News from the world of books …

The Griffin Bookshop’s Top Ten book, The Wine and Food Lovers’ Guide to PORTUGAL by Charles Metcalfe and Kathy McWhirter, was recently awarded the prestigious Louis Roederer International Wine Book

November 27, 2008by shareitIn ,

Father Christmas

HOW DID the story of Father Christmas evolve? Everywhere pictures abound of the old man with a long white beard, red coat and bags of toys who has become the

November 27, 2008by shareitIn

Nights in Rodanthe

A romantic tale of two lives that become entwined through a chance meeting in a North Carolina beach town. Adrienne Willis retreats to the tiny coastal town of Rodanthe to

November 27, 2008by shareitIn ,

Bangkok Dangerous

A professional hitman (Nicolas Cage) finds that his anonymous persona is threatened through a sequence of encounters during his latest assignment in Bangkok. As usual, he finds an expendable street

November 27, 2008by shareitIn ,

City of Men – The Movie

The lives of two friends are turned around in the Brazilian slum of Morro da Sinuca, after one friend, Laranjinha, tells his best friend Acerola, a couple of days before

November 27, 2008by shareitIn ,

Ultimate festive flicks

AROUND CHRISTMAS, many of us just love to snuggle up on the sofa, especially when it’s cold and dark outside, to watch Christmas movies. Whether it’s an old classic featuring

November 20, 2008by shareitIn