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.The Resurrectionist

by: James Bradley

June 19, 2008
Englishmum.com's July book was The Resurrectionist by James Bradley. Admittedly I got this late and had to force myself to read it over one weekend but `force' is definitely the right word. I found that the old fashioned language, although no doubt authentic, quite awkward:

`It is three months since I came here, apprenticed to my master's side so I might learn his trade.'

I really, really enjoyed the descriptions of London in the early 1800s - he went into great detail about how they lived, what they ate, the people, the places - this was by far the most enjoyable part of the book for me. However I didn't really think there was much of a plot: orphaned chap comes to London, works for anatomist, gets in a fight (why ... Read More:
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.Flags of Our Fathers

by: James Bradley

November 02, 2006

This is the sort of book that could only have become a best seller in a post 9/11,George Bush America. Written in a simplistic style and top heavy in right wing pathos, in a way it is almost a mirror image of the Gung ho post 1945 hollywood war films in which every young marine eats apple pie and loves his mother, and wins the war. Even though the author lived some time in Japan the book in disturbingly america (or marine) centric. According to the author the marines are the best fighting force in the world- tell that to the other elite forces. By calling the war in the Pacific essentially an american war he insult the millions of Asians who died at the hands of the Japanese not to mention the british, Australians etc. In addition the battle ... Read More:
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.The Resurrectionist

by: James Bradley

May 17, 2007
Englishmum.com's July book was The Resurrectionist by James Bradley. Admittedly I got this late and had to force myself to read it over one weekend but `force' is definitely the right word. I found that the old fashioned language, although no doubt authentic, quite awkward:

`It is three months since I came here, apprenticed to my master's side so I might learn his trade.'

I really, really enjoyed the descriptions of London in the early 1800s - he went into great detail about how they lived, what they ate, the people, the places - this was by far the most enjoyable part of the book for me. However I didn't really think there was much of a plot: orphaned chap comes to London, works for anatomist, gets in a fight (why did he just ... Read More:
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.Wrack

by: James Bradley

August 13, 1998
An amazingly accomplished first novel. James Bradley is a published poet and it shows in the rich and startling use of language. The story revolves around a historical mystery, an enigmatic recluse and an obsessive love affair. Highly recommended.
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.Textbook of Veterinary Physiology

by: James G. Cunningham, Bradley G. Klein

July 16, 2007
I currently own 2 different editions of Cunninghams because I find it so useful. If you are on a veterinary course or a course in which you need to be slightly clever then this book will not confuse you. If it does then theres something wrong, the book lays out everything you need to know in system format about the different physiological systems of the animal body. This new fourth edition is a very nice improvement on the old one. With a totally new coloured format, tonnes of new diagrams (and when you see the little Cunningham word in your lecture beneath a picture as I have done so many times in mine, it means its been taken from this book). Many of my lecturers reference the diagrams specifically because they explain certain concepts so well. Depending ... Read More:
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.The Business Coach: A Parable of Small Business Breakthrough! (Instant Success)

by: Bradley J. Sugars

September 01, 2007
I currently own 2 different editions of Cunninghams because I find it so useful. If you are on a veterinary course or a course in which you need to be slightly clever then this book will not confuse you. If it does then theres something wrong, the book lays out everything you need to know in system format about the different physiological systems of the animal body. This new fourth edition is a very nice improvement on the old one. With a totally new coloured format, tonnes of new diagrams (and when you see the little Cunningham word in your lecture beneath a picture as I have done so many times in mine, it means its been taken from this book). Many of my lecturers reference the diagrams specifically because they explain certain concepts so well. Depending ... Read More:
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.Flyboys: A True Story of Courage

by: James Bradley

September 30, 2003
James Bradley's book is an outstanding piece of historical literature, written in highly readable prose, guiding the reader through the brutality of the Pacific air campaign. Alternatively focussing on the fate and experiences of individual pilots and then stepping back to discuss the wider, strategic impact of events, he opens our eyes to the clash of cultures between the Americans and Japanese. Whilst being unapologetic about the actions of either side, he rather seeks to understand what drove individual combatants on either side to commit the acts they did. That said, Bradley is trying to balance highly readable litereary prose, written in a pseudo-fictional manner, with an attempt at portraying the facts with historical accuracy, coupled with an historians ... Read More:
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.The Deep Field

by: James Bradley

January 06, 2000
Anyone citing Daniel C. Dennett in the opening lines of a book review [Roger McDonald's MR DARWIN'S SHOOTER] is worthy of notice. Bradley's review was a stirring introduction to the qualities of this sensitive, talented writer. Wrack, his first novel, deserves more attention than it received. The Deep Field is a superb expression of his originality and narrative style.

It seems pretentious to comment on a book on a site where the author has given us so much of his feelings in producing this book. Books are written for readers, however, and his own reflections expressed here cannot replace what any reader of this fine work may experience from delving into it.

Finding a timeless location grows increasingly difficult for us all. ... Read More:
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.Towards the Setting Sun: Escape from the Thailand-Burma Railway, 1943

by: James Bradley

1982-04
Anyone citing Daniel C. Dennett in the opening lines of a book review [Roger McDonald's MR DARWIN'S SHOOTER] is worthy of notice. Bradley's review was a stirring introduction to the qualities of this sensitive, talented writer. Wrack, his first novel, deserves more attention than it received. The Deep Field is a superb expression of his originality and narrative style.

It seems pretentious to comment on a book on a site where the author has given us so much of his feelings in producing this book. Books are written for readers, however, and his own reflections expressed here cannot replace what any reader of this fine work may experience from delving into it.

Finding a timeless location grows increasingly difficult for us all. ... Read More:
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.Flyboys: The Final Secret of the Air War in the Pacific

by: James Bradley

March 24, 2005
Anyone citing Daniel C. Dennett in the opening lines of a book review [Roger McDonald's MR DARWIN'S SHOOTER] is worthy of notice. Bradley's review was a stirring introduction to the qualities of this sensitive, talented writer. Wrack, his first novel, deserves more attention than it received. The Deep Field is a superb expression of his originality and narrative style.

It seems pretentious to comment on a book on a site where the author has given us so much of his feelings in producing this book. Books are written for readers, however, and his own reflections expressed here cannot replace what any reader of this fine work may experience from delving into it.

Finding a timeless location grows increasingly difficult for us all. ... Read More:
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