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Cover of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Cover of Quidditch Through the Ages
Cover of Mother Tongue
Cover of Kafka on the Shore
Cover of McCarthy's Bar
Cover of Angela's Ashes
Cover of 84 Charing Cross Road

  • 1 of 1 people find this helpful

    Really a beautiful little book!
    I like Helene so much,she's really funny!

    "...And "in" at home is "trendy" here and " give it up" is "pack it in" and "never mind!" is " not to worry!"
    And when they pronounce it the same they spell it differently. Acurb's a kerb, a check's a cheque, a racket's a raquet - and just to confuse you further, jail is spelled "gaol" and pronounced "jail".
    And a newsstand's a kiosk, a subway's the tube, a cigar store's a tobacconist's, a drug store's a chemist's, a bus is a coach, a truck is a lorry,buying on time is hire purchase, cash and carry is cash and wrap and Shaw once observed, we are two countries divided by a common language. I am now going to bed because it's quataposstwelve." ... (continue)

    Really a beautiful little book!
    I like Helene so much,she's really funny!

    "...And "in" at home is "trendy" here and " give it up" is "pack it in" and "never mind!" is " not to worry!"
    And when they pronounce it the same they spell it differently. Acurb's a kerb, a check's a cheque, a racket's a raquet - and just to confuse you further, jail is spelled "gaol" and pronounced "jail".
    And a newsstand's a kiosk, a subway's the tube, a cigar store's a tobacconist's, a drug store's a chemist's, a bus is a coach, a truck is a lorry,buying on time is hire purchase, cash and carry is cash and wrap and Shaw once observed, we are two countries divided by a common language. I am now going to bed because it's quataposstwelve."

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    ― Posted on Jul 25, 2007 | Add your feedback

Cover of The Sunday Philosophy Club

  • 1 of 1 people find this helpful

    Il libro che mi ha fatto scoprire questo autore.
    Ambientato ad Edimburgo
    La protagonista Isabel,improvvisata detective,lungo tutto il libro medita sui più svariati argomenti.

    Divertente e intelligente.

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    ― Posted on Jun 20, 2007 | Add your feedback

Cover of The Treatment

  • Ring di YowlYY

    Copio spudoratamente la mia j.e:

    "Wow I think that this woman is a little bit disturbed!
    All those details!
    Shocking but well written!"

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    ― Posted on Jun 27, 2007 | Add your feedback

Cover of The Silmarillion
Cover of 9th and 13th
Cover of What Am I Doing Here?

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