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I was doing some decluttering and came across a book in Japanese (with some Mandarin) about the Japanese occupation of Manchuria after 1931. It clearly was designed for Japanese. I can't read Japanese...
Hi all, needing hep for my degree project. I'm trying to look up artists that focus on the relationship between different materials/ and how an object or thing can have its status completely changed...
I brought a book at a charity shop yesterday that states on the top that is a unproofed copy and not for sale. Could it be worth anything?
It's my Erica James and was published in 2010 TIAx...
"As soon as women are made our equals, they are our superiors".
Attributed to Cato but not sure which one. Can anyone trace it? I have tried for a couple of hours....
My Father drove a Churchill Tank during WW2. Many times while watching TV programs, I have often wondered if I might be witnessing my late Father on newsreel shots. The same thought would cross my...
Anyone read 'a prayer for Owen meany'? It's been recommended to me and I've just downloaded it to my kindle. Also wondering about 'cider house rules' or any other books by the author. Thanks....
I'm most of the way through reading this and really enjoying it. Wanted to read it before seeing the film, hoping it's still out at the cinema. I know there are others - I assume they follow on - and...
I was thinking today about a picture/story book I recall being read at primary school in London, roughly 1985. Back in those days the school had an overhead projector, and must have been able to get...
I was told today about a good book set in Wales. Has some quite sad reflections on life in a mining community but I'm not sure that that is the basis of the story, or even if it is fiction. A bit of a...
Its not finished yet. I just wanted to see what these two stanzas might convey to people. As always, thanks for the comments folks. Nearby the iron bark tree my fathers flesh drafted to ashes,...
Does the usage of this word make sense in this opening stanza (vellum) taking in account the poetic license? Thanks for the advice folks. 'Give me the night; a canvas of stars tattooed to the vellum...
I have an old 1950s theatre programme of the show 'Sauce Tartare', in which Audrey Hepburn is listed among the dancers and Alma Cogan is listed among the chorus; before they were well-known, of...