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Outstanding Books Read in 2004
Patrick O'Brian: A Bibliography and Critical AppreciationPatrick O'Brian: A Bibliography and Critical Appreciation
Buy new: £7.50 / Used from: £4.04
For lover's of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin searfaring novels set in Nelson's time - an essential companion.
Sharpe's Eagle (#2) (Sharpe's Adventures)Sharpe's Eagle (#2) (Sharpe's Adventures) by Bernard Cornwell
Buy used from: £0.39
Gripping story of rifleman in the Pensinular wars.
Amongst WomenAmongst Women by John McGahern
Buy new: £7.19 / Used from: £0.01
John McGanern at his very best. Unputdownable.
Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin WallStasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £1.65
What a find! Drop everything and read immediately.
Blue HorizonBlue Horizon by Wilbur Smith
Buy new: £16.14 / Used from: £0.01
Wilbur Smith spins a good yarn - this is amongst the best of his fiction.
Shutter IslandShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Buy new: £6.29 / Used from: £1.43
Dennis Lehane can really write good suspense
No Second ChanceNo Second Chance by Harlan Coben
Buy used from: £0.01
Pageturner. Will keep you up late, just to finish.
Gone for GoodGone for Good by Harlan Coben
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Another Coben pageturner
The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your DreamThe Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01
A Modern Classic
Human InstinctHuman Instinct by Robert M.L. Winston
Buy new: £6.71 / Used from: £0.01
Fascinating.
Cannery Row (Steinbeck "Essentials")Cannery Row (Steinbeck "Essentials") by John Steinbeck
Buy new: £5.47 / Used from: £2.00
Really easy read.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition: An Inquiry into ValuesZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: 25th Anniversary Edition: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £2.55
Multilayered. Compulsive.
A Short History of Nearly EverythingA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Buy used from: £0.01
Laymans introduction to things scientific.
The Mythical Man Month and Other Essays on Software EngineeringThe Mythical Man Month and Other Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
Buy new: £15.96 / Used from: £10.39
A seminal work for anyone working in projects/project planning.