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Nicola Balkind

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Nicola Balkind is the author of Fan Phenomena: The Hunger Games and editor of World Film Locations: Glasgow.

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	Fan Phenomena: The Hunger Games 4.13 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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
	World Film Locations: London by Neil Mitchell (Editor), Nicola Balkind (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	World Film Locations: New Orleans by Scott Jordan Harris (Editor), Nicola Balkind (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 4 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
	World Film Locations: Glasgow really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 4 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
	World Film Locations: Dublin by Jez Conolly (Editor), Caroline Whelan (Editor), Nicola Balkind (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 5 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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