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Thames, Peter Ackroyd

I have to say, this was the perfect airplane book.  I know because I spent eighteen hours traveling to London last week (I know, right?  Long flight with several layovers), and Thames was my primary reading material.  My grandmother sent it to me for my birthday, and originally I wasn’t going to bring it along on the trip.  It’s a big fat hardback with heavy pages and four sets of plates (two color, two black-and-white) – very beautiful, but not practical on a plane trip where luggage has weight considerations.  But I couldn’t resist. Thames wasn’t what I expected –…

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