The Compass Rose
Don't Judge a book by its cover: I read the first review of this book and felt compelled to contridict them. The Compass Rose does not suck at all. Besides, how desciptive is "the book sucked". I thought the book was beatifully written and the [... more]
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The Cruel Sea
Misplaced Death: Andrew Mendelson's review mentions a "misplaced death". He misses the point it was as un-necessary and as useless as many in the war - and that is one of the points of this classic war novel. Monserrat writes well about the sea [... more]
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The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed ...
What was the riddle?: There are a variety of interesting facts presented, but the narrative fails. Aczel organizes his comments around a visit to Amalfi, Italy. According to the book, he arrives in Amalfi to celebrate the birth of Flavio Gioia, a [... more]
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Changing Planes: Stories
From Amazon.com: At first, readers may find Ursula K. Le Guin's collection Changing Planes rather light, if not slight. However, as the reader continues through its sixteen stories (ten of which are original to this volume), the collection achieves [... more]
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The Cruel Sea
From Amazon.co.uk: Nicholas Monsarrat's novel is an unflinching, realistic and emotionally involving account of naval life during the Second World War in which the "heroes" are the men, the "heroines" the ships and the "villain& [... more]
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East
From Amazon.com: In the rural villages of Norway, there is an ancient belief that children inherit the qualities of the direction in which they are born. Nymah Rose, the last daughter of eight siblings born to a poor mapmaker and his superstitious wife, [... more]
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The Nautical Chart
From Amazon.com: A treasure hunt for a Jesuit ship sunk by pirates off the coast of Spain is the plot on which Perez-Reverte's new novel turns, but a love story is the real heart of this nicely crafted, carefully told adventure. A suspended sailor [... more]
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Redwall Map & The Redwall Riddler
Follow the Path to Redwall !: I have been reading Brian Jacques' Redwall series for over eight years and I own the all novels except for Loamhedge and look forward to the next one. I bought the map a couple of years ago and was so excited to see the [... more]
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East
From Amazon.com: In the rural villages of Norway, there is an ancient belief that children inherit the qualities of the direction in which they are born. Nymah Rose, the last daughter of eight siblings born to a poor mapmaker and his superstitious wife, [... more]
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Myst Soundtrack
okay cd: I have to agree w/another reviewer that this cd is kind of boring w/out the actual gameplay and beautiful/creepy scenery to go w/it. It's still good to listen to before you go to bed (puts you right to sleep) ;) but I'm hoping that the Riven [... more]
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The Nautical Chart A Novel of Adventure
From Amazon.com: A treasure hunt for a Jesuit ship sunk by pirates off the coast of Spain is the plot on which Perez-Reverte's new novel turns, but a love story is the real heart of this nicely crafted, carefully told adventure. A suspended sailor [... more]
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Dryland
Artist: Chris Pureka Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0620673291125 Format: Import MPN: 2006 Original Release Date: 2006-01-01 Release Date: 2006-01-01 UPC: 620673291125 Tracks: Intro These Pages So It Goes Swann Song Come Back Home Momentary Thief Everything Is [... more]
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