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I found it - History of the 21st Century by Martin Gilbert I hope that is useful

I wish I knew who they asked for these things - neither myself or my friends/family have never been asked one of these surverys, It's a conspiracy

''isn't it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born?'' Richard Dawkins

Charity shops - it's how I discovered Junichiro Tanizaki

I vaguely remember being read to in class for dictation to practise our sp and punctuation. Would kill the love books out of anyone!

what was unaccustomed earth like???? I read Broken Glass by Alain Mabankou Alex Wheatle The Dirty South .40 Caliber Mousehunt Stephen Pytak

I totally agree - however, it says a lot about cultural attitudes (or me) that I found Belle's sexual openess completely alien. You do not really read about stuff like that and if you do then you have the woman go back on what she did and tries to repent for her actions. There is hardly a...

Wordsworth Roll of thunder hear my cry - that was pretty good actually. Romeo and Juliet - but it was cool because we got to watch the film too!

Kalila and Dimna by Ramsay Wood

1984 definitely - and Brave New World, it's too much of a stone's throw away

I fell in love with Hosseini's writing too! Which one are you reading?

There is actually a book entitled - major things that happen in the 20th century. I'll go into work (I work in a library) and will find out for you

I work in a library and Lemony Snicket is quite popular as is everything by Anthony Horowitz - he's the Roald Dahl of our time. For the girls, Jacqueline Wilson is a very good bet, she is very popular.

Virginia Woolf does so in A Room of One's Own but I think Mrs Dalloway would be more up your street.

Agree with you! Bale's grate-y voice was just silly after a while!