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Mark Ryan

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in Oxford, The United Kingdom

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Poetry, Horror, Spirituality

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Paulo Coelho

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Mark Ryan was born in Oxford, growing up in the shadow of the dreaming spires. He studied film at London Metropolitan University, graduating to M.A in Film Theory.

He has published collections of poetry with ‘Echoes in Space’, ‘Graffitied Heart’ and ‘Drifting in and out of sleep’. ‘Keep it together’ is his contribution to the murder mystery arena as well as his short story collection, ‘Impermanence of things’.

‘The Gospel of No one’ is a poetry fiction hybrid novel, focusing on religious imagery and the inner workings, and broken pieces, of the soul.

His work leans, bends and sways to the metaphysical and supernatural, with a tendency to dabble in the macabre. Questioning questions and searching for answers in the eye of the storm, where the ...more

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	Black snow: Tales & poems in the snow drifts of life 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echoes in space: Cosmically collapsing poetry really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alchemy 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drifting in & out of sleep it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Graffitied Heart: A Little book of rhymes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Leviathan: Of the soul it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Kill 'em with kindness: Poetry in forgiving it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The End of Alzheimer’s: The First Programme to Prevent and Reverse the Cognitive Decline of Dementia

by Dale E. Bredesen

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Days of desire

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Mark Ryan rated a book really liked it The Men Who Would Be King: An Almost Epic Tale of Moguls, Movies, and a Company Called Dreamworks by Nicole LaPorte	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Men Who Would Be King is a lively, absorbing look at DreamWorks’ rise and stumbles, packed with insider anecdotes and the kind of behind‑the‑curtain detail that scratches the Hollywood‑history itch. Nicole LaPorte clearly did her homework, and th ...more
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Mark Ryan rated a book really liked it The Men Who Would Be King: An Almost Epic Tale of Moguls, Movies, and a Company Called Dreamworks by Nicole LaPorte	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Men Who Would Be King is a lively, absorbing look at DreamWorks’ rise and stumbles, packed with insider anecdotes and the kind of behind‑the‑curtain detail that scratches the Hollywood‑history itch. Nicole LaPorte clearly did her homework, and th ...more
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Hentan House completely caught me off guard in the best way. Holland’s writing is so descriptive and visceral that you can almost feel the heat of the sauna, the bite of the ice and the creeping dread that builds with every chapter. It’s bloody witho ...more
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Mark Ryan rated a book liked it Micro by Michael Crichton	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A decent read, but definitely uneven. Micro has flashes of classic Crichton—smart science, high-stakes thrills—but you can feel where the story shifts and his parts are edited. The concept is intriguing, and there are some tense, imaginative moments, ...more
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Mark Ryan rated a book really liked it Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A fast-paced, gritty Crichton adventure. Pirate Latitudes delivers sharp action, rich historical detail, and a daring lead in Captain Hunter. A quick, satisfying read for fans of swashbuckling suspense.
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A fun, fast-paced read with a brilliant storytelling style! Andy Weir pulls you in from page one with Ryland Grace’s mysterious awakening and keeps the tension high as the pieces slowly fall into place. The mix of science, suspense, and humor is spot ...more
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Mark Ryan rated a book it was amazing Postcards From Beyond Reality: The Selected Poems of Michael Daniels by Bernard Jan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Other voices can be troubling, but in the case of ‘Postcards From Beyond Reality: The Selected Poems of Michael Daniels’, it is quite a captivatingly surreal experience. Bernard Jan expands his ‘Cruel Summer’ universe with poems from the mind and mou ...more
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