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Snow by Orhan Pamuk. I was in Istanbul in July and rediscovered this wonderful writer!

good British detectives... Sherlock Holmes is, of course, THE true detective!! :D More recently, any of the Inspector Rebus series by Ian Rankin. Also, a really great crime story but not because of a great detective is The Sacred Art of Stealing by Christopher Brookmyre. Brookmyre...

Good to hear you're enjoying ... Modrian!

I agree that Wuthering Heights was a great book but I think it would be worth reading Jane Eyre again too! Rather than compare it with Wuthering Heights, maybe it's better to compare with other 19th century writer Jane Austen. Jane Eyre is (as my granny would say) "riddled" with atmosphere...

Hi All for anybody living in UK, Brave New World is currently being read on BBC Radio 7. I think it's on the 3rd part but you can replay any that you've missed.

Wuthering Heights is a great book but I prefer Jane Eyre. Charlotte is the better writer of the Bronte sisters I think. Any thoughts on this?

Hi Just saw your message! Sure I will have a look on bookcrossing and let you know. Thanks! I just found your previous post and went to your bookshelf at TBRs that are on my list of "Books to Read Someday". I'm abecedarian on bookcrossing too. I have another 180+ books I need to...

Oh I agree, there probably were some facts in there... eg a person named Shakespeare actually existed, can't think of any more offhand! :D

Is Shakespeare in Love History or Hollywood?

Did I say 500 years? I don't believe I did that!! Maths is not my strong point!! :D Was the queen an actress? Or was that where the loose morals of the time came from? A fine example, I must say! :p

Yes, maybe Shakespeare was yet another one of the queen's lovers and she paid him to allow her to write under his name! :D It was common for artists to be patronised by aristocracy etc in those days wasn't it? Seriously, I happen to like "Shakespeare" and I find it distracting to think...

Ahah! That explains it... Lucky you! :p

Does it have to be a classic? :D Captain Corelli's Mandolin has all of your requirements, I believe, if you haven't already read it. I don't know how accurate the internal politics of Greece under invasion in WWII are. The book is much better than the film

Yes it is lighter and I am quite sure things are that bad. BIG burger fast food restaurants and soft drinks companies, shoe manufacturers as well as shirt manufacturers are whizzing around the world at a fantastic rate. Ask the woman who works 16 hours a day in a Nike factory in Indonesia if...

On a lighter note, I came acoss this song, which I think sums up what I have to say, more succinctly than I can: http://www.compadrerecords.com/downloadpages/wecant.html If you like it you can say so online ... If you hate it you can say that too! Either way, Enjoy! PS I think...

Novella's right, neither small or big business owners are the heart of the matter. I would go further. "Labo(u)r Unions, do we need them any more?". If this thread was about whether big or small businesses needed unions then the thread would have been very short indeed. Of course, businesses...

This post (below) is somewhat confusing to me... Can we clarify please: Are TUs too powerful and bringing (simultaneously) two airlines to their knees? Or: Are TUs crap because they can't negotiate a decent wage for their members? It can't be both. Airlines declaring bankruptcy have to...

Hasn't it got something to do with... errrr... let me guess.... wars in oil rich countries?

I see! Centre of the universe!

I believe Shadow of the Wind is creeping even further into the lead? I think I will get Pallindrome Hannah too, I can't resist a good looking book! I read Catch 22 hmmm too long ago to admit to, maybe I should read it again, though maybe it's a bit dated now? Has it been re-released...