Red Oaks - Season 1
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An Amazon Originals Series - A coming-of-age comedy set in the "go-go" 80s about a college student...
Little Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
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Did you know that coconut derives from the Spanish and Portuguese coco for 'grinning face'? Or that...
Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins
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This new paperback edition of the Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins gives an engaging insight...
The Mighty Captain Marvel Vol. 3: Dark Origins
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As Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers has traveled to almost every inch of the planet - and beyond! Now...
David McK (3692 KP) rated The Ring of Solomon (Bartimaeus, #0.5) in Books
Jan 13, 2026
It's still the same 'world', in that magicians hold the power, with their power itself flowing from the captured spirits and djinni who must carry out their wishes - the wise-cracking Bartimaeus being one such.
This was an enjoyable read, mainly for the different setting after the London of the originals, that did not overstay its welcome. Parts of it, however, were quite obvious from a long (long) way away.
Ion, Helen, Orestes
Euripides, Diane Arnson Svarlien and Matthew Wright
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An acclaimed translator of Euripidean tragedy in its earlier and more familiar modes, Diane Arnson...




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