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robphippen

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I love to read books on Sci Fi, art, art techniques, mindfulness and meditation, and books on science.

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robphippen's books

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P. G. Wodehouse: Aunts Aren't Gentlemen (2008)

No cover — Irene Handl: Sioux, The (Flamingo S) (1986, Fontana)

Currently Reading

Rory Stewart: Politics on the Edge (2023, Penguin Random House)

Pádraig Ó. Tuama: Poetry Unbound (Hardcover, 2022, W. W. Norton & Company)

Suzie Sheehy: The Matter of Everything (2023, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)

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Adrian Tchaikovsky: Bear Head (Paperback, 2017, Head of Zeus)

Mike Rohde: The Sketchnote Workbook (Paperback, 2014, Peachpit Press)

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robphippen rated The Magician's Nephew: 4 stars

C. S. Lewis: The Magician's Nephew (2005, HarperCollins)

The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up …

robphippen rated The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7): 3 stars

C. S. Lewis: The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) (2005)

The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) by C. S. Lewis

The Last Battle is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by The Bodley Head in …

robphippen rated The Mortal Word (The Invisible Library, #5): 3 stars

Genevieve Cogman: The Mortal Word (The Invisible Library, #5) (2018)

The Mortal Word (The Invisible Library, #5) by Genevieve Cogman

robphippen rated The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: 4 stars

C. S. Lewis: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Hardcover, 2006, HarperCollins)

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

NARNIA... the world of wicked dragons and magic spells, where the very best is brought out of even the worst …

robphippen rated Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia): 3 stars

C. S. Lewis: Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia) (2005, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd)

Prince Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia) by C. S. Lewis

Children's Religious Book

robphippen rated The Horse and His Boy: 4 stars

C. S. Lewis: The Horse and His Boy (1995, Scholastic Inc.)

The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis (The Chronicals of Narnia, #3)

A boy and a talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians.

robphippen rated Desolation road: 2 stars

Ian McDonald: Desolation road (1988, Bantam)

Desolation road by Ian McDonald

robphippen rated Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality: 4 stars

Max Tegmark: Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality (2015, Vintage)

Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality by Max Tegmark

robphippen rated The Transgender Issue: 4 stars

Shon Faye: The Transgender Issue (Hardcover, 2021, Allen Lane)

The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye

Trans people in Britain today have become a culture war 'issue'. Despite making up less than 1% of the country's …

robphippen rated The Chronicles of Amber: 3 stars

The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny

robphippen rated Nightmare Stacks: 4 stars

Nightmare Stacks by Charles Stross

"The Laundry Files' 'fast-paced blend of espionage thrills, mundane office comedy and Lovecraftian horror' (SFX) continues as Hugo Award-winning author …

robphippen rated City We Became: 3 stars

City We Became by N. K. Jemisin

In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's …