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Just finished this and found it wide ranging but odd. Lincoln In The Bardo it was not.
Have now moved onto this. Fifty pages in and it’s rather uncomfortable but brilliantly written and compelling. Weirdly I cannot find an example of the cover I have on the internet.
Just finished:-
Thanks to @David for bringing this to my attention. Really enjoyed it, well researched and argued, another excellent book by Warren Zanes.
@mikehughescq - Mike did you take the plunge? It’s well worth it.
Peter
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Sort of. I’ve been gifted it for Fathers Day. Currently in the middle of a fascinatingly challenging book so I’m saving it for a cruise ship in a few weeks time. I always take a couple of books away with me with the best of intentions but rarely get through more than one.
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Let us know what you think of it when you finally get around to it.
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Running through Sir Terry’s “Discworld” series in chronological order. Just about to start “Thud!”.
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Such a shame as the disease progresses you can see its impact . It was like losing a dear friend
I was glad he managed to progress Tiffany Aching and complete the Granny Weatherwax arc
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Yeah, but the whole family (all avid readers and huge fans) were totally stunned by page 35 of “Shepherd’s Crown”. We had not expected that!
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I hadn’t either
Shaun runs a large second hand book shop in Wigton,Scotland.
The trials,tribulation and answers to many stupid enquiries.
Engagingly miserable but with a decent social life.
I obtained them from my library having been severely admonished by Shaun for ever switching on my Kindle.
I bought this as a present for a friend. A wonderful short story about skepticism.
And am reding this:
A gift from my former wife, much appreciated.
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The Sleepwalkers
Arthur Koestler
Fascinating history of cosmology and astronomy from Ptolemy onward, through Copernicus, Kepler and that cad Galileo…
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Best book I’ve read for quite a while. harrowing (very) but inspiring read.
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How Green Was My Valley - Richard Llewellyn
Finally, after it sitting winking at me in my to-read list for years, I picked it up with a sigh. More fool me; It’s poignant, rich, beautiful, lyrical and emotional.
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Did Eric have a different publisher ? For some reason I always think of it as bing slightly out of kilter in some way.
I love Cohen The Barbarian
Ian
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My brother recommended this and I recognise some of the experiences related here from my 20 years in Eastern Europe, but this story is riveting and an eye opener, although not surprising.
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No it’s Victor Gollanz, like other TP from Equal Rites as far as The Last Continent, when the publisher was switched to Doubleday - note that this is for the “original” and “letterbox” hardback editions.
My Eric is a “coffee table sized” illustrated hardback, of similar size to The Last Hero (also Gollanz). You can also get it in same size softback (illustrated) & unillustrated paperback format. The hardback version is relatively uncommon, and hence usually comes adorned with a high price tag - I’ve seen them up around £400 for an unclipped copy in cough pristine, mint condition!
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