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rem_STP-921375
14 yrs ago
Like GoryDetails I have never been able to get through a parody novel as the joke wears thin very quickly. I remember picking up the Harry Potter one and being amused for a few pages, but then the jokes were just being r…
rem_STP-921375
15 yrs ago
> I don't know if it's right, but I just
> read that the girl involved is negotiating
> to sell her story. Also some more
> information about her which makes me
> wonder whether I was too ready to extend
> my…
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The Brand/Ross news story (UK-mediacentric)
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Is that really so much of a sacrifice for him though?
rem_STP-921375
15 yrs ago
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He is obviously trying to make it big in America and he is still doing work for Channel 4 so I wonder how long he would have been able to keep going with the radio show anyway.
I have seen him doing stand-up as my fr…
rem_STP-921375
15 yrs ago
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Help!
I have to give a talk on BC as part of a course. Has anyone done this
before? Any advice? HELP!
pennywhistler
rem_STP-921375
15 yrs ago
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I totally agree with you. I have read a couple of her books and they just seem like any other chick lit novel to me. They are not bad, just instantly forgettable. I am not sure why people rave about her so much. I am not…
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Since joining BC has your magazine reading dwindled?
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No, they have different purposes in my opinion
rem_STP-921375
15 yrs ago
1) Firstly, if I have had a really long day at work and am cream-crackered I just cannot face reading a book. Lying on the sofa idly flicking through a mag is about all I can manage in those circumstances.
2) I like …
rem_STP-921375
15 yrs ago
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I realise the whole programme was actually about the survivor's perception of events which is fair enough. But there was a lot of discussion about the psychological impact of everything on them, but hardly any discussion…
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ladies who push their punt from the Cambridge side - Lost In Austen
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Re: ladies who push their punt from the Cambridge side - Lost In Austen
rem_STP-921375
15 yrs ago
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I'm loving this series. It's so sweet and daft!
My mum always uses the phrase liking "bread and bread" to describe lesbians and liking "bread and jam" to describe heterosexual women (she used to declare that she was …
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Looking for suggestions for new psychology student
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Re: Looking for suggestions for new psychology student
rem_STP-921375
15 yrs ago
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I really enjoyed "Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century" by Lauren Slater. It's very readable. As some who has studied some psychology I would advise you to go to a bookshop and …
rem_STP-921375
15 yrs ago
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I love her Tony Hill books, I just can't put them down. I also liked The Grave Tattoo. I haven't been as keen on her other books, although I haven't read enough to make a final judgement on them. I enjoyed the documentar…
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What book WON'T you give up?
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Illustrated copy of Alice in Wonderland inherited from my gran
rem_STP-921375
15 yrs ago
I think she inherited it from her mum. It's falling apart, but the illustrations are so gorgeous and are on such lovely paper. Otherwise I don't get too caught up in actually owning books. I just want to read them, but d…
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
It actually worked better for her than meeting men in the real world did. Basically she is a stunningly beautiful girl. She has long blond hair, pouty lips and a Playboy bunny figure. She is the sort of girl that looks l…
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Yahooo!! My library is having another sale at the Friends Bookstore...
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Re: Wow what a bargain!
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
> Ours at the moment are 25p each but
> usually near the end of the two week sale
> you can just go and fill a carrier bag
> with as many as you can squish in for £1.
My local one does that too. It's hilarious …
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Is anyone actually FOR book banning?
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What about a book on 'grooming' children that was requested by a library patron?
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
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One of our library users (a paedophile who is now out of prison) requested this book on grooming children for sex. It was self-published by a paedophile in another country and we refused to get it for him because we said…
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
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Do you think Nigella Lawson is right not to leave her money (and there's a lot of
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Re: I think it's a little extreme not to leave them a thing.
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
> A sweeping declaration like "I am
> determined that my children should have no
> financial security. It ruins people not
> having to earn money," makes Nigella sound
> a little foolish, really.
But, has Nig…
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Do you think Nigella Lawson is right not to leave her money (and there's a lot of
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I hope she'll be flexible - what if her children are not able to earn their fortune
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
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I don't like parents who give their kids so much money at so young an age that they become layabouts, but this seems a bit harsh. What if one of her kids goes into a caring profession or works for a charity - could she r…
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
A very popular Anglo-Indian author who has written fiction, non-fiction and children's books. I especially love his non-fiction which really brings India to life.
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
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I don't know anyone who has ever been to an open casket funeral. When my grandparents and father died everyone kept telling me to see their bodies or I'd regret it. But, I never have regretted it and I never had any prob…
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Getting to know my fellow bookcrossers -- Poll!
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Re: Getting to know my fellow bookcrossers -- Poll!
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
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1. What country to do you live in? UK
2. Gender? Lady
3. Any kids? Grandkids? No
4. Any pets? No, I like animals, but not in my house.
5. Do you have a spouse/mate/significant other? No, but would like one!
6. Name …
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
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Oh, it was fabulous. I burst into tears when Jessie Brown's chap walked in when she was singing!
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
Night Haunts: A Journey Through Nocturnal London by Sukhdev Sandhu
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
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We run various groups in our library (homework clubs, art and craft clubs etc) and we obviously try to give each child an equal amount of attention. I have lost count of the number of parents who have implied (or actuall…
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question on Night by Wiesel and Briar Rose by Yolen
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Has she read Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne?
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
It's a very moving children/YA's book about the holocaust. It's great to see that there are kids out there who aren't just interested in make-up and celebrities!
rem_STP-921375
16 yrs ago
I suppose that is strictly 6 words, but never mind. The book is "Eating for England" by Nigel Slater.
