The Riverside Chaucer (Oxford Paperbacks)
 sitting on the dock of a bay...: To gauge Chaucer's merit as a poet and as a HUMAN is in our time demanding and therefore questionable. Velleity MAY yield amusement. I will quote Ezra Pound: "Anyone who is too lazy to master the comparatively small [... more]
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Yeats: The Man And The Masks (oxford Paperbacks)
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Dictionary of Science (Oxford Paperback Reference)
The best choice for those who read a lot of popular science: This is a relatively inexpensive, concise, and handy dictionary of science. It is an updated version of the Concise Science Dictionary originally published by the Oxford University Press in 1984 [... more]
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Neural Darwinism (Oxford Paperbacks)
Not an easy read, but worth the effort: Mike Vanier's experience with Edelman's prose gave the typical bioassay result: its hard to read Edelman's books. I often try to imagine the state of mind of people in 1875 who tried to wade through Darwin's " [... more]
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A Talent to Annoy (Oxford Paperbacks)
Author: Nancy Mitford Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780192820938 ISBN: 0192820931 Number Of Pages: 228 Publication Date: 1988-12 [... more]
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The Rise and Fall of a Regency Dandy (Oxford Paperbacks)
A moderately good story.: This is the biography of Scrope Davies, wit, dandy, and friend of Lord Byron. First, the positive: this book is mostly well written. The author does a reasonable job of writing an entertaining tail, placing the reader into the [... more]
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Beyond the Last Oasis (Oxford Paperbacks)
An incredible book, filled with humour and adventure: Ted Edwards is one of the last great adventurers, as his experience shows in full detail. Armed with a love for life and what he hoped to be sufficient supplies, he set out across the Sahara, [... more]
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EMILY BRONTE: A BIOGRAPHY (OXFORD PAPERBACKS)
Author: WINIFRED GERIN Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8 EAN: 9780192812513 ISBN: 0192812513 Number Of Pages: 308 Publication Date: 1979 [... more]
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Letters and Extracts from Her Diaries (Oxford Paperbacks)
Pray worthy poet do not laugh at this somewhat curious scarf: This book is hard to come by but well worth the hunt and still a favourite of mine. Carrington is one of the most interesting and multifaceted characters Ive ever read about.She could be [... more]
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The Golden Trade of the Moors (Oxford Paperbacks)
A rare gem indeed: As a student of history, I've been exposed to quite a few books about certain regions, social movements, nations etc. This is, hands down, my favorite history (one of my favorite all around) texts ever! I like to read; but I don't love [... more]
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Late Night Thoughts (Oxford Paperbacks)
Author: Lewis Thomas Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780192860699 ISBN: 0192860690 Number Of Pages: 182 Publication Date: 1985-09-19 [... more]
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The Jews in Soviet Russia Since 1917 (Oxford Paperbacks)
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 947 EAN: 9780192811998 Edition: 3rd ISBN: 0192811991 Number Of Pages: 442 Publication Date: 1978-04-06 [... more]
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