Category Archives: Favourite Book(s)

From the moment I saw the write up about this book in one of the broadsheet newspapers, I knew I had to read it. Bryson opens At Home with 1850, the year in which his house was build. He spends … Continue reading →

A former colleague recommended this book to me following us having a lively debate at a meeting. After which I was advised, do you realise you are thinking with your Italian brain! I recall looking at them thinking what on … Continue reading →

This is an interesting book and personally one that I find reflective and at times I am actually ashamed to be British.  The British Empire, one in which the sun never set had so many possibilities and yet we seemed to … Continue reading →

This week I am cheating by talking about two books that are linked, but can be read independently of each other. I purchased a copy of Happy when it was on pre-order at Amazon last year. When my copy arrived … Continue reading →

Even for those of us conducting a large One-Name study, family reconstruction, is possible and especially so in the internet era. This is a book that I recommend in the Pharos Introduction to One-Name Studies course I have always researched … Continue reading →

Anyone who has been reading my blog for a while will probably know that this is one of my absolute favourite books. My copy was purchased probably 30 years ago from a wonderful bookshop in Guildford called Thorps, which has … Continue reading →

I have long been an avid reader of the Alphabet series by the late Sue Grafton. The series of books follows the life of a fictional private detective, Kinsey Malone in the United States. The series begins with A for … Continue reading →

This is a fascinating read of investigating surname distribution in England from 1086. The author took a sample of 100 surnames, some of them fairly common and followed the migration of people through the centuries. Also covered is how surnames … Continue reading →