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The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto

Mitch Albom

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At nine years old, Frankie Presto is sent to America in the bottom of a boat. His only possession is...

Daphnis and Chloe: AND Anthia and Habrocomes - Xenophon of Ephesus

Longus and Jeffrey Henderson

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In Longus' ravishing "Daphnis and Chloe" (second or early third century CE), one of the great works...

Hannah Arendt: Legal Theory, Political Action and the Eichmann Trial

Peter Burdon

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This book uses Hannah Arendt's controversial text Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of...

Ed O'Brien recommended Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk in Music (curated)

Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk

1988 | Jazz, Rock

8.0

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"Sorry to pick this. Just saying the title's enough, really, isn't it? I know it's really obvious, but it's such a masterpiece.   It's been strangely hard picking my albums for this, as lots of things don't resonate with me now like they used to when I was younger. I've been listening a lot more to classical and choral music in the last year, for example, but this fits in with that, because this is sacred music. It's music that transcends genre. Every track is profoundly beautiful – and I say that having liked Talk Talk before this, too. I remember the first album coming out at the same time as Duran Duran's Rio, and people comparing them, then hearing The Colour Of Spring. 'Life's What You Make It' was a big song when I was at sixth form. But this album… this is a bigger thing. I still love it so much. "

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