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    <body><![CDATA[Fourth installment in this amazing series. You don't read Mma Ramotswe novels for the action or even for the mysteries. You read them for the gentle rhythm of the narration, the wise philosophy of the characters. In this we rejoin Mma Ramostwe as she waits for her fiancée to set a date for their we...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17727628">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The story of _Kalahari Typing School for Men_ was much like its immediate predecessor, _Morality for Beautiful Girls_. The novel focuses a great amount on the development of some characters, and leaves others &quot;out to dry&quot;, and ultimately strays away from the things that made books 1 and 2 ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26347380">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just as with all the other books in the Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency series, this one evokes a clear sense of place and characters.  Simply put, it makes me want to be in Botswana right now.  One of the things I like best about Alexander McCall Smith's writing is the way he develops his characters ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2967215">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In Alexander McCall Smith's latest installment, the reader is once again treated to the unfolding life of Mma Ramotswe and the cast of characters that make up the world of the No. 1 Ladies Dectective Agency. In this story Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni has recovered from his debiltating depression and lends a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75281078">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mma Ramotswe is back, and this time she is being challenged by a new detective agency in Gaborone. The new detective is a gentleman who claims that the fact that he was trained by the CDI in South Africa, has experience working in New York, and has lots of streets of smarts amkes his agency far supe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72554022">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Definitely liked this one better than the two previous, although the first book in the series is my favorite so far.  We still don't hear a lot about Mr. JLB Matekoni's depression and what he was babbling on about; we don't hear any more about the little wild boy found in the last book; still haven'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55870907">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Smith's exploration of the moral universe of Botswana where he grew up, and Africa, and the many small places within them so much like his current home of Scotland continues in this delightful story.<br/><br/>In an unlooked-for place, the author himself makes an almost invisible appearance in this...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81183370">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In this book, Mma Makutsi, is becoming a better defined character.  She is always looking for a way to use her training at secretarial school and her extraordinary 97% score.  She decides that men need to know how to type in this computer age and thinks that they are reluctant to study with females ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59897191">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I predicted half of the ending, yet I still enjoyed the story. Which shows the strength of Mr. Smith's writing. Usually, when I figure out the solution to a mystery before the end, it spoils the story for me, or at least I keep looking for the next piece that fits my solution. In 'The Kalahari Typin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70641309">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Yay for this series!  I'm glad there are so many.  It actually inspired me to read more about Botswana.  Here is a nugget from this book:<br/><br/>&quot;People's lives were delicate; you cannot interfere with them without running the risk of changing them profoundly.  A chance remark, a careless inv...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36187266">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another great book in a wonderful series.<br/><br/>Precious Ramotswe, founder of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency has competition in the form of an arrogant, sexist man who has opened his Satisfaction Guaranteed Agency. He believes that his agency is the only one who can help people as he is a ma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41136384">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love the #1 Ladies' Detective Agency books -- so sweet and naive -- but with a few twists and turns along the way!! You also get some lovely descriptions of Bostwana in there. At the end, everything is neatly wrapped up and all is well with the world!  There is vague reference to the &quot;sicknes...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63011197">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A light and comfortable read. I wish someone like Precious Ramotswe or Mr J.L.B. Matekoni lived next to me. They are such lovely people. In fact I'd vote for them to be my MP, any day. At least you could be sure they'd do their best, and not fiddle their expenses.<br/><br/>Thing is, I know zilch a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54003122">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another charming tale of ace detective Mma Ramotswe and her friends and family in Botswana. I have come to love each one of these stories in Alexander McCall Smith's &quot;The #1 Ladies Detective Agency&quot; series.  Although I found the previous book made some unbelieveable choices for his charact...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71401402">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My husband has been on a spree of African books lately. Nonfiction, often harrowing tales of bloody revolutions, famine and corruption. That's what you often get when you set out to read about Africa. That is why it was such a pleasure to read one of Mr. McCall Smiths Botswana stories. I know they a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60002378">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>Light, easy read of a slice of everyday  life in Botswana.   Mma Romotswe, the owner of a detective agency, is very gracious.  I liked her kindness in solving problems and having to say hard things.  <br/><br/>This book may start one thinking about:<br/><br/>***Finding a kind way of breaki...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49414515">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is 4th in the series. A simple tale of a ladys detective agency where everything seems to happen in a laid back manner. Had an old fashioned feel to it. <br/><br/>I found this book a bit dull and didnt feel any urge to pick up to find what happened next. The characters are nice enough bu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71523036">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second book I've read in this series and I really like it.  The mysteries are not about murder, but more about Mma Ramotswe's detective abilities and how she helps her clients.  I like the slow pace of the book, with the various stories entwined throughout the book.  <br/><br/>I like M...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47341728">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Like the previous 3 installments this is a fun read.  I am still wondering when Mr. J.L.B. Makekoni is going to marry Mma Ramotswe.  I hope she doesn't have to wait much longer.  I must say she is very patient and kind about waiting.  I can hardly wait to read the next one.<br/>This book had a part...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43374316">more...</a>]]></body>
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