Webster's Third and the war over words
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 09:11
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published" (Harper), by David Skinner David Skinner's "The Story of...
A third volume of prayers by St George Preca
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 09:14
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of St George Preca, the Society of Christian Doctrine (M.U.S.E.U.M.), through its publishing house Preca Publications, has just published ...
How Jefferson brought creme brulee to America
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 09:12
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
"Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee: How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America" (Quirk Books), by Thomas J....
Roger Moore dishes on 007 in 'Bond on Bond'
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 09:10
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
"Bond on Bond: Reflections on 50 years of James Bond Movies" (Lyons Press), by Roger Moore Peppered with fun facts and cheeky asides, actor Roger Moore's book looking back on...
Of marionettes, eros and death
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 09:07
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A certain amount of literary agitation always surrounds the publication of a new anthology by Mario Azzopardi. Horizons has just published the latest book by this writer who has been...
"The Man Who Saw a Ghost: The Life and Work of Henry Fonda"
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 08:55
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Oscar-winning actor Henry Fonda was a haunted man? The distinctly American characters he played in films and onstage — young Abraham Lincoln, Tom Joad, Wyatt Earp, Mister Roberts, the president...
The horrors of war
Sunday, 11 November 2012, 11:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
PETER APAP BOLOGNA has just had his first novel published: Lost Generations, a literary and political thriller set in the inter-war years in Europe, weaving fiction with true history. Marie...
A guide to historical sites in Gozo’s Ċittadella
Sunday, 11 November 2012, 11:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
The Gozitan NGO Wirt Għawdex has recently published its sixth book in the series of guide books on historical sites in Gozo: A brief guide to the Old Gunpowder Magazine, Grain Silos, Battery, &...
Architecture Project launches ‘A Printed Thing’
Sunday, 11 November 2012, 10:35
Last update: about 12 years ago
Malta Independent
Architecture Project (AP) has produced a book entitled A Printed Thing to commemorate its 25th anniversary. A Printed Thing is the attempt of an architectural firm to express itself and to...