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Opere di Rick Boyer

Billingsgate Shoal (1982) 88 copie
The Socialization Trap (1600) 53 copie
The Penny Ferry (1984) 48 copie
The Whale's Footprints (1988) 39 copie
The Daisy Ducks (1889) 38 copie
The Hands-on Dad (1997) 35 copie
Yes, they're all ours (1994) 34 copie
Gone to Earth (1990) 32 copie
Yellow Bird (1991) 27 copie
Moscow Metal (1987) 27 copie

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The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories (2015) — Collaboratore — 144 copie

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Frankly, I liked the first half of the book the most when Dr. Watson arrived at the Allistair estate, I started to lose interest. I appreciated the gothic horror element to this book, but the second half became a somewhat bland tour through elite-country-living in the nineteenth century that overstayed its welcome in the ending. Although, I did like the climax and seeing how vulnerable Holmes and Watson became and why they maybe did not want to include this story in the oeuvre of their adventures. The ending did go on forever though.
Overall, I did like this book, but I felt the story was overwritten for what it was; a Sherlockian mystery with a gothic horror element that is unfortunately explained away at the end. It was sort of an anti-climax for me (not necessarily a bad thing but here it was a little disappointing). Would I recommend this one? I don’t know. I wasn’t mad that I read it. I wasn’t bored throughout the whole thing. Well, if you feel the need for a Sherlock Holmes story, I guess this could scratch that itch.
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Ranjr | 3 altre recensioni | Jul 21, 2023 |
This book changed my life. If you are a Christian of any age but particularly a Christian youth and you never read more than 2 books make it this one and the Bible.

One of the best parts of this book is that the author really believes what he wrote and lives it out.
 
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FaithBurnside | Aug 17, 2022 |
An American father of 12 shares his views on learning and education. There are some good sections: he separates education from 'schooling' and talks of the importance of motivation and following children's interests. However there are also some strange (and sometimes irrelevant) biases in the book, such as his objection to Christian rock music and the television.
 
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SueinCyprus | Jan 26, 2016 |
oc receives a call from an old medical school buddy, Jonathan Randolph. He visits and goes for a walk with his wife. They hear a shot. Much later, it turns out that they know the victim - another old friend. Smuggling & drugs and other interesting stuff - ends in Florida. Interesting - mentions Brady Coyne
 
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WinonaBaines | Jul 25, 2015 |

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