Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

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Course it makes sense - she's a real professor, wears dirty clothes and is gorgeous (with breasts). Incred combo

That's probably the best summing up of a presenter I've ever seen.

Barry Norman, eat your heart out.

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Currently reading "Dear Fatty" by Dawn French, (I know I know!) and I've just found out what the difference between a memoir and an autobiography is.

I've abandoned Dawn French. Good story but couldn't get on with the writing style.

If Mrs Red starts a book or a film, she feels compelled to stick with it right to the end, even if it's crap. I can't do it, I just dump em and move on. (kinda like I do with women actually).

Currently reading

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Narrow-Dog-Carcassonne-Terry-Darlington/dp/0553816691#reader_0553816691

The jury is out.

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Staggering fact from 'Are we still evolving'.

99.9% of all the animal species that have ever lived are now extinct.

[doogan]

 i posted this in tk's diary but i think it's a book you would interest you aswell.

http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Castle-Memoir-Alex-Awards/dp/0743247531%3FSubscriptionId%3D19BAZMZQFZJ6G2QYGCG2%26tag%3Dsquid1014943-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0743247531

(feel free to put this through the blonde amazon link if its still active)

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I buy most of my books from charity shops and the odd second-hand one from Amazon.

I cadge quite a lot too. At the moment I'm waiting for someone to give me a copy of this.....



http://www.amazon.com/Mental-Game-Poker-Strategies-Confidence/dp/0615436137#reader_0615436137

[outragous76]

I buy most of my books from charity shops and the odd second-hand one from Amazon.

I cadge quite a lot too. At the moment I'm waiting for someone to give me a copy of this.....



http://www.amazon.com/Mental-Game-Poker-Strategies-Confidence/dp/0615436137#reader_0615436137

haha

#notsureifserious

the only problem you will have with that is that it is written to be used as a work book, so unless someone doesnt want to work at it, in theory they wont pass it on. Also if you do like it, you will need to keep it too

that said, jared has just cut the price from now to 5th Jan - have a word with barry? Very much worth a read

[Karabiner]

Staggering fact from 'Are we still evolving'.

99.9% of all the animal species that have ever lived are now extinct.

I'm sure Gatso will be along shortly.

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I buy most of my books from charity shops and the odd second-hand one from Amazon.

I cadge quite a lot too. At the moment I'm waiting for someone to give me a copy of this.....



http://www.amazon.com/Mental-Game-Poker-Strategies-Confidence/dp/0615436137#reader_0615436137

haha

#notsureifserious

the only problem you will have with that is that it is written to be used as a work book, so unless someone doesnt want to work at it, in theory they wont pass it on. Also if you do like it, you will need to keep it too

that said, jared has just cut the price from now to 5th Jan - have a word with barry? Very much worth a read

Of course I'm joking. there's nothing wrong with my mental game. In my mind I'm fantastic, I'm just crap in reality.

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I buy most of my books from charity shops and the odd second-hand one from Amazon.

I cadge quite a lot too. At the moment I'm waiting for someone to give me a copy of this.....



http://www.amazon.com/Mental-Game-Poker-Strategies-Confidence/dp/0615436137#reader_0615436137

I assume you are not serious, Tom, but I have several copies, signed by none other than Barry Carter, if I can find them. Think I use them as doorstops.

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I buy most of my books from charity shops and the odd second-hand one from Amazon.

I cadge quite a lot too. At the moment I'm waiting for someone to give me a copy of this.....



http://www.amazon.com/Mental-Game-Poker-Strategies-Confidence/dp/0615436137#reader_0615436137

I assume you are not serious, Tom, but I have several copies, signed by none other than Barry Carter, if I can find them. Think I use them as doorstops.

Well if your offering....

Did he sign an important page BTW?

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I buy most of my books from charity shops and the odd second-hand one from Amazon.

I cadge quite a lot too. At the moment I'm waiting for someone to give me a copy of this.....



http://www.amazon.com/Mental-Game-Poker-Strategies-Confidence/dp/0615436137#reader_0615436137

I assume you are not serious, Tom, but I have several copies, signed by none other than Barry Carter, if I can find them. Think I use them as doorstops.

Well if your offering....

Did he sign an important page BTW?

There are no important pages in it.....

In fact, it gives me the excuse to use a quaint word that I really like seeing - he signed the "frontispiece".

Ooooh!

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Knock yourself out.

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Knock yourself out.

I have lots of antiquarian (sp?) books with loose "endpapers", wonder what their purpose was?

[davidhendrie]

Technically Barry may not have signed the frontispiece - that usually means the illustrated page facing the title page - unless that's what you mean?  Maybe he signed the title page, or the flyleaf, or even the front free endpaper itself(!).  Sometimes the frontispiece on older books will also have a sheet of tissue paper covering it as protection - have you ever seen that?

Endpapers ended up being used for multiple purposes: decoration, illustration, notes etc. But I think originally they were there to strengthen the binding of the book (sometimes they used a better or thicker quality of paper), adding a bit more protection to the contents, and taking some of the strain off the main text block when the book was opened. I'm sure someone who's done any practical bookbinding could give you a better and more detailed answer than that, but that's probably a relatively scarce craft these days...

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David.....

Fine Post, Sir, & your first in over a year.

Sometimes the frontispiece on older books will also have a sheet of tissue paper covering it as protection - have you ever seen that?

Yes, lots of my very old (100 years or older) books have them, & I'm still not sure of it's purpose.

You are right as to which part Barry signed - but I so wanted to use the word "frontispiece"!.

Post more, Sir, & I hope you take an occasional look at my Diary blatherage, too. I don't write as well as Tom, but I have better taste.