I'll wrap up the 2015 Fifty Book Challenge well short of the goal. Book Review No. 18 is Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle, which I picked up as a consequence of the hoopla accompanying the recent release of a television version of the story ( Read more... )

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Originally posted by audrey_e at Book 13: Geisha, a Life
13 GEISHA, A LIFE Mineko Iwasaki/Rande Brown (Japan/US, 2002)


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Originally posted by audrey_e at 7: Madame Chrysanthéme
7 MADAME CHRYSANTHEME Pierre Loti (France, 1888)

The English translation retains the same title.


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31. Wills - The Food Bible: The Ultimate Reference Book For Food & Your Health ( Read more... )

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Originally posted by audrey_e at Book 14: The Buddha in the Attic
14 THE BUDDHA IN THE ATTIC Julie Otsuka (USA, 2011)


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