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Painted Shadow, (a life of Vivienne Eliot)
by Carole Seymour-Jones
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Review by
 Becca(13300) on 25/09/2004
| If you like biographies this is stunning. It looks to be well researched. Not only do you get to know what other famous English writers of the time thought about T.S.Elliot's first wife, but it gi....read full review |
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
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Review by
 SamMorris(3323) on 23/08/2004
| In this book travel writer, Bill Bryson, rarely gets any further than his nearest library. Nonetheless, he invites you to accompany him on a whistle-stop tour of discovery, encompassing the sum of sc....read full review |
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Dance Me on the Table
by r.muir
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Review by
Richard Brown(2551) on 27/05/2004
| This book is described as a ‘travelogue of the soul’ but for my money it would be more accurately described as a travelogue. It tells of the journey of an American man and an Indonesian woman, through....read full review |
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The Bookseller of Kabul
by Asne Seierstad
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Review by
Elspeth(408) on 23/03/2004
| Norwegian journalist Seierstad lived with a bookseller and his family in Kabul in the spring following the fall of the Taliban. It's a fascinating insight into an alien culture and I've never ....read full review |
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The Old Patagonian Express
by Paul Theroux
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Review by
jimbob72(278) on 17/01/2004
| A benchmark in travel literature. While maintaining a vaguely misanthropic outlook throughout his train journey from Boston to Patagonia, Theroux never once fails to entertain. He also succeeds in cap....read full review |
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A Writer's World: Travels 1950 - 2000
by Jan Morris
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Review by
jimbob72(278) on 07/01/2004
| Jan (nee James) Morris hit the big time as a fledgling travel journalist in 1953 with her exclusive coverage of the Hillary/Tenzing Everest ascent. This anthology of her writing from around the world ....read full review |
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Stupid White Men
by Michael Moore
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Review by
Jubbly(5549) on 03/01/2004
| Explosively funny yet terrifying in its accuracy concerning the current state of world affairs. Largely written pre 9/11, reading the run up to the Bush election is like watching the Titanic smash int....read full review |
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
by Jung Chang
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Review by
Nell(16973) on 04/11/2003
Practically a history of China from the early nineteen-hindreds, but with names and faces and the personal experiences of Jung Chang and her family.
How many of us realised exactly what was h....read full review |
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Domesday Book: A Complete Translation
by Geoffrey Martin
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Review by
Ticonderoga(6708) on 04/11/2003
| This must seem a strange choice, but hear me out. Just out in chunky paperback, this, to nick an idea from Jasper FForde, is The Well of Lost Plots. Seeking inspiration? Open at any page, and I guaran....read full review |
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Orson Welles: The Stories of His Life
by Peter Conrad
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Review by
Ticonderoga(6708) on 20/10/2003
| Not just a(nother) biography of the almost obscenely talented man-child, but a brilliant analysis of his work from the perspective of the various facets/facades/personae displayed in his life and thro....read full review |
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