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by pishton - written on 09/09/00 (Very useful, 77 readings)
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The account of the first conquest of an 8,000m mountain. Annapurna- Maurice Herzog ISBN 0-7126-7393-8 There have been few occasions in my life when I have honestly said, "I wish I could read French like a native." My headmaster instilled a healthy dose of francophobia which has left me with an ingrained suspicion of all things Gaul- just look at what they are doing at the moment. However, Herzog was French and he wrote his account in French- dashed inconvenient of him, what? There is only one disadvantage to this book and that is that the translation is slightly clumsy in places. DO NOT let this put you off! In a nutshell, the ...
by danny2 - written on 03/09/00 (Useful, 32 readings)
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**About The Book 'The Drums Of Anfield'** Although aimed at a younger teenage audiance the style of writing is excellent, (although you don't need a dictionary to read it), and extremely addictive. The story charters veteran Liverpool captain Tony Hobbes. He recieves a nine match ban after a violent on pitch assault on 'cocky' Manchester United player Brad Finnighan. Holidays are hard to come by for 'Hobby' so during his suspended period, in which he is also injured, he takes his young son Ben to Africa. In the search of wilderness side of Africa they travel to Uganda, where he finds a frighteningly good 17 ...
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