Not only did Marion Turner read widely, she was also a great one for taking notes from, and writing commentaries on, books of particular interest. The following is a list of works of interest, which she compiled in the latter 1990s.
001 The Question of Hu Jonathan Spence
002 The Scottish Insurrection of 1820 Peter Berresford Ellis and Seumas Mac a'Ghobhainn
003 The Night Sky Richard Grossinger
004 Lure the Tiger out of the Mountains Gao Yuan
005 The Collision of Two Civilisations Alain Peyrefitte
006 The Silent Traveller in London Chiang Yee
007 The Story of Jodrell Bank Bernard Lovell
008 The House of Confucius Kong Demao and Ke Lan
009 Afterglow of Creation Marcus Chown
010 The Orion Mystery Robert Bauval & Adrian Gilbert
011 China Through Western Eyes: The Nineteenth Century J. A. G. Roberts
012 China Through Western Eyes: The Twentieth Century J. A. G. Roberts
013 Creation Revisited P. W. Atkins
014 Inside a Planet G. H. A. Cole
015 Earth: The Making, Shaping and Workings of a Planet Derek Elsom
016 The Nature of the Chinese Character Barbara Aria
017 Universe Michael Rowan-Robinson
018 The Star Raft Philip Snow
019 Atlas of Neptune Garry E. Hunt & Patrick Moore
020 The Explorations of Antarctica Professor G. E. Fogg and David Smith
021 The Teeth of the Dragon Roy Belmer
022 Wise Daughters from Foreign Lands Elisabeth Croll
023 Antarctica Peter Johnson, Creina Bond and Roy Siegfried
024 The Peripatetic Astronomer: The Life of Charles Piazzi Smyth
H. A. and M. T. Brück
025 The Women of the Caesars Guglielmo Ferrero
026 Cosmic Impact John K. Davies
027 New Views on an Old Planet Tjeerd H. van Andel
028 Nero Michael Grant
029 The Marvellous Century George Woodcock
030 Echoes of the Ancient Skies E. C. Krupp
031 The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman Jules Verne
032 Doom, Gloom, and Very Funny Money Neil Innes & Richard Robinson
GCSE Economics Barry Harrison
033 China Seas John Harris
034 East Asia Arthur Cotterell
035 The Great Pyramid Charles Piazzi Smyth
036 Yuriwaka Erik & Masako Haugaard with Birgitta Saflund
037 Mao Tse-tung and His China Albert Marrin
038 The Empty Throne Tony Scotland
039 Chinese Diary & Album Cecil Beaton
040 God's Chinese Son Jonathan Spence
041 Imperial Exits Julius Cicatrix & Martin Rowson
042 Grass Soup Zhang Xianliang
043 Watching the Weather John and Mary Gribbin
044 China and Japan: Myths & Legends Donald A. Mackenzie
045 The Tyranny of History W. J. F. Jenner
046 The Evening Star: Venus Observed Henry S. F. Cooper, Jr
047 The Rise of Modern China Immanuel C. Y. Hsü
048 The Search for Modern China Jonathan Spence
049 Crime and the Académie Française Patrick Marnham
050 World War II The Aftermath: Asia TimeLife
051 Zhuangzi Speaks Tsai Chih Chung
052 Greeks and Romans Michael Grant
053 The Chinese Century Jonathan Spence & Annping Chinn
054 The Ancient Historians Michael Grant
055 The Roman Commonwealth R. W. Moore
056 The Five Foot Road Angus McDonald
057 The Hermit of Peking Hugh Trevor-Roper
058 Number Prof. John McLeish
059 T'ung Shu: The Ancient Chinese Almanac Martin Palmer (Editor)
060 Chinese Almanacs Richard J. Smith
061 The Shape of the World Simon Berthon & Andrew Robinson
062 Astronomy before the Telescope Christopher Walker (Editor)
063 The Day before Yesterday Colin Tudge
064 Caesar's Invasion of Britain Peter Berresford Ellis
065 Kanzi Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
066 The Lopsided Ape Michael C. Corballis
067 The Journey from Eden Brian M. Fagan
068 Medicine, Mind, and the Double Brain Anne Harrington
069 The Runaway Brain Christopher Wills
070 The Calendar David Ewing Duncan
071 Time Counts Harold Watkins
072 Forgotten Kingdom Peter Goullart
073 The New History:
Caesar and Rome Charlotte Bernard
Alexander and his Times Frederic Theulé
074 Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain Margaret Bateson-Hill, Manyee Wan,
Francesca Pelizzoli, Sha-Liu Qu
075 The Primary Colours Alexander Theroux
076 The Astronomical Scrapbook Joseph Ashbrook
077 Tutor to the Dragon Emperor Raymond Lamont-Brown
078 King James: VI of Scotland, I of England Antonia Fraser
079 Eldest Son: The Life of Zhou Enlai Han Suyin
080 China Correspondent Agnes Smedley
081 Scotland's Last Royal Wedding David Stevenson
082 Zarafa Michael Allin
083 The Face of Tutankhamun Christopher Frayling
084 Tutankhamen Christine El Mandy
085 Yangtze Lyman P. Van Slyke
086. Phantom Islands of the Atlantic Donald S. Johnson
087. With the Empress Dowager of China Katharine A. Carl
088. History in Three Keys Paul A. Cohen
089. China: A History Arthur Cotterell
090. Human Antiquity Kenneth L. Feder & Michael A. Park
091. Isaac Newton Michael White
092. Eclipse J. P. McEvoy
093. The Genius of China Robert Temple
094. The Neptune File Tom Standage
095. The Search for Cleopatra Michael Foss
096. Cleopatra Pat Southern
097. Impact Earth Austen Atkinson
098. China - A Literary Companion A. C. Grayling & Susan Whitfield
099. Eve Spoke Philip Lieberman
100. Falling Leaves Adeline Yen Mah
101. Watching the Tree Adeline Yen Mah
102. Akhenaten: Egypt's False Prophet Nicholas Reeves
103. Eclipse Duncan Steel
104 Fire on Earth John and Mary Gribbin
105 The Worlds of Galileo Michael Hanlon
106 The Tutankhamun Deception Gerald O'Farrell
107 The Murder of Tutankhamen Bob Brier
108 The Quest for Mars Laurence Bergreen
109 Nagel's Encyclopedia-Guide to China Nagel Publishers
110 Experiences of China Percy Cradock
111 Mao: A Life Jonathan Spence
112 China since 1911 Richard T. Phillips
113 Ramesses Joyce Tyldesley
114 Calendars and Constellations Emmeline Plunket
115 Kingdom of the Ark Lorraine Evans
116 The Phoenicians Gerhard Herm
117 Worlds Without End R.A.S. Hennessey
118 The Discovery of a World in the Moone John Wilkins
119 Jardine Matheson Robert Blake
120 Foreign Mud Maurice Collis
121 Treason by the Book Jonathan Spence
122 The Sextants of Beijing Joanna Waley-Cohen
123 Marking Time Duncan Steel
124 Albert Camus: A Life Olivier Todd
125 The Measure of All Things Ken Alder
126 A History of Language Steven Roger Fischer
127 The Daily Life of the Etruscans Jacques Heurgon
compiled in May 1997
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