Tag: books
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The Rose Field by Philip Pullman – nail-biting conclusion to the Northern Lights series | Fiction | The Guardian
“There are no endings,” said Hilary Mantel on the final page of Bring Up the Bodies; “they are all beginnings.” Pullman draws his great matter to a close, but he’s clear that his characters, and their stories, will continue without him – that the end of his book marks the start of their next chapter.…
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Les Effingers (1951) – Gabriele Tergit
The book follows two Jewish families in Berlin from the 1870s to the 1940s. Paul Effinger moves to Berlin and, with his brother Karl, founds a company manufacturing nails. Paul is serious and hard-working, Karl is more worldly. The first half of the novel concerns the growth of the company into a major car manufacturer…
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli – 2014 Really remarkable. Short, clear, and accessible. Covers: 5/5