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Cover of Quidditch Through the Ages
Cover of Mother Tongue
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Cover of McCarthy's Bar
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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
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