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Debut novels | Book reviews
Guardian.co.uk - 4 Hours ago
Francesca Segal on debut novels from Nick Stafford, Ryan David Jahn and Gin Phillips Armistice by Nick Stafford Nick Stafford's adaptation of War Horse by Michael Morpurgo is one of the triumphs of
Crime novels roundup | Book reviews Guardian.co.uk
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Vincent van Gogh The Complete Letters: review
Telegraph - 4 Hours ago
This sumptuous edition of Vincent van Gogh's complete letters shows that the artist was as adept with pen and ink as with paint and canvas, says Martin Gayford Early in June 1888, a lonely Dutchman sent
Vincent van Gogh - The Complete Letters: review Telegraph
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The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
Guardian.co.uk - 5 Hours ago
Barbara Kingsolver's latest novel suffers from a surfeit of history, says Alice O'Keeffe Barbara Kingsolver's 1998 novel The Poisonwood Bible is often described as a 'book club classic' â?? a double-edged
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Women authors left off list of the year's top 10 books
The Independent - 5 Hours ago
Female writers won several major awards this year â?? including the Man Booker Prize â?? but the industry magazine doesn't include a single one in its round-up Close jason alden Lionel Shriver said the
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Book World: Lloyd Rose reviews 'Angel Time' by Anne Rice
Washington Post - 15 Hours ago
ANGEL TIME By Anne Rice Knopf. 272 pp. $25.95 "There were omens from the beginning," Anne Rice's "Angel Time" begins. It's a nice first sentence for a mystical thriller: forebodings of doom, promises
Book Review: 'The World Has Curves' by Julia Savacool KWKH 1130AM
Book reviews: Seven Days In The Art World | The Snowball | The Age Of Wonder | Txting The Scotsman
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Harry Patch: the reluctant hero
Telegraph - 21 Hours ago
In an exclusive extract from his new biography, Peter Parker charts the remarkable life of Britain's last World War One veteran, Harry Patch. Pte HJ Patch, number 29295, C Company, 7th Battalion, Duke
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The Last Veterans: Harry Patch and the Legacy of War by Peter Parker: review
Telegraph - 22 Hours ago
Simon Heffer admires Harry Patch and the Legacy of War by Peter Parker, a moving account of the last survivor of the First World War By Simon Heffer Published: 6:30AM GMT 07 Nov 2009 At the intensely
The Last Veteran: Harry Patch and the Legacy of War by Peter Parker Guardian.co.uk
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What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell: review
Telegraph - 22 Hours ago
Philip Womack is entertained by Malcolm Gladwell's essays on ketchup, dogs and the Enron scandal By Philip Womack Published: 6:05AM GMT 06 Nov 2009 Malcolm Gladwells last book, Outliers, was phenomenally
GUILTY: Malcolm Gladwell Caused Lehman To Fail Business Insider
Malcolm Gladwell's miscellany of myths New Scientist
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Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo | Book review
Guardian.co.uk - 11/7/2009
Michael Morpurgo's tale of a wild child ranks among his best Children's fiction often finds ingenious ways of getting rid of adults, forcing its protagonists to depend on their own resources and initiative.
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The Idea of Justice by Amartya Sen
Guardian.co.uk - 11/7/2009
Steven Poole enjoys a rigorous examination of an abstract notion Humans are often misled by abstract nouns of their own making, and sometimes the bamboozlement can last centuries or more. Because one
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Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood by Maria Tatar
Guardian.co.uk - 11/7/2009
Children's books deserve this grown-up study. By AS Byatt This is a risky and brilliant title. The Enchanted Hunters is the hotel where the predatory monster Humbert Humbert has his way with the nymphet
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The Hugo Young Papers edited by Ion Trewin | Book review
Guardian.co.uk - 11/7/2009
First, to declare an interest: Hugo Young was a political columnist for this paper, and there is a foreword by Alan Rusbridger, the editor. But I'd choose this book even if Young wrote for the Daily Mail
The Hugo Young Papers, edited by Ion Trewin Guardian.co.uk
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Blood's a Rover by James Ellroy | Book review
Guardian.co.uk - 11/7/2009
Set in the 1960s, the final novel in James Ellroy's 'Underworld USA' trilogy reflects the here and now, writes Christopher Tayler James Ellroy often tells interviewers that he has no interest in current
Blood's a Rover by James Ellroy Guardian.co.uk
Book review: Blood's a Rover The Scotsman
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Voice Recognition: 21 Poets for the 21st Century edited by James Byrne and Clare
Guardian.co.uk - 11/7/2009
A new collection showcases young poets whose work soars above the tired editorial clichés In 1962, Penguin published an anthology edited by Al Alvarez, bombastically entitled The New Poetry No surprise,
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Book Review Midnight Girls - Lulu Taylor
Teen First Teen Magazine - 9 Hours ago
FemaleFirst book reviews Midnight Girls - Lulu Taylor From the prestigious dormitories of Westfield to the irresistible socialite scene of present-day London: everywhere Allegra McCorquodale goes, scandal
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Review | 'Reading Jesus': A fresh and clarifying take on the Gospels
Miami Herald - 10 Hours ago
A believer takes a calm approach to the writings of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. IF YOU GO These authors will appear at Miami Book Fair International, which runs Sunday-Nov.15 at Miami Dade College,
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Review | On the record: 'The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President'
Miami Herald - 10 Hours ago
Interviews with Bill Clinton yield historical perspective as well as glimpses of behind-the-scenes Washington. AURORA ARRUE / MIAMI HERALD ILLUSTRATION IF YOU GO These authors will appear at Miami Book
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Book review: Tickling The English
The Scotsman - 13 Hours ago
Tickling The English by Dara O'Briain is published by Michael Joseph, priced £18.99. Fans of TV show Mock The Week will be familiar with Dara O'Briain's genial style â?' anyone who has ever seen him
Arts News: Book review: TICKLING THE ENGLISH by Dara Oâ??Briain. Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Book review: TICKLING THE ENGLISH by Dara Oâ??Briain. Huddersfield Daily Examiner
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Book review: On Rumours: How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be
The Scotsman - 14 Hours ago
On Rumours: How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done by Cass Sunstein is published by Allen Lane, priced �£16.99. In the internet age, rumours can spread quickly and devastatingly,
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Book review: Dying To Be Famous and The Head Is Dead
The Scotsman - 14 Hours ago
Dying To Be Famous and The Head Is Dead, both by Tanya Landman, are published by Walker Books, priced �£4.99. The kids might be a little too young for CSI, but youngsters can still enjoy the thrill
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Book review: It's Not What You Think
The Scotsman - 14 Hours ago
It's Not What You Think by Chris Evans is published by Harper Collins, priced �£20. Chris Evans is one of those characters who's got so many famous, and infamous, moments in his past that it's no wonder
Book review: It's Not What You Think The Scotsman
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Book review: The Lacuna
The Scotsman - 14 Hours ago
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver is published by Faber, priced �£18.99. Born in the United States to an American father, Harrison William Shepherd is raised in the native Mexico of his mother Salome,
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Book Review: The Museum of Innocence, by Orhan Pamuk
National Post - 22 Hours ago
By Orhan Pamuk Translated by Maureen Freely Knopf 560 pp.; $34.95 By Randy Boyagoda Poe, Dostoevsky, Conrad and Henry James, among others, made wonderful use of unreliable narrators, literary figures
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Book review snapshots
TheStar.com.my - 11/7/2009
Leadership Lessons of the White House Fellows Author: Charles P. Garcia Publisher: McGraw-Hill CHARLES Garcia takes leadership to a new realm with lessons from the White House. The White House Fellowship,
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Book review: The Leper's Bell
The Scotsman - 11/7/2009
The Leper's Bell by Norman Maclean Birlinn, 288pp, £16.99 THERE is a curious anecdote in Norman Maclean's lively autobiography, The Leper's Bell. A west Highland musician friend of Maclean's had recently
Book review: The Leper's Bell The Scotsman
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