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Anyone get good books for Christmas? 22:35 - Dec 27 with 3655 viewsEbo

I got Guitar Family Trees which is a stonking good read and Ascent by Chris Bonnington.

Thank you, goodnight and bollocks
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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 00:32 - Dec 28 with 3627 viewsGowerjack

Ouch..

From the Amazon review...

As a "coffee table" book for casual browsing it is good value, as a reference text, however, it is almost worthless. Some of these errors are frankly quite astonishing, and should have been picked up before publication. One of worst relates to the Martin D-28, where it is claimed that the famed "herringbone" pattern purfling "changed to black and which checker in 1947". No, it didn't. It changed to a regular, non-checker black/white purfling.

Basic errors

Purfling

Not good enough sorry

I'm out.

Plastic since 1974
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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 05:35 - Dec 28 with 3597 viewsEbo

Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 00:32 - Dec 28 by Gowerjack

Ouch..

From the Amazon review...

As a "coffee table" book for casual browsing it is good value, as a reference text, however, it is almost worthless. Some of these errors are frankly quite astonishing, and should have been picked up before publication. One of worst relates to the Martin D-28, where it is claimed that the famed "herringbone" pattern purfling "changed to black and which checker in 1947". No, it didn't. It changed to a regular, non-checker black/white purfling.

Basic errors

Purfling

Not good enough sorry

I'm out.


Pedant

Thank you, goodnight and bollocks
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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 07:34 - Dec 28 with 3577 viewsLohengrin

I was lucky enough to have quite a few. I ran out of room long since, mind. I've got books piled up all over the place here.




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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 11:49 - Dec 28 with 3522 viewsEbo

Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 07:34 - Dec 28 by Lohengrin

I was lucky enough to have quite a few. I ran out of room long since, mind. I've got books piled up all over the place here.





Would you ever entertain a Kindle device Loh? Or are you strictly old school?

I have both and the Kindle was handy when I used to commute to Cardiff as I could read on my phone and when I picked up the Kindle when I got home it would be open at the very page I last read on my phone.

But you can't beat taking a good old hardback off the shelf and dusting it down.

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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 12:24 - Dec 28 with 3509 viewsswanjackal



Older book but one wanted for a while. Although downloaded not bought.

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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 13:36 - Dec 28 with 3488 viewsLohengrin

Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 11:49 - Dec 28 by Ebo

Would you ever entertain a Kindle device Loh? Or are you strictly old school?

I have both and the Kindle was handy when I used to commute to Cardiff as I could read on my phone and when I picked up the Kindle when I got home it would be open at the very page I last read on my phone.

But you can't beat taking a good old hardback off the shelf and dusting it down.


They are not for me, mate. The wife swears by hers and I can understand the appeal, the utility of them, but I just love everything about the real thing. I've been collecting them since I was old enough to read and my enthusiasm hasn't waned at all in the intervening years.
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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 14:09 - Dec 28 with 3471 viewsmonmouth

Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 07:34 - Dec 28 by Lohengrin

I was lucky enough to have quite a few. I ran out of room long since, mind. I've got books piled up all over the place here.





Always been fascinated by the Greek myths since I read Graves’ book as a nipper. Could do with a refresh. Is Fry’s effort worth a spin?

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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 14:33 - Dec 28 with 3463 viewsLohengrin

Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 14:09 - Dec 28 by monmouth

Always been fascinated by the Greek myths since I read Graves’ book as a nipper. Could do with a refresh. Is Fry’s effort worth a spin?


Robert Graves is still the benchmark, Mon. I've only just started dipping into the Fry volume but it's an enjoyable, easy read. He's a clever author; clever chap full stop really, isn't he?

I'd recommend this to you as a companion volume too, Mons. If you like Europe's founding myths then this just bounds along.


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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 21:01 - Dec 28 with 3358 viewswhoflungdung

Swansea in the Fifties .

Emotional stuff


I d like that Mossaid book

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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 21:21 - Dec 28 with 3343 viewsNeath_Jack

Don't Cry for Me, Sergeant-Major - by Jeremy Hands and Robert A. McGowan

Clydach Murders book, and just finished Joey Barton book, which was enjoyable in fairness.

I want a mate like Flashberryjacks, who wears a Barnsley jersey with "Swans are my second team" on the back.
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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 21:25 - Dec 28 with 3343 viewsLohengrin

Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 21:01 - Dec 28 by whoflungdung

Swansea in the Fifties .

Emotional stuff


I d like that Mossaid book


This one, Perch?


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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 21:28 - Dec 28 with 3338 viewsLohengrin

Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 21:21 - Dec 28 by Neath_Jack

Don't Cry for Me, Sergeant-Major - by Jeremy Hands and Robert A. McGowan

Clydach Murders book, and just finished Joey Barton book, which was enjoyable in fairness.


The Falkland memoir? I hadn't realised it was back in print? I've got a dog-eared 1983 first edition knocking around here somewhere. Strong stuff.

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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 21:47 - Dec 28 with 3322 viewsNeath_Jack

Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 21:28 - Dec 28 by Lohengrin

The Falkland memoir? I hadn't realised it was back in print? I've got a dog-eared 1983 first edition knocking around here somewhere. Strong stuff.


That's the one, it is an old print mate, it's a second hand one.

I want a mate like Flashberryjacks, who wears a Barnsley jersey with "Swans are my second team" on the back.
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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 16:31 - Dec 29 with 3236 viewsperplex

A Ray of light about the connection between the Stoke miners and the village of Liddice, which was totally wiped out by the Nazi`s in revenge of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 19:34 - Dec 29 with 3198 viewsLohengrin

Not a Christmas present but I picked up a copy this morning in a charity shop. I borrowed it years ago from the library but for 10p today it was a no-brainer.


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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 19:36 - Dec 29 with 3193 viewswhoflungdung

Yes, loh That s the one

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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 21:04 - Dec 29 with 3159 viewsLoyal

I had a good blow job on boxing day, would have stuck the pages of a good book together.

Nolan sympathiser, clout expert, personal friend of Leigh Dineen, advocate and enforcer of porridge swallows. The official inventor of the tit w@nk.
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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 08:46 - Dec 31 with 3060 viewssainthelens

For those who enjoy a flutter and the highs and lows that come with it, get Harry Findlay..... Gambling for Life. Possibly the most fun read ever.
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Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 13:53 - Dec 31 with 3010 viewslonglostjack

Anyone get good books for Christmas? on 16:31 - Dec 29 by perplex

A Ray of light about the connection between the Stoke miners and the village of Liddice, which was totally wiped out by the Nazi`s in revenge of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.


My old man was in the film "The Silent Village"

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Anyone get good books for Christmas? (n/t) on 13:57 - Dec 31 with 3005 viewslonglostjack

Looking forward to reading this.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackout_(Elsberg_novel)
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