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|author= Neil Corcoran
|title= Do You Mr Jones?: Bob Dylan with the Poets and Professors
|rating= 4.5
|genre= Entertainment
|summary= Bob Dylan's receipt of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016 'for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition' proved highly controversial. It inevitably led some people in the literary world to take stock and look at his work and reputation with a fresh eye. This volume of essays was first published in 2002, and is now reissued with a new foreword by Will Self.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1784706809</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= Robert Kyncl and Maany Peyvan
|summary=''Planet Earth II'' is the official companion to the upcoming BBC wildlife documentary series of the same name. Our understanding of the world around us has reached a new level, courtesy of ground-breaking technology that gives us unparalleled access to a diverse range of environments and a ''sneak peek'' into previously hidden worlds. The book looks at six vastly different environments: Jungles, Mountains, Deserts, Grasslands, Islands and Cities and showcases some of the amazing creatures that live in each one.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849909652</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=John Seabrook
|title= The Song Machine: How to Make a Hit
|rating=4
|genre=Entertainment
|summary= The popular music business has always been about – well, business – and some might say that music comes a poor second. Ever since the advent of the 78 r.p.m. disc, record companies have competed with each other and sought new ways of marketing their goods. The songwriter, or if you like the person or partnership at the controls of ‘the song machine’, has long been a vital link in the chain. In today’s climate of increasingly free music, how much does this still hold true?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>009959045X</amazonuk>
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