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101 Low-fat Feasts (BBC Good Food)

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by: Good Homes Magazine

June 05, 2003
be aware that some of recipes have a lot of added sugar. Not good if you're on any kind of diet!

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

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by: Mark Haddon

March 31, 2004
This book is bloody awful. The entire central premise is patronising gibberish. If this book was written by an aspergic person about his life it would excuse the bad writing. If it was an intelligent, well written explanation of an aspergic child's life then it would be alright but it's not. This book is poorly written gibberish with the pretense of being written by an Aspie to cover up its bad writing. This is so patronising it's unbelievable. If this was done of any other social group there would be howls of protest and quite right to. It's no more subtle than a white person putting on blackface for a good 'ole minstrel show.

The worst thing is that this isn't even a particularly accurate portrayal of an aspergic person. ... Read More:

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Random Acts of Heroic Love

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by: Danny Scheinmann

January 01, 2008
I normally like the Richard and Judy choices, and I thought the title was beautiful and it sounded amazing from the blurb on the back. Normally I would check the inside and read a few pages to check I can get into the authors style. In this case I didn't andI regret it. It is an awfully written book with no cliche left unturned. I gave it 50 pages and then stopped. Maybe I will go back one day and give it another go, but I would avoid it to be honest there are many better books out there.

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Anyone Can Do It: My Story

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by: Duncan Bannatyne

September 03, 2007
It's all in the title, buy it.

Best investment I have ever made.

Scroll to the top of the page and click on add to basket!

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Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake 3)

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by: C.J. Sansom

March 16, 2007
Having read the previous Matthew Shardlake novels I was eager to read this one. I wasn't disappointed - it is easily the best one yet.

What I liked most was the brilliant evocation of the cruelty of Tudor England. The religious fanaticism has been done before, as has the treachery and power politics along with the corruption, but the way these were all melded together and the thorny subject of judicial torture thrown in it made the story basically become a lot darker.

The idea of the events taking place within the enclosed world of the Royal Progress was a nice way of taking a murder mystery staple plot device and making it relevant to the period, a kind of Tudor "Murder on the Orient Express" if you like.

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Britain From Above

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by: Foreword by Andrew Marr

August 18, 2008
I bought Britain From Above as a present and what a success! The whole family were enthralled. Amazing and unique photography alongside interesting commentary make this book a real showpiece and a good addition to any coffee table. I think I might have to buy a copy for myself!

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The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers

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by: Martin Evening

August 14, 2008
I bought Britain From Above as a present and what a success! The whole family were enthralled. Amazing and unique photography alongside interesting commentary make this book a real showpiece and a good addition to any coffee table. I think I might have to buy a copy for myself!

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Exit Music

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by: Ian Rankin

August 07, 2008
What a fantasic send off for one of the great creations of modern literature.
I have read all the Rebus books in sequence over the years and fans of the series will be delighted to know Ian Rankin has written a a suitable finale.
We join Rebus with one week until his retirement and in a great device the chapters count down the days no surprising the pieces don't slide together until the final day of the week.

A murder of a Russian poet in Kings Stable Road gives Rebus one last case to solve soon ties are being made to big business, politicians and the criminal underworld led by Rebus' nemesis Big Ger Cafferty. Is this the last chance saloon for John to finally nail Edinburgh's gangster ?
As has been the case with the last few Rankin books the ... Read More:

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The Constant Princess

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by: Philippa Gregory

May 02, 2006
This is my second of Gregory's books I have read, the first book I read was 'The other Boleyn girl' which is much better, it's much more structured and had more depth. 'The constant princess' is interesting enough to finish but it isn't a book I would recommend to people.

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The Steel Remains (Gollancz S.F.)

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by: Richard Morgan

August 07, 2008
If you, like me, enjoy Richard's no-holds-barred style of writing that pulls you deep into something nasty then bursts you out the other side with fantastical imagery still buzzing around your head, then you'll not be dissappointed.

It's always nice when an author treats you like an adult with their prose, without being too tedious and self involved. A book I think the author rather enjoyed writing!

The characters are well defined and interesting, the plot developes at a good pace, and the action is typically full on, submersing you in with gut crunching reality!

Top read, thanks Richie baby, can't wait for the sequel(?!)