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Lord of the Rings: Return of the King is the final instalment of the Lord of the Rings Series. In Return of the King the ring arrives at its final destination, order is returned to the land and people are able to get back on with their lives. The first time I read the Lord [...]
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The Mind Map Book
The Mindmap Book is a training manual on how to do and how to benefit from using mindmaps. Mindmaps are diagrams that record ideas and thoughts in a graphical and text format. The author refers to research that concludes that people remember more and remember it longer when it is an image instead of text. [...]
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This is a book we have had for some time and we are getting back into again. We went of a few walks but after the Canberra Bushfires and with most of the National Parks closing we haven’t been for awhile. If you are looking for local walks suitable to take children along this is [...]
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Photography for the Joy of It
Photography for the Joy of It is a photography book that is all about taking photos not using cameras. It is excellent in its coverage of techniques in framing and composition. It discussed methods to capture difficult setting and uses actual photos to demonstrate the discussed techniques. You should be familiar with your camera before [...]
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Well it is taking longer than expected but I have finished the Two Towers. This book is an excellent read, I’m just having trouble finding time to read. The book is you classic middle book, so the ending leaves the characters in a dark and impossible position from which they need to save Middle Earth. [...]
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This is the first book of The Lord Of The Rings series. It follows the adventures for Frodo in a quest to destroy the One ring that rules over all the other rings in Middle Earth. The story is amazing in the richness and detail on the world the J. R. R. Tolkien has created. [...]
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