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The Wrong Box (Oxford Popular Fiction)

3 reviews
Robert Louis Stevenson, Lloyd Osbourne

Oxford University Press, USA, 1995

Love, life and the perfume of UK under Gladstone
[submitted on behalf of G. Franco Mattioli, Milan] If you have some heart problems, it is better to avoid this book. You might have the same reactions that Rudyard Kipling had on this reading: laugh and fast heart-beating. Practically it is impossible to touch this subject without been absorbed through the mirror as Alice and in the same time to be happy to be different. Morris ...

A Cat Called Birmingham

2 reviews
Chris Pascoe

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2004

PURRRRFECTLY FUNNY
A terrific collection of short stories about the antics of a less than graceful furry spirit called Brum. This book is as entertaining as 'The Cat That Came In From The Cold.' A must read for anyone owned by feline.

On the Night of the Seventh Moon (Superintendent Daiziel & Sergeant Pascoe Mysteries)

28 reviews
Victoria Holt

BBC Audiobooks, 1999

Unquestionably My Favorite Holt Novel Yet.
I have read some Holt novels I didn't even feel were worth bothering to review because of my lukewarm attitude toward them. This is far from the case with On the Night of the Seventh Moon. If you don't like filthy romance books full of corny, eyerolling garbage like Stephanie Laurens seems to insist on dishing out, complete with their relentless bludgeonings of copulation scenes and weak plots, ...

Descent Of The Horseman

2 reviews
Sye Pascoe

CreateSpace, 2008

What a great read
I found this title whilst searching as I tend to read a lot of heroic fantasy, but I am currently awaiting new titles from some of my favourite Authors. The book really tells the story of the impact of the arrival of a mysterious figure on a village and the plotting and scheming of various groups trying to take power of control over this area. I found the horseman almost like the secondary ...

An April Shroud

4 reviews
Reginald Hill

Countryman Pr, 1986

The Genesis of Fat Andy
This is one of the earlier Dalziel/Pascoe books and is devoted largely to Andy Dalziel's exploits while he is "on holiday" at the same time Peter and Ellie Pascoe are on their honeymoon. Reginald Hill's series does an excellent job both in plotting and in character development, and if you are intrigued by Fat Andy, then you really need to read this to see a side of his character you may not have ...

Raising Global Nomads: Parenting Abroad in an On-Demand World

4 reviews
Robin Pascoe

Expatriate Press Limited, 2006

At last an answer to 'are we doing the right thing?' in relocating with children
Perhaps no life decision is so wrought with uncertainty and apprehension as the one to relocate your children overseas, whether temporarily for an overseas assignment, sabbatical or extended world travel or permanently as emigrants. Will we be damaging them? Will they hate us? Will they suffer academically, personally, emotionally, physically? These are big questions, and before Robin Pascoe's ...

The Queen's Confession (Superintendent Daiziel & Sergeant Pascoe Mysteries) (Superintendent Daiziel & ...

18 reviews
Victoria Holt; Gabrielle Lloyd

BBC Audiobooks, 1999

Marie Antoinette Vividly Tells Her Story!
This book actually should be under one of Victoria Holt's other pen names, Jean Plaidy. Plaidy writes about actual historical figures. The Queen's Confession is told by Marie Antoinette herself. Well, not actually, but how she would have written it. She grows up in the Austrian court under the guidance of her mother, the Empress Maria Therese. She marries the Dauphin of France and deals ...

Homeward Bound : A Spouse's Guide to Repatriation

5 reviews
Robin Pascoe

Expatriate Pr, 2000

A must read for HRDs and all expatriates, especially spouses
August 15, 2000 So many spouses will be able to identify with Robin Pascoe's frank and humorous account of reentry (returning home after a period of time abroad). Efforts at reestablishing a career armed with a haphazard CV of constant reinvention and little or no network; trying to resettle kids and partner; feeling tired and overwhelmed and a bit "foreign" are issues with which so many of ...

Ruling Passion

5 reviews
Reginald Hill

Harper & Row, 1977

Hill's Writing Is A Joy To Experience
Pascoe and Ellie arrive in Thorton Lacey for a reunion with four old friends. They discover three of their friends brutally murdered and the fourth gone missing. Is he dead also, or a suspect in the murders? Hill's descriptive powers are exceptional and they put you squarely into each scene. One of my favorites was, "Above the thatched roof a flock of television aerials parted the morning ...

Child's Play (Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries)

3 reviews
Reginald Hill

Chivers Audio Books, 2000

This is a really good read!
I'm flabbergasted that nobody has chosen to review this book before. This is my first exposure to Mr. Hill's writing and I am impressed. Hill is an English writer of detective mystery fiction. This book is one in a series that revolves around the workings of a pair of policemen based in Northern England, one of whom is a Rabelaisian, dyed in the wool Yorkshireman, the other a University ...

Asking for the Moon: Four Dalziel and Pascoe Adventures

1 review
Reginald Hill

Foul Play Press, 1996

The funniest contemporary English mystery writer.
Reginald Hill can take earthy material and turn it into laughs and chills. Sample quote: 'I said to myself, spotty little scrote like that, I bet he'd have to use force to get his own mother to kiss him goodnight!'

The Ecosystem of a Garden (Library of Small Ecosystems)

1 review
Elaine Pascoe

PowerKids Press, 2003

The Ecosystem of a Garden
Focuses on the important plants, insects, and animals that make up a typical home garden ecosystem. Excellent photographs show close up views of such wild life as a potato beetle, a praying mantis, a vole, and a toad. Spotlights a select number of examples rather that trying to be comprehensive. Includes a glossary, index, and publisher updated web page related to The Ecosystem of a Garden. Karen ...

The American South in the Twentieth Century

1 review

University of Georgia Press, 2005

A well-rounded feel for today's evolving Southern identity
Any collection strong in Southern history usually has a heavy focus on the Civil War era; but what of the modern 20th century South and its issues and concerns? For that you have to turn to THE AMERICAN SOUTH IN THE 20TH CENTURY, a gathering of writings in southern history, politics, and other social concerns which documents exactly how the South has and hasn't changed over the decades. Common ...

Australia the Beautiful Cookbook

1 review
Elise Pascoe, Cherry Ripe

Collins Pub San Francisco, 1995

Beautiful pictures, multi culture recipes, lots of fish!!!!!
Not just a book about kangeroo steaks and gator burgers like I thought. All the imigrants have added to the Australian cuisine, so you get Thai, Italian, Vietnamese and lots more! Gorgeous pictures as most "Beautiful cookbook" collectors like me :-) will know. You get lots of fish, lots of low fat lots of spice. A "must have" for your kitchen, you get about ten cuisines in one.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol. 12: Ugly Little Monsters

1 review
Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe, ...

Dark Horse, 2003

Opening Pandora's Box
This new Buffy trade paperback, a reprise of BTVS comics #39 through #42, opens with 'Night of a Thousand Vampires.' Buffy is deep in the midst of grieving the loss of her mother. Meanwhile, across Sunnydale, another mother plots revenge for the loss of her daughter, whose voodoo magic put her in conflict with Buffy, and finally caused her death. Originally intending to fill the night with ...

Arizona's Haunted History

1 review
Jill Pascoe

Irongate Press, 2008

Terrific read on ghostly haunts in Arizona
Ever wonder what it's like in a real ghost town, or long to return to the old Wild West; or are you seeking a guide to spooky tourist spots in Arizona. Well, "Arizona's Haunted History" is made for you. Jill Pascoe has written a great collection of uncanny, real-life tales of haunted sites in the Grand Canyon State. The author lives in Arizona and she brings her knowledge of the state to these ...

The Zen of Teaching

2 reviews
Dane R. Pascoe

InstantPublisher.com, 2004

A Great Read!
A well-written guide for anyone in the teaching profession as well as a wonderful guide for parents. I highly recommend this beautifully written and illustrated book. It is appropriate for teachers of all levels, and for the coffee table and office waiting room.

Crickets and Grasshoppers (Nature Close-Up) (Nature Close-Up)

1 review
Elaine Pascoe

Blackbirch Press, 1998

Excellent photographs - they bring it all to life!
I thought that the pictures give all the information about these creatures a whole new meaning. I think photographs, especially the real thing makes it so much more interesting and intriguing to young children. Theory often is not as catching as the visual and sensory aspect of science and nature learning

Fifty Days on Board a Slave-Vessel: In the Mozambique Channel April and May, 1843

1 review
Pascoe Grenfell Hill

Black Classic Press, 1993

The brutal truth that will inspire humility.
This book should be listed as required reading for all. The fact that it was written by a witness to the brutal, inhumane ambitions of mankind, is testimony with which we might more acurately explain some of our social dilemas. The author wrote, without an agenda, what the conditions were on board a slave vessel. Apalling, dehumanizing, brutal. The history depicted is a necessary lesson ...

Dark Tides

1 review
Irene M. Pascoe

Diamond Books (NY), 1992

Romance in Hawaii
After working as a nurse during the Civil War Rachel Montgomery needs to move on with her life. She agrees to serve as a nurse to Drew Phillips' aunt. But her new beginning is any thing but easy as she develops feelings for Drew's twin brother, Jordan, and as she runs for her life from an unknown evil.

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