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Arlene

Feb

10

2014

Life After Life by Atkinson

Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson

English girl Ursula Todd dies numerous times in this novel, beginning with the moment of her birth on a snowy day in 1910. But not to worry. The reader soon learns that each time this happens Ursula is revived in the next chapter, having survived a close brush with mortality. After each of resurrection her …

May

23

2013

The Billionaire and the Mechanic

The Billionaire and the Mechanic
by Julian Guthrie

“Self-made billionaire and sailing enthusiast Larry Ellison is a man who likes to do things on his own terms. When the snooty St Francis Yacht Club in his home city of San Francisco imposed too many rules on his proposed 2003 Americas Cup bid, Ellison accepted an offer from the neighboring blue-collar Golden Gate club …

Nov

23

2010

Atlantic by Simon Winchester

“Apart from being a good biography (of which this is a species of sorts), Atlantic, by Simon Winchester, is my favorite kind of book— a literate blend of history, geography, natural sciences and people, written by an author who loves all of the above and is clearly fascinated by his subject, in this case the …

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