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November 21, 2004
Reading more about the Da Vinci Code
Searching on Amazon and Google reveals that a raft of authors and 'authors' have tagged on to the Da Vinci Code hype and there are rafts of books providing more or less factual background information to the original plot line. My question to you, honoured reader, is for your advice on where to go next from this rather comprehensive listing of information: [...]
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July 25, 2004
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
If you haven't read this book yet (thought it was a childrens' book, maybe?) pick it up now :-) - I'll happily lend it out to friends of mine, of course!
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March 17, 2004
Smart: 2 good things for the price of a half
Donate US$5 to Creative Commons: support a good cause and at the same time Lawrence Lessig will send you a signed hardcopy of his previous book ''The future of ideas''.
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December 03, 2003
Amazon inconsistencies
Amazon.co.uk and amazon.fr seems to have little more than ISBN numbers and book information in common...:
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October 02, 2003
Behold! The MMS Killer App is here!
This is what we've all been looking for! Take a picture of a book's ISBN using your mobile phone and get the Amazon price in your display! Can a book-lover get closer to Nirvana?
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September 23, 2003
The Library Hotel, New York
How cool is this? Dewey decimal system room numbers!!
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March 14, 2003
BookCrossing.com
This is an incredibly good idea for sharing books you've read and don't plan to read again: donate them to the public domain & track their travels :-)
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September 30, 2002
Review: Neal Stephenson: Snow Crash
If you have no interests in computers what so ever, stay away - this book was unfortunately not written for you. If you are interested in an alternative outlook on what a ''3D Internet'' may look like in an alternative future, check it out...
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August 17, 2002
Lisa Jewell: Thirty Nothing
A twisting and turning love story about a couple of thirty-somethings in denial of true love, uncertain of the love of their exes and so on... Entertaining.
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