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Ricasoli Soldier: The Froberg rebellion at Fort Ricasoli

Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 09:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Noel Grima

The Froberg mutiny was a mutiny staged between 4 and 12 April 1807 at Fort Ricasoli by the Froberg Regiment. The regiment had been formed using dubious methods, with personnel...

New book urges parents to let kids fail

Friday, 4 September 2015, 12:36 Last update: about 12 years ago

A new book written by a schoolteacher has a simple yet compelling message for parents: Back off. In "The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed,"...

Weiner explores idea of soul mates in 'Who Do You Love'

Friday, 4 September 2015, 12:28 Last update: about 12 years ago

Author Jennifer Weiner delicately sets the stage for a story detailing the celebrations and challenges of romance in "Who Do You Love." She chronicles a relationship that spans 30 years. Readers...

Brizzi examines life and love in '100 Days of Happiness'

Thursday, 3 September 2015, 12:32 Last update: about 12 years ago

Italian director, screenwriter and film producer Fausto Brizzi adds "author" to his list of credits with "100 Days of Happiness." In this novel, Brizzi encourages readers to analyze their lives,...

Felicia Day embraces her geek stardom status in 'Weird'

Wednesday, 2 September 2015, 12:30 Last update: about 12 years ago

Felicia Day fills her memoir with stories of her wacky childhood and a handful of bizarre circumstances that led her down the path to becoming an online media mogul. "You're Never Weird on the...

Book calls Kanye West music & pop culture changer

Tuesday, 1 September 2015, 12:31 Last update: about 12 years ago

Anyone who's glanced at a tabloid recently knows Kanye West as a flashy rapper who is married to reality TV star Kim Kardashian. But "Kanye West: God & Monster" by Mark Beaumont argues West's...

The legacy of the Order

Monday, 31 August 2015, 13:45 Last update: about 12 years ago Noel Grima

Although published in 2010, this handsomely illustrated book makes good reading as we prepare to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the end of the Great Siege with the celebrations, exhibitions, etc....

‘Artisti mill-Qrib’

Monday, 24 August 2015, 14:42 Last update: about 12 years ago

Horizon's latest publication Artisti mill-Qrib by Laurence Mizzi is a collection of personal interviews with a number of painters, sculptors and ceramists that the author had carried out between 1988...

A tale of secrets, lies, deceptions and murder

Monday, 24 August 2015, 14:40 Last update: about 12 years ago Noel Grima

 "I wanted you to have this on your birthday so to see whom you are trusting." A perfect couple, living a gilded, comfortable life with their only child enter a period of turmoil when the...

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