If you're a fantasy fan who hasn't yet explored the Farseer world, this is a fine place to start: Hobb deftly provides new readers with all the needed information. The finely detailed world building and intensive character development rarely slow down the action of the story. Fool's Errand is a complex, beautifully written and sometimes heart-rending examination of the consequences of duty and love.
A Jane Austen Education - How Six Novels Taught Me about Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really MatterWilliam Deresiewicz turns to Austen's novels to reveal the remarkable life lessons hidden within. With humour and candor, Deresiewicz employs his own experiences to demonstrate the enduring power of Austen's teachings. Progressing from his days as an immature student to a happily married man, this is the story of one man's discovery of the world outside himself. Deresiewicz never thought Austen's novels would have anything to offer him. But when he was assigned to read "Emma" as a graduate student at Columbia, something extraordinary happened: he began viewing the world through Austen's eyes. His life suddenly acquired all the fascination of a novel. His real education had finally begun.
New Scientist is superbly written, features great design and photography throughout and is accessible to anyone interested in science, regardless of their level of knowledge or qualifications. Each issue of this great weekly mag brings you all the news from the world of science, covering every discipline such as physics, biology, chemistry and some wonderfully advanced ideas such as quantum mechanics and string theory.
