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	Best of British Science Fiction 2016 by Donna Scott (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Peter F. Hamilton (Goodreads Author), Gwyneth Jones 4.05 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gargantua by Robert Bagnall (Goodreads Author), Gabrielle Bleu, Brandon Case 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	127a - Diary of a Self-Builder: How We Built Our Own Home: Neither a how-to nor a how-not-to, but a how one self-builder happened to build his own home guide it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2084 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	My Thoughts are with You. Your Thoughts are with the Authorities for Calibration Against Societal Norms. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Private Eyes: A Writer's Guide to Private Investigating (Howdunit Series)

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Workmanlike description of British police procedures, presumably out of date now, somewhat dry and Dixon of Dock Green style in the writing. This supposedly demonstrates TV and movies aren’t like reality, but what I read and watch seems not a million ...more
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Two and a half stars at best, only rounded up to three because of warm feelings towards NewCon, the publisher, who have included me in five of their 'Best ofs'. The writing, with the exception of the last couple of chapters, is flabby and lacking in ...more
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