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The Big Book of "Top Gear" 2009

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Review: I bought this for my 12-year-old son and he loved it. If you're looking for serious car reviews (or serious material of any kind) you will be sadly disappointed - this book definitely focuses on the laddish and jokey elements of the show, and if you like those, you....

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The QI Annual 2009 (Annual)

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Review: Know someone who likes QI? read last years QI annual? Then you know what to expect from this, more of the same (which is fine by me). By turns, hilarious, educational and fascinating. Quality entertainment by Stephen and the rest of the guys.....

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QI: The Book of General Ignorance

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Review: I really enjoyed reading this book and found it more than "Quite Interesting". Unfortunately though, if you are an avid fan of the television series like I am it offers nothing new. Most, if not all, of the material is taken from the series.....

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I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot from School

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Review: I found this book to be very useful as it has got every bit of useful information you could possible want .It is like an encyclopedia only smaller .....

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Wendy: The Bumper Book of Fun for Women of a Certain Age

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Review: heard about the book whilst watching bbc news in the morning and came across it at lunchtime . should be on the front desk of every bookshop- i know im not the target audience but it is the funniest book i have looked at in ages. everyone will have an awkward femal....

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Schott's Almanac 2009

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Review: With a cut-off date of mid-September, the 2009 edition (which is really September 2007 to September 2008) misses the financial market collapse and the election of Barack Obama, for which we will have to wait for the 2010 edition. Nevertheless, as in previous yea....

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I Before E (Except After C): Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff

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Review: This is a little gem of a book; I bought it thinking it would give me helpful ways of knowing and remembering more about grammar - but it's so much more than this. The whole book is about mnemonics and rhymes as memory aids, grouped into 17 themed categories as l....

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Better Than Sex: My Autobiography

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Review: One of my better presents this Christmas - I read Mick Fitzgerald's informative, well written book at a single sitting. In Donn Maclean Mick Fitzgerald has a fine co-author who has helped him to tell his story in a way that never loses one's interest. As a racing p....

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The Dangerous Book for Boys

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Review: My in-laws bought this for my son for Christmas. He loves it and so do I! This is a great book to encourage boys [and some girls I know] to get out in the fresh air and use their imagination and creativity. For those days when the weather is really vile or your chi....

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Homework for Grown-ups: Everything You Learnt at School... and Promptly Forgot

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Review: I found this book to be very useful as it does what the title says and helps many of us older generation to remember what we used to learn at school but have since forgot (at last this saves a lot of embarassment with the younger generation).....

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