Star Raker review of a British supersonic airliner tale
A critical look at Donald Gordon's Star Raker, a novel about a British company attempting a 2000 mph multijet supersonic airliner. The plot follows testing crashes, cancer revelations, and corporate intrigue as the Star Raker nears a breakthrough yet flounders on character depth.
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England
Australia
Aircraf
Tme
Donald Gordon
Ministry of Aviation
British Columbia
Gordon
Yiamn McIver
Glasgow
Ouss
France
Keith Hamilton
John Jago
Sir Kain
Sir Train
Mr. Gordon
Star-Raker
Hodder and Stoughton Ltd
Duke as Bird Watcher in Birds from Britannia
Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh emerges as an amateur ornithologist in Birds from Britannia. The Royal Navy veteran traveled with Britannia visiting Gough Island Tristan da Cunha and South Georgia in 1956 and 1959. He photographed birds while Royal Navy colleagues provided details, yielding a charming if imperfect record of wildlife. Longmans 26 shillings.
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Prince Philip
Duke of Edinburgh
Australia
Gough Island
Tristan da Cunha
South Georgia
Britannia
R.T
Britania
H.R. the Duke of Edinburgh
Longmans
The Fever Tree by New Fiction Mason
A study of a restless forest and the mysteries it hides unfolds through a haunting atmosphere and careful character echoes. The Fever Tree compels with evocative landscapes and a sense of encroaching danger.
A Gay and Melancholy Sound by Merle Miller review
The 583 page novel follows Joshua Bland in eight taped days ending with a planned death. A sharp, satirical study of American life blending humor with tragedy and a brutal self confession set against postwar fame and personal collapse.
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Miller
America
Mr. Miller
Joshua Bland
Bland
New York
Merle Miller
William Hetmemann Ltd
Henry James as novelist turned critic
In a Mercury Books essay, L. Mla analyzes Henry James, noting the tension between his high stylistic fiction and his critical writings. The volume edited by Leon Edel groups essays into three sections and surveys James across Trollope, Tolstoy, Zola, and Hawthorne, evaluating whether his criticism matches his fiction.
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James
Leon Edel
House of Fiction
Edel
Kielson
Trollope
Stevenson
de Maupassant
Turgenev
Tolstoy
Hawthorne
Flaubert
Zola
Nana
Hardéra Fa
Toc
Carnegie on Public Speaking and its polished appeal
Commentary on Dale Carnegie’s A Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking a mass produced sales oriented book polished by his wife. The critique notes optimistic philosophy and frequent self improvement claims while acknowledging it has value amid a sea of sales pitches.
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Carnegie
F.R
Dale Carnegie
William Heinemann Ltd
TIMES CROSSWORD Acrosy Solution Clues
A listing of Across and Down clues for a Times Crossword puzzle with numbers and word lengths, including destroy fortify beam suspending boats long eared rodent birds and other items, plus a note to see solution on Page 34.
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S. Africa
Books: Birds of Paradise chosen for Book Society
Paul Scott's Birds of Paradise cited as Book Society Choice. Norman Ford's The Black, The Grey and The Gold features a scandal at a military academy. Joyce McQueen's The Frog Pond billed as spine chilling. Fred Hoyle and John Elliott coauthor In a For Andromeda about a near future sci fi. Charles Daley's The Story of Gippsland portrays Commonwealth religious endeavour.
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Paul Scott
Book Society
Ah Man
Norman Ford
West Point
Joyce McQueen
Gippsland
Charles Daley
Commonwealth
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Joshua
Henry James
Hhayrick
Lia
Andromeda
B.B.C
Fred Hoyle
John Elliott
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