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Probe launched as Liverpool girls out do boys in school tests – Liverpool Daily Post

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Probe launched as Liverpool girls out do boys in school tests Liverpool Daily Post Headteachers said they were tackling the gulf by making reading and writing more engaging for boys who by their nature tended to prefer football to fiction . … and more

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David Mitchell: ‘Readers enable me to continue to do what I love. Prizes won’t … – Independent

Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by .

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David Mitchell: 'Readers enable me to continue to do what I love. Prizes won't … Independent ..

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Japanese cartoons: The professor to the rescue – The Economist

Japanese cartoons: The professor to the rescue – The Economist

Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by .

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The Economist Japanese cartoons: The professor to the rescue The Economist He has produced works on history and folklore as well as science fiction . Like his medium, his method combines the old and the new: he draws with a …

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Authors prepare for battle in World Fantasy awards – The Guardian

Authors prepare for battle in World Fantasy awards – The Guardian

Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by .

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The Guardian Authors prepare for battle in World Fantasy awards The Guardian Is it science fiction ? Is it fantasy? China MiĆ©ville's bizarre tale of a murder investigation, The City and the City, has already won both of the UK's top …

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Chello Zone Takes America’s Leader in Outdoor TV Global – MarketWatch (press release)

Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by .

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Chello Zone Takes America's Leader in Outdoor TV Global MarketWatch (press release) With movies , soap operas, documentaries, sports, popular dramas, action classics, science – fiction , children's and lifestyle television, its channels offer … and more

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Chello Zone Takes America’s Leader in Outdoor TV Global – PR Newswire (press release)

Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by .

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Chello Zone Takes America's Leader in Outdoor TV Global PR Newswire (press release) With movies , soap operas, documentaries, sports, popular dramas, action classics, science – fiction , children's and lifestyle television, its channels offer … and more

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Why I’m going to the Discworld convention – The Guardian (blog)

Why I’m going to the Discworld convention – The Guardian (blog)

Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by .

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The Guardian (blog) Why I'm going to the Discworld convention The Guardian (blog) Which isn't exactly science fiction (or SF or sf; only mundanes call it “sci-fi” and if you need to know what a mundane is, then you are one already). …

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History of courtiers – The Oxford Times

Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by .

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History of courtiers The Oxford Times Lucy's interest in history began in childhood when she read children's historical fiction .

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Sean Connery Turns 80, Says Acting Days ‘Are over’ – The Epoch Times

Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by .

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Sean Connery Turns 80, Says Acting Days 'Are over' The Epoch Times … including a starring part in the 1973 science fiction movie Zardoz, considered by some as possibly one of the strangest movies ever made. and more

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Edinburgh today:Trams staff costs revealed plus Dr Who interactive screenings – The Guardian

Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by .

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Edinburgh today:Trams staff costs revealed plus Dr Who interactive screenings The Guardian Non- fiction meets science fiction today at Word Power Books as boffin-loving author Francis Spufford talks computers and socialism with fellow scribe Paul …

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