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Person-Centred Counselling in Action

Dave Mearns, Brian Thorne, John McLeod

The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

J.R.R. Tolkien

Bowiestyle

Mark. Pafford, Steve. ; Bowie, David. Paytress

Dibs: in Search of Self; Personality Development in Play Therapy

virginia axline

March 2013

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reviewed: The Worm Forgives the Plough

Although I'm enjoying the writing, something about this book isn't quite grabbing me - maybe I'm just not in the mood for at ...

The Worm Forgives the Plough - John Stewart Collis

reviewed: Megasaga

This book is a bit bonkers. It purports to give the origins of the Rimmer family and by way of doing so draws in the lost tri...

Megasaga - Walter Jesson

reviewed: King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table (Puffin Classics)

The story is a workmanlike adaptation for children, but the illustrations by Thomas Mackenzie are really rather fine, hence t...

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table - Roger Lancelyn Green, David Almond

reviewed: Complete Richard Hannay Collection (Pulp Heroes and Villains)

I've finished the first book in this volume, The Thirty-Nine Steps, so my rating is currently based on that one novel.Well wr...

Complete Richard Hannay Collection (Pulp Heroes and Villains) - John Buchan

reviewed: Terry Pratchett: The Spirit of Fantasy

I had intended never to own a Terry Pratchett book for the very unreasonable reason that whenever he did a book signing at Fo...

Terry Pratchett: The Spirit of Fantasy - Craig Cabell

reviewed: Christmas Books (The Oxford Illustrated Dickens)

The Christmas Books, while not always being set during the festive season, each exemplify some aspect of the spirit of charit...

Christmas Books - Charles Dickens, Eleanor Farjeon

March 2013

29

read

The Summer Book - Esther Freud, Thomas Teal, Tove Jansson

March 2013

23

reviewed: Finn Family Moomintroll

I remember Moomintroll from TV adaptations and Jackanory readings from when I was a child, but I've never read any of Jansson...

Finn Family Moomintroll - Tove Jansson, Elizabeth Portch

reviewed: A Geevor Miner's Tale

A short book (pamphlet, really) about life working in a Cornish tin mine.The author was a miner at Geevor tin mine and, when ...

A Geevor Miner's Tale - Ian Davey, Eileen Coak

finished reading:

Finn Family Moomintroll - Tove Jansson, Elizabeth Portch

Finn Family Moomintroll Tove Jansson, Elizabeth Portch

finished reading:

A Geevor Miner's Tale - Ian Davey, Eileen Coak

A Geevor Miner's Tale Ian Davey, Eileen Coak

March 2013

17

reviewed: The Summer Book (New York Review Books Classics)

It's a long time since I sat down with a book and read it from cover-to-cover, but (apart from a necessary overnight sleep) t...

The Summer Book - Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal, Kathryn Davis

finished reading:

The Summer Book - Esther Freud, Thomas Teal, Tove Jansson

The Summer Book Esther Freud, Thomas Teal, Tove Jansson

finished reading:

The Summer Book - Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal, Kathryn Davis

The Summer Book Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal, Kathryn Davis

March 2013

16

reviewed: Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures

Dark Agnes is a rare thing in the writings of Robert E. Howard: a female protagonist. As she says herself, "I drink, fight, a...

Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures - Robert E. Howard, Jim Keegan, Ruth Keegan

started reading:

The Summer Book - Esther Freud, Thomas Teal, Tove Jansson

The Summer Book Esther Freud, Thomas Teal, Tove Jansson

finished reading:

Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures - Robert E. Howard, Jim Keegan, Ruth Keegan

Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures Robert E. Howard, Jim Keegan, Ruth Keegan

March 2013

02

reviewed: I Can't Stay Long

I dithered about my rating for I Can't Stay Long. It's a collection of short articles, essays and memoir that Lee put togethe...

I Can't Stay Long - Laurie Lee

finished reading:

I Can't Stay Long - Laurie Lee

I Can't Stay Long Laurie Lee

February 2013

22

reviewed: The Cats of Rome

I was attracted to this book by its title (I like cats), but I'd never heard of Seymour before. A quick flick through the boo...

The Cats of Rome: New and Selected Poems - William Kean Seymour

finished reading:

The Cats of Rome: New and Selected Poems - William Kean Seymour

The Cats of Rome: New and Selected Poems William Kean Seymour

January 2013

27

reviewed: A Book of Nonsense: The Centenary Edition (Peter Owen Modern Classic)

Why, when I already have two editions of this book (not to mention [b:Complete Nonsense|16447335|Complete Nonsense|Mervyn Pea...

A Book of Nonsense: The Centenary Edition - Mervyn Peake, Maeve Gilmore, Sebastian Peake, Benjamin Zephaniah

finished reading:

The Book of Imaginary Beings - Jorge Luis Borges, Margarita Guerrero, Peter Sís, Andrew Hurley

The Book of Imaginary Beings Jorge Luis Borges, Margarita Guerrero, Peter Sís, Andrew Hurley

finished reading:

A Book of Nonsense: The Centenary Edition - Mervyn Peake, Maeve Gilmore, Sebastian Peake, Benjamin Zephaniah

A Book of Nonsense: The Centenary Edition Mervyn Peake, Maeve Gilmore, Sebastian Peake, Benjamin Zephaniah

January 2013

20

finished reading:

Meditations - Marcus Aurelius, Martin Hammond, Diskin Clay

Meditations Marcus Aurelius, Martin Hammond, Diskin Clay

January 2013

06

reviewed: Lovecraft Library Volume 1: Horror Out of Arkham (The Lovecraft Library)

A nicely constructed book: sturdy and printed on good quality paper (take that, e-readers!). The illustrations match the stor...

The Lovecraft Library Volume 1: Horror Out of Arkham - Menton Matthews III

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The Lovecraft Library Volume 1: Horror Out of Arkham - Menton Matthews III

The Lovecraft Library Volume 1: Horror Out of Arkham Menton Matthews III

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