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The Kindle and The Fate of Books

Some thoughts from a former bookseller and paper enthusiast.

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The Property of Rain by Angela Lambert : Book Review

Set in rural Suffolk, England and Kanpur, India this is the life story of two children born thousands of miles apart during the year 1921, and how they meet.

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The Sex Club by L J Sellers : Book Review

Nurse Kera Kollmorgan and Detective Wade Jackson are thrown together by life and death. Crime and passion, mystery and intrigue flow from page to page of this novel.

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Critics of Shakespeare: T.S. Eliot

An introduction of the literary criticism of renowned poet T.S. Eliot as it relates to the work of Shakespeare.

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Interpretation and Escape Fiction

Interpretation and escape fiction can give us many moments of good reading. In interpretation reading we get enjoyment and understanding of the people and the world around us. From escape literature we get a sense of fun and high adventure. It takes us out of our every day world and into the world of imagination.

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Poetry of Shakespeare: A Lover’s Complaint

An introduction to an early poem ascribed to Shakespeare but one which is more likely to have been written by a lesser talent.

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Critics of Shakespeare: The Marxist Approach

An introduction to the ways that Marxist critics approach Shakespeare’s work and the reasons for that approach.

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The Kensington Way: A Diet and Weight-loss Book

A book review on The Kensington Way: the Revolutionary Diet & Lifestyle Plan for Losing Weight & Creating Perfect Health.

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Poetry of Shakespeare: The Phoenix and The Turtle

An introduction to one of Shakespeare’s most mysterious poems, the proto-metaphysical ballad The Phoenix and the Turtle.

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The Book of Night Women by Marlon James

Moving account of slavery in 18th century Jamacia. Following the life of Negro women slaves, Marlon James captures the pain endured, mentally and physically.

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