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My Year In London - study, work, & worship, 1993-4
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A-Z London (Street Atlas)A-Z London (Street Atlas) by Geographers A-Z Map Company
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VITAL when you're there; fun to look at when you're not.
Blue Guide London, Seventeenth EditionBlue Guide London, Seventeenth Edition by Roger Woodley
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PRACTICAL companion: the BEST of the many guide options in two key area: walking/exploring London and examining London's architecture
Time Out Pubs and Bars: Over 900 of London's Best (Time Out London Pubs and Bars)Time Out Pubs and Bars: Over 900 of London's Best (Time Out London Pubs and Bars)
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PRACTICAL companion: pubs are a (no schockingly smokeless) institution. Use em, love em, relax in em.
London (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)London (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE) by Roger Williams
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This is *the book to take back home with you,* It's crowded with glossy 40-color photos, illustrations, and interesting sidebars. It's a better keepsake (perhaps the best!) than it is a guide.
Time Out Cheap Eats in London (Time Out Guides)Time Out Cheap Eats in London (Time Out Guides)
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Cheap = good. And cheap in London's hard to find.
The Music of St. Paul's CathedralThe Music of St. Paul's Cathedral
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A fine cross-section of Anglican hymnody and chant with organ.
London: The BiographyLondon: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd
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Optional companion.... An entertaining history of London
Bleak House (Modern Library Classics)Bleak House (Modern Library Classics) by Charles Dickens
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Read it for Dr. D. Daniell's history of British literature course. An amazing look at Victorian life in and outside of London and among various classes of characters.
Finest Hour : The Battle of BritainFinest Hour : The Battle of Britain by Phil Craig
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The Bt. of Britain's results are still felt and seen in London today.
Parliament in British Politics (Contemporary Political Studies)Parliament in British Politics (Contemporary Political Studies) by Philip Norton
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A lots changed in the last 10 years in British Government. This book helps explain it all.
The Theatres Trust Guide to British Theatres 1750-1950The Theatres Trust Guide to British Theatres 1750-1950
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Go see plays. Go see plays in famous theatres. Go.
Oranges Are Not the Only FruitOranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
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Read for Dr. D. Daniell's course; the text is a gentle satire on the author's English evangelical upbringing.
New Labour's Pasts: The Labour Party and Its DiscontentsNew Labour's Pasts: The Labour Party and Its Discontents by James Cronin
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New Labour.
London: The City Churches (Pevsner Architectural Guides)London: The City Churches (Pevsner Architectural Guides) by Simon Bradley
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London is a city of great churches. The Blitz by no means got them all!
A History of the English Church and PeopleA History of the English Church and People by the Venerable, Saint Bede
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One of the books I read while on spring break in Yorkshire, Scotland, and the Lake District.
Doctor Who: The Legend (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover))Doctor Who: The Legend (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover)) by Justin Richards
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Take a peek into a major British cultural phenomenon.
The French Lieutenant's WomanThe French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles
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Read it for Dr. Daniell's course; a ground-breaking and rradiant example of early British post-modern literature. A feast of bookly delights.
No Mans LandNo Mans Land by Harold Pinter
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Saw this play starting Pinker himself and the late Paul Eddington.
A History of the World in 10 1/2 ChaptersA History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters by Julian Barnes
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Read it for Dr. D. Daniell's history of British literature course. It has a sort of cheeky tone, but I'll never forget its wormwood chapter--ever. Clever, unruly romp, and a quick read.
Wuthering Heights (Everyman's Library )Wuthering Heights (Everyman's Library ) by Emily Bronte
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Read for Dr. D. Daniell's course.
The church, her books and her sacraments: A course of instructions given at All Saints, Margaret street, in Lent, 1910 (Boyles lectures)The church, her books and her sacraments: A course of instructions given at All Saints, Margaret street, in Lent, 1910 (Boyles lectures) by E. E Holmes
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If you're a spikey high-church Anglican as I was in '93-'94, you might appreciate this. And even if you weren't, it makes for interesting reading from historical and sociological perspectives.