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Book Review: Down Under
Book Review: The Lost Continent – Travels in Small-town America
”I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to…’
Book Review: A Walk in the Woods – Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
‘What on earth would I do if four bears came into my camp? Why, I would die of course. Literally shit myself lifeless…’
Book Review: At Home – A Short History of Private Life
‘It is always quietly thrilling to find yourself looking at a world you know well but have never seen from such an angle before…’
Book Review: The Body – A Guide for Occupants
‘There are thousands of things that can kill us…’
Book Review: Mother Tongue – The Story of the English Language
‘The complexities of the English language are such that even native speakers cannot always communicate effectively…’
Book Review: Notes from a Small Island
‘Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realised what it was that I loved about Britain – which is to say, all of it…’
Book Review: Shakespeare – The World as Stage
‘We all recognise a likeness of Shakespeare the instant we see one, and yet we don’t really know what he looked like. It is like this with nearly every aspect of his life and character: He is at once the best known and least known of figures…’
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