Cemetery World
 Cemetery World: I've been reading Simak since the 1950s, and consider Cemetery World to be one of his finest. Despite a somewhat implausible premise, he once again delivered a gem that emphasized his pastoral, humane nature. There are elements of City [... more]
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The Collected Stories of Edith Wharton
Great Collection: This collection of stories is a treasure for those who love the works of Edith Wharton. Her short stories are amazing and enlightning. This book does a wonderufl job of collecting some of the most well known and loved short stories of [... more]
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Drop Us a Line... Sucker!: The Prank Letters of James ...
Simply GREAT !: For those with a good sense of humor ... this is a must read !! I knew the book just a little before Mr. James Wade came to my school. Then he was my professor in a great management course. You can't imagine how fun and professional this [... more]
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Crewe Train
Not easily catagorised and very well written: The best thing about the Rose Macaulay novels for me is the depth of attention she gives to her characters, both in creating them and exploring them through the books. The central character here, Denham Dobie, [... more]
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Snowbound (Mystery Scene Book)
Author: Bill Pronzini Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780786701087 ISBN: 0786701080 Number Of Pages: 255 Publication Date: 1994-07 [... more]
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The Austrians: A Thousand-Year Odyssey
Not perfect, but best overview of Austrian history avail: English-language books on the long-term history of Austria are relatively rare. Admittedly, Austria was one of the most historically interesting places in the world during the latter part of Franz [... more]
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The Devils of Loudun
The Devils You Say: One of the joys of reading is how one subject can lead to a serendipitous find. Having recently come across a brief reference to the early 17th century barking nuns of Loudon I went in search of a more detailed exploration. In Aldous [... more]
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Pure Pulp
565 page of pure unadulterated pulp!: When I first pick up this book I was a little skeptical of just how entertaining this collection would be. It turned out to be my favorite collection of short stories ever written. Now "pulp" fiction may [... more]
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Time Machines: The Greatest Time Travel Stories Ever Written
Don't bother: As the other reviewers state, this is hardly the "best" time travel stories. Some of them are quite lame. And the cover is a lie! It says the book features a list of authors, including H.G. Wells, but there is nothing in there by [... more]
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Black Plumes
Mystery without Campion, but still very good.: Just a warning--Campion does not appear in this book. But it is a good, solid mystery with a lot going for it. The action centers around the Ivory's art gallery, where a series of malicious pranks are [... more]
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Death of a Ghost
Art's Labor Lost: "Death of a Ghost" finds Albert Campion in attendance while the family of famous artist John Lafcadio prepares for a posthumous exhibit. Lafcadio, irritated at the thought that another artist, Charles Tanqueray, might outlive [... more]
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Suicide and Attempted Suicide: Methods and Consequences
The Power To Choose: When I was 11 years old, my brother and I were walking to our favorite swimming spot on the Colorado River. We passed through a dusty, overgrown lot where an old man had been living in his trailer. We saw him working around his car, [... more]
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