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Was This Tort Based on Discrimination in Some Way?

Posted on October 9, 2023 by cdsmiller17

The King of Torts (2003) Sometimes, when I get halfway through a book, I just have to stop, mainly because the subject matter doesn’t hold my interest, or I just don’t wanted it to end badly, as so many novels … Continue reading →

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His Last Novel, Published Posthumously

Posted on August 15, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Silverview (2021) The fact that I didn’t know this one existed until a whole year later means that, since John le Carré’s death in 2020, the publicity machine must have abated somewhat. I read it in one day, all 215 … Continue reading →

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He Hated Writing Books, So He Stopped

Posted on November 17, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Len Deighton (February 18, 1929) I’m coming to the end of XPD, so I thought I should look at Len Deighton, StarLogically. As you might expect, no one knows what time he was born, nor has any astrology site tackled … Continue reading →

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