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Doors Open by Ian Rankin
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I have enjoyed many of Ian Rankin's previous novels but felt the last couple of Rebus ones dragged along a bit, so was interested in reading this latest offering which stars all new characters. Unfortunately it just didn't live up to my expectations.
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 19 Oct 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Body of Lies (2008) R
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google_ad_section_start This spy/action flick is directed by Ridley Scott ( American Gangster (2007), Num3rs , The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Matchstick Men (2003), Black Hawk...
Reviewed by Maxim via
on 12 Oct 2008.
0 of 0 people found this useful.
Fool The World - The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies
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Received as a gift, I look forward immediately to devouring this book as an avid Pixies fan. With the exception of a foreward written by...
Reviewed by Brian Johnston via
on 07 Oct 2008.
3 of 3 people found this useful.
Matter by Ian M. Banks
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Matter is the latest in Ian M. Banks Culture novel. It follows the usual format for Culture novels: weaving a very personal story into a...
Reviewed by theaardvark via
on 02 Oct 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
irish gardens [book]
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I have selected gardens… whose design clearly illustrates a particular period of garden history, and whose plantings demonstrate an almost obsessional love of plants and the surrounding Irish landscape irish gardens by olda fitzgerald The...
Reviewed by doneganland via
on 11 Sep 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
The Algebraist by Ian M. Banks
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What distinguishes Ian M. Banks's novel is the shear scale of the universes he creates. He paints a picutre not just of the his characters...
Reviewed by theaardvark via
on 09 Sep 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Dissolution by C J Sansom
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Set in England at the time of King Henry VIII and his dissolution of the monasteries, this murder mystery starts with the sending of lawyer and reformist Matthew Shardlake to a Benedictine monastery where the previous commissioner had been found...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 25 Aug 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
food for free
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book review - food for free At €17.60 - this ‘life enhancing classic' could nearly buy you a good meal and a glass of fine wine… In the scheme of things it's pricy. But is it well worth it? From revealing the...
Reviewed by doneganland via
on 18 Aug 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Double Fault by Lionel Shriver
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So Wimbledon was in progress, I was in my local bookshop and this novel caught my eye. Its the story of Willy, a low ranking tennis professional on the way up when we first encounter her. She's been playing tennis since aged four and is now...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 18 Jul 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.
Geek Estate Blog
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I love this blog, it's pretty freaking relevant to the RE industry. Drew meyers stays on top of it. Excellent work Zillow!
Reviewed by RiversideHomeSource via
on 11 Jul 2008.
0 of 1 people found this useful.






