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A Listmania! list by Teabag "hellsbells138" (devon)
 
The Book Thief
1.  The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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  "an excellant novel showing a different side of WW2."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (786 customer reviews) | 3 customer discussions

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Decipher
2.  Decipher by Stel Pavlou
The list author says:
  "makes you understand the development of language."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (97 customer reviews)

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
3.  The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
The list author says:
  "a powerful tale."
£4.89   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (462 customer reviews) | 4 customer discussions

Half of a Yellow Sun
4.  Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The list author says:
  "a stark grim in places novel about the biafran war."
£5.89   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (188 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Restless
5.  Restless by William Boyd
The list author says:
  "excellant read about a  woman spy in ww2."
£4.55   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (154 customer reviews)

The Girls
6.  The Girls by Lori Lansens
The list author says:
  "loved this book about cojoined twins."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)

The Alienist
7.  The Alienist by Caleb Carr
The list author says:
  "Great story about the begining of forensics."
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

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Human Traces
8.  Human Traces by Sebastian Faulks
The list author says:
  "a must read for anyone interested in the history of psychiatry."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)

The Island
9.  The Island by Victoria Hislop
The list author says:
  "A foray into a lost place , covering the story of a leper colony that was on an island."
£4.79   Used & New from: £0.01
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (392 customer reviews)

The Stand
10.  The Stand by Stephen King
The list author says:
  "Good versus evil , light against dark, makes you think of what if..........."
Used & New from: £2.19
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (174 customer reviews) | 5 customer discussions

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Blow Fly (A Scarpetta Novel)
11.  Blow Fly (A Scarpetta Novel) by Patricia Cornwell
The list author says:
  "a must for anyone into forensics, the life cycle of the blowfly."
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2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (166 customer reviews)

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The Siege
12.  The Siege by Helen Dunmore
The list author says:
  "did you know you can make a soup out of a leather wallet? read on!"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)

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The Kite Runner
13.  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The list author says:
  "Another book about another way of life and views from another angle."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (610 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
14.  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
The list author says:
  "goes without saying if you have not read this great book then you must!"
£4.15   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (749 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

The Pleasure of my Company
15.  The Pleasure of my Company by Steve Martin
The list author says:
  "This book illustrates amazingly about how anxiety can control ourlives."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague
16.  Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks
The list author says:
  "Intersting story about the plague. well written."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)

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Private Peaceful
17.  Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
The list author says:
  "A haunting reminder of the sacrifice made by so many and  how little was known about shell shock."
£3.58   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (149 customer reviews)

Stuart: A Life Backwards
18.  Stuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters
The list author says:
  "chaotic story about a chaotic man, a must for anyone who needs to understand the complexities of life ."
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)

Armageddon's Children (Genesis of Shannara)
19.  Armageddon's Children (Genesis of Shannara) by Terry Brooks
The list author says:
  "A dark versus light knights of the word in the future."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

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Love Life
20.  Love Life by Ray Kluun
The list author says:
  "A sad  and true story of how a man lost his wife to cancer set in holland is also covers euthanasia."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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Before I Wake
21.  Before I Wake by Robert J. Wiersema
The list author says:
  "Lovely story of miracles and life and death."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Customer Discussions about products in this list
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Autism/ASD/Aspergers 9 3 May 2012
Is this the expanded 1990's version? 0 19 Apr 2012
Looking for "end-of-the-world" scenario books 8 31 Jan 2012
dangerous historical inaccuracy 31 7 Nov 2011
The Strand (kindle edition) 6 19 Oct 2011
Surely the wire would have been electrified? 17 28 Sep 2011
The Book Thief versions? 0 3 Mar 2011
Uncut? 2 20 Feb 2011
Stepha King? 2 20 Feb 2011
Downloading 1 4 Jan 2011
Downloading 0 27 Dec 2010
novel for youngster.. 0 14 Nov 2010
 
   

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Last updated: 09/10/2007
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