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• Bedrock

  

  Sadly it is a rare occasion to read a truly stupendous book. There are lots of wonderful books in the libraries of the world, great and small. Read more

  The 13 November 2012 by   Steveawiggins
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• Book Review: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens

  

  ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ (1992) Walt Disney Pictures / Jim Henson ProductionsChristmas came early in the Whitby household this week, I was given a Kindle... Read more

  The 12 November 2012 by   Musicforhair
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• Monday Morning Hearsay: The Just City

  

  In 1983 Mark Helprin published Winter’s Tale, an epic on the scale of Moby Dick and similarly steeped in symbolism. It is one of my favorite books. It clocks... Read more

  The 12 November 2012 by   Jslubinski
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• Review: A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir

  

  Description (from cover):'In this engrossing novel of historical suspense, New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir tells the dramatic intertwined stories... Read more

  The 12 November 2012 by   Girllostinabook
  

• On Timeless Novels

  

  I recently re-read To Kill a Mockingbird in preparation for teaching it to a class this half term. I last read it when I was a teenager, and remember being... Read more

  The 10 November 2012 by   Booksnob
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• Review: The Lazarus Machine by Paul Crilley

  

  The Lazarus Machine by Paul Crilley Publication Date: November 6th, 2012 Publisher: PYR Books Page Count: 280 pages Format: ARC Source: Publisher for Review... Read more

  The 09 November 2012 by   Literaryexploration
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• Book Review: London Labour and the London Poor

  

  London Labour and the London Poor is a remarkable work of Victorian journalism by Henry Mayhew, Dickens's contemporary and like Dickens celebrating his... Read more

  The 08 November 2012 by   Mariagrazia
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• Dapper Legend Tom Wolfe Swings by Ferry Building Store

  

  On Thursday, November 1 Tom Wolfe made an appearance at Book Passage in the Ferry Building to sign copies of his new, blockbuster novel, Back to Blood. Read more

  The 07 November 2012 by   Bookpassage
  

• Q and A: Can My Killer Use Botox To Kill?

  

  Q: I have been reading Forensics and Fiction and have decided my killer’s weapon will be injections of botox. Would a full syringe of botox given as a muscle... Read more

  The 06 November 2012 by   Dplylemd
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• The Real Scrooge

  

  image credit One of the hallmarks of the work of 19th-century author Charles Dickens is his oddball characters and their fanciful names: Uriah Heep, Martin... Read more

  The 06 November 2012 by   Gerard
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