, leaving a friend who had grown to annoy me over time – sure, I was very intimate with her ideas, but that just gave me more insight into their outright dysfunctionality, and the strength to say “sayonara!” OK, so, claim of knowledge of Rand. [...]

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Mr. Bigmouth’s book is free again today

May 4th, 2012 · No Comments

Yes, yes, it is. And remember, if you like it you can always buy a second copy….

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Bram Stoker’s Obituary

April 24th, 2012 · 3 Comments

As it is said, interesting what they thought was memorable about him at the time: Bram Stoker, author, theatrical manager, close friend and adviser of the late Sir Henry Irving, died in London last Sunday. For twenty-seven years he was business manager for the famous English actor, in charge of the Lyceum Theatre during Irving’s [...]

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Timmy elsewhere on Kindle

April 1st, 2012 · 4 Comments

Hmm, seems the publisher has put Chasing Rainbows on Kindle finally. Not that they told me but……

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A Worstall book free on Amazon!

March 22nd, 2012 · 1 Comment

True, it’s Jenny Worstall’s romantic novel set in the world of classical choirs but it is a Worstall book free today on Amazon. You really should download it you know. This is a tremendously enjoyable, well-written new book with pace, fascinating characters and a strong story line. The author is clearly a perceptive musician who [...]

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Sisters are doing it for themselves

February 20th, 2012 · 14 Comments

One of my sisters that is. Tristan is a choral conductor, twice married and determined not to be caught again. Lucy is a young music teacher in his choir and she is besotted with him. Steve, a bass in the choir, adores Lucy while Claire, a soprano, has designs on Tristan. Various romantic entanglements take [...]

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Ageing ballerina eyes new career

December 5th, 2011 · 2 Comments

One doesn’t want to be ungallant but 33 is fairly long in the tooth for a chorus ballerina*. If you’ve not collected the rich businessman by that point one is going to have to think about working as a second career. Mariafrancesca Garritano, 33, has broken the unwritten code of silence – which she fears [...]

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On the subject of new books

November 15th, 2011 · 6 Comments

Matthew Illsely, reader of this blog (and thus, of course, a good guy) has a thriller out on Kindle. More Dangerous State than Courageous and quite probably with more accurate economics in it. It’s not about economics, of course, it’s a thriller. Not that having more “accurate economics” is going to be difficult. The Pogo [...]

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Galloway and the Borders

November 5th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Galloway and the Borders is, I’m told, the book with the best description of the subsidy regime for spruce planting in the UK and also of the history of it. I therefore need a copy of this book but it seems to be out of print. Second hand copies are £50. Which seems a tad [...]

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We like publishers

November 1st, 2011 · No Comments

So go and see what exciting free books this one is offering.

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You probably should order this book.

September 27th, 2011 · No Comments

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