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21:34, 11 Nov 2009Blogs
Bookclub via a podcast - free and easy to join unrated

I co-host a comics podcast, which includes a bookclub for our listeners. Every 6 or 7 weeks we select a work of fiction, taken either from listeners suggestions or one of the hosts chooses. The hosts then discuss the book on the show with feedback and comments from listeners all around the world.
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Centring on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden in the Second World War, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know.

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Loosely based on the author's life, chronicles Craig's journey from childhood to adulthood, exploring the people, experiences, and beliefs that he encountered along the way.

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An anthology of three graphic novels, Saint of Killers, The Good Old Boys, and the Story of You Know Who, as told by the preacher, the Reverend Jesse Custer.

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The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs.

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Uther, the High King of Britain, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir. His uncle, the loyal and gifted warlord Arthur, now rules as caretaker for a country which has fallen into chaos - threats emerge from within the British kingdoms while vicious Saxon armies stand ready to invade.

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Combined here are Maus I: A Survivor's Tale and Maus II - the complete story of Vladek Spiegelman and his wife, living and surviving in Hitler's Europe. By addressing the Holocaust through cartoons the author captures the everyday reality of fear and the sensation of survival.

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After three years in prison, Shadow has done his time. But as the time until his release ticks away, he can feel a storm brewing. Two days before he gets out, his wife Laura dies in a car crash, in adulterous circumstances. Dazed, Shadow travels home, only to encounter the bizarre Mr Wednesday claiming to be a refugee from a distant war.

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The year is 2054, and life has been reduced to a data feed. The fusing of virtual reality and cybernetics has ushered in the era of the surrogate, a new technology that lets users interact with the world without ever leaving their homes. Its up to Detectives Harvey Greer and Pete Ford of the Metro Police Department to keep it that way.

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When a medieval scroll disappears from a Paris church, Doctor Julien investigates, uncovering horrific ritual murders and an ancient secret society. Julien cannot let the shadowy figures retreat into darkness, lest they take up their killing once again. His investigation turns into a one-man quest into the bizarre secrets of the Catholic Church.

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Fifteen years ago, Dashiell Dash Bad Horse ran away from a life of poverty and hopelessness on the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation in search of something better. Now he's home, with trouble in mind... Armed with nothing but a set of nunchucs, a hell-for-leather attitude and one dark secret, Dash finds nothing much has changed on The Rez .

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A close encounter with alien technology leaves civil engineer Mitchell Hundred with the ability to interface with technology of every kind. Setting himself up as erstwhile superhero The Machine, but doing more harm than good, Hundred ends up as mayor of New York.

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In 1953 Hawaii, the supernatural manifestations of the islands' myths and legends lie just around every corner. Exiled stateside detective Byrd finds himself immersed in a dark paradise of exotic bar girls, murdered beauties, and high speed chases along the scenic Hawaiian coast, and the mysterious Night Marchers of the Pali Highway. The psychic Madame Chan, the eccentric but deadly Bishop ...

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Tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. This book paints a portrait of daily life in Iran and of the contradictions between home life and public life.

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Stephen Aryan Stephen Aryan

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03:20, 04 Nov 2009Blogs
Thats the Way She Is by Manchovian Prince unrated
Great Book! Chapter One discusses the how understand and communicate with women. The next thirteen chapters discusses the different types of females. The book is an original and has a lot of useful information for people who are starting or already have a mature relationship. It is a must read. You must buy this book.
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AJlikk Mr AJlikk Mr

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03:37, 30 Oct 2009Blogs
Muscle Versus Muscle unrated
For centuries there have been never ending discussions on what people should consider in making decisions, their minds or their hearts. Its a dilemma that almost everyone has encounterd and there is always a variety of outcomes. Some may be pro or con to the two choices which once again shows why this comparison has always been in question.
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Kelly Dougher Kelly Dougher

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10:09, 20 Oct 2009Blogs
What did you see? unrated

LOVING FLASH FORWARD on C5!!!!! Just read the book and have an idea what caused the Flash Forwards. Don't know if the team are going to stick to the script and use the same reason as the book but watch out for Lloyd Simcoe if they do!


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An acclaimed high concept SF novel, the basis for a new SF series, destined to be the new LOST.

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Beach Life Beach Life

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20:11, 11 Oct 2009Blogs
The Free Industrial Republic Saga unrated
So I've been writting some stuff, and hopefully I'll manage to publish it on my blog pretty soon. Here's a preview. There rest, pretty soon on my blog.
 
 
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MasterX MasterX

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13:41, 07 Oct 2009Blogs
ABOUT ME unrated

hi

I love the louise renninson books at the moment.They are brilliant and i can't stop reading them. I can't wait to buy the next one and i hope to read the whole series by christmas this year. They are great!!!


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Amy Whiting Amy Whiting

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20:24, 26 Sep 2009Blogs
Books to buy unrated
Konnichiwa,   - means hello in Japanese

I need some help

I need to choose what book to buy because i only have money, right now, to by one. So i need some help chossing one.
The choice is either Drawing and painting the undead, Japanese Goth or Gothic and Lolita Bible V.2

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A directory of 30 beings to recreate or adapt to create your own designs, this book includes putrid mummies, macabre ghouls and reanimated zombies, each with a description, constructional drawings and close-up details.

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Includes designs by different brands in the States. This book includes photo shoots with Lolita celebrities such as Mana, formerly of Malice Mizer and of Moi Dix Mois as well as articles on beauty products, hair and makeup styles, feminine or goth-looking products, recipes, music, movies, and books.

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Art and Design. A visual odyssey into Japan's Gothic-Lolita and Gothic Punk subculture as seen through manga, fashion, music, street culture, and graphic design.

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Ichigo - Means Strawberry In Japanese Ichigo - Means Strawberry In Japanese

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10:46, 23 Sep 2009Blogs
Population: A Country's Gold or the Root of Poverty unrated
There has been a never ending debate on how every family should limit their size. In China,the One-Child Policy was implemented more than a quarter-century ago which made it the lowest in population growth among all developing countries. About .6 percent growth per year. Economic Analysts say that this has made China an economic tyrant. What bothers many however, is the social problems that ...
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Donna Bigely Donna Bigely

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13:02, 18 Sep 2009Blogs
About The Dust of a Thousand Places unrated
The Dust of A Thousand Places takes us to Aden, Yemen in the last embers of British rule. The story, told from the point of view of a handful of characters, goes beyond any personal story to speak essentially of a time and a place. The place is a land that has never yielded and will submit to no one -neither one man's efforts to tame nature nor another's greed. And time is running out for ...
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18:01, 27 Jul 2009Blogs
Introducing The Rainbow Orchid unrated
 
Next week my comic strip adventure, The Rainbow Orchid, is being published by Egmont, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to introduce the book to you. 
 

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Julius Chancer embarks on a hazardous quest for the rainbow orchid - a mythical flower last mentioned by the ancient Greek philosopher, Theophrastus, and steeped in legend. His epic journey takes him from 1920s Britain to the Indian subcontinent and its mysterious lost valleys.

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Garen Ewing Garen Ewing

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18:02, 07 Jul 2009Blogs
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20:16, 06 Jul 2009Blogs
Norman Churches in the Canterbury Diocese unrated

It's not your "beach" read.  However, if you are interested in history this book has excellent drawings and lovely photographs.  Take a chapter at a time if you want to know more about the buildings whilst exploring south east Kent.  I am biased because I am a friend of one of the authors.


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Caroline Bamber Caroline Bamber

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17:39, 06 Jul 2009Blogs
Stephen Donaldson's Gap Sequence unrated
Forget his fantasy titles, Donaldson's sci-fi series also known as the "Gap Sequence", is truly something to behold! His writing throughout is powerful, thought-provoking, the plot lines are incredibly complex and the pace is gripping from start to end. Not a series of books you can dip in and out of easily, not that you'll want to! I read them back to back, as soon as I reached the last ...
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Emma-Jane Emma-Jane

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21:26, 29 Jun 2009Blogs
How to shoot a Good Travel Picture? unrated
Many of the great travel icons like the Taj Mahal or Macchu Pichu are so instantly familiar that they have virtually passed into our collective conscious: even people who have never left home can instantly recognise them. The traveller might be blown away the first time that they set eyes on the Taj Mahal, but the most likely response in the person who sees their travel pictures is mild ...
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Steve Davey Steve Davey

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10:47, 26 Jun 2009Blogs
Essential Reading- American Flagg! unrated
Titan is proud to launch a special section on Borders.co.uk bringing you all our latest books from Television/Film and Graphic novels to contemporary fiction. Our page will update once a month with exclusive content, videos and interviews. Check us out: Borders.co.uk/titan_bookstore
 
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One of the key comics of the 1980s - along with Watchmen and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Howard Chaykin's American Flagg! was a massive-selling hit, breaking new ground in comics storytelling and influencing a generation of writers and artists. America, 2031. TV star Reuben Flagg is drafted to protect the citizens of Chicago as a Plexus Ranger, having pretended to be one onscreen. The ...

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It was America, 2031. TV star Reuben Flagg is drafted to protect the citizens of Chicago as a Plexus Ranger, having pretended to be one onscreen. The inexperienced Flagg must tackle an America blighted by a biased and oppressive media, dubious 'wars', widespread political corruption and environmental disaster...

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08:27, 18 Jun 2009Blogs
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society unrated

This is an excellent read.  The pages just fly by!


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Caroline Bamber Caroline Bamber

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18:41, 15 Jun 2009Blogs
I want never gets..
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I want karin slaughters new book genesis now !! i dont want to wait till 2nd july i want it now .. now i say !!!!


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23:19, 12 Jun 2009Blogs
It's been a while...What I'm reading Now unrated
It's been a while since I've posted on here...I do post a lot of reviews and recommendations on my book blog (check it out: http://pagesofthemind3.blogspot.com/) we're always looking for guest reviewers if anyone is interested. We're also always welcome recommendations!!
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lani4 lani4

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18:12, 05 Jun 2009Blogs
House of NIght
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Best book series ever even better than twilight.

Zoey is abit of a player   lol

9 HOF books in total

1. Marked  2. Betrayed  3. Chosen  4. Untamed  5. Hunted  6. Tempted (Out on 29/10/2009)

yay cant wait


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Becky Becky

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18:08, 05 Jun 2009Blogs
Twilight unrated

OMG this series is amazing!

I love it alot! Own or the books and i saw the movie but they missed oput loads of good stuff, it was ok but not as good as the book

New Moon - out in november!!!!!!!!!!  yay


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Becky Becky

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