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Humour is my bag. Have you an ebook so I can read and review it?
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Billy Has A Birthday (The Billy Books #1)
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The Unexpected Consequences of Iron Overload
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The Hole Opportunity - Bronze Winner for Adult Fiction, Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2013
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A Tunnel is Only a Hole on Its Side
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Billy And Ant Fall Out: Pride
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Everyday Mindfulness: 108 Simple Practices to Empower Yourself and Transform Your Life by Melissa SteginusMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
From the table of contents through to the conclusion, I was totally engaged in this book. I especially liked the explanation as to why there are 108 exercises – you'll have to purchase the book to find that out! And there is the bonus of being able to obtain addition Read more of this blog post »
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“The optimist sees the doughnut but the pessimist see 452 calories and a shed load of sugar ...”
― The Hole Opportunity - Bronze Winner for Adult Fiction, Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2013
― The Hole Opportunity - Bronze Winner for Adult Fiction, Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2013
“Oi, stop looking at my nethers. Be a gentleman, look away. When a gal’s in a predicament you should ‘elp ‘er out”
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― The Hole Opportunity - Bronze Winner for Adult Fiction, Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2013
― The Hole Opportunity - Bronze Winner for Adult Fiction, Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2013
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Hi James... it is so good to meet you here at Goodreads!
Carole wrote: "hi thanks for adding me!"Carole, it took a while but now I'm loving GR and the people on here. All the best, James
Jill wrote: "Lovely to meet you here on GRs, James, and thank you for your friendship."Jill, it took a while but now I'm loving GR and the people on here. All the best, James
Beth wrote: "Thanks for being my friend. I'm fairly new at GR so any tips would be most appreciated. Beth"Beth I still find GR a bit of a nightmare and just one of the many social media sites I use. Go to YouTube and search on goodreads tutorials.
Hope this helps,
james
Thanks for being my friend. I'm fairly new at GR so any tips would be most appreciated. Beth