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Colin Marks

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British writer Colin Marks (born 1970) has so far only published a handful of short stories electronically, reaching #4 in the Amazon short story category. He is currently working on a YA novel which is due to be released late 2014.

Please visit http://colinmarks.com for more information.

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Review: The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas

My first thought when reading Kate Mascarenhas’s The Psychology of Time Travel was I bet this is her first novel. Then, as this is a published work, why wasn’t the editor harsher? The amount of telling, not showing, became a real stinker for me. Likewise the jumps in PoV. Both mistakes are easily made, but they should also be mistakes easily corrected.

That said, this was a good book. Most time...

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	Dying With My Children 2.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Extramarital it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 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
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	Statutory Supplement to Business Torts: Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series) by Colin Marks (Goodreads Author), Douglas Moll 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
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The Labyrinth of the Spirits

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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The Wasp Factory

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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

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Colin Marks rated a book it was amazing Eat That Frog!: Get More of the Important Things Done - Today! by Brian Tracy (Goodreads Author)	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
A lot of self-help books go into great depth on a specific topic - Steven Pressfield's War of Art, for example, going into great length about how to beat procrastination - Brian Tracy's Eat That Frog takes a different approach. 21 topics are skimmed ...more
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Colin Marks rated a book it was amazing Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders	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
I couldn't help thinking Lincoln in the Bardo was a mash-up of an adult version of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book (the relationships between the ghosts), blended with Juan Rulfo's Pedro Paramo (ghosts not understanding why they're there, or where t ...more
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An odd quirk of fiction centred around a historical researcher where the prose bounces about in time, is that it doesn't feel like you're reading fiction. The modern day aspect feels like a plot device, and with the historical, is it fiction or non-f ...more
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Colin Marks rated a book it was amazing F You Very Much: Understanding the Culture of Rudeness--And What We Can Do about It by Danny Wallace	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
Rudeness seems to be everywhere these days - from aggressive driving on our streets, to reality TV where producers intentionally generate antagonism to garner a response (and viewing figures), all the way to the White House. Obama led with thoughtful ...more
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Colin Marks rated a book it was amazing If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura	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
"If Cats Disappeared from the World" has sold millions of copies in Kawamura's native Japan, and I can see why. It's a charming story of a dying man who becomes embroiled in a wager between God and the Devil - what would the man sacrifice from this w ...more
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Colin Marks made a comment on his review of Give People Money: How Universal Basic Income Could Change the Future--For the Rich, the Poor, and Everyone in Between " Thanks, and yep, I agree! It was interesting that Forbes wanted more case-studies, I would've preferred less (I always think they're made up :) ). "
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