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Review: The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman

Liz wrote 12 months ago: The Five Love Languages Gary Chapman ISBN: 1881273156 Nonfiction / Relationships / Christianity In T … more →

Tags: Ratings: C- (5/10), Relationships, nonfiction, Self-Help, gary chapman, Love, Too Stupid to Live, Bad Advice, Good Advice

Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote

martingale wrote 1 year ago: I am a book aficionado, and therefore I tend to avoid seeing movies which are based on books. Actual … more →

Tags: American Fiction, Short Stories

In Cold Blood - Truman Capote4 comments

martingale wrote 1 year ago: It is said that In Cold Blood is the first and finest of the genre of true crime novels, and if it w … more →

Tags: Books Read, Crime Fiction

Quirkology: The Curious Science of Everyday Lives - Richard Wiseman3 comments

martingale wrote 1 year ago: Have you ever wondered whether a black cat crossing your path really brings you bad luck? How about … more →

Tags: A - Z Challenge, Books Read, Psychology, Science, Skepticism

Letters From a Lost Generation - First World War Letters of Vera Brittain and Four Friends1 comment

martingale wrote 1 year ago: A century ago, the art of letter writing was dominant. Correspondence formed the most effective way … more →

Tags: Twentieth Century, War

Child 44 - Tom Rob Smith

martingale wrote 1 year ago: Child 44 is Tom Rob Smith’s first novel, and it is an incredible way to launch one’s car … more →

Tags: A - Z Challenge, Books Read, Crime Fiction, The Pub Challenge, Thrillers, Twentieth Century

A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson3 comments

martingale wrote 1 year ago: Quite often, the books I read will make me wish I could live more than one lifetime in order to purs … more →

Tags: Books Read, Science

SHAM: How the Gurus of the Self-Help Movement Make Us Helpless - Steve Salerno

martingale wrote 1 year ago: I spent much of this book in a state of some confusion. I wasn’t confused because I didn … more →

Tags: Skepticism

Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition and Other Confusions Of Our Time - Michael Shermer2 comments

martingale wrote 1 year ago: During the Second World War, the Nazi’s orchestrated the systematic murder of millions of Jews … more →

Tags: Books Read, Non-Fiction, Skepticism, Science

Plea Of Insanity - Jilliane Hoffman

martingale wrote 1 year ago: This is a courtroom drama with a difference. It is a courtroom drama with a definite purpose. The au … more →

Tags: Crime Fiction

All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque6 comments

martingale wrote 1 year ago: I would hail this book as one of the most evocative accounts of the First World War ever written. I … more →

Tags: Recommended Books, Twentieth Century, War, 8 Decades Challenge

Regeneration - Pat Barker

martingale wrote 1 year ago: I studied World War I in my final year at school, and after finishing A Long Long Way, I wanted to c … more →

Tags: Books Read, Recommended Books, War

Get Into Bed With Google - Jon Smith

martingale wrote 1 year ago: This is less a complete book and more a ‘pithy little reader’. It offers no verbosity … more →

Tags: Business, The Pub Challenge

A Long Long Way - Sebastian Barry

martingale wrote 1 year ago: So many books written about World War I recount the misery, horror and subhuman conditions the soldi … more →

Tags: Books Read, Recommended Books, Twentieth Century, War

888 Challenge

Ashley wrote 1 year ago: I am now participating in the 888 Reading Challenge Rules can be found there. Books I will read: In … more →

Tags: Reading Challenges, Reading Challenge, Books

The Lincoln Lawyer - Michael Connelly

martingale wrote 1 year ago: Mickey Haller’s office is the back of his car. He conducts his business as a defence attorney … more →

Tags: Books Read, Crime Fiction

Kiss The Girls - James Patterson

martingale wrote 1 year ago: I dived straight into this after finishing Along Came A Spider, eager to carry on with the adventure … more →

Tags: Books Read, Crime Fiction

888: One more done

byrningbunny wrote 1 year ago: I finally finished another one of the books on my challenge list instead of all the other books I … more →

Tags: Reading, Writing & Books, Books, Middlesex, Secrets on Saturday, Ann Purser, Jeffrey Eugenides, Reviews

888: Still Not Reading From My List2 comments

byrningbunny wrote 1 year ago: I finished Tony Hillerman’s People of Darkness a couple of days ago.  Julie has decided she ne … more →

Tags: Reading, Writing & Books


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