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Books that I have read so far this year 2005.
Long, Dark Tea-time of the SoulLong, Dark Tea-time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
Buy new: £4.38 / Used from: £0.01
Very, very disappointing
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature (Penguin Press Science)The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature (Penguin Press Science) by Matt Ridley
Buy new: £7.18 / Used from: £2.75
Thorough account of sexual evolution.
Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the UnderclassLife at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass by Theodore Dalrymple
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £9.17
Vindicated my feeling towards the stupid class. great.
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now: My Difficult Student 80sHeaven Knows I'm Miserable Now: My Difficult Student 80s by Andrew Collins
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01
Fine 80's nostalgia.
Where Did it All Go Right?: Growing Up Normal in the 70sWhere Did it All Go Right?: Growing Up Normal in the 70s by Andrew Collins
Buy new: £5.36 / Used from: £0.01
Fine 70's nostaglia.
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Penguin Modern Classics)One Hundred Years of Solitude (Penguin Modern Classics) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £2.96
Sheer nonsense!
Imperial War Museum Book of the Somme (Pan grand strategy series)Imperial War Museum Book of the Somme (Pan grand strategy series) by Malcolm Brown
Buy used from: £0.01
A great war, what.
Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us HumanNature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human by Matt Ridley
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £1.99
50/50 I'd say. An interesting subject that affect us all.
Sons and Lovers (Penguin Popular Classics)Sons and Lovers (Penguin Popular Classics) by D.H. Lawrence
Buy new: £2.00 / Used from: £0.01
Son's! Who'd have 'em eh! Classic tale.
How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern DelusionsHow Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions by Francis Wheen
Buy new: £1.99 / Used from: £0.01
Mumbo jumbo sure is annoying. Good book though
The Wind-up Bird ChronicleThe Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Buy new: £6.27 / Used from: £2.87
Not up to his usual standard.
Night TrainNight Train by Martin Amis
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.01
Quite average.
Childhood's EndChildhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy used from: £3.86
Excellent SF.
Other People: A Mystery StoryOther People: A Mystery Story by Martin Amis
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
Great book, but not exactly a barrel of laughs.
Catwatching: The Essential Guide to Cat BehaviourCatwatching: The Essential Guide to Cat Behaviour by Desmond Morris
Buy used from: £4.68
Great intro to the life of Cats.
Mountain ManMountain Man by Vardis Fisher
Buy new: £5.58 / Used from: £2.03
Surprisingly good. Based on a true story.
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War IIThe Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II by Iris Chang
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £0.62
Those Japanese sure were naughty.
The Four Nations: A History of the United KingdomThe Four Nations: A History of the United Kingdom by Frank Welsh
Buy new: £11.69 / Used from: £3.40
My second read of this fine account of the British isles.
The Meaning of it All (Allen Lane History)The Meaning of it All (Allen Lane History) by Richard P. Feynman
Buy used from: £0.01
Ok, but didn't grab me.
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other StoriesLord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £6.46
Brilliant storys. So simple. The Little Prince, so sad.