- mormanski
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- Age: 33
- Joined: 4th Oct 07
- Last Seen: 16th Jun 09
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| Title | Author(s) | Score | Avg Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Everyman's Library (Cloth)) | Italo Calvino |
8/10 | 8 |
| 2. | Franny and Zooey | J.D. Salinger |
5/10 | 6.33 |
| 3. | The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales | Oliver Sacks |
8/10 | 9 |
| 4. | Danny the Champion of the World | Quentin Blake Roald Dahl |
8/10 | 7 |
| 5. | Machiavelli's The Prince | Niccolò Machiavelli William J. Connell |
6/10 | 6 |
| 6. | Hollywood | Charles Bukowski |
8/10 | 8 |
| 7. | The Time Traveler's Wife | Audrey Niffenegger |
3/10 | 7.33 |
| 8. | Lanark: A Life in 4 Books (Harvest Book) | Alasdair Gray |
9/10 | 8.5 |
| 9. | For One More Day | Mitch Albom |
5/10 | 5 |
| 10. | The Joy Luck Club | Amy Tan |
6/10 | 6 |
Wishlist (see all)
| Title | Author(s) | Avg Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Quiet Days in Clichy | Henry Miller |
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| 2. | The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable | Nassim Nicholas Taleb |
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| 3. | His Dark Materials | Philip Pullman |
9 |
| 4. | Don Quixote | Edith Grossman Miguel De Cervantes |
9 |
| 5. | Smallcreep's Day | Peter Currell Brown |
8 |
Reviews
A Brilliant Novel With Excellent Characters by mormanski
Book: Trick Baby
Author(s): Iceberg Slim Robert Beck
After reading Iceberg Slim's autobiographical Pimp, I couldn't wait to read more. Trick Baby, set in Chicago in the 1930's tells the story of Whitefolks and his mentor Blue as two conmen trying to survive. What I found remarkable about this book and ot more ...
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Submitted: Oct 9th 2007 @ 22:00
Get Some Perspective by mormanski
Book: Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe
Author(s): Martin J. Rees
The success of books written on specialised subjects usually depends on their ability to communicate complex ideas to the layman. The few passages where this book fails to do that can be forgiven due to the complexity of the subjects. The six numbers more ...
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Submitted: Jan 6th 2008 @ 12:37
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TCRH
Where is
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Provided-You-Dont-Kiss-Me/dp/0007247109/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204733822&sr=8-1
Submitted: Mar 5th 2008 @ 16:17
TCRH
Also another couple of books I wanted to add didn't show up. Both quite new though
Submitted: Feb 13th 2008 @ 12:05
TCRH
Like them. How's life. Finished second in quiz again. Not been out of the top two in 2008. Only won it twice though
Submitted: Feb 13th 2008 @ 12:04
Gordon
Prob because beer was involved and I'm shite with puters. If you can change them feel free. By the way, web-site good. It's a bit of pain though that you can't selct more than one book when you put in author's name.
Submitted: Dec 18th 2007 @ 14:46
TCRH
cause they provide the soundtrack to my life. Quiz on Monday for sure - think Effie's leaving on Tuesday so should get a full team out. bookwormr changes good. Invited other folk to join via that as well
Submitted: Dec 14th 2007 @ 13:43
TCRH
i mean ignoring messages in scrabulous is symptomatic of your "relaxed" attitude to replying to messages.
Submitted: Dec 14th 2007 @ 13:31