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		<title>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The uniqueness of Mark Haddon&#8217;s book lies not entirely in its mystery plot but more so in the choice of its protagonist &#8211; a 15 year old boy with autism who is unable to comprehend facial expressions, slangs, tone of voice, humour, sarcasm and figures of speech &#8211; to undertake the exploration of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blackwater: The Rise of the World&#8217;s Most Powerful Mercenary Army, by Jeremy Scahill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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This book begins with an explosive Hollywoodesque opening &#8211; a convoy of 4 large armoured vehicles belonging to Blackwater rolling through the streets of downtown Baghdad, stopping all other street traffic and raising tension with the heavy weaponry pointing everywhere as they protect and escort US VIPs out of their heavily fortified Green Zone.
The date, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Kill, by Kris Hollington</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How To Kill: The Definitive History of the Assassin, by Kris Hollington is an enjoyable read. The Sunday Telegraph describes it as “A history of the late twentieth century punctuated by gunshots … exciting”, a praise I totally agree with.
And that’s exactly what this 426-page book is about, detailing 35 political assassinations (successful and failed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simplexity, by Jeffrey Kluger</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is the stock market so hard to predict? Why do the jobs that require the greatest skills often pay the least? Why do companies with the least to sell often earn the most? Why are your cell phone and camera so absurdly complicated? Why are only 10 percent of the world&#8217;s medical resources used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Feet Over: Adventures in the Afterlife, by Mary Roach</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my second book by Mary Roach. The first being Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers which I read a few years ago. I&#8217;ve also read a few articles by Ms Roach on and off in various publications such as GQ and Readers&#8217; Digest and find her writing style humourous and engaging. It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haruki Murakami&#8217;s The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle opens with a mystery that rushes past you like Alice&#8217;s White Rabbit, prompting you to jump up and follow suit. Nothing makes sense and everthing is surreal. Murakami&#8217;s rabbit is a rabbit in a hurry. &#8220;Oh dear! Oh dear! I&#8217;m late, I&#8217;m late,&#8221; the Rabbit says. You instantly get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Enid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 08:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was sitting at my desk this morning thinking about the books I&#8217;m reading now and wondering about what Jovenus over at Bibliojunkie might be reading (given her voracious appetite for books) and that got me to ponder upon what and who inspired me to read and love books. One name came to my mind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bravo Two Zero, by Andy McNab</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 02:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the 1990s when I was a law student, I spent an inordinate amount of time playing computer games at the expense of my studies. It was not unusual for me to play Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon for up to 12 hours non-stop, skipping meals and very often also, university lectures.]]></description>
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		<title>The Time Traveler&#8217;s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 07:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another review that I&#8217;ve written for publication on Culturazzi Cognoscente Club. What follows is an excerpt: 

“I met Clare for the first time in October, 1991. She met me for the first time in September, 1977; she was six, I will be thirty-eight. She’s known me all her life. In 1991 I’m just getting to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What I Think About When I Think About Running</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a runner. I run about 5 km everyday after work. I&#8217;ve been doing this since 2001.
Running is addictive. When I don&#8217;t run, I feel sluggish and grouchy. And I find it hard to fall asleep at night. But there are also days when I find it hard to put on my running shoes [...]]]></description>
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