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  • Flann O'Brien - At Swim Two Birds

    Flann O'Brien - At Swim Two Birds
    Jul 29 2024
    A wildly comic send-up of Irish literature and culture, At Swim-Two-Birds is the story of a young, lazy, and frequently drunk Irish college student who lives with his curmudgeonly uncle in Dublin. When not in bed (where he seems to spend most of his time) or reading he is composing a mischief-filled novel about Dermot Trellis, a second-rate author whose characters ultimately rebel against him and seek vengeance. From drugging him as he sleeps to dropping the ceiling on his head, these figures of Irish myth make Trellis pay dearly for his bad writing.

    Hilariously funny and inventive, At Swim-Two-Birds has influenced generations of writers, opening up new possibilities for what can be done in fiction. It is a true masterpiece of Irish literature.

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    7 m
  • Sleeping with Psychopaths = A chilling study of the innocent lovers of savage murderers -

    Sleeping with Psychopaths = A chilling study of the innocent lovers of savage murderers -
    Jul 11 2024
    Bestselling writer and criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee turns his attention to a new kind of victim: the wives or partners of serial murderers who remained unaware of exactly who they had fallen for until after their other half's arrest or, in some cases, conviction, for multiple murders.

    Sonia Sutcliffe first discovered that her husband, Peter, was leading a secret existence as 'the Yorkshire Ripper' only when he was arrested.

    The wife of the 'Hillside Strangler' only learned of her husband's crimes when state police smashed down her door in search of him.

    On finding out the truth, these innocents often experience a strange kind of guilt for not having recognised the killer in their home, as well as having to face the grim reality of betrayal and deceit.

    Not the best true crim ebook in terms of style of writing; plenty of facts, good research and a couple of interviews, just the bits where the author is trying to lighten the mood didn't work. For me. They might for you.

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    5 m
  • The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov -

    The Master And Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov -
    Jul 9 2024
    Written in secret during the darkest days of Stalin's reign, The Master and Margarita became an overnight literary phenomenon when it was finally published it, signalling artistic freedom for Russians everywhere. Bulgakov's carnivalesque satire of Soviet life describes how the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow one Spring afternoon. Brimming with magic and incident, it is full of imaginary, historical, terrifying and wonderful characters, from witches, poets and Biblical tyrants to the beautiful, courageous Margarita, who will do anything to save the imprisoned writer she loves.

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    4 m
  • Out of Thin Air - A True Story of Impossible Murder in Iceland

    Out of Thin Air - A True Story of Impossible Murder in Iceland
    Jul 4 2024
    Every Icelander knows about the Gudmundur and Geirfinnur disappearances. 1974. In two separate incidents, two men vanished into thin air. Then, out of it came six murder confessions and six convictions. Yet in the decades that followed, these too evaporated.Anthony Adeane explores the stranger-than-fiction story that has unravelled in Iceland across 45 years. He provides the first full account of the case, paints a fascinating picture of the country and places each development in the contexts that shaped them: from the Cod Wars to the Cold War, the 2008 economic crash and beyond.Using unprecedented access, and exploring his own personal obsession with the case, he exposes the mistakes that were made, the lives that were ruined, the questions that remain unanswered and the headlines that continue to be printed. Out of Thin Air is at once a brilliant portrait of a society, a story of a shocking miscarriage of justice and a compelling true crime narrative.
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    4 m
  • Oxford Book of Humourous Prose

    Oxford Book of Humourous Prose
    Jul 2 2024
    Starting with Caxton in 1477 Frank Muir shows how humorous writing has developed and refined through five centuries by such practitioners and innovators as Jonathan Swift, Henry Fielding and Laurence Sterne, and also how humour ranges from the crude to the subtle. It includes extracts from 215 different authors and anonymous pieces and there is a representation of American, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand prose as well as from Britain. The extracts quoted vary in length from a single paragraph to a complete story and there is a connecting text which introduces and sets the pieces in context. Framk Muir has written "The Frank Muir Book".

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    5 m
  • Nothing but the Truth: The Memoir of an Unlikely Lawyer

    Nothing but the Truth: The Memoir of an Unlikely Lawyer
    Jun 27 2024
    Just how do you become a barrister? Why do only 1 per cent of those who study law succeed in joining this mysteriously opaque profession? And why might a practising barrister come to feel the need to reveal the lies, secrets, failures and crises at the heart of this world of wigs and gowns?Nothing But The Truth is The Secret Barrister's bestselling memoir. It charts an outsider’s progress down the winding path towards practising at the Bar, taking in the sometimes absurd traditions of the Inns of Court, where every meal mandates a glass of port and a toast to the monarch, to the Hunger Games-style contest for pupillage, through the endlessly frustrating experience of being a junior barrister–as a creaking, ailing justice system begins to convince them that something has to change . . .Full of hilarious, shocking and surprising stories, Nothing But The Truth tracks the Secret Barrister’s transformation from hang ‘em and flog ‘em, austerity-supporting twenty-something to campaigning, bestselling, reforming author whose writing in defence of the law is celebrated around the globe.With a keen eye for the absurd and an obsessive fondness for Twitter, SB reveals the uncomfortable truths and darkest secrets about life in our criminal courts.

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    5 m
  • Forensics by Dr Zakaria Erzinclioglu

    Forensics by Dr Zakaria Erzinclioglu
    Jun 25 2024
    Review of this excellent guide lifting the lid on Forensic science and basics of investigations.

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    Mr. Erzinclioglu provided all that we want to know about basic science and art of forensics studies in this not-so-hard-to-read book. he gaves us every information about forensics from many perspective, mainly from biological and psychological point of view.
    The English professor of forensics taught us step by step how to conduct a forensic investigation and how to think as a psychological profiler. A very decent book for everyone who want to learn many things about forensics study.

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    4 m
  • Alan Partridge books - We need to talk about, Nomad and Big Beacon

    Alan Partridge books - We need to talk about, Nomad and Big Beacon
    Jun 20 2024
    Quick review of all three of the Alan Partridge books

    We need to talk about Alan
    Nomad
    Big Beacon

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    4 m