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Lonesome Dove 390 reviews Larry McMurtry
Pocket, 1988
IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THIS ONE, YOU ARE MISSING A READING TREAT!
+ Enduring novel and an enjoyable read + Lonesome Dove + Best Westerns
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Prince of Fire 71 reviews Daniel Silva
Signet, 2006
A Silva Masterpiece
+ Silva is 5-star + Another Engrossing Silva Read + Explosive Artistic Ability!! Silva's Best Allon to Date
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Rose Blanche (Creative Editions) 17 reviews Roberto Innocenti, Christophe Gallaz, ...
Creative Editions, 1985
Rose Blanche, you are not alone
+ Powerful. Touching. Outstanding. + The best picture book! + Rose Blanche By: Roberto Innocenti + DUMBFOUNDED
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Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA 19 reviews Brenda Maddox
Harper Perennial, 2003
The most brilliant female British scientist of the 20th century
+ Glass Ceiling Exposed + Well written account of a scientist who is now famous + Scientists at work.
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Penguin Classics) 51 reviews Thomas Hardy
Penguin Classics, 2003
A Certain Classic
+ Ahead of its time + Highly Recommended. + One of the most deeply moving novels in English literature
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The Witch of Cologne 40 reviews Tobsha Learner
Forge Books, 2005
Jewish history, magic, the Inquisition and romance
+ love, logic, and the divine
I found this to be an intriguing and engaging story. Despite some other reviews depicting it as a bodice-ripper, the main features were the characters and the rich, detailed history about persecution, plague and evil. It is difficult to locate a published novel today without some sensuality, ...
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Hot Lights, Cold Steel: Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon's First Years 33 reviews Michael J. Collins
St. Martin's Press, 2005
Very Inspirational Book
+ Hot Lights, Cold Steel + Life is a Battleship! + Amazing Ability to Relate + HIGHLY ENTERTAINING
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The House of God (Black Swan) Samuel Shem
Black Swan, 1998
The medical hierarchy of "The House of God" is like a pyramid - a lot at the bottom and one at the top. Roy Basch, a Rhodes scholar, thinks differently, until he meets Hyper Hooper, out to win the most post-mortems of the year award, or Molly, the nurse with the crash helmet.
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Dracula (Penguin Classics) 25 reviews Bram Stoker
Penguin Classics, 2003
Accessible and atmospheric, although the narrative style has its weaknesses. A fundamental vampire novel, and highly recommende
+ Mother of All Vampire Stories + No one can surpass Stoker!!!! This is the only Dracula!! + "For the dead travel fast" + The Original Classic
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Marie Antoinette: The Journey 105 reviews Antonia Fraser
Anchor, 2002
A pleasant surprise
+ History as readable as a novel. + Marie Antoinette the journey + Marie Antoinette in depth
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The Historian 1422 reviews Elizabeth Kostova
Little, Brown and Company, 2005
Brilliant
+ The Historian + Angieville: THE HISTORIAN + This is how The Da Vinci Code should have been written
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Contact 319 reviews Carl Sagan
Pocket, 1997
Fantastic! Much better than the film adaptation.
+ Contact by Carl Sagan + Fantastic science, real characters + The audio version is incredible
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Year of Wonders 313 reviews Geraldine Brooks
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Unexpectedly, A Great Read
+ Great read! + I'm Loving This Author + Beautifully Written, But Strange Ending
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The House of God (Black Swan) Samuel Shem
Black Swan, 1998
The medical hierarchy of "The House of God" is like a pyramid - a lot at the bottom and one at the top. Roy Basch, a Rhodes scholar, thinks differently, until he meets Hyper Hooper, out to win the most post-mortems of the year award, or Molly, the nurse with the crash helmet.
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Lonesome Dove 390 reviews Larry McMurtry
Pocket, 1988
IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THIS ONE, YOU ARE MISSING A READING TREAT!
+ Enduring novel and an enjoyable read + Lonesome Dove + Best Westerns
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Marie Antoinette: The Journey 105 reviews Antonia Fraser
Anchor, 2002
A pleasant surprise
+ History as readable as a novel. + Marie Antoinette the journey + Marie Antoinette in depth
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Prince of Fire 71 reviews Daniel Silva
Signet, 2006
A Silva Masterpiece
+ Silva is 5-star + Another Engrossing Silva Read + Explosive Artistic Ability!! Silva's Best Allon to Date
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Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA 19 reviews Brenda Maddox
Harper Perennial, 2003
The most brilliant female British scientist of the 20th century
+ Glass Ceiling Exposed + Well written account of a scientist who is now famous + Scientists at work.
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Penguin Classics) 51 reviews Thomas Hardy
Penguin Classics, 2003
A Certain Classic
+ Ahead of its time + Highly Recommended. + One of the most deeply moving novels in English literature
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Contact 319 reviews Carl Sagan
Pocket, 1997
Fantastic! Much better than the film adaptation.
+ Contact by Carl Sagan + Fantastic science, real characters + The audio version is incredible
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