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Simon Fairbairn rated The Scar (New Crobuzon, #2): 5 stars
The Scar (New Crobuzon, #2) by China Miéville
The Scar is a weird fantasy novel by British writer China Miéville, the second set in his Bas-Lag universe. The …
Simon Fairbairn rated The Physics of Filter Coffee: 5 stars
The Physics of Filter Coffee by Jonathan Gagné
The Physics of Filter Coffee by astrophysicist Jonathan Gagné is perhaps the most significant book ever written on the science …
Simon Fairbairn rated The Ministry of Time: 4 stars
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what …
Simon Fairbairn rated Perdido Street Station: 4 stars
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies New Crobuzon, a squalid city where humans, Re-mades, and …
Simon Fairbairn rated Your Screenplay Sucks!: 4 stars
Simon Fairbairn rated The filmmaker's handbook: 5 stars
The filmmaker's handbook by Steven Ascher, Edward Pincus
For the first time since its publication in 1984, The Filmmaker's Handbook--the classic volume highlighting the techniques and technologies needed …
Simon Fairbairn rated Margo's Got Money Troubles: 5 stars
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman’s attempt to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and her meager …
Simon Fairbairn rated Wellness: 5 stars
Wellness by Nathan Hill
The New York Times best-selling author of The Nix is back with a poignant and witty novel about marriage, the …
Simon Fairbairn rated One Two Three: 5 stars
Simon Fairbairn rated JavaScript All-In-One for Dummies: 4 stars
Simon Fairbairn rated Bookkeeping & accounting all-in-one for dummies: 4 stars
Bookkeeping & accounting all-in-one for dummies by Colin Barrow (--For dummies)
Simon Fairbairn rated Stoner: 4 stars
Stoner by John Williams, John Williams (New York Review Books classics)
William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the …
Simon Fairbairn rated The Redemption of Time: 1 star
The Redemption of Time by Ken Liu, Baoshu
Published with the blessing of Cixin Liu, The Redemption of Time extends the astonishing universe of the Three-Body Problem trilogy.
