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- The Ruby in the Smoke (96)
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By Philip Pullman -
Finished on Jun 7, 2011 
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- Il vento dell'odio (143)
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By Roberto Cotroneo -
Finished on May 28, 2011
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- A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain (5)
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By Owen Hatherley -
Finished on Jun 7, 2011
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- Cupcakes and Kalashnikovs (1)
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Abandoned on Sep 6, 2012
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- Pompeii (11)
- The Life of a Roman Town
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By Mary Beard -
Finished on May 21, 2011
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Avery enjoyable and complete read about Pompeii. Especially good the bibliography at the end, for further reading.
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May 22, 2011 |
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- Danziger's Britain (3)
- A Journey to the Edge
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By Nick Danziger -
Finished on Apr 17, 2011
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terrifying
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This book is a bit out of date- it was first published in 1996- but it is still totally terrifying.
The author (a photographer and freelance writer) set off around the UK and stopped for a while amongst the most remote, poor, derelict, hopeless communities along the way, to give an idea of what thes ... (continue ) -
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Apr 18, 2011 |
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- Stand and Deliver! (1)
- And Other Brilliant Ways to Give Birth
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By Emma Mahony -
Finished on Mar 19, 2011
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- True North (2)
- In Praise of England's Better Half
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By Martin Wainwright -
Finished on Mar 25, 2011
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too much information, too few pages
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The author has spent most of his lifetime in The North- I haven't, that's maybe the reason why I found this book ful lof anectodes, names and places that I don't know. But they're realy way too many. I had the feeling he tried to condensate as much as he could into a little readable version, and unf ... (
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Mar 26, 2011 |
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- La Mennulara (4464)
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By Simonetta Agnello Hornby -
Finished on Mar 7, 2011
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Un libro di cui tutti mi avevano parlate benissimo, tanto da convincermi a leggerlo. Ahimè, che noia. I personaggi non emergono mai dalla pagina, restano un pò piatti, la trama non è più di tanto avvincente. L'ho letto velocemente, ma non mi ha lasciato molto. Peccato.
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Mar 26, 2011 |
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- Vergogna (3639)
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By J. M. Coetzee -
Finished in Jun 2001
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- Twenty thousand leagues under the sea (456)
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By Jules Verne -
Finished on Feb 14, 2011
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Twenty thousand leagues under the sea
Finally, the read is over. -
but maybe just because I am addicted to a different level of science fiction. Or I don't really like most classics. Anyway, it took me a lot to finish, didn't exactly thrill, and in the end the english translation isn't super duper. I wouldn't say I regret reading it, and I admire verne for creating ... (
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Feb 16, 2011 |
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- The State of the Art (74)
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By Iain M. Banks -
Finished on Feb 27, 2011
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a tiny bit of Culture enjoyment
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Of the 8 stories that make this book, I really liked only one, "Descent". It is worth reading just for this and for "The state of the art" just for those that want to read every piece Banks wrote on the Culture, but frankly, if you don't, I don't blame you, this book will not change your life or mak ... (
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Feb 28, 2011 |
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- Mini guida al consumo critico e al boicottaggio (168)
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- Il balcone dell'indipendenza (124)
- Un infinito minimo
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By Marinella Correggia -
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- A Sickness in the Family (3)
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By Denise Mina -
Finished on Jan 8, 2011
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good graphic novel
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..although a wee bit predictable. Very good graphics, enjoyable overall.
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Mar 27, 2011 |
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The Ruby in the Smoke
For all the wrongness in it, you can't help but compare everything Pullmann wrote with His dark materials trilogy. So, this book is far from it, but it's a brilliant - if only a bit simplified plotted- read for younger people. I had to read it again in English to absorb all the joy of the original l ... (continue)
For all the wrongness in it, you can't help but compare everything Pullmann wrote with His dark materials trilogy. So, this book is far from it, but it's a brilliant - if only a bit simplified plotted- read for younger people. I had to read it again in English to absorb all the joy of the original language. Now, off I go with the three (!) sequels, yay!