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Ian Barker
Goodreads Author
Born
in Chesterfield, The United Kingdom
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Genre
Influences
Member Since
August 2008
It’s All Write turned 7 today!
It’s All Write turned 7 today!
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One Hot Summer
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2012
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Fallen Star
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2009
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The Instant Guide to Windows 8
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2012
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Late Show
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2012
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The Instant Guide to Creating an App
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The Instant Guide to Android
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2012
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GameChangers: Apple's Breakthrough Moments
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2013
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The royal train carrying Queen Camilla to an engagement in Brighton is derailed in a tunnel and as the passengers emerge one the entourage is shot dead by a sniper. But who was the intended target? Proceeds from the book go to the charity, The Queen’s ...more |
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"Oh, how I wish I had put this at the top of my TBR list … it is absolutelybloomingmarvellous. I could find no fault with it – except that I didn’t want it to end. 'The Shock of the Light' is one of the most moving, powerful, heart-wrenching story of "
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I’ve never read any of the Reacher books before, but I’ve been enjoying the recent Amazon Prime adaptations so when some of the novels came up cheap on Kindle it seemed like a sign to give them a go. Killing Floor is the book that first introduces the ...more |
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| In 1941 Betty Webb joined the ATS and, having some knowledge of German, was posted to the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park. Although the code-breaking work of Bletchley is now well known those who worked there were bound by the Off ...more | |
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1666, London is on fire, in the ruins of St Paul’s cathedral a body is found but it’s clear that this isn’t another casualty of the flames rather a victim of murder. The story is told from two perspectives, James Marwood, clerk to the editor of The Lo ...more |
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"A very enjoyable read whilst perched on the Croatian coast.
With the thousands of reviews on GR I can add nothing to the vast amount of words and opinions except this is my first read of Galbraith [and Rowling], and the plot, the characters, dialogue" Read more of this review » |
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“Graham glared him into silence, his eyes cold enough to make a penguin wish it had stocked up on thermal underwear.”
― Fallen Star
― Fallen Star
“I allowed an uncertain smile to cross my face, though it did so with a little reluctance, wary of being run down by some more powerful expression.”
― One Hot Summer
― One Hot Summer
“We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!”
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
― The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules.”
― Getting on
― Getting on
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