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Mark Ryan

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Poetry, Horror, Spirituality

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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
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	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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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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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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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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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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