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Down Mexico way
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 17/01/2020
» Brit turned American Lee Child is perhaps the most respected author in the crime-thriller genre. His 6-5, 250-pound literary creation Jack Reacher is the most popular of heroes. No small part of the reason is that he's played on the screen by -- rather shorter -- star Tom Cruise. On his own, the behemoth is likeable.
The partisans
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 10/11/2017
» Before setting out on his war of conquest, the Fuhrer laid down his rules to his erstwhile ally. Whichever land II Duce defeated was Italy's alone. The lands Adolf took were solely Germany's. Albania fell and Italy took full possession. It also got the small piece of southern France it took while the Third Reich got the rest.
Slo-mo action
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 14/10/2016
» The vast majority of people have not heard of Botswana, much less find it on a map. Try southern Africa. It doesn't have oil or valuable natural resources. Still, it isn't a basket case. Trade -- agriculture, cattle -- keeps its economy in the black.
Jack the lad
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 16/09/2016
» It is common practice that when a popular author passes away, his estate seeks a replacement to step into his shoes. The new man is expected to emulate the original style to the extent possible. If notes have been left for future plots, so much the better.
A gay first lady
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 20/01/2014
» People in every social, economic and political sphere share a fondness for rumours. True or not, they spread like wildfire. Men, women, children are fair game. Family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, acquaintances are embarrassed, reputations tarnished, careers ruined. The more they are denied, the more they are believed.
Worth your while
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 07/01/2013
» Like every youngster _ well, some at least _ I wanted to know everything there was to know. Not that I liked school that much. With all the inventions up to that time surely, I thought, there ought to be one that could be placed on my head by a scientist and, zap, my brain would be filled.
Botswana's Kipling
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 11/06/2012
» Landlocked in Southern Africa, Sarah Palin doubtless isn't the only person who doesn't know that Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa border the Republic of Botswana.(Think Kalahari Desert). Yet it isn't altogether obscure due to the efforts of a Brit, who lives among its two million people.