Power on the page: 20 titles that engrossed and delighted theartsdesk's critics this year:
Norse Mythology
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The great Norse myths are woven into the fabric of our storytelling - from Tolkien, Alan Garner and...
Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery
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Henry Marsh has spent a lifetime operating on the surgical frontline. There have been exhilarating...
A Rogues' Gallery: Off the Record Encounters with Figures of Fame, Folly and Fun 1950-2000: 1950/2000
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A Rogues' Gallery is a journey through the past half-century, charting the ups and downs of leading...
Why Dylan Matters
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A GUARDIAN AND INDEPENDENT BEST MUSIC BOOK OF 2017 ‘At last an expert classicist gets to grips...
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
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Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way...
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I get sent a lot of books to review. This is a list of the books that I still need to review. This is kind of a way to hold myself accountable.
The Deadly Highway
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Lucy is escaping her unusual home lifestyle. She is in for shock and horror at the same time. Lucy...
Fool's Island
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In 1759 the young and wilful Franulka leaves her castle home for Warsaw, where she attracts the...
In The Shadow of Pharaoh
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Thirty-five centuries ago, a desperate young Egyptian queen sent a pleading letter to a Hittite...
Lost in Plain Sight
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
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Amanda comes from a small mining village in North Wales where you do not expect momentous things to...
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Reign of Four: Books III and IV
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An omnibus edition of the last two books books in Jake Bible's Reign of Four series. Millennia ago,...
25 books that have made an impression on me and have stayed with me through the years. (Not in any particular order.)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, #1)
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Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, must move her family to their summer quarters...
The Book Thief
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The 10th-anniversary edition of the No. 1 international bestseller and modern classic beloved by...
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Books that I read and enjoyed when I was younger that I think my cousin's grandkids and other children in my family circle would enjoy.
Le Petit Prince/The Little Prince
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Includes the French text, and a specially developed translation which is as literal as possible...