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Barkskins
Author :
Annie Proulx
Published: 2016
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Synopsis extract:
Rambling through 350 years of history of humans in the boreal forsests of N.america focusing on the intersecting stories of the Sel family of Mi'kmak native americans and the Duchet/Duke family of settlers.
Synopsis 34 words
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19 Jun '18
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19 Jun '18
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fiction
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The Legacy of Luna
Author :
Julia Butterfly Hill
Published: 2000
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Synopsis extract:
Luna is a giant redwood. ...
Synopsis 46 words
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28 Apr '18
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28 Apr '18
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non-fiction
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The Ashes of London
Author :
Andrew Taylor
Published: 2016
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Synopsis extract:
The aftermath of the great fire. ...
Synopsis 45 words
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22 Apr '18
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22 Apr '18
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fiction
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In a Green Shade
Author :
Richard Mabey
Published: 1983
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Synopsis extract:
Collection of previously published essays from magazines and newspapers from about 1974
Synopsis 11 words
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01 Apr '18
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1 Apr '18
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non-fiction
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The Quality of Silence
Author :
Rosamund Lupton
Published: 2000
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Synopsis extract:
Woman and 10yo deaf daughter travel across Alaska in winter on the Dalton Highway to find husband/father. ...
Synopsis 27 words
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01 Apr '18
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1 Apr '18
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fiction
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Guns, Germs and Steel
Author :
Jared Diamond
Published: 1997
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Synopsis extract:
Human history explained from a geological, ecological, anthropological, linguistic and archeological perspective
Synopsis 12 words
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17 Mar '18
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17 Mar '18
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non-fiction
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The Moth Snowstorm
Nature and Joy
Author :
Michael McCarthy
Published: 2015
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Synopsis extract:
Personal account of authors involvement and love for the world. ...
Synopsis 22 words
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01 Mar '18
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1 Mar '18
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non-fiction
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Turtles All The Way Down
Author :
John Green
Published: 2000
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No summary or synopsis available
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22 Feb '18
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22 Feb '18
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non-fiction
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When We Were Orphans
Author :
Kazuo Ishiguro
Published: 2000
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No summary or synopsis available
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04 Feb '18
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4 Feb '18
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fiction
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Waging Heavy Peace
Author :
Neil Young
Published: 2012
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Synopsis extract:
Autobiography - or rather a collection of memories.
Synopsis 8 words
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19 Jan '18
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19 Jan '18
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non-fiction
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The History of Bees
Author :
Maja Lunde
Published: 2000
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Synopsis extract:
Three intertwined stories across time (1850, 2007, 2049) about bees and beekeeping. ...
Synopsis 24 words
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14 Jan '18
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14 Jan '18
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fiction
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Lilac and Flag
Author :
John Berger
Published: 2000
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Synopsis extract:
Peasants in the city
Synopsis 4 words
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28 Dec '17
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28 Dec '17
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fiction
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The Left Hand of Darkness
Author :
Ursula le Guin
Published: 2000
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Synopsis extract:
Sci planet Winter is visited by an emissary from a confederation of planets to invite them to join. ...
Synopsis 36 words
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02 Dec '17
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2 Dec '17
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fiction
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A Delicate Truth
Author :
John le Carre
Published: 2000
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Synopsis extract:
Post Iraq war and post new labour story about rendition and privatisation of the state.
Synopsis 15 words
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09 Nov '17
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9 Nov '17
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fiction
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Things We Never Said
Author :
Nick Alexander
Published: 2016
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Synopsis extract:
50 something Sean's wife has just died of cancer leaving him a box of memory tapes she created whilst in terminal care revealing some truths about their 30 year relationship.
Synopsis 28 words
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15 Oct '17
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15 Oct '17
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fiction
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A Good Man in Africa
Author :
William Boyd
Published: 1981
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Synopsis extract:
Morgan is a 30 something diplomat in the British Commission in the second city of a west african ex colony. ...
Synopsis 67 words
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13 Oct '17
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13 Oct '17
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fiction
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The Secret Pilgrim
unlisted author
Published: 2000
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Synopsis extract:
Ned's reminiscences as Smiley's protege over 30 years in "The Circus" prompted by Smiley's after dinner talk to the latest bunch of recruits to spying in the new world. ...
Synopsis 45 words
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11 Oct '17
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11 Oct '17
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fiction
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The Silent Boy
Author :
Andrew Taylor
Published: 2000
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Synopsis extract:
During french revolution boy witness murder of mother (a courtesan married and separated to an englishman) and is struck dumb. ...
Synopsis 36 words
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08 Oct '17
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8 Oct '17
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fiction
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The Childrens Book
Author :
A S Byatt
Published: 2009
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Synopsis extract:
Story of a group of children and their upper middle class families growing up in late 19th and early 20th century. ...
Synopsis 38 words
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25 Aug '17
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25 Aug '17
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fiction
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The Martian
Author :
Andy Weir
Published: 2013
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Synopsis extract:
Astronaut inadvertently abandoned on Mars has to survive for 2 years to be rescued with food for 2 months.
Synopsis 17 words
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10 Aug '17
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10 Aug '17
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fiction
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Things Fall Apart
Author :
Chinua Achebe
Published: 2000
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No summary or synopsis available
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09 Aug '17
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9 Aug '17
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fiction
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Mystery Teachings from the Living Earth
An introduction to spiritual ecology
Author :
John Michael Greer
Published: 2000
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No summary or synopsis available
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08 Aug '17
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8 Aug '17
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non-fiction
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Dark Matter
Author :
Blake Crouch
Published: 2016
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Synopsis extract:
Present day parallel universes science fiction
Synopsis 6 words
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01 Aug '17
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1 Aug '17
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fiction
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Station Eleven
Author :
Emily St.John Mandel
Published: 2000
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No summary or synopsis available
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01 Aug '17
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1 Aug '17
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fiction
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Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Author :
Robert Pirsig
Published: 2000
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No summary or synopsis available
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15 Jul '17
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15 Jul '17
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non-fiction
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