| 1. |  | Case Histories: A Novel
from Little, Brown and Company
Price: $7.99
Customer Review:
I read for story. If characters are developed it's a definite plus. If the writing is interesting and gets to the point with an economy of useful words, I'm hooked. I was hooked on this story (stories) and finished it in three days. Then I went out and got "When Will There Be Good News". If your... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Tales from the Perilous Realm
from Houghton Mifflin
Price: $18.48
Customer Review:
You need to know that I'm a Tolkien fan who reads the Lord of the Rings trilogy every year and always discovers something new. I've also read The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and The Children of Turin. Tales from the Perilous Realm is enjoyable reading based upon its own merit but what I find... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | A Christmas Carol: And Other Christmas Stories (Signet Classic)
from Signet Classics
Price: $3.95
Customer Review:
My family and I have loved this beloved Christmas story for years. When we first heard Patrick Stewart perform this one man show we were hooked. He does a fabulous job with each character, making the story come to life for us. We love it so much that we have been giving it out as Christmas gifts to... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories (James Bond 007)
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $9.03
Customer Review:
This is a wonderful addtion to my James Bond collection. These complete short stories of Ian Flemings are great! Worth every penny! Every true Bond fan should read all nine of them.... because we know that no one can do it better than James Bond! | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | You Only Live Twice (James Bond Novels)
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $11.20
Customer Review:
You Only Live Twice is Connery's best portrayal of 007. Here, an accident happens in space which pushes Earth closer and closer to World War III, and now, James Bond is sent to Japan to investigate, when all of a sudden, he stumbles upon a Japanese space base, which plans to launch a satellite and... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth
from Houghton Mifflin
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
For fans of Tolkien and his mythology, this is an indispensable work. Unfinished Tales provides incredible details about many aspects of The Lord of the Rings, such as the hunt for the One Ring and how the Ringwraiths got to the Shire. There is also a history of Galadriel and Celeborn, a full... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Moonraker (James Bond Novels)
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $10.78
Customer Review:
This is only the second Bond book I've read recently, the other being Doctor No (James Bond Novels) (Although I've read one, One Her Majestys' secret Service, I think, many years ago). It didn't live up to my expectations. It's a short novel, but the pace is still slow, and not until the last third... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | The Complete Sherlock Holmes
from Gramercy
Customer Review:
"Complete Sherlock Holmes" contains all the Sherlock Holmes stories.
I enjoyed Sherlock Holmes as a teenager and as a young adult and still dip into a Holmes mystery once in a while. Arthur Conan Doyle created a unique and enduring character when he first wrote of Sherlock Holmes.
However,... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders (P.S.)
from Harper Perennial
Price: $10.92
Customer Review:
The longer stories here are reasonable in general, and there are some fine pieces like 'A Study in Emerald' but there are quite a few really short bits of no consequence whatsoever.
There are also several poems included in this volume.
Fragile Things : A Study in Emerald - Neil Gaiman
more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Espresso Tales
from Anchor
Price: $11.16
Customer Review:
One of the things I most admire about Alexander McCall Smith is his ability to show his readers exactly who his characters are, and to do it so convincingly. This demonstrates no small degree of talent. This talent is enhanced by McCall Smith's real working knowledge of the worlds in which he,... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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