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David J. Peterson: The Art of Language Invention (Paperback, 2015, Penguin)

No cover — Kate Marvel: Human Nature (2025, HarperCollins Publishers)

Thích Nhất Hạnh: The world we have (2008, Parallax Press)

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David W. Anthony: The Horse, the Wheel, and Language (2007, Princeton University Press)

Roman Krznaric: Empathy (2014, Penguin Random House)

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Richard Osman: The Bullet That Missed (Hardcover, 2022, Penguin Books, Limited)

Richard Osman: The Man Who Died Twice (Paperback, 2022, Penguin Books)

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Penny JW has read 0 of 12 books.

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Penny JW set a goal to read 12 books in 2025

Penny JW reviewed The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club, #2)

It's the following Thursday.

Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man …

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So fond of this crew. Well-paced plot.

Penny JW reviewed Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot, #8)

Agatha Christie: Lord Edgware Dies (Hardcover, 1997, HarperCollins)

Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to 'get rid of' her …

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2 stars

This one probably needs a warning about its references to Jewish people.

Penny JW reviewed The Seven Dials Mystery (Agatha Christie Signature Edition) by Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie: The Seven Dials Mystery (Agatha Christie Signature Edition) (2001, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd)

Brings back several characters from an earlier novel, The Secret of Chimneys, in a …

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Foreword by Val MacDermid was worth reading.

Penny JW reviewed All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby

S. A. Cosby: All the Sinners Bleed (2023, Flatiron Books)

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Recommended by Ian Rankin twitter.com/Beathhigh/status/1670448974002544643?s=20

Penny JW reviewed Show Your Work by Jane Bozarth

Jane Bozarth: Show Your Work (Paperback, Pfeiffer)

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Penny JW reviewed Paintings in Proust by Eric Karpeles

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5 stars

It's a book for browsing really but quite astonishing the number of references to artwork that Proust made.

Penny JW reviewed A dedicated man by Robinson, Peter

Robinson, Peter, Peter Robinson: A dedicated man (Paperback, 2002, Pan Books)

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4 stars

Good read, very televisual in a good way.

Penny JW rated Swallows and Amazons (Godine Storyteller): 5 stars

Arthur Michell Ransome: Swallows and Amazons (Godine Storyteller) (Paperback, David R Godine)

Swallows and Amazons (Godine Storyteller) by Arthur Michell Ransome (Swallows and Amazons (1))

This is one of the finest books for children, both boys and girls. In 1928, four children, aged 7 to …

Penny JW rated Quantitative ethnography: 4 stars

Quantitative ethnography by David Williamson Shaffer

Penny JW reviewed Lessons in Chemistry by Chris Whitaker

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excellent

Penny JW rated Wifedom: 5 stars

Wifedom by Anna Funder

Penny JW rated Good University: 5 stars

Good University by Raewyn Connell

Penny JW rated The Golden Days: 5 stars

Cao Xueqin: The Golden Days (1973, Penguin)

The Golden Days by Cao Xueqin (The Story of the Stone, #1)

Divided into five volumes, The Story of the Stone charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. This …

Penny JW rated The Velveteen Rabbit: 3 stars

Margery Williams Bianco: The Velveteen Rabbit (1999, Avon)

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco

By the time the velveteen rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up …