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  • Category:Will Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Will]]
    2 members (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 16:54, 24 October 2009
  • Douglas Adams
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  • Category:Georgie Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Georgie]]
    8 members (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 17:03, 24 October 2009
  • Category:Jad Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Jad]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 18:47, 20 March 2010
  • Category:Ellie Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Ellie]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 17:23, 12 August 2014
  • Category:Emma Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Emma]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 11:21, 31 May 2016
  • Category:Max Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Max]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 13:55, 22 October 2013
  • Category:Poppy Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Poppy]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 16:52, 24 October 2009
  • Category:Pam Adams
    [[category:Authors|Adams, Pam]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 19:28, 31 August 2011
  • Category:Alexander Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Alexander]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 16:18, 25 July 2022
  • Category:Simon Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Simon]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 11:29, 24 August 2020
  • Category:Guy Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Guy]]
    7 members (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 14:44, 26 October 2011
  • Category:Georgie Adams and Selina Young
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Georgie]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 07:30, 22 May 2013
  • Category:Rachael Adams
    [[Category:Author|Adams, Rachael]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 10:32, 12 July 2016
  • Category:Alice Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Alice]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 13:40, 6 May 2016
  • Category:Gemini Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Gemini]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 13:15, 1 September 2013
  • Category:Douglas Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Douglas]]
    3 members (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 17:03, 24 October 2009
  • Category:John Joseph Adams (editor)
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, John Joseph]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 06:11, 17 June 2014
  • Category:Kate Cole-Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Cole-Adams, Kate]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 12:16, 4 January 2010
  • The Alexander Cipher
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  • Category:Douglas Adams and Stephen Fry
    [[Category:Authors|Adams and Stephen Fry, Douglas]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 17:03, 24 October 2009
  • Category:Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam
    [[Category:Authors|Adams and Emily Bolam, Georgie]]
    3 members (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 17:03, 24 October 2009
  • The Three Little Pirates
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  • The Salmon of Doubt
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  • Strictly Shale: Circling British Sppedway by Jeff Scott and Rachael Adams
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  • Enemies of Books by William Blades
    #redirect [[Enemies of Books by William Blades, Randolph G. Adams, Bagher Bachchha (Editor)]]
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  • Dead Man's Hand by John Joseph Adams
    #REDIRECT [[Dead Man's Hand by John Joseph Adams (editor)]]
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  • Category:Emma Adams and James Weston Lewis
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Emma]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 11:20, 31 May 2016
  • Category:Jeff Scott and Rachael Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Rachael]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 15:33, 23 July 2014
  • Category:William Blades, Randolph G. Adams, Bagher Bachchha (Editor)
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Randolph G.]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 16:54, 24 October 2009
  • Category:Brooke Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Brooke]] Brooke Adams obtained a BA (Hons) in Modern Languages and Literatures from the Universit
    3 members (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 11:59, 30 June 2022
  • Category:Simon Adams, Camilla de la Bedoyere, Ian Graham, Steve Parker, Phil Steele, Clint Twist and Amanda Askew
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Simon]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 20:16, 23 October 2013
  • Category:Jenny T Colgan, Jacqueline Rayner, Steve Lyons, Guy Adams and Andrew Lane
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Guy]]
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 10:25, 2 June 2016
  • Category:Marion Adams
    [[Category:Authors|Adams, Marion]] Marion Adams grew up surrounded by books and has been writing ever since she could hold
    1 member (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 08:14, 7 May 2017
  • The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams and Stephen Fry
    |author=Douglas Adams and Stephen Fry |summary=Published after the death of Douglas Adams 'The Salmon of Doubt' lives up to the hype and expectations, but beware, it
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  • Beneath the Porticoes by Brooke Adams
    |author=Brooke Adams ...d in remarkably few words. I wasn't disappointed – it was all there – but Adams has developed as a writer since I last read her and her work is more though
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  • The Railway Rabbits: Berry Goes to Winterland by Georgie Adams
    |author=Georgie Adams ...racters in [[The Railway Rabbits: Wisher and the Runaway Piglet by Georgie Adams|Wisher and the Runaway Piglet]] and we were very much looking forward to fi
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  • Artivism: The Battle for Museums in the Era of Postmodernism by Alexander Adams
    |author=Alexander Adams ...creating an artistic culture of progressivism and potentially radicalism. Adams wonders at what cost and who is paying for this new breed of activism?
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  • The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - The Nearly Definitive Edition by Douglas Adams
    |author=Douglas Adams |summary=Douglas Adams much loved series finds a beautiful home in this book, with the five parts
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  • Charlie is My Darling by Malachy Doyle and Stephen Lambert
    ...he has made friends with Charlie who is the darling of his mistress Ellen Adams. He takes Charlie to the park where he soon discovers that a little dog ca ...o paddle, likes to breathe fresh air, who likes to race back home to Ellen Adams.''
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  • A Few Words For The Dead by Guy Adams
    |author=Guy Adams ...ly nemesis while separated from the other. Does division mean death? Guy Adams' ''Clown Service'' saga Book 3 cracking stuff, good beyond words and thrill
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  • The Railway Rabbits: Fern and the Dancing Hare by Georgie Adams
    |author=Georgie Adams Boys and girls in the six plus age group will love these books. The black and white illustrations by Anna Currey complem
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  • Class: Joyride by Guy Adams
    |author=Guy Adams ...ters from the TV show "Class" and takes them on a whole new adventure that will keep fans enthralled.
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  • The Three Little Magicians by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam
    |author=Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam ...ic show at the Crystal Castle, the three friends offer their services. But will the evil Zigzag thwart their plans and steal the prize for himself?
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  • The Clown Service by Guy Adams
    |author=Guy Adams ...ugh power to destroy London. This may only be Toby's first job for 37 and will include a touch of astral projection but what could possibly go wrong?
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  • Sherlock Holmes: The Breath of God by Guy Adams
    |author=Guy Adams ...multiplies but with Holmes extremely suspicious of the supernatural world, will he be able to crack this case?
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  • Cherry Blossom Boutique by Brooke Adams
    |author=Brooke Adams ...off course when Daniel makes an unexpected re-entry into Liberty's life. Will Liberty be able to resist Daniel - and can she put him behind her sufficien
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  • 42 - Douglas Adams' Amazingly Accurate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything by Peter Gill
    |title=42 - Douglas Adams' Amazingly Accurate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything ...n of trivial facts related to the number 42. Highly recommended to Douglas Adams fans and non-fans alike. Peter Gill was kind enough to [[The Interview: Bo
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  • And Another Thing ... Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Part Six of Three (Hitchhikers Guide 6) by Eoin Colfer
    |title= And Another Thing ... Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Part Six of Three (Hitchhikers Guide 6) ...gest sci-fi comedy trilogy. This certainly captures the spirit of Douglas Adams - with all the qualities and failings that implies.
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  • The Cosmic Atlas of Alfie Fleet by Martin Howard and Chris Mould
    ...ave a clever levity to them. But you also get a heck of a lot that is not Adams, and is in fact really quite joyous to read. Even the amount of Bowell-Mou ...hikers Guide 6) by Eoin Colfer|a wonderful kids' author continuing Douglas Adams]], but in the end that wasn't quite the same thing.
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  • One of Us by Melissa Benn
    ...Andrew Givings lost his love of law and entered the political arena, with Adams' eldest son, Matt, as his political adviser. As Givings rises up the polit ...egant reworking of ''Antigone,'' we follow events through the eyes of Anna Adams, David's daughter and the only member of the family prepared to extend unde
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  • Invincible Summer by Alice Adams
    |author=Alice Adams As Alice Adams's debut novel opens in the summer of 1995, four university friends are loun
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  • The Frood by Jem Roberts
    |summary=For the real Adams fans this is an essential addition to the shelves... some of them may find ...oes. After reading ''The Authorised and Very Official History of Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' a.k.a. ''the Frood'' I understan
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  • Go To Sleep! by Marion Adams
    |author=Marion Adams ...d with an evocative text, it has kind messages about scary night-times and will encourage children to practise their counting.
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  • Blonde Bombshell by Tom Holt
    ...name is Lucy Pavlov. If you are reading this review in 2017 of course you will know who Lucy Pavlov is. She's the beautiful, talented, wealthy, CEO of Pay ...e plenty of similarities and if you like [[:Category:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams]], you are going to love Tom Holt. And that's high praise indeed.
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  • The Insect Farm by Stuart Prebble
    ...in an obsession with insects. But where [[The Behaviour of Moths by Poppy Adams|The Behaviour of Moths]] focuses on two warring sisters, ''The Insect Farm' For more insectivorous introspection, try [[The Behaviour of Moths by Poppy Adams]]. If twists and turns in the plot are more your thing then read [[Gone Gir
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  • The Rain-Soaked Bride by Guy Adams
    |author=Guy Adams ...stigate unexplained deaths accompanied by unexplained sogginess? Yes, Guy Adams' paranormal ministry men (and women) series is back. His fantasy/horror/es
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  • Earth, Air, Fire and Custard by Tom Holt
    ...to acquaint themselves with the more subtle workings of the plot and they will be glad of the explanation. Particularly, as for the rest of the novel, Hol ...et rich characters and certainly not imaginative prose and imagery but you will get a satisfying read.
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  • Tommy Storm and the Galactic Knights by A J Healy
    ...the worlds, and this universe shares many absurdist elements with Douglas Adams - shepherd's pies seem to contain shepherds anywhere else but Earth; we hav ...of the copious punning jokes that the author knows very well he's usurping Adams, his sense of humour, his liking of social comment through sci-fi parody, a
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Peter Gill
    ...ate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything by Peter Gill|42 - Douglas Adams' Amazingly Accurate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything]] and the c ...ate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything by Peter Gill|42 - Douglas Adams' Amazingly Accurate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything]] and the c
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  • Walking to the Moon by Kate Cole-Adams
    |author= Kate Cole-Adams ...rom page one, we have a sense of the beautiful and poetic language of Cole-Adams. ''Time and I have a new arrangement. We leave each other alone.'' And i
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  • The Three Little Witches by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam
    |author=Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam ...e a different format, so you're wondering through each chapter whose reply will arrive next. It makes it a really fun story to read for someone who is jus
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  • Guardian Angel (CHERUB) by Robert Muchamore
    ...actually showed a significant improvement on the last couple of the James Adams books because Muchamore didn't use the long flashback which had irritated m ...h of the book. Ryan in particular is so bland that I was longing for James Adams, who was frequently an obnoxious prat but was at least memorable. Ethan is
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  • Countess Dracula by Guy Adams
    |author=Guy Adams ...patriot and namesake, Countess Elizabeth Bathory, the blood of young women will turn back the clock on Elizabeth's years, and make her youthful, the vivaci
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  • Capturing Emilia by Brooke Adams
    |author=Brooke Adams There's a limited cast of characters but this is a novella and Brooke Adams does well to develop her story in less than eighty pages. There's plenty o
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  • A Toaster on Mars by Darrell Pitt
    Readers will make obvious comparisons with authors like Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett and ''A Toaster on Mars'' draws heavily on their influe Enjoyment of the book will largely depend on the reader's sense of humour. I found the jokes to be hit
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  • Skin Privilege by Karin Slaughter
    ...The next instalment in the lives of Jeffrey Tolliver, Sara Linton and Lena Adams; if you have not read the other novels in the Grant County series, I would Lena Adams is a tough, hard-headed cop with an unorthodox and at times, violent and cr
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  • Dead Man's Hand by John Joseph Adams (editor)
    |author=John Joseph Adams (editor) ...e genre of the weird west, which is defined by its elasticity. John Joseph Adams' helpful introduction outlines the main features of the weird west and prov
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  • What in God's Name by Simon Rich
    ...ven Inc as a dysfunctional corporation. Fans of Douglas Adams style humour will relish this. ...s is a book best read sooner rather than later for best effect. If Douglas Adams had ever turned his hand to a topical 'rom-com' it might have looked someth
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  • The Three Little Pirates by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam
    |author=Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam ...g monster to carry the message to his friends the Three Little Pirates and will they be able to save Mo and her friends from Vanilla Cringe before it is to
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  • Strictly Shale: Circling British Speedway by Jeff Scott and Rachael Adams
    |author=Jeff Scott and Rachael Adams Scott aims that the photos will capture British speedway ''before it disappears or morphs into something el
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  • The Great Fire of London: 350th Anniversary of the Great Fire of 1666 by Emma Adams and James Weston Lewis
    |author=Emma Adams and James Weston Lewis ...that entails. And you have to hit on a remarkable subject, something that will open the young eyes to the danger, tragedy and drama of our history. Somet
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  • The Exodus Quest by Will Adams
    |author=Will Adams ...you enjoy reading Dan Brown and the legions of make-like authors then this will definitely keep you entertained.
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  • The Blood Red City (Never War 2) by Justin Richards
    ...to have turned their attention to some ancient archaeological artefacts. Will our heroes understand the significance before it's too late? Oh and are yo ...kes of [[:Category:Mark Morris|Mark Morris]] and [[:Category:Guy Adams|Guy Adams]] have produced ripping sci-fi/fantasy this year. This is the second in Ju
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  • Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood
    Podkin One-Ear is a brilliant main character and I am sure every child will love his kind and sensitive ways, his bravery and his trust in others. He s ...a second book will reveal more of the legend of Podkin One-Ear. I for one will delight in coming across the Bard again to hear him recount another tale by
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  • Doctor Who: The Legends of River Song by Jenny T Colgan, Jacqueline Rayner, Steve Lyons, Guy Adams and Andrew Lane
    |author=Jenny T Colgan, Jacqueline Rayner, Steve Lyons, Guy Adams and Andrew Lane ...stories from River Song's complicated life, that sat awkwardly with me and will sit equally awkwardly in the marketplace.
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  • Nanny Fox by Georgie Adams and Selina Young
    |author=Georgie Adams and Selina Young ...although I suspect that's more of a pause for thought for parents than it will be for toddlers. But it's a fun bedtime read, with the expected happy endi
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  • All About The Hype by Paige Toon
    ...ool, driving lessons and coming to terms with LA life, maybe band practice will be the thing that pushes her over the edge. ...'s not totally tame but is, as a certain [[:Category:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams]] might say, ''mostly harmless''…
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  • The Gift of Dark Hollow by Kieran Larwood
    ...ure story, fast paced and tense. It seems that the free rabbits of Enderby will be easily overpowered by the Gorm, with their deadly weapons, armour and de ...will also appeal to lovers of [[The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien]] and Richard Adams's Watership Down.
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  • The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books Saved My Life by Andy Miller
    ...st get through every day, be it Tolstoy, [[:Category:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams]] or ''The Epic of Gilgamesh'' that's next on your list. By the time that
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  • Long Time Waiting by Rachel Sargeant
    Pippa Adams is determined to do well on her first day as a CID detective, especially wh ...make her key character a young woman at the beginning of her career. Pippa Adams is a character with whom it is easy to sympathise. She has a number of issu
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  • Category:Charles D Blanchard
    ...al Farm''), E.B White (''Charlotte’s Web'', ''Stuart Little'') and Richard Adams, (''Watership Down'', ''The Plague Dogs'') to whom Kingdom’s End is dedic
    2 members (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 15:16, 19 December 2016
  • William Shakespeare's the Force Doth Awaken: Star Wars Part the Seventh by Ian Doescher
    ...ide To The Galaxy - The Nearly Definitive Edition by Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams]].
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  • The Clumsies Make A Mess of the Big Show by Sorrel Anderson
    ...It's certainly an interesting and unusual read, and I'm sure many children will just enjoy the silliness for what it is, but personally it's one that I'd r
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sadie S Forsythe
    ...dn’t expect this and take it as a lesson not to think too deeply about who will be reading my story, but rather to appreciate everyone who does. ...inescapable but she fights against it nonetheless. Do you believe in free will?'''
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  • May 2011 Newsletter
    ...ate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything by Peter Gill|42 - Douglas Adams' Amazingly Accurate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything]] and the c ...ch perfectly captures the cruelty of teenage girls and the way that adults will accept that things are as they want them to be. It has great characterisati
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  • The Behaviour of Moths by Poppy Adams
    |author=Poppy Adams ...apart by the arrival of Vivi who announces, without explanation, that she will be moving in so the sisters can live out their old age together. This brin
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  • Who is Killing the Great Capes of Heropa? by Andrez Bergen
    ...Sam Spade for that matter, as the author has created a world and cast that will appeal to anyone with a sense of humour. ...tters'', reminding me of a name of which [[:Category:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams would have been proud). Real-world people get a mention (Japanese artist R
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  • The King in the North: The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria by Max Adams
    |author=Max Adams ...iting conversationally rather than in the form a dry lecture, a style that will fascinate the learned and the passing hobbyist alike. For this is no yawn-
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  • Court of Dreams by Stuart Sharp
    ...As in good wine you can detect a hint of [[:Category:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams]] and a sniff of [[:Category:Terry Pratchett|Terry Pratchett]] but the keyn ''Court of Dreams'' may not be literary award fodder, but it's absorbing, will make you chuckle out loud and put the worry list on the back burner for a c
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  • Top Ten Tube Reads
    ...m when when you're delayed for half an hour on the Circle Line, and others will make the best use of our time by improving our minds. These are our favouri |author=Douglas Adams and Stephen Fry
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  • The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman
    ...:Category:P G Wodehouse|P G Wodehouse]], [[:Category:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams]], Raymond Chandler even [[:Category:Angela Carter|Angela Carter]] to name ...in the book. It's hugely clever but not always an easy read as the reader will doubtless feel hopelessly lost at various points in the story.
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  • Terra's World (Terra 2) by Mitch Benn
    ...may be vilified and side-lined by his classmates, but some day somehow he will show his mettle. (Is it ok to wonder how much of young Billy Dolphin is ba The other newcomer that will stick in your mind is a certain Fnnrn cleaner, but I'll leave you to meet h
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  • Deep Thought: 42 Fantastic Quotes that Define Philosophy by Gary Cox
    ...duction to a vast and complex history of thought in the Western world that will leave you wiser for having read it. ...en Gary Cox's ''Deep Thought: 42 Fantastic Quotes that Define Philosophy'' will be a welcome addition to your library.
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  • Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
    ...rting from a failed love-affair with a Werewolf nearly twice her age, Hope Adams finds herself as an undercover agent in an investigation instigated by the ...for this mob might be tricky…imagine being indebted to them. That's Hope Adams's problem.
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  • Beyond Belief by Mark Lingane
    ...ctly lining up around the block but he lives in hope that one day his luck will change… and it does. Within a couple of weeks he has a sudden plethora o ...ked me I'd suggest it's the lovechild of [[:Category:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams']] Dirk Gently and Raymond Chandler's Phillip Marlowe with a genetic twist
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  • Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages by Tom Holt
    ...marbles. Her brother Don, on the other hand, is an easy-going musician who will happily bumble along in life, spending weeks on the creation of a single ji ...ng knowledge of recent political, financial and celebrity shenanigans. You will gain a lot more from the humorous references if you enjoy Radio Four and so
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  • A Devil's Chaplain: Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science, and Love by Richard Dawkins
    Douglas Adams aficionado, cricket fan and one of the foremost biologists of our time, Ric ...nt to have some kind of religion and accepting 'you keep your belief and I will keep mine' premise seems to me to be the best solution. This is of course o
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  • The Time Traveller's Almanac by Anne VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer
    ...e of the biggest names in science fiction, including Isaac Asimov, Douglas Adams, Ray Bradbury and of course, Mr H.G Wells himself. ...turbingly familiar. ''Young Zaphod Plays it Safe'' is a prequel to Douglas Adams’ ''Hitchhiker'' series, and gives the reader a glimpse into the life of a
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  • Doctor Who: The Drosten's Curse by A L Kennedy
    ...tch Brothers Golf Spa Hotel. For it really is lethal – something under it will suck you down, handspan by handspan, anaesthetising you and making you inca ...s book most evidently and most successfully wants to emulate – the Douglas Adams era of Who that the discerning fan holds in such esteem if only for the mis
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  • Shadow Wave (CHERUB) by Robert Muchamore
    ...hearing. Young readers will be thrilled and shocked by this book, but they will also be given much food for thought. One final point: this could be seen as the last CHERUB book because James Adams, the character we have followed since the beginning of the series, is on hi
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  • Captain Wag and the Polar Bears by Michael Terry
    [[The Three Little Pirates by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam]] is a great pirate book, as is [[Class Three All At Sea by
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  • Chief Rhino To The Rescue by Sam Lloyd
    ...erything be ok at Great Granny Wrinkle's house? Is everything as it seems? Will he need to put things right? ...y on the page that looks at Whoops-A-Daisy World in its entirety. Children will love reading and re-reading ''Chief Rhino'' as there's so much to take in e
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  • Saturn's Children by Charles Stross
    |summary= Asimov-meets-Philip K Dick-with-a-sprinkling-of-Douglas Adams in this space opera set in a convincingly depicted post-human world of robo ...hriller, more of a Asimov-meets-Philip K Dick-with-a-sprinkling-of-Douglas Adams.
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  • Costa Book Awards 2008
    ...r receives £5,000. The overall winner is announced on 27 January 2009, and will win £25,000. The official website is [http://www.costabookawards.com www.c ...ng out over the other shortlisted books: [[The Behaviour of Moths by Poppy Adams]], [[Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith]] and [[Inside the Whale by Jennie Rooney]].
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  • Five Bells by Gail Jones
    ...Madden]], [[February by Lisa Moore]] or [[Walking to the Moon by Kate Cole-Adams]].
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  • The Octonauts and the Only Lonely Monster by Meomi
    ...children who are progressing to slightly more text in their picture books will enjoy ''The Octonauts''. If the cutesiness strikes a chord with them, they' ...d that, pop to the surface and enjoy [[The Three Little Pirates by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam]].
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  • Captain Wag and the Big Blue Whale by Michael Terry
    ...Pirate Ginger Tom and his motley crew of cats are determined to stop them. Will Captain Wag and his people (sorry, dogs) get home safely? And what about th This energetic, jolly adventure will be enjoyed by older pre-schoolers and young primary school age children, an
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  • Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore
    ...vability, through plausibility, right into Douglas Adams territory. Unlike Adams, however, he continues to use the research. Even in the most absurd situati
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  • Discover the Savage World by Simon Adams, Camilla de la Bedoyere, Ian Graham, Steve Parker, Phil Steele, Clint Twist and Amanda Askew
    |author=Simon Adams, Camilla de la Bedoyere, Ian Graham, Steve Parker, Phil Steele, Clint Twist ...ed the book, although it took ages to get through. I imagine many children will dip in and out of this book rather than read straight through, and this boo
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  • Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong
    ...on of Otherworld material will find a lot to love here. First time readers will probably be left a little lost. A combination of new and old material featu ...n of Otherworld material will find a lot to love here, and readers like me will probably enjoy revisiting their favourite characters, but you'd be best to
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  • Where's Tim's Ted? It's Time for Bed! by Ian Whybrow and Russell Ayto
    Anyone who has ever misplaced a night time companion will understand Tim’s torment, though this is perhaps not the best book to rea A lovely read that will appeal to those who like farmyard animals and who like to imagine what happ
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  • The Witch Dog by Margaret Mahy and Sam Usher
    There's more magical fun in [[The Three Little Magicians by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam]]. For more from Mahy, try [[Tale of a Tail by Margaret Ma
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  • Old Macdonald had a farm by Pam Adams
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  • It Had to Be You by Ellie Adams
    |author=Ellie Adams ...on between them. Or is there? But are they so adamant that neither of them will fall in love again that they fail to notice the spark between them?
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  • Born to Rumble by Jeff Scott
    ...its: [[Strictly Shale: Circling British Speedway by Jeff Scott and Rachael Adams]]
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  • On The Map by Simon Garfield
    ...ave a particular interest in the subject to start off with - I'm sure they will by the end of this wonderful book. You might say that it deserves to put Si ...nd a book with a diverse collection of subjects, don't miss [[42 - Douglas Adams' Amazingly Accurate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything by Peter Gi
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  • Barney the Boat Dog: Very Brave Dog by Linda Newbery
    It's a delightful story which will appeal to boys and girls. It'll be reread and enjoyed and besides having t ...ers we enjoyed [[The Railway Rabbits: Fern and the Dancing Hare by Georgie Adams]].
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  • Winnie In Space by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul
    ...witchiness and spookiness, check out [[The Three Little Witches by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam]] and [[Dear Vampa by Ross Collins]]. If it's space tales y
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  • Space Lizards Ate My Sister! by Mark Griffiths
    ...he class of visitors about his work, which is very ironic considering what will happen to two of them. When the session leads to the discovery of an aster ...ut, as opposed to joke-telling, and in among the sort of slapstick Douglas Adams style there is enough to make this enjoyable. This might be book two of th
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  • Copernicus! What Have You Done?: ...and Other Interesting Questions by Don Behrend
    ...THIS GLORIOUS LITTLE BOOK AND SO WILL YOU. FIN''?! Because I did. And you will.  But I suppose you will be requiring more than that, so here goes...''Copernicus! What Have You Don
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  • Sir Charlie Stinky Socks: The Pirate's Curse by Kristina Stephenson
    ...by Tom MacRae and Ross Collins]] and [[The Three Little Pirates by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam]] is a longer story to read aloud.
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  • Amnesia by Michael Ridpath
    ...expertly weaves the past and present together to create a narrative which will keep you hooked from one chapter to the next. The mystery surrounding Alast ...ion with an amnesiac protagonist, you could try [[The Exodus Quest by Will Adams]]. We can also recommend [[The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes by Marcus Sakey]
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  • The Railway Rabbits: Wisher and the Runaway Piglet by Georgie Adams
    |author=Georgie Adams ...d daughter. It is also the sort of book that older newly confident readers will be able to read on their own. It is not too long and is broken up into mana
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  • The Good Girlfriend's Guide to Getting Even by Anna Bell
    ...magination can run wild. You might also enjoy [[It Had to Be You by Ellie Adams]] and [[Platinum by Jo Rees]].
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  • Hannah's List by Debbie Macomber
    ...on to name three women she thought would make a good wife for him. Winter Adams was the chef who owned the café on blossom Street, Leanne Lancaster had be ...at Hannah has said and give it a try. If it doesn't work out then nothing will be lost. Each of the women has her own problems. Two have failed marriage
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  • The Hanged Man Rises by Sarah Naughton
    ...murdering children. You'd think this would be the first concern for Titus Adams, as he's only fifteen, his parents are incorrigible drunks and he has a you ...good inspector himself. If Titus can't find a way to end the killings, he will lose everything...
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  • Necropolis (Power of Five) by Anthony Horowitz
    Things start to go wrong for fifteen-year-old Scarlett Adams when she goes on a school trip to St Meredith's Church. Since she was thirt ...w escapes and dramatic showdowns towards a climactic final battle you know will leave you cheering. If you pick one up it's difficult to put down again.
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  • The Alexander Cipher by Will Adams
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  • Gillie Can Share by Sarah-leigh Wills
    ...rator. We've been delighted by her illustrations [[Go To Sleep! by Marion Adams|before]], but I think she's excelled herself in ''Gillie Can Share''. The
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  • The Bad Weather Friend by Dean Koontz
    ...forces for being a good person. Spike is going to take care of Benny, and will certainly take care of Benny's enemies, if he, Benny, and Harper (a waitres ...along for the ride with them through the book. It had the feel of Douglas Adams, a little bit, in that some weird things were happening, but they were happ
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  • Her Three Wise Men by Stanley Middleton
    When I reviewed [[Obedience by Will Lavender|Obedience]], a novel that promised to expose 'the dark side of aca ...alt with a similarly refined scholarly set. The dotty professor in Douglas Adams book turns out to be over three hundred years old. Draw your own conclusion
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  • Discover the Awesome World by Camilla de la Bedoyere, John Farndon, Ian Graham, Richard Platt and Philip Steele
    ...It or Not]]. How about a look at the [[Discover the Savage World by Simon Adams, Camilla de la Bedoyere, Ian Graham, Steve Parker, Phil Steele, Clint Twist
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  • The Pirates Next Door by Jonny Duddle
    ...ass at school. The neighbours - well, the town - are not pleased, so what will the pirate family do to win them round? Meanwhile, Matilda is having a lot For more pirates, we can recommend [[The Three Little Pirates by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam]] for the youngest wannabe buccaneers, [[The Monkey Pirates
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  • Category:Robert Crompton
    ...I got a job as a local government officer, read Kurt Vonnegut and Richard Adams. and wrote a brilliant short novel which, unaccountably, nobody else seemed
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  • Custardly Wart: Pirate (Third Class) (History of Warts) by Alan MacDonald
    ...rates by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam]] whilst those reading on their own will enjoy [[Pirates by Geoffrey Malone]].
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  • Cakes in Space by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
    ...t like the idea of being 209 years old. Well, who would? Technically she will be ageing, but not in reality, for she is to spend two whole centuries asle ...a couple of more cutting lines of dialogue, there is some kind of Douglas Adams level of comedy I can't begin to reveal, and there is some small level of i
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  • Women in Sport: Fifty Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win by Rachel Ignotofsky
    ...ovely, detailed illustrations and brief but inspirational mini-biographies will motivate readers. Perfect for building confidence and encourage sporting pa ...14 and who is depicted in full flight, reaching for a killer shot; Nicola Adams, British boxing gold medallist, who is shown with a six-pack and her mohawk
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  • Star Wars: Ahsoka by E K Johnston
    ...Michael Kogge]] is the YA novelisation of the seventh film in what Douglas Adams, knowing him, may always have maintained was a trilogy.
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  • My Granny is a Pirate by Val McDermid and Arthur Robins
    ...Julia Jarman and Lynne Chapman]] and [[The Three Little Pirates by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam]]
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  • Capacity by Tony Ballantyne
    ...quality. Ballantyne's style reminds me strangely of how I imagine Douglas Adams would have sounded had he ever got dark and dirty. His settings certainly h ...ep track. However, Capacity is a novel worth sticking with by a writer who will be around for many years to come. It's a complex but enjoyable sci-fi whodu
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  • Pirates Don't Drive Diggers by Alex English and Duncan Beedie
    ...and interesting enough that older toddlers and those just starting school will still find it fun. Personally, I had a few issues with poor Brad's treatme ...Julia Jarman and Lynne Chapman]] or [[The Three Little Pirates by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam]], and for vehicular fun our favourite go-to book is [[Busi
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  • The Facebook Diet: 50 Funny Signs of Facebook Addiction and Ways to Unplug With a Digital Detox by Gemini Adams
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  • Dog by Daniel Pennac
    A word for the wonderful translation by Sarah Adams too - it's pitch perfect. Some scenes take place during the French mass sum
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  • Rogerson's Book of Numbers: The culture of numbers from 1001 Nights to the Seven Wonders of the World by Barnaby Rogerson
    ...ned. In the end, I'm sure it's a lot more user-friendly, interesting, and will be a lot more popular, than the original Book of Numbers. ...ldn't have found a more atheistic reviewer, but it held the attention, and will educate many in its audience. There are seventy holy idiots in here, yet y
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  • Beneath a Burning Sky by Jenny Ashcroft
    ...soon becomes clear that everyone has something to hide and buried secrets will not reveal themselves willingly. Her investigations uncover a web of deceit ...I'd love to see what happens to the characters of Olivia and hope that we will rejoin her story at some point in the future. Thanks to the publisher for m
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  • Buzz and Jump! Jump! (Early Reader) by Alice Hemming and Louise Forshaw
    ...kills improve, they might also enjoy [[The Three Little Witches by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam]] or [[My Brother's Hot Cross Bottom by Jeremy Strong]].
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  • The Great Fox Illusion by Justyn Edwards
    ...tole from her father. And she's hoping if she can find that trick then she will be able to bring her missing father home. ...s you're constantly wondering how something has happened and whether Flick will manage to figure it out in time to progress to the next stage of the compet
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  • Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable
    ...n often misunderstood campaigner. Manning Marable's biography of Malcolm X will become required reading for all students of the man and America in the 1960 ...though the suggestion of a homosexual relationship in his Detroit Red days will spark debate. This is a book that strengthens some preconceptions, challeng
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  • Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin by Andrew Wilson
    ...s with all emotion removed. The research has been immaculate and the book will appeal to anyone who has an interest in the fashion industry: there's a fee Lesley Mason had some regrets about meeting one of her heroes, Douglas Adams, in book form when she read [[The Frood by Jem Roberts]]. We can also offe
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  • Stoker's Manuscript by Royce Prouty
    ...nk transfers. What’s waiting for him in the Carpathian mountains, however, will change his life forever. It’s well executed, too. Joseph is a good charac [[Countess Dracula by Guy Adams]]<br>
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  • The Warrior Queen: The Life and Legend of Aethelflaed, Daughter of Alfred the Great by Joanna Arman
    ...the monarchs other than Alfred the Great or Ethelred the Unready. While we will never be in a position to know much if anything at all about such historica ...[The King in the North: The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria by Max Adams]].
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  • The Lives of the Famous and the Infamous: Everything You Need To Know About Everyone Who Mattered by The Week
    ...cash machine? Or that ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' author Douglas Adams once worked as a bodyguard for a member of the Qatari royal family? Or that
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  • The Things We Learn When We're Dead by Charlie Laidlaw
    ...Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - The Nearly Definitive Edition by Douglas Adams]]. There's no doubt that ''The Things We Learn when We're Dead'' owes a deb
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  • The Revenge of Frankenstein by Shaun Hutson
    ...don’t feature, and brains just slip out and slot into different skulls at will. If it were badly written, that would matter. Nor does it really have a h Compare and contrast with [[Countess Dracula by Guy Adams]] who revisits his celluloid creation with a welter of more modern effects
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  • Potty, Fartwell and Knob by Russell Ash
    Heaton or Prickhead Whelan to a lifetime of derision. Maybe you will In this respect, the book will appeal to some of those those who enjoyed
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  • Too Many Hats (My First Reader) by Hilda Offen
    You might also like to try [[The Three Little Witches by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam]]. You might also like [[Cool Duck and Lots of Hats (Early
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  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
    ...r from a pig farmer on the Channel Island of Guernsey, a man called Dawsey Adams, who has acquired a second hand book by Charles Lamb that has Juliet's name
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  • The Atlantis Gene by AG Riddle
    Both have only some of the pieces of the whole puzzle. The quest to solve it will challenge everything they think they understand about themselves, the peopl Fans of thrillers may enjoy [[The Exodus Quest by Will Adams]].
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  • The Ascent of Gravity by Marcus Chown
    ...e understanding of physics and the universe? Well, Marcus Chown's new book will lead you gently through the background to this discovery and with a small a ...', and quotes from the comic fantasy novels of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams, you can tell that this book has a fairly light and breezy tone. There are
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  • The Astonishing Return of Norah Wells by Virginia Macgregor
    ...her mother to come home and then, 6 years after she went, Norah does. How will she fit in and, just as importantly, why did she come back?
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  • Devoured by D E Meredith
    ...ssing case, their efforts are rewarded and they are called in by Inspector Adams of Scotland Yard to help with the murder of Lady Blessingham, who has had h ...add to the mystery and pleasure of this fascinating book, and many readers will look forward impatiently to the next volume in the series.
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  • Cinderella by Sally Gardner
    Cynics will hate it, but if you've room for a little romance and magic in your life the ...entertaining early reader book then [[The Three Little Witches by Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam]] is a good place to start. Adults might be interested in
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  • Top Ten Fantasy Novels of 2014
    |author=John Joseph Adams (editor) ...e genre of the weird west, which is defined by its elasticity. John Joseph Adams' helpful introduction outlines the main features of the weird west and prov
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  • Enemies of Books by William Blades, Randolph G. Adams, Bagher Bachchha (Editor)
    |author= William Blades, Randolph G. Adams, Bagher Bachchha (Editor) ...hite ink on the backs of the bindings, and generally treating them so they will be no use to anybody else. As a library assistant myself for more years th
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  • The Ministry of Suits by Paul Gamble
    ...Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - The Nearly Definitive Edition by Douglas Adams|The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy]] and absolutely anything by Terry Prat ...nistry of Suits is a wonderful place, and the extracts from their handbook will have young readers giggling helplessly and then insisting on reading great
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  • Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
    ...pathise with Charlie's plight and, despite the often fantastical settings, will recognise the power struggle that occurs between them. ...s about British and American culture. In his preface, Gaiman hails Douglas Adams as one of his great inspirations when he writes and this novel certainly ba
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  • Everything You Ever Wanted by Rosalind Wyllie
    ..., where as Viola Viola, she's ''every woman they have ever dreamt of [who] will do things they didn't even know they wanted''. Everything changes when Scar ...that majority of those who will read (and even more so, enjoy) this novel will be female. But ''Everything You Ever Wanted'' defies clear genre classifica
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  • The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu
    ...i-fi. So when you pick up a collection of Sci-fi shorts, you know that it will have just as much depth and thought-provoking philosophy as any similar nov ...omething to recommend it. I can't help feeling that each and every reader will take something different, and I don't want to sell it short. So let's snipp
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  • The River Singers by Tom Moorhouse
    ...ng water voles embark on an epic journey along the river during which they will encounter many dangers and challenges but discover friendship too. ...children may like to try the much loved classic Watership Down by Richard Adams.
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  • The Fifth Heart by Dan Simmons
    ...to solve a 17-year-old murder case. The supposed victim, socialite Clover Adams, is believed to have committed suicide but that doesn't deter Sherlock. He ...is thrust as he offers us a Sherlock to whom both newbies and aficionados will warm.
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  • London in the 18th century by Jerry White
    ...for pickpocketing, and the radical politician John Wilkes. The chapter on Adams is the prelude to a survey of architecture, that on Johnson examines litera
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  • The Table Of Less Valued Knights by Marie Phillips
    ...a… well… disastrous Prince Edwin. She may not realise it yet, but she too will have a job for Humphrey! ...teenager I'd be reciting chunks of this novel. As a middle aged woman, I will just continue to guffaw inappropriately as I remember these chunks. Be it
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  • The Weekend Quilter by Rosemary Wilkinson
    One look at the cover will tell you that these are sumptuous quilts, rich both in colour and design. S ...hine (capable of sewing a straight seam without ending up in casualty) you will not find the techniques difficult to master and they are explained simply b
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  • Gandhi: Naked Ambition by Jad Adams
    |author=Jad Adams ..., you will allow yourself, man, woman and child, to be slaughtered but you will refuse to owe allegiance to them''. Unsurprisingly, the government replied
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  • The Genesis Fleet: Vanguard by Jack Campbell
    ...Let us also not forget this stinkingly obvious dangling plot point that I will now wave around to see if it gets you hungry for more.'' It is that badly h As I have said of other books I have reviewed this is not a novel that will challenge you. In this case I mean that morally, intellectually and psychol
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  • The Futures by Anna Pitoniak
    ...n break up and before long Julia and Evan have become inseparable, as they will remain for the rest of their college years. Further reading suggestion: [[Invincible Summer by Alice Adams]] and [[Why We Came to the City by Kristopher Jansma]] are two more stories
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  • Roxy: The Band That Invented an Era by Michael Bracewell
    ...Phil Manzanera (no that's not his real name – it's actually Philip Targett-Adams).
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  • See You Later, Escalator by John Foster
    ...ed in and ending up reading the whole book. Kids will love it all, parents will smile throughout. Teachers could use the anthology for all sorts of lessons [[Category:Georgie Adams]]
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  • Man Booker Prize 2012
    ...he will have done it and will then return to his new flat. It begins and will end at Hellhaus, a guesthouse run by Bernard and his wife Ester. He gets o |author=Will Self
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Julie Cohen
    ...arthsea trilogy]], I decided I wanted to write funny after reading Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker books, and I decided I wanted to be a chick-lit writer after re
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  • The Accidental Billionaires: Sex, Money, Betrayal and the Founding of Facebook by Ben Mezrich
    ...rom a Harvard dorm-room to computers in every country I've ever been to or will ever visit. ...ns of Facebook Addiction and Ways to Unplug With a Digital Detox by Gemini Adams]] might be pertinent!
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  • The Art of Neil Gaiman by Hayley Campbell
    An early [[:Category:Neil Gaiman|Neil Gaiman]] book was all about Douglas Adams, and came out at the time he had a success with a book of his own regarding ...nd added to immensely by the welter of images and side-boxes we get. Fans will add bonus marks for the huge bibliography, which itemises practically every
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  • Delusions of Grandma by Carrie Fisher
    ...er people, to make it work, whilst fearing that the people they really are will intrude. I found a rare depth of sensitivity in this part of the book. ...y were well done, down to the banality of choosing the clothes in which he will be cremated and the urn for his ashes.
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  • James Donald Talks To Bookbag About The Death Of Norman Breyfogle
    ...d to the costume style and visual dynamic that they both produced so well. Adams leaned towards a more romantic interpretation and Aparo was more of a reali ...en on the funny pages. There can be no dispute here. Go look it up and you will see why. Alex Ross is, perhaps, the greatest artist in comic book history b
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Graham Thomas
    ...b) get to the end and c) actually enjoy the read despite point ‘a’ then I will have done what I set out to do. That sounds flippant, but I’m actually se ...acters in all my books to seem real. They aren’t spawned into scenes at my will simply to advance the plot, or help the hero or dump some exposition on the
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  • You Suck by Christopher Moore
    As with some other authors, Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett for instance, you either ''get'' Moore or you don't....
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  • The Melody Lingers on by Mary Higgins Clark
    ...n entering this author’s meta-world, one is flooded with a cascade of good will; it is impossible to be irritated by these privileged characters who glide ...me – this is frequently referred to, and lateness is not the only failure. Adams, a man “with a full head of mostly gray hair and an aura of confidence”
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  • 2012: Science or Superstition by Alexandra Bruce
    ...o such ideas you'll relish and admire the fact that 11.11am (GMT) that day will coincide with a ''galactic alignment'' of the solstice sun with the Milky W ...of the deluge from around the world blame mankind - what looks at humanity will we cast as we approach the almighty end, or change, or whatever, that is du
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  • Death's End by Cixin Liu
    ...re not just people whose names mean nothing to you (when it's assumed they will) but there are whole concepts that you won't understand. This latter is pa But we don't start there. In a disconnected prologue whose relevance we will not know until a long way through the 700 or so pages that follow, we start
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  • The Good Old Days by Gilda O'Neill
    ...s rags enjoy whipping up frenzies about ASBOs and "chavs". The Sweet Fanny Adams case was echoed by the recent Soham murders. Women are still traded for sex
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  • Remembering The Bones by Frances Itani
    ...f her car, injured and out of sight, and is increasingly aware that no-one will miss her. If you liked this, you may enjoy [[The Behaviour of Moths by Poppy Adams]].
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  • Newest Women's Fiction Reviews
    |author=Brooke Adams ...n her last day, fifty years later, in possession of a pair of letters that will change everything for a woman called Billie. Just who is she, and who deli
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  • Kings of Albion by Julian Rathbone
    ...hed until its sides hurt. If you like laughing at conspiracy theories, you will love this book. It's not without fault and would benefit from some strict e ...Does England contain the knowledge they need to protect Vijayanagara? And will they even survive to tell the tale?
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To John Piper
    ...ng! The dictator hungry Ireland was a concept of mine that pre-dated Gerry Adams coming to the fore in Irish politics. ...ber four. Another thriller, with a slightly scientific twist this time. It will be called The Secret Weapon and for once I have a heroine in mind. My daugh
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  • Newest Politics and Society Reviews
    ...s run from 4 September 2021 to 31 August 2022. Who can imagine what there will be to come in the 2023 edition? |summary=''Our future will be more complex than we expected. Instead of flying cars, we got night-vis
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  • Thomas Paine: His Life, His Time and the Birth of the Modern Nations by Craig Nelson
    ...ferences (which obviously lie with Franklin and Jefferson rather than John Adams for example) and politically, his book is an extremely timely reminder of h ...readers which are interested in Paine more as a general political thinker will still find Nelson's account illuminating: I for one came from reading his b
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  • Top Ten Children's Non-Fiction Books of 2016
    |author=Emma Adams and James Weston Lewis ...that entails. And you have to hit on a remarkable subject, something that will open the young eyes to the danger, tragedy and drama of our history. Somet
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Charles D Blanchard
    ...and the works of Richard Adams are prime examples of this art. I had read Adams’ ''Watership Down'' when I was younger and again many years later. Upon t CDB: The book touches on themes that will always be prevalent. The main theme is survival, not only from the humans,
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  • The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Giles Milton
    ...his. As a family saga, and a particularly touching one at that, I think it will appeal to women just as much as men. ...rough no fault of their own) in the most extraordinary situations. William Adams was a common mariner who ended up a samurai at the Japanese court. (Samurai
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  • Top Ten Thrillers of 2015
    |author=Guy Adams ...In each case, the baby will have a young sibling with whom to grow up, but will she ever feel like she truly belongs?
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  • Top Ten Biographies 2014
    ...An early [[:Category:Neil Gaiman|Neil Gaiman]] book was all about Douglas Adams, and came out at the time he had a success with a book of his own regarding
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  • October 2014 Newsletter
    ...Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - The Nearly Definitive Edition by Douglas Adams]]. Originally a radio comedy, a "trilogy" of five books was published betwe ...eeling of unrest in this furthest outpost of Queen Victoria's empire which will eventually lead to one of the bloodiest episodes in Indo-British history. L
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  • Halting State by Charles Stross
    ...espeare, the rhythm settles into your brain after a few pages – though you will possibly change your mind when you discover 300 pages later the setting’s ...have a particular sense of humour to engage with the script. Many readers will simply find it silly. Which is a bit of a shame, because alongside the futu
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  • Top Ten Self-Published Books 2014
    |title=I Will Eat The Moon (Tiny the Giant) |author=Jeff Scott and Rachael Adams
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  • Newest Short Stories Reviews
    |summary=''Our future will be more complex than we expected. Instead of flying cars, we got night-vis ...try. For those new to the series, there's an excellent introduction that will tell you all you need to know about who's who and the background to why Bru
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  • Costa Book Awards 2013
    ...gory winners on 6 January: they each won £5,000. The overall winner (who will receive £30,000) was announced on 28 January. 'I'll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brother. His name's Simon. I think you're goi
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