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true story - dog adopted by forces?
recently while shopping in Asda i picked up a book that was the true story of a dog that had been adopted by one of the forces (not sure which)..i think they had to keep it hidden....however now that i have gone bac... [more]

muffin hips
17/08/08
19:20

4 answers (last answered: 19/08/08 08:27)

colin dexter
how many cameo roles has he had in the inspector morse episodes ??

capri-sun
16/08/08
18:39

2 answers (last answered: 21/08/08 21:22)

Ideas on a good Female Business Woman Biography?
Hi, Im after a biography of a female business woman. I just need a bit of inspiration really. Ive read a few male biographies - but just really wanted to see the female perspective of GETTING THERE! If an... [more]

organicair
15/08/08
08:41

4 answers (last answered: 15/08/08 14:08)

which poems did this come from?
I happened to catch the last few minutes of criminal minds the other night and one of the characters recited a poem by wordsworth and i can only remeber these words in the glory of the night I would love to know w... [more]

willowbee
13/08/08
21:49

5 answers (last answered: 14/08/08 13:19)

please help me find the title/author of 1970's american novel set around the electricity grid
Id love to find the titleauthor of a brilliant novel written 1970s, set in America, about electricity grid, brown outs, looking after girl reliant on electricity (electric lung?) after a black out. How the electric ... [more]

eefa
11/08/08
15:04

2 answers (last answered: 13/08/08 08:39)

The Sheltering Desert
I have the book 'The Sheltering Desert' by Henno Martin. Does anyone know where I can purchase a copy of the 1992 film of the same name? Director Regardt van den Bergh

may50
11/08/08
14:21

Postcards from Spain
Does anyone know the title and or author of a book published in the 80s which consists of a series of postcards from Spain. A group of british tourists are stuck there, as their return flight is postponed again and... [more]

dubliner
10/08/08
14:24

Recommendations for a good read
Hello Can anyone recommend a modern novel with a really good page-turning plot? Most modern novels Ive read recently are very good in terms of atmosphere and description, but dont seem to have much in the way ... [more]

Karen2005
08/08/08
09:37

11 answers (last answered: 22/08/08 16:40)

I Am Legend
... which I finished last night. Interesting sociological point ... Normalcy (!) was a majority concept, the standard of many and not the standard of just one man. At the start of the book, Neville wa... [more]

joggerjayne
08/08/08
09:18

10 answers (last answered: 09/08/08 21:39)

Title and/or author
Im trying to find a book but cant remember the title or author. All I can remember is the story line. It starts with a family (mother, son, step father) adopting a little girl. The son and little girl become great f... [more]

damiat1
07/08/08
15:51

I Am Legend ... continuing irritation
Okay. This whole defrosting issue is irritating me. This is from Chapter 11 ... He got a steak from the freezer, and while it was broiling he took a fast shower And then, a bit later ... The stea... [more]

joggerjayne
07/08/08
00:03

4 answers (last answered: 07/08/08 14:10)

Mr Moon
When I as a kid (30 years ago) my mum used to tell me a poem called Mr Moon. She got it out of a childrens book (like a comic annual) that she had when she was little. We dont know what the book was called or the au... [more]

neddyw
06/08/08
22:23

anyone know the book??
There was a book mentioned on loose women today, and it was about a 20 year old and a 50 year old woman that swap lives, meant to be a good holiday read.....does anyone know what the book is called and the author?? ... [more]

heff5
06/08/08
13:56

2 answers (last answered: 24/08/08 11:51)

Kazuo Ishiguro
I have read his "Remains of the Day" which is abeautifully written book. I am thinking of tring another of his. Any recommendations?

Rosetta
06/08/08
10:42

6 answers (last answered: 11/08/08 20:40)

cars
when was a car invented

sexzy01223
06/08/08
00:54

4 answers (last answered: 07/08/08 17:46)

Griselda and the rain fairies/other stories in 1930s? book for children
I am still searching for a childrens book of fairy stories from around the 1930s, 1940s or 1950s which included a story about Griselda and the rain fairies and 3 poor princesses who wanted to go to a ball - Cordelia... [more]

Fleuretty
05/08/08
03:47

2 answers (last answered: 06/08/08 10:20)

Fiction or Non Fiction
Which do you prefer! I normally read non fiction I enjoy biographies, true crime sometimes I would like to unwind and read a "novel" what would you recommend!

Mary T
04/08/08
19:37

8 answers (last answered: 05/08/08 01:08)

Trying to find the title/author of a book by the storyline....
I am trying to find the titleauthor of a chick lit style book that I read in paperback a couple of years ago. The story had two young women sharing a flat. The main character of the two worked in a record shop an... [more]

ksw6kaz
04/08/08
16:32

Catherine Gallagher's essay on Gaskell's NORTH AND SOUTH
Has anyone read the essay: Relationship remembered against relationship forgot : Family and Society in HARD TIMES and NORTH AND SOUTH by Catherine Gallagher? If you have and would like to share ideas please cont... [more]

RuskinJazz
04/08/08
12:34

1 answer (last answered: 04/08/08 13:21)

local quiz
I am not sure if this is the right place to put this question,but anyway here goes, I have two passages fron 2 books does anyone recognise them please? 1 .....is sixteen years old, tall at 62 inches, partially gre... [more]

mrseyebright
03/08/08
19:45

3 answers (last answered: 03/08/08 19:57)