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Category: Reviews

Posted on January 29, 2023

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Tim Horan's copy of 'The Fountainhead' by Ayn Rand.

Deep thoughts visit me when I stand at the kitchen sink and wash dishes.

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Posted on January 9, 2022January 9, 2022

The Black Death by Philip Ziegler

Photo of 'The Black Death' paperback by Philip Ziegler

I read books for one simple reason – to stay sane in a world that has clearly lost its mind.

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Posted on December 28, 2021December 28, 2021

Timbo’s Top Thirty Movies

Montage of Tim Horan's Top 30 Movies

The day before Christmas, I took my youngest daughter to see Spider-Man: No Way Home. It felt like a novel thing to do because we had not been to a movie theatre in a long, long time.

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Posted on August 16, 2021August 19, 2021

Under the Black Flag by David Cordingly

Tim Horan's paperback copy of 'Under the Black Flag' by David Cordingly on his timber dining table.

We all have a price. Each of us can be persuaded to compromise our sense of right or wrong if a reasonable sum of money or dream job is offered to us.

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Posted on August 9, 2021August 9, 2021

Finite and Infinite Games by James P. Carse

Tim Horan's copy of 'Finite and Infinite Games' by James P. Carse.

My wife has told me more than once: “Tim, you like to play games and push other people’s buttons.”

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Posted on August 1, 2021August 1, 2021

The Untold History of the United States by Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick

Tim Horan's paperback copy of 'The Untold History of the United States' by Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick.

I found this book hiding in a box of unwanted paperbacks at a second-hand book fair beneath a church.

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Posted on July 26, 2021July 26, 2021

Focus in the Age of Distraction by Jane Piper

Tim Horan's kindle e-reader with the cover of 'Focus in the Age of Distraction' by Jane Piper on the display.

What a time to be alive! Our industrialised society appears to be on its knees. Economic, political, and environmental crises jostle with each other to deliver a fatal blow.

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Posted on July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

Writing Without Bullshit by Josh Bernoff

The world is drowning in bullshit. Unfortunately, those of us who are paid to write are contributing to the problem.

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Posted on July 12, 2021

The Lucifer Principle by Howard Bloom

Tim Horan's paperback edition of 'The Lucifier Principle' by Howard Bloom.

My paperback copy of The Lucifer Principle by Howard Bloom is dog-eared and feral. This is appropriate for a book with a savage bite.

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Posted on February 25, 2018February 25, 2018

Feeling BLUE

I’m unsettled. Since last Wednesday evening, I’ve been awash with the sense that I’m part of a tragedy. A big, blue tragedy. Continue reading “Feeling BLUE”

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I’m Tim – a writer, editor, and photographer from Sydney, Australia. Here I talk about work, play, and everything in between.

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