This book was passed to me by my Mum who claimed that it was "un-put-downable". I read the book in a matter of hours and must say it is one of the best books I have picked up in a long time. I have never read Peter James before but am now halfway through the second book. In this book, Michael Harrison is left in a life or death situation after four of his friends wind up dead after a Stag night prank gone wrong. The lead detective Roy Grace is a fantastic character and I think he is my new lead hero. Cannot reccomend this book highly enough. The book was fresh and new and the story line gripping and a complete page turner. Peter James has me hook line and sinker.
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After reading Robert Harris's novel Pompeii I was keen on gaining more knowledge about both the people and the town that was overcome by the eruption of Vesuvius , so this books publication allowed me that opportunity.
The amount of information conveyed is awesome and the life of the various citizen's of Pompeii is truly bought to life , the book is written in a scholarly way as befits a Cambridge Don but in no way does this get in the way , she paint's a fantastic picture of the place and it's culture , organisation and politics as well as spicing thing's up by many reference's to the sexual liberation of the era.
A very well written book and did everything I asked of it.
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I think that this is one of my favourite recipe books ever!! I love Italian food and this book has it all. Really simple sauces and marinades to much more complex cookery. If ever we are stuck for an idea for dinner this book is always picked up first, I would highly recommend it!
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Having come late to the table for Dragon's Den fodder, I was intrigued by Duncan Bannatyne in particular. To me, initially he came across as an arrogant buffoon but I saw a TV programme dedicated to Bannatyne and it really changed my opinion of him. This book is quite simply one of the best autobiographies I have read. His tale is inspiring, honest and as other reviewers have commented, it is very moving. It is not often in life that we read about remarkable characters but Bannatyne is one of those. Not only is he a successful businessman and entre-preneur but he is a sensitive and caring man, who devotes a lot of his own time and monies to Romanian orphanages and Unicef. I'll never meet the man unfortunately but having read this book, I feel as ... Read More:
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This is the first Wallander story I've read. I found it interesting and to some extent, exciting. But it is not a high octane action thriller. There were a few pages I skipped, those when the story moves to South Africa. I think the story could have been trimmed down. There does seem to be some over explanation. But, I found it all quite believable. I liked the character, Scheepers, of the South African prosecutors office, who is tasked to secretly
find out about an assassination plot. While he carries out his investigation in South Africa, Wallender is working away at the other end, in Sweden. Both are unaware of each other and have no direct contact in the story.
i thought the bad guys in this were interesting : the assassin to be, Mabasha, ... Read More:
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I love Delia Smith. My mum had a battered copy that was a huge part of my childhood, and when I left home I immediately purchased my own copy. I use it so often, weekly at least, and I hope it is as big a part in my childrens lives as it is in mine! Her christmas cake recipe is by far the best I have ever eaten, and her all in one sponge cake is fool proof. I love her style of writing, her advice practical, and even my partner (who was brought up with microwave meals and smash) is addicted to Delia and often flicks through the book, hungry to try her recipes! The only recipe I have tried that has failed is her beef curry, but 1 out of 1000 cant be bad! I recommend this to everyone, it really is my cookery bible, and I would be lost without it!
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Just superb, witty and informative. It's given me a new hobby of dashing to perfume counters at every opportunity just to try out new fragrances. The only downside is that as the perfume industry moves so quickly, there are already new perfumes out there that are not listed. I'd buy an updated one every few years if only the authors were to produce one!
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I can only assume that the above "reviewers" work for, or are related to, The Clash or the publishers.
This is a gratuitous, barely-concealed barrel-scraping effort which further advances the band's revisionism, not least about their backgrounds. The input and creativity of such figures as Caroline Coon, Derek Boshier and Alex Michon is mentioned in the most ungenerous terms while others such as Sebastian Conran don't even get a look in. Poor old Terry Chimes receives similar treatment and the three post-Jones years are condensed into a page which tries to gussy up embarassing escapades such as the busking tour and the truly dreadful Cut The Crap.
All the photographs and information have been published elsewhere apart from a selection of pretty ... Read More:
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It took me a long time to get into the book - even at the hundred page mark I didn't feel particularly interested in it. Eventually, however, it pulled me in and it became a book that I was picking up at any given opportunity. I thought the way that it parallels Hamlet was very clever, from the obvious (Gertrude = Trudy, Claudius = Claude) to the more obscure connections that I enjoyed spotting along the way. But more than that, I loved the way that Wroblewski puts so much thought and time into pulling you into the world of Edgar Sawtelle. Not just the physical landscape, although that is beautifully drawn, but all the thought that he's put into things like the family's philosophy of dog breeding and how Edgar is going to communicate with those around him.
It took me a long time to get into the book - even at the hundred page mark I didn't feel particularly interested in it. Eventually, however, it pulled me in and it became a book that I was picking up at any given opportunity. I thought the way that it parallels Hamlet was very clever, from the obvious (Gertrude = Trudy, Claudius = Claude) to the more obscure connections that I enjoyed spotting along the way. But more than that, I loved the way that Wroblewski puts so much thought and time into pulling you into the world of Edgar Sawtelle. Not just the physical landscape, although that is beautifully drawn, but all the thought that he's put into things like the family's philosophy of dog breeding and how Edgar is going to communicate with those around him.