false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179533398m/928796.jpg 928796 9 913789 book 2 10 2007 The Thames: Sacred River total:52|5:9|4:22|3:11|2:7|1:3| 52 183 203 18 2301545 0099422557 9780099422556 1 1 3.52 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2301545.The_Thames 4 0 false Thu Jun 04 07:07:23 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 07:12:31 -0700 2009 The Thames is a love poem to the river. Instead of a linear history, which undoubtably would've made the book dull, Ackroyd sections the chapters by theme; there is a chapter on the river and death, on fishing, on wildlife and so on. This structure makes the book far more easy and intere...more...]]> 2953096 0385526237 9780385526234 14 7 3.52 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2953096.Thames_The_Biography 3 0 false Mon Aug 10 06:25:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 10:02:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2953096 0385526237 9780385526234 14 7 3.52 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2953096.Thames_The_Biography 2 0 false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 08:32:59 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 03:49:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 928796 0701172843 9780701172848 37 10 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179533398m/928796.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/928796.The_Thames_Sacred_River 4 0 false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 28 01:58:26 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 06:23:01 -0700 2009 and scholarship. The predictably excellent London chapters are accompanied by a thematic treatment of the whole length of the river, including very strong descriptions of the byways of Berkshire and Oxfordshire. Ackroyd excel...more...]]> 2953096 0385526237 9780385526234 14 7 3.52 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2953096.Thames_The_Biography 5 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 11:46:16 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 12:00:04 -0700 2008 This work forms the last...more...]]> 2953096 0385526237 9780385526234 14 7 3.52 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2953096.Thames_The_Biography 3 0 false Thu Jan 08 06:00:21 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 06:00:21 -0800 2009 Thames a rewarding read. Several critics thought the narrative structure should have flowed steadily from Point A to Po...more...]]> 2953096 0385526237 9780385526234 14 7 3.52 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2953096.Thames_The_Biography 3 0 false Tue Sep 01 07:36:28 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 07:21:28 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 07:36:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 928796 0701172843 9780701172848 37 10 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179533398m/928796.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/928796.The_Thames_Sacred_River 5 0 false Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 06 10:17:54 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 03:39:40 -0700 2008
Ackroyd takes the reader on a long meander along London's river from source to Sea, taking in anecdotes, historical fact, fiction art, life...more...]]> 928796 0701172843 9780701172848 37 10 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179533398m/928796.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/928796.The_Thames_Sacred_River 5 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 00:07:14 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 15:33:23 -0800 2007
The book is not perfect: I think some judicious editing would have been useful. In one part, it reads as though Claudius was in Briatin only a decade ...more...]]> 928796 0701172843 9780701172848 37 10 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179533398m/928796.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/928796.The_Thames_Sacred_River 4 0 false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 01:32:14 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 07:21:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2953096 0385526237 9780385526234 14 7 3.52 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2953096.Thames_The_Biography 4 0 false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 11 17:55:52 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 26 07:49:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 928796 0701172843 9780701172848 37 10 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179533398m/928796.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/928796.The_Thames_Sacred_River 3 0 false Wed Apr 02 14:21:49 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 14:31:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 928796 0701172843 9780701172848 37 10 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179533398m/928796.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/928796.The_Thames_Sacred_River 4 0 false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 13:10:23 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 19:09:25 -0700 2009 928796 0701172843 9780701172848 37 10 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179533398m/928796.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/928796.The_Thames_Sacred_River 4 0 false Sat Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 01:12:14 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 19:23:58 -0800 2008
That said, the last chapters, on the river and death and the...more...]]> 928796 0701172843 9780701172848 37 10 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179533398m/928796.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/928796.The_Thames_Sacred_River 1 1 false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 14 09:27:24 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 12:33:50 -0700 2009 ]]> 928796 0701172843 9780701172848 37 10 3.52 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179533398m/928796.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/928796.The_Thames_Sacred_River 0 0 false Wed Jan 07 07:44:32 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 07:46:39 -0800 2009
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