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Less Than Zero
Reviewed by Matt
Ellis masterfully explores a nihilistic teenage wasteland, filled to the brim with cocaine and despair. Through startlingly realistic (and s... More
Reviewed by Matt
Ellis masterfully explores a nihilistic teenage wasteland, filled to the brim with cocaine and despair. Through startlingly realistic (and s... More
Added 15 years ago
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Black Hole
Reviewed by Matt
Erotic, yet nauseating. Hopeful, yet bleak. One of the most human graphic novels I've encountered, reads as good as it looks. Burns' distinc... More
Reviewed by Matt
Erotic, yet nauseating. Hopeful, yet bleak. One of the most human graphic novels I've encountered, reads as good as it looks. Burns' distinc... More
Added 15 years ago
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Harpy's Flight
Reviewed by Crooty
This is the first volume of the Windsingers tetralogy (before The Windsingers, The Limbreth Gate and Luck of the Wheels). Ki is an outcas... More
Reviewed by Crooty
This is the first volume of the Windsingers tetralogy (before The Windsingers, The Limbreth Gate and Luck of the Wheels). Ki is an outcas... More
Added 15 years ago
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Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communica...
Reviewed by astro_man23
A good point about this book I want to add to the description is that all the kanji in the sentence pattern examples are printed with furiga... More
Reviewed by astro_man23
A good point about this book I want to add to the description is that all the kanji in the sentence pattern examples are printed with furiga... More
Added 15 years ago
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Learn Japanese: New College Text (Learn Japanese) ...
Reviewed by astro_man23
The Learn Japanese: New College Text is 4 volumes from Hawaii University. This was the series I began using for Japanese, but I wish I hadn... More
Reviewed by astro_man23
The Learn Japanese: New College Text is 4 volumes from Hawaii University. This was the series I began using for Japanese, but I wish I hadn... More
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Arabic-English Dictionary: The Hans Wehr Dictionar...
Reviewed by astro_man23
Hans Wehr is the premier Arabic-English dictionary used by students of Arabic. But you should be familiar with the Arabic root system in ord... More
Reviewed by astro_man23
Hans Wehr is the premier Arabic-English dictionary used by students of Arabic. But you should be familiar with the Arabic root system in ord... More
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Using Arabic Synonyms
Reviewed by astro_man23
If there's one book you get to enhance your comprehension and vocabulary, make it this one. This is the must-have book for anyone who's bee... More
Reviewed by astro_man23
If there's one book you get to enhance your comprehension and vocabulary, make it this one. This is the must-have book for anyone who's bee... More
Added 15 years ago
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Business Arabic: Advanced Level: Authentic Texts a...
Reviewed by astro_man23
If you need to acquaint yourself with the language of contracts, forms, and official letters, then this book can help. Business Arabic is pa... More
Reviewed by astro_man23
If you need to acquaint yourself with the language of contracts, forms, and official letters, then this book can help. Business Arabic is pa... More
Added 15 years ago
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Anthology of Arabic Literature, Culture and Though...
Reviewed by astro_man23
From Yale University - As far as I know, this is the only anthology available to Arabic students in which the texts are left in Arabic. Lik... More
Reviewed by astro_man23
From Yale University - As far as I know, this is the only anthology available to Arabic students in which the texts are left in Arabic. Lik... More
Added 15 years ago
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Faust: Sources, Works, Criticism
Reviewed by astro_man23
A great study of Faust the work and contemporary documents More
Reviewed by astro_man23
A great study of Faust the work and contemporary documents More
Added 15 years ago
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J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales (Five Volumes in One...
Reviewed by astro_man23
A great collection of all five Ghostly Tales volumes. However, there are no explanatory notes whatsoever. The book consists of only the te... More
Reviewed by astro_man23
A great collection of all five Ghostly Tales volumes. However, there are no explanatory notes whatsoever. The book consists of only the te... More
Added 15 years ago
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The Book of Tea
Reviewed by astro_man23
This book discusses the significance tea holds to the Japanese and what it can offer the West. It has beautiful writing and ends by paintin... More
Reviewed by astro_man23
This book discusses the significance tea holds to the Japanese and what it can offer the West. It has beautiful writing and ends by paintin... More
Added 15 years ago
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Dracula: A Case Study in Contemporary Criticism (C...
Reviewed by astro_man23
This version of Dracula is a great study because it contains several appendices full of historical documents related to vampires in religion... More
Reviewed by astro_man23
This version of Dracula is a great study because it contains several appendices full of historical documents related to vampires in religion... More
Added 15 years ago
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Something Coming: a New Age Thriller
Reviewed by Radical Owl
Something Coming is the best novel you're likely to read that combines second coming prophecy with current events, history, and spirituality... More
Reviewed by Radical Owl
Something Coming is the best novel you're likely to read that combines second coming prophecy with current events, history, and spirituality... More
Added 15 years ago
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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising - The Official...
Reviewed by flatliner
excelent guide to the game with info on all the missions,ammo dumps,loads of hints and tips in a walkthrough guide which is priceless when h... More
Reviewed by flatliner
excelent guide to the game with info on all the missions,ammo dumps,loads of hints and tips in a walkthrough guide which is priceless when h... More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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Summers at Castle Auburn
Reviewed by tersanay
Coriel is a girl with a talent for potions and witchcraft. Raised by her witchwoman grandmother, Coriel spends her summers at court because ... More
Reviewed by tersanay
Coriel is a girl with a talent for potions and witchcraft. Raised by her witchwoman grandmother, Coriel spends her summers at court because ... More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
Reviewed by The_Dash08
The first book draws you in by the 2nd chapter. You just have to know this boy, and wish with him that the world he knew really is only a pa... More
Reviewed by The_Dash08
The first book draws you in by the 2nd chapter. You just have to know this boy, and wish with him that the world he knew really is only a pa... More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Reviewed by The_Dash08
One of my favorite of the series. Rowling's ability to draw you in is very present in this novel. Her characters get room to grow in this bo... More
Reviewed by The_Dash08
One of my favorite of the series. Rowling's ability to draw you in is very present in this novel. Her characters get room to grow in this bo... More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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The Schopenhauer Cure: A Novel
Reviewed by Dihel Diniz
A cura de Schopenhauer - Irvin D. Yalom Este livro tem como personagem principal, Julius Hertzfeld, um experiente psicólogo que após ... More
Reviewed by Dihel Diniz
A cura de Schopenhauer - Irvin D. Yalom Este livro tem como personagem principal, Julius Hertzfeld, um experiente psicólogo que após ... More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Mat...
Reviewed by MovieCat
Includes the short story, "Throttle", written by Stephen King and Joe Hill. More
Reviewed by MovieCat
Includes the short story, "Throttle", written by Stephen King and Joe Hill. More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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Lullabies for Little Criminals
Reviewed by krin5292
This was a very good book about finding one's way in the world and the need to be important to someone. I liked how Baby learned about herse... More
Reviewed by krin5292
This was a very good book about finding one's way in the world and the need to be important to someone. I liked how Baby learned about herse... More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven
Reviewed by krin5292
I enjoyed this anthology of Known Space stories. I especially liked the stories "Wait it out," (set on Pluto), "At the Bottom of a Hole," (M... More
Reviewed by krin5292
I enjoyed this anthology of Known Space stories. I especially liked the stories "Wait it out," (set on Pluto), "At the Bottom of a Hole," (M... More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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The Bookseller of Kabul
Reviewed by krin5292
This was an interesting look at the lives of people in Afghanistan during and after the Soviet occupation in the 1980s and the Taliban rule ... More
Reviewed by krin5292
This was an interesting look at the lives of people in Afghanistan during and after the Soviet occupation in the 1980s and the Taliban rule ... More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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Stranger Things Happen: Stories
Reviewed by krin5292
This was a very good collection of fantasy stories with a twist. I especially liked the stories "Travels with the Snow Queen," "Flying Lesso... More
Reviewed by krin5292
This was a very good collection of fantasy stories with a twist. I especially liked the stories "Travels with the Snow Queen," "Flying Lesso... More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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The Winter Queen (Erast Fandorin 1)
Reviewed by krin5292
I enjoyed this first book in the Erast Fandorin series. I liked how Fandorin noticed inconsistencies and how he interacted with his boss and... More
Reviewed by krin5292
I enjoyed this first book in the Erast Fandorin series. I liked how Fandorin noticed inconsistencies and how he interacted with his boss and... More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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Marooned in Real Time
Reviewed by krin5292
This book had a good mix of mystery and science fiction. I liked how Wil and Della Lu learn who abandoned Marta Korolev in the past and who ... More
Reviewed by krin5292
This book had a good mix of mystery and science fiction. I liked how Wil and Della Lu learn who abandoned Marta Korolev in the past and who ... More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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The Road Atlas Large Scale: United States (Rand Mc...
Reviewed by Allen
As a current "lover" of Rand McNally maps (I try to collect at least one of them every year), I naturally picked up a copy of Rand McNally 2... More
Reviewed by Allen
As a current "lover" of Rand McNally maps (I try to collect at least one of them every year), I naturally picked up a copy of Rand McNally 2... More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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Teach Yourself Writing a Novel (Teach Yourself Cre...
Reviewed by flatliner
If you want to get into writing then this is a very usefull book to have,it explain's everything in simple term's,give's example's of how no... More
Reviewed by flatliner
If you want to get into writing then this is a very usefull book to have,it explain's everything in simple term's,give's example's of how no... More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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Armageddon Trade, The
Reviewed by Stuart
A real page-turner, even for a laborious reader as I! A movie or 24 style TV show in the making. More
Reviewed by Stuart
A real page-turner, even for a laborious reader as I! A movie or 24 style TV show in the making. More
Added 15 years, 1 month ago
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