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List view record 1: The game of kingsList view anchor tag for record 1: The game of kings
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The game of kings

Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 28 Oct 2008Yes that's right 10/10! My favourite historical novel after many years of reading. Its got it all. Vivid, impecabley researched historical settings combined with characters that leap off the page and tense, Byzantine plotting. A real winner.
List view record 2: Hot rod [dvd]List view anchor tag for record 2: Hot rod [dvd]
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Hot rod [dvd]

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 07 Nov 2008Quite possibly the greatest motion picture ever made. The Citizen Kane of stuntman movies.
List view record 3: The curious incident of the dog in the night-time [sound recording]List view anchor tag for record 3: The curious incident of the dog in the night-time [sound recording]
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The curious incident of the dog in the night-time [sound recording]

Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 29 Oct 2008Poignant story of an autistic boy and his journey through life. Very moving and funny. Suitable for adults and young adults.
List view record 4: Polar StarList view anchor tag for record 4: Polar Star
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Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 29 Oct 2008Superb literary thriller. Arkady Renko's adventures in the new Russia continue.
List view record 5: Captain AlatristeList view anchor tag for record 5: Captain Alatriste
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Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 29 Oct 2008Historical writing with a winning combination of dry wit and devilish machinations. Love it!
List view record 6: Notes of a dirty old manList view anchor tag for record 6: Notes of a dirty old man
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Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 07 Nov 2008In a sanitised world full of political correctness and sacchrine-coated art without soul or worth, Charles Bukowski shines like a beacon as a poet, author and the drunken, womanising, hellraising saviour of free speech with humour and an agonising reality that sets him apart from all writer's before and since. Bukowski is a joy to read.
List view record 7: The roadList view anchor tag for record 7: The road
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Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 07 Nov 2008Perfection. Every paragraph is a poem : every word perfectly placed by a master storyteller. No one writes like Cormac McCarthy.
List view record 8: Broken arrow [sound recording]List view anchor tag for record 8: Broken arrow [sound recording]
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Broken arrow [sound recording]

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 07 Nov 2008Sub-standard fare from a musical genius. As inconsistent as he is brilliant this one fails to deliver.
List view record 9: Led Zeppelin [DVD]List view anchor tag for record 9: Led Zeppelin [DVD]
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Led Zeppelin [DVD]

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 07 Nov 2008The first twenty minutes of DVD 1 establishes Led Zeppelin as the greatest white blues band ever. John Bonham steals the show and the band is without peer. The bloated excess of "The Song Remains The Same" pales into insignificance next to the brutal power of early Zeppelin.
List view record 10: Heathen songs [sound recording]List view anchor tag for record 10: Heathen songs [sound recording]
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Heathen songs [sound recording]

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 08 Nov 2008First-up effort from Fremantle based alt.country masters the Kill Devil Hills. Features "Drinkin' too much" and "Gunslinger" full of drunken swagger, good humour and the odd journey into the heart of darkness. This CD is full of rough edges that enhance it's charm even more.
List view record 11: The Persian boyList view anchor tag for record 11: The Persian boy
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Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 13 Nov 2008This is a book of many parts. It’s fiction, it’s history, it’s a war story and a romance. It is also an epic adventure and an amazing recreation of the ancient world that deals with some of the great themes of humanity. The writing is unemotional yet wonderfully descriptive and it packs a solid emotional punch.
List view record 12: Funeral gamesList view anchor tag for record 12: Funeral games
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Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 13 Nov 2008"Renault's historical novels...are among the finest ever written" - The Washington Post Book World.
List view record 13: Fire from heavenList view anchor tag for record 13: Fire from heaven
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Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 13 Nov 2008A vividly imagined work of historical fiction that describes the rise of Alexander the Great and the world in which he lived. Renault has been justly decribed as one of the best historical fiction writers of the 20th century.
List view record 14: Girls 3-in-1 : incorporating Girls in love, Girls under pressure and Girls out lateList view anchor tag for record 14: Girls 3-in-1 : incorporating Girls in love, Girls under pressure and Girls out late
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Girls 3-in-1 : incorporating Girls in love, Girls under pressure and Girls out late

Rating: Reviewed by: KIRA, HAMILTON HILL, 26 Nov 2008these books are great for girls who are only just getting to grips with life. I would recomend them to all girls aged 12 and up!
List view record 15: Scream for meList view anchor tag for record 15: Scream for me
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Rating: Reviewed by: BARBARA, SUCCESS, WA, 05 Feb 2009VERY GOOD - HARD TO PUT DOWN
List view record 16: No country for old men [dvd]List view anchor tag for record 16: No country for old men [dvd]
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No country for old men [dvd]

Rating: Reviewed by: PIETER, EAST VICTORIA PARK, WA, 01 Dec 2008An amazing movie that re-creates the book of the same name by Cormac Mccarthy. Javier Bardem perfectly plays the roll of Anton Chigurh and may just be the scariest of movie bad guys. Almost perfect.
List view record 17: The blood crowsList view anchor tag for record 17: The blood crows
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The blood crows

Rating: Reviewed by: Matthew Paul, HAMMOND PARK, WA, 15 Mar 2014Great read, my first Simon Scarrow novel. Will be looking to read more of his
List view record 18: Howl & moan [sound recording]List view anchor tag for record 18: Howl & moan [sound recording]
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Howl & moan [sound recording]

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 09 Dec 2008A fantastic debut from a remarkable emerging artist. Abbe May has a voice of immense power and emotion and is slaying audiences Australia-wide with her blend of gut-wrenching blues. A star in the making.
List view record 19: Toward the blues [sound recording]List view anchor tag for record 19: Toward the blues [sound recording]
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Toward the blues [sound recording]

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 09 Dec 2008Legendary Australian blues band featuring Matt Taylor and Phil Manning. A classic album by a band that still plays the pub curcuit today. Black and blue and 32/20 are stand-out tracks.
List view record 20: Nebraska [sound recording]List view anchor tag for record 20: Nebraska [sound recording]
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Nebraska [sound recording]

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 09 Dec 2008These stripped-back gems are regarded by many as some of Springsteen's finest and darkest work. Recorded onto 4 track cassette they were originally intended to be demos but unsatisfactory versions recorded with the E Street Band led to their release, as is.
List view record 1: The game of kings
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The game of kings

Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 28 Oct 2008Yes that's right 10/10! My ...
List view record 2: Hot rod [dvd]
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Hot rod [dvd]

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 07 Nov 2008Quite possibly the greatest...
List view record 3: The curious incident of the dog in the night-time [sound recording]
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Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 29 Oct 2008Poignant story of an autist...
List view record 4: Polar Star
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Polar Star

Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 29 Oct 2008Superb literary thriller. A...
List view record 5: Captain Alatriste
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Captain Alatriste

Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 29 Oct 2008Historical writing with a w...
List view record 6: Notes of a dirty old man
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Notes of a dirty old man

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 07 Nov 2008In a sanitised world full o...
List view record 7: The road
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The road

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 07 Nov 2008Perfection. Every paragraph... No one writes like Cormac M...
List view record 8: Broken arrow [sound recording]
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Broken arrow [sound recording]

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 07 Nov 2008Sub-standard fare from a mu...
List view record 9: Led Zeppelin [DVD]
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Led Zeppelin [DVD]

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 07 Nov 2008The first twenty minutes of...
List view record 10: Heathen songs [sound recording]
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Heathen songs [sound record...

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 08 Nov 2008First-up effort from Freman...
List view record 11: The Persian boy
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The Persian boy

Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 13 Nov 2008This is a book of many part...
List view record 12: Funeral games
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Funeral games

Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 13 Nov 2008"Renault's historical novel...
List view record 13: Fire from heaven
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Fire from heaven

Rating: Reviewed by: STAFF RECOMMENDATION, COOLBELLUP, WA, 13 Nov 2008A vividly imagined work of ...
List view record 14: Girls 3-in-1 : incorporating Girls in love, Girls under pressure and Girls out late
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Girls 3-in-1 : incorporatin...

Rating: Reviewed by: KIRA, HAMILTON HILL, 26 Nov 2008these books are great for g...
List view record 15: Scream for me
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Scream for me

Rating: Reviewed by: BARBARA, SUCCESS, WA, 05 Feb 2009VERY GOOD - HARD TO PUT DOWN
List view record 16: No country for old men [dvd]
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No country for old men [dvd]

Rating: Reviewed by: PIETER, EAST VICTORIA PARK, WA, 01 Dec 2008An amazing movie that re-cr...
List view record 17: The blood crows
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The blood crows

Rating: Reviewed by: Matthew Paul, HAMMOND PARK, WA, 15 Mar 2014Great read, my first Simon ...
List view record 18: Howl & moan [sound recording]
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Howl & moan [sound recording]

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 09 Dec 2008A fantastic debut from a re...
List view record 19: Toward the blues [sound recording]
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Toward the blues [sound rec...

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 09 Dec 2008Legendary Australian blues ...
List view record 20: Nebraska [sound recording]
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Nebraska [sound recording]

Rating: Reviewed by: KEVIN, SOUTH FREMANTLE, WA, 09 Dec 2008These stripped-back gems ar... Recorded onto 4 track casse...
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