Mastodawn

Book review: Alchemy by Philip Ball <-an illustrated history https://ianhopkinson.org.uk/2026/06/book-review-alchemy-by-philip-ball/ #bookreview #chemistry #alchemy #histsci #bookstodon

Book review: Alchemy by Philip Ball

I seem to have been on a run of illustrated books, perhaps as a result of regular visits to a local bookshop, illustrated books have more shelf appeal! This review is of Alchemy by Philip Ball with…

SomeBeans

Ianhopkinson Jun 1

Book review: Horses by by Ludovic Orlando <-domestication of the horse, based on genetics https://ianhopkinson.org.uk/2026/06/book-review-horses-by-ludovic-orlando/ #bookreview #bookstodon #horses #genetics

Book review: Horses by Ludovic Orlando

My next review is of Horses: A 4,000-year genetic journey across the world by Ludovic Orlando (translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan). It is a product of the work that the author did as the leader of…

SomeBeans

Ianhopkinson May 15

Book review: The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World by John Heywood https://ianhopkinson.org.uk/2026/05/book-review-the-historical-atlas-of-the-celtic-world-by-john-heywood/ #history #bookreview #celts #bookstodon

Book review: The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World by John Heywood

My next review is of The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World by John Haywood, bought in the same spending spree as Ancient Rome Infographics by Nicolas Guillerat, John Scheid and Milan Melocco. Th…

SomeBeans

Ianhopkinson Apr 30

Book review: King of Kings <- a history of the 1979 Iranian revolution, rather topical! https://ianhopkinson.org.uk/2026/04/book-review-king-of-kings-by-scott-anderson/ #bookreview #bookstodon #iran

Book review: King of kings by Scott Anderson

Another result of browsing in a bookshop, this review is of King of kings: The Fall of the Shah and the Revolution That Forged Modern Iran by Scott Anderson. For readers of the future – this …

SomeBeans

Ianhopkinson Apr 23

MostlyHarmless Apr 22

Kash Patel is reportedly furious and threatening to sue anyone who calls him “J. Edgar Boozer.”
It would be a real shame if this went viral.

Ianhopkinson Apr 21

Book review: Ancient Rome Infographics by Guillerat, Scheid, Melocco <- fun and pretty! https://ianhopkinson.org.uk/2026/04/book-review-ancient-rome-infographics-by-nicolas-guillerat-john-scheid-and-milan-melocco/ #Roman #BookReview

Book review: Ancient Rome Infographics by Nicolas Guillerat, John Scheid and Milan Melocco

There’s no real alternative to a good browse around a bookshop, this book Ancient Rome Infographics by Nicolas Guillerat, John Scheid and Milan Melocco is the result of just such browsing. I&…

SomeBeans

Ianhopkinson Apr 9

oshy May 11, 2025

You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago?
Turns out that was on purpose

Ianhopkinson Apr 7

Book review: Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin #bookreview #autism #bookstodon https://ianhopkinson.org.uk/2026/04/book-review-thinking-in-pictures-by-temple-grandin/

Book review: Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin

My next review is of Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin. For me it follows on from Pete Wharmby’s autobiographical book on autism, Untypical, an…

SomeBeans

Ianhopkinson Apr 3