plad2
From -- Somewhere in London 🤷♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom
Age 69
Joined Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Recent Book Activity
A Long Way Down
Love and Other Near Death Experiences
Absolute Altitude
Pressure at Work: A Survival Guide for Managers
A Brief History Of The Future: Origins of the Internet
Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition and Still Can't Get a Date
Blown to Bits: How the New Economics of Information Transforms Strategy
Great Expectations (Penguin Classics S.)
Winnie-the-Pooh on Problem Solving: In Which Pooh, Piglet and Friends Explore How to Solve Problems, So You Can Too (Wisdom of Pooh)
Ishq and Mushq
The Summer Psychic
A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage and the Quest for the Colour of Desire
Coming Apart at the Seams
Fire Sale
Sick Puppy
Skin Tight
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Next of Kin
According to Queeney
RIM: A Novel of Virtual Reality
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Extended Profile
I am a publisher of children's books in the UK. I'm also a private pilot and enjoy travelling to interesting parts of the world in a small plane. Other interests include gardening (spasmodically), travelling with my husband and son, sailing (occasionally).
Reading tastes change as I discover new authors. I naturally read a lot of children's literature. I have been, in the past, a keen reader of fantasy, SF, crime and certain thrillers. Also many "literary" novels but I find myself often too interested in the form and technique to be able to really love the book. Martin Amis is a case in point. I never can get fully engaged with his books as they seem so cold and calculating. However, I admire his technical ability.
Currently I find that I'm more interested in non-fiction. Tom Holland's RUBICON and PERSIAN FIRE held me gripped. As has VULCAN 607 and Bill Bryson's A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING. I'm currently reading Bryson's THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID (hilarious). Richard Dawkins' THE GOD DELUSION is next.
Reading tastes change as I discover new authors. I naturally read a lot of children's literature. I have been, in the past, a keen reader of fantasy, SF, crime and certain thrillers. Also many "literary" novels but I find myself often too interested in the form and technique to be able to really love the book. Martin Amis is a case in point. I never can get fully engaged with his books as they seem so cold and calculating. However, I admire his technical ability.
Currently I find that I'm more interested in non-fiction. Tom Holland's RUBICON and PERSIAN FIRE held me gripped. As has VULCAN 607 and Bill Bryson's A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING. I'm currently reading Bryson's THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID (hilarious). Richard Dawkins' THE GOD DELUSION is next.
