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« Reply #180 on: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 14:13:58 »

I chuffing love me some Robert Rankin. His writing is like if Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams had a lovechiled. Haven't had a chance to pick up anything of his recently though unfortunately.

I picked up about 10 books of his in a charity booksale at work. Happy days.
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« Reply #181 on: Friday, November 2, 2012, 12:22:58 »

Anything by James Clavell although Noble House is particularly good
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« Reply #182 on: Friday, November 2, 2012, 23:33:43 »

Fucking Boo.

Edit: Wrong thread, but fuck it, I'll leave it here.
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« Reply #183 on: Monday, November 5, 2012, 17:24:58 »

Got the Higgs book by Jim Baggott for my birthday. I do love a bit of particle physics.
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« Reply #184 on: Monday, November 5, 2012, 18:04:17 »

On part one of the third Game of Thrones book. They are ace.
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« Reply #185 on: Monday, November 5, 2012, 19:15:13 »

the American-good read
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« Reply #186 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 15:28:35 »

Brown bear,brown bear what do you see.Currently going down a storm in my house.

Germania has been interesting.But makes me want to visit far too many places in Germany  Smiley

After a colleague at work recommended it,i'm going to give the first Martin Beck book a try.
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« Reply #187 on: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 17:20:39 »

Brown bear,brown bear what do you see.Currently going down a storm in my house.

Germania has been interesting.But makes me want to visit far too many places in Germany  Smiley

After a colleague at work recommended it,i'm going to give the first Martin Beck book a try.

Germany's a great country, visit it.  Is Germania the book by McNally, btw?
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« Reply #188 on: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 12:32:26 »

Just read the first Hunger Games book. Very enjoyable given it a "teen" fiction.

I have to say they did a pretty crappy job on the film, even taken into account the obvious reduction in detail between a book and film. Seemingly missed out some key points (they probably moved it into the sequels).
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« Reply #189 on: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 12:36:19 »

Just read the first Hunger Games book. Very enjoyable given it a "teen" fiction.

I have to say they did a pretty crappy job on the film, even taken into account the obvious reduction in detail between a book and film. Seemingly missed out some key points (they probably moved it into the sequels).

Really enjoyed the first two books but found the third a bit tedious. You're right about the film, i only made it to about half an hour before i fell asleep. The books are way better!
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« Reply #190 on: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 12:45:21 »

Now I'm not having to read for work and I can read for fun, I've been reading Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw's newest book; The Quantum Universe. It's very good at explaining some of the core theories of quantum mechanics in understandable ways, just like their previous book "Why does E=mc2?".
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« Reply #191 on: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 14:46:25 »

Decent. I'll pick that up Sam.
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« Reply #192 on: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 21:19:56 »

Has anyone got round to reading my book yet?Huh?
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« Reply #193 on: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 21:27:39 »

Has anyone got round to reading my book yet?Huh?

Just starting it (couple of chapters in). So no feedback yet as not far enough through..

As a matter of interest, what is your real life connection with York?

Also, briefly, how does getting a book onto the Kindle store work - is it a kind of self publish thing, or was it more traditional in that you had to get a "deal" with Amazon as the publisher.

Just being nosey by the way Smiley edit: The Mrs is from York, we still go back for the panto every xmas even though her parents are sadly no longer with us.
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« Reply #194 on: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 21:57:16 »

I live in York now, have done for the last 11 years which is why I don't get back to the County Ground as often as I would like.  With regards to the Kindle yes its self published, it's quite easy and straightforward to upload your book and format it so I didn't even bother trying to publish it traditionally.

I take it you man the Berwick Kaillor (?) panto at he Theatre Royal. We go there most years, although we mised this years as we visited friends in Glasgow and went there and I couldn't stomach two pantos.  Oh yes I could, no actually I couldn't
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