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When I was a kid, I used to LOVE to read the Three Investigators series of books. Though set in California and the three investigators being three 14 year old or so boys, Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews, they really caught my imagination and I devoured book after book. Book cover image along [...]

Review of www.easons.ie

www.easons.ie “Disappointing website that looks amateurish and is frustrating to use.“ I’m not particularly fond of shopping and so, if given the choice, would prefer to do the bulk of my Christmas shopping online and have the goods delivered to my door. For the most part, this works well and I have recently come across [...]

Review of Usborne Lift and Look books

Usborne Lift and Look books Brilliant, robust, beautifully illustrated toddler board books that keep them interested with embedded flaps. The 2 year old now has all but one of this range of board books. He absolutely loves them. They are quite large, robust board books that can withstand being thrown about and chewed on by [...]

Review of www.bookdepository.co.uk

www.bookdepository.co.uk Great online bookstore with free delivery, editor’s blog and twitter updates. I love it! I came across this website many months ago and have used it frequently since. I had gotten annoyed with amazon.co.uk’s gouging shipping charges and so had gone in search of an alternative. The site is really easy to use, has [...]