Books

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I recently bought this, its on special offer of Â£15 until the 1/1/06 then its the full 30 quid whack.

http://www.libreriauniversitaria.it/BUS/1932573046/Scotland_from_Above.htm

A glorious book of the great scenery that is scotland, shame about the people in it etc.

Aerial photographs of many parts of the country where intrestign things are, great mountains to parks in the city. Some may not find it intresting so probably not wise to go and spend 15/30 quid on it without a flick through at bookworld.

not the same as the one I have but same title, same photographer,

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0810934957/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/104-7714057-8087126?v=glance&s=books

aerial pictures of the world, some are pics of market places others great natural beauties like mountains and rivers. Its divided up into montsh and at the start of each month some scientist tells a tale about how we are killign the earth etc, great stuff.

Pictures are truly amazing.

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possible to scan one in?

he do any other books?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

they have both done loads.

the books are up at th eflat or I would have taken a few pics.

in the 365 day book theres a 5 and a ph1 19 in a pic of paris.

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that reminds me actually. watched taxi the other day, loads of retro rens in it getting smashed, inc a ph1 chammy.

but im off to asda in a little while,they have a book section, ill have a look for it.

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new books mate, doubt asda will have them.

asda have a few crackign books reduced in price, car books for 3 quid etc

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yeah i remeber, i threw a load out! never though people would want em.

ive read them over and over again.

big fat 300 page books all about em.

didnt want to throw em, but taking up so much space, and to many to flog.

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I tooka load to the book shop, they bought a few off me and wouldn't take the rest i said here have them, they still never took them!

Books are great but no-one wants them anymore.

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this bloody internet has kinda killed books.

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:06 am

I recently read Fiesta Readers wives, thought the story page was really informative Laughing

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Roger Red Hat wrote:

this bloody internet has kinda killed books.

oh i dunno, i read a lot of books

currently going thru the wheel of time series by Robert Jordan

i am on book 4 of 13 at the mo

jordan is very tolkienesque so if you like Lord Of The Rings (i've read LofTR about 20 times now) you will love the Wheel of Time

just so you know, Robert Jordan also wrote the Conan The Barbarian series of books.

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Yeah I've got the Wheel of Time series as well Neo. Lord of The Rings with knobs on. Gets less good with each successive volume though.

If you like fantasy stuff, I recommend the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb. Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin and Assassin's Quest. Very good series.

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another book, glasgow the photographic atlas

RRP is Â£20, bookworld were selling it for Â£5 though. Amber bought me it last year for valentines day (aww).

Pretty good, can see my street and Alans street etc.

Heres some pics

cover

this pic shows my mums house and estate, on the loopy bit on the left page

and braehead shopping centre before completion along with king George V dock and th eclyde

no words just pics, so not as intresting as the books I mentioned earlier.

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he I can see your house (well your mums house!)

M8 looks far away in that pic, doesn't seem that far in the car

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

cool innit.

If you can get the edinburgh one cheap (as in fiver or so) get me it mate.

Also you know any scrappies near you?

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there is only one outside of Edinburgh, and they're pish. Cars shucked ontop of cars really haphazardly, its muddy as fuck - last time I was there with Project Y car they had one TD hatch n a white 16V Chamade - but they had dropped another car clearly from some height on top if it - the roof was touching the headrests! Was minging damp anno

Someone had cut all the wiring loom to buggery for no other reason I could deduce than fun Rolling Eyes

Wasn't much you could tax off it

yum yum off to grans for tea! Very Happy

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struggling to get a windscreen removal tool to get a screen out as well.

The cars waiting for a screen but I ain't paying the silly money they want as I woudl also have to buy a new seal etc.

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well another aerial photography book. Amber bought me this and tbh its boring!

Briatains history from the air, its palaces, castles etc etc. All it talks about in the passages are kings and queens etc. Not my thing.

Pictures are semi intresting though

Stirling Castle

Ok for a fiver but don't pay the full cover price!