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Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton : an Autobiographyby: J.G. Ballard September 01, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Biography |
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l have never read a Ballard book,but found this auto-biography very enjoyable.His narrative is simple and direct,yet it delivers with vigour and zest.This is really two books.The first is the real feast for the reader,his growing up in China and all the English snobbery and meanness.Chinese starved to death,in front of the ex-pat communities, and brutally,tortured and killed by the Japanese.The second book is his life in England.An Englishman who had never been to England.His shock at how the arrogance of the ex-pats contrasted that with the listlessness and low quality of life in England.After the initial shock of finding Britain very different to ex-pat nostalgia,the book flattens out into a little more mundane expose of the rest of Ballards ... Read More:
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Persepolisby: Marjane Satrapi March 06, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Biography |
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This is a very touching book, very illuminating and very inspiring. It humanises a people that, unfortunately, we often feel to be nothing more than crazy islamic fundamentals and murderers. This is obviously not the case and it is nice to read a book that gently explains this...though there are plenty examples of the horror one would expect from living under such a regime.
the only gripe i have with this book is it's format. They have published this as a book rather than a graphic novel. As such the art and the text are tiny, and it can be physically difficult to read and pick up on the subtlties of the (lovely) artwork contained within. They must have done this so that people can read this on trains or what have you and avoid the 'comic ... Read More: >>More Details |
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On Writingby: Stephen King September 01, 2001 Best Selling > Books > Biography |
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It's no secret that Stephen King is the world's bestselling author. How he does that, is explained by himself in this book.
The first part of the book is a short, although insightful, autobiography. In this part King talks about his childhood, how he first became interested in horror and in writing and how his life was before he became world famous. The larger part of the book is about writing. How to do it and how to do it well. Unlike some books on writing, King is not orthodox about this subject. There are a lot of "DO"'s and "DON'T"'s, plenty of tips and the revelation that to write good fiction all you have to do is to grab the vocabulary you have and use it on a good story. That's really all there is to it. In ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Homage to Catalonia (Penguin Modern Classics)by: George Orwell June 05, 2003 Best Selling > Books > Biography |
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Note how the great Orwell never says anything positive about those doing the bulk of the fighting against Franco - in fact, note how he barely mentions Franco and fascism at all! In the course of the events he descibes in this book, he spends most of his time doing nothing, like the rest of his Trotskyist and anarchist friends. Meanwhile, the Republicans, whom he slanders from afar, were fighting and dying in the front line against the Nazi and Italian forces who enabled Franco's victory. Note also how he never says a positive word about the Soviet Union, which was the only country to help the Republic, while the British and French governments helped Hitler and Mussolini to intervene.
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Jacky Daydreamby: Jacqueline Wilson March 13, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Biography |
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I read this in one blast! It was hard to put the book down.
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This is Not About Meby: Janice Galloway September 01, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Biography |
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I loved this book. It was both subtle and descriptive. The ability to write about such a poverty stricken life without any hint of pity-searching, shows how great a talent Galloway is. I truly recommend this for a piece of hidden Scottish social history. It is not glamorized misery lit, it is a tale of a child's wonder and wit, whilst waiting to mature.
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Nothing to be Frightened ofby: Julian Barnes March 06, 2008 Best Selling > Books > Biography |
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No,not an autobiography but the thoughts on parents,grandparents and photograph of never to be known person in ravaged photograph were fascinating. His brother features greatly in his meanderings althought I sensed a degree of frustration that brother's thoughts did not tally with his at most times.
Thoughts of pre death anticipation and death itself,along with a possible afterlife and existence,or non existence of God were approached from many angles,leaving the reader to make up his/her mind on the subject. Also one or two unique views on the perception of a God..thought provoking. Not an easy book to read,and you could easily give up in trying to follow his thoughts......"what the hell is he trying to say now?" You may even find your mind is only picking ... Read More: >>More Details |
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As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morningby: Laurie Lee July 02, 1992 Best Selling > Books > Biography |
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This book paints an incredible picture of Spain in the 1930s; poor, under- developed and on the brink of civil war. A genuine, reflective, thoughtful tale, what an incredible adventure it must have been.
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How Proust Can Change Your Lifeby: Alain de Botton April 09, 1998 Best Selling > Books > Biography |
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Insightful. Deffo going to read more of ADB's books. Comes at a different angle and solves a lot of modern day problems of living.
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Wild Mary: The Life of Mary Wesleyby: Patrick Marnham May 03, 2007 Best Selling > Books > Biography |
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Insightful. Deffo going to read more of ADB's books. Comes at a different angle and solves a lot of modern day problems of living.
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