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|author=Emma Marriott
|title=A History of the World in Numbers
|rating=4
|genre=History
|summary=Make no mistake, this book does what it says on the cover. That also goes to say that it is ''not'' A History of the World ''of'' Numbers, or A History of the World's Numbers and what they might mean, as other books provide. This is a primer of the world's history, right from the earliest days of civilisation up to the close of World War Two, in handy bite-sized chunks, where the headline data can be given using a number.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782432175</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=David Walliams
|summary=Winter is almost upon us and the evenings are getting darker. However, rather than bemoaning the lack of sunshine, how about putting a positive spin on the situation and viewing those long, dark evenings as the perfect opportunity to hone your shadow-casting skills? Shadow-play is an art form that has endured through the ages and yet still has the power to enchant and entertain. So grab a lamp, gather round and get ready to create barking dogs, flying birds and a whole menagerie of shadow characters...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905695454</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=Asunder
|author=Chloe Aridjis
|rating=4
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=Marie, the narrator of Chloe Aridjis's second novel, ''Asunder'', is a guard at the National Gallery in London. It is a simple, subdued life she leads in this 'tiny kingdom', but it suits her: 'I had always sought quiet in the world and there were few movements quieter, I realised, than paint cracking over time.' Most would find her work tedious, but over her nine years at the museum she has adjusted to the routine; 'unlike some of the new guards, I do not suffer from boredom or listlessness.'
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099572753</amazonuk>
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