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John Biggs spent his professional life as an academic psychologist and educator in England, Canada, Australia and Hong Kong. He has published extensively as an academic, his most important work being Teaching for Quality Learning at University (Open University Press, 1998; 4ed with Catherine Tang as co-author). He retired from Hong Kong University to concentrate on writing. He has published five novels: The Girl in the Golden House (Pandanus Books 2003), Project Integrens (Sid Harta 2006), Disguises (Burville Books 2007, republished as an-book),Tin Dragons (Maygog, 2008) and From Ashes to Ashes (Interactive Publications, 2013) and a collection of short stories, Towards Forgiveness: Sino-Tasmanian stories from two islands, Ginninderra, 2012. ...more

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Shaftesbury The 'Shaston' Of Thomas Hardyincluding Fourteen Wood Engravings With A Memoir Of James Masters And The High House Press
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	Evaluating the Quality of Learning: The Solo Taxonomy : Structure of the Observed Learning Outcome really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1982 — 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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	Changing Universities: A memoir about academe in different places and times. 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Tasmania Over Five Generations: Return to Van Diemen's Land? 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	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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	Towards Forgiveness: Sino-Tasmanian stories from two islands. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	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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	Student Approaches to Learning and Studying 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1987	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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Probably the best of the Flashman series. It starts with how Harry Flashman found himself despite his cowardice at the Battle at Balaclava in the Crimea. He finds himself as mentor of Prince William of Celle, after a game of billiards, to the Battle ...more
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Broken Bay is on the SA Limestone Coast which is riddled with sinkholes. They are often narrow very deep with brilliant clear water and a cave system underneath, which attracts cave divers despite the dangers of getting trapped in squeeze holes or ru ...more
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Having thoroughly enjoyed Kay’s diaries I was deeply disappointed in his attempt at fiction. Grossly overwritten and exaggerated. DNF.
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Fiction or non fiction? Fiction, it says, but Beaumont was a genuine spy and he writes like it is a manual for spies. Can’t blame him for that except that is technical and dull. DNF.
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Same situation as “The Housemaid”: a plausible monster, Douglas, his battered wife Wendy and Millie, and no one is what they seem even Milly the ex con.. As in my review of the former, the situation has already been milked dry. This time Millie’s voi ...more
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Cold case murders – 80 year old skeletons found in the Murray River wetlands. Lucic and Nell are sent to investigate. Three time zones are involved: the early 40s, the mid 70s and the present, with some bits in between. Family vendettas and Nell’s an ...more
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Just finished The October Horse by Colleen McCullough ***. Interesting take on Caesar's assassination -- would have been a darn sight more interesting if her editor had got to work with an axe. I got the feeling she was showing off telling in minute detail the minutiae of Roman history and customs.

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