The World of Gord

" The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you. " Neil deGrasse Tyson I have seen Neil deGrasse Tyson speak and r...

There is something romantic, frightening and daring about the men who flew in air combat during the first world war. That's why Calvar...

A year or so ago I went to a lecture by Neil deGrasse Tyson, an Astrophysicist who when he lectures is as entertaining and humorous as he ...

I have been going through some medical issues and while on a hospital stay, I was talking with a fellow patient who had just finished The ...

Last year I watched the news in fascination. The images of cars driving along highways with flames shooting hundreds of feet in the air be...

I just finished reading Truth & Honour , which examines the investigation into the the murder of Saint John, New Brunswick, businessma...

This morning I finished the fourth and final book of the Greatcoat Series, Tyrant's Throne . After years of struggle and sacrifice, ...

I am a baseball fan, plus I have a fantasy baseball team in a league that has been running for 27 years. Pitchers are the highest paid pla...

Recently I had to go into the hospital and my friends knowing that I am not only a history buff but also a Toronto history buff, gave me T...

Although I don't read them often, and I have no reason to offer as to why i don't, I do enjoy a good short story. Short stories ar...

C.C. Humphreys is a Toronto-born writer who now lives in London, England. He not only writes novels but plays too and is an actor who has ...

I just finished reading Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian Sniper  by Jody Mitic, who was a sniper with the Canadian Armed Forces 1st ...

I've had some time to catch up on my reading lately and just finished Vij: A One-Way Ticket to Canada with India in My Suitcase and Le...

A friend of mine from work read Old Man's War , and really enjoyed it. Knowing that I like science fiction, he gave it to me to read. ...

I just finished Medium Raw , another book from Bourdain about being a chef and where his journey has taken him since he won acclaim for K...

I don't read many graphic novels but just finished We Stand on Guard by writer Brian K. Vaughan who wrote the SAGA series and Canadia...

I enjoy reading Science Fiction especially cleverly done Sci-fi, so when I read the premise to Sleeping Giants , knew it was my kind of bo...