36 reviews tagged with "novel, books, blog, twenty major"

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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.

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 19 Oct 2008.

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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...

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Reviewed by Maxim via on 12 Oct 2008.

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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...

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Reviewed by Brian Johnston via on 07 Oct 2008.

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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...

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Reviewed by theaardvark via on 02 Oct 2008.

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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...

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Reviewed by doneganland via on 11 Sep 2008.

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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...

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Reviewed by theaardvark via on 09 Sep 2008.

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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...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 25 Aug 2008.

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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...

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Reviewed by doneganland via on 18 Aug 2008.

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Double Fault by Lionel Shriver

*****

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...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 18 Jul 2008.

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Geek Estate Blog

*****

I love this blog, it's pretty freaking relevant to the RE industry. Drew meyers stays on top of it. Excellent work Zillow!

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Reviewed by RiversideHomeSource via on 11 Jul 2008.

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