the need for a read,the oxfam bookstore,and an oxfam a/c? bugger being old....just another excrement-thread.live.

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SOMETHING.


ANYTHING.


can't join a library because they have "self-service" bllx.

what happened to "serving people"?

what IS the problem?

and that cnut outside.
hammering.
where i'd like to put that hammer.
after i'd caved his skull in.
it's a nice sunny day.
why can't people just relax ffs?

i've been to bed.
had a couple of hours.
and now i'm bored witless.

pity i can't stand people.
but there you go.

too tired to do anything.
or go anywhere.

i really do need to find a gentle pastime though.

it HAS to be reading.

i'm so tired,
i don't even want to think too hard.

and now norton's ranting about chrome and cpu.

wtf?
i'm going to have another look at wife's books.
there MUST be something.

jesus!
hit your thumb.
stand on a nail.

i really AM going to have to take something to knock myself out.
it'll HAVE to be tomorrow morning now.

wtf is he doing?

tap'tap'tap'tap.
tap'tap'tap'tap.

can't bet hitting nails because it's none-stop.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


and oxfam books;
the fuckin prices.
i'm sure they're worth the money.
very astutely "marked up".
and yes,
i know that there's a lot of money to be made buying and selling.
like anything else,
it's knowing what's what.

mein kampf;
i'm curious.
but not for forty quid.

"the hurdy gurdy man".
now THERE'S a blast from the past.
happy days.

"down and out in paris".
by george orwell.
some cnut in PP used to wave that name like a banner.
i never DID get that.
but then,
i'm not familiar with the significance of "orwellian scribblings.

the trouble with perusing the the biography bookstand is,
(and it's a veritable minefield.it really is)
how can you know?
until you've bought it,
and read it,
who has had an interesting life?
"interesting",or not,
is such a personal thing.

i AM drawn to the title though.
and for four quid.

an online oxfam a/c?
me?
why not?


mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,
not sure now.

i've almost polished of 2ltrs of morrison's finest,
and i'm feeling,
(as a female friend used to quaintly put it)
"quite tired."

wouldn't you fuckin know it?
all that time,
dithering,
and finally opening an account.

some cnut has bought the book.

somebody else is bored.
mowing the lawn.

"blessed geroge best".
well?
no-ones perfect.

well,
i got to page eighty ywo,
and i'm bored of it now.
but i've got an oxfam account.

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nobster.

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[NotBert]

Do you not have a £2 bookshop in town, Eric? The Works or some such, basically a repository for all manner of books and there's usually a few diamonds in the dirt. Very rare I pass such a shop and there's a 70% plus chance of a purchase. Even Poundland sells books now and occasionally you get an absolute fucking steal there (off the top of my head, David Maraniss's Rome 1960 I got there and although mainly a US account, is a really fluid read).

Uncommon I pay more than £4 for a book therefore, but very rare I buy a dud.

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Do you not have a £2 bookshop in town, Eric? The Works or some such, basically a repository for all manner of books and there's usually a few diamonds in the dirt. Very rare I pass such a shop and there's a 70% plus chance of a purchase. Even Poundland sells books now and occasionally you get an absolute fucking steal there (off the top of my head, David Maraniss's Rome 1960 I got there and although mainly a US account, is a really fluid read).

Uncommon I pay more than £4 for a book therefore, but very rare I buy a dud.

there isn't one where i live.
it's a small town that i live in.
i was thinking,
maybe in northampton,
on the market perhaps.
next time i'm over there on a saturday i shall have a look.
as i've said,
my wife's books have all originated from charity shops.
we DO still have a local car-boot sale some weekends,
but i can't be bothered with that.
no way am i getting washed,
and dressed on a sunday morning.
that oxfam website doesn't look bad.
i just......................
nothing caught my eye.
i shall have to have a look in northampton some time.
maybe next weekend if the weather's nice.
might even be worth a look in kettering.

[missyj]

That's a mega rant lol anyrate loads of good free stuff here inc Orwell and others
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/orwell/george/index.html

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That's a mega rant lol anyrate loads of good free stuff here inc Orwell and others
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/orwell/george/index.html

thanks mj.
i'll have a look.

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"mega rant lol"?

just the ramblings of a old fool.
with nothing better to do.

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just had a quick look.

not bad.

it DOES represent something of a culture-shift though.
i've never e-read before.

might give it a go though.
it saves cluttering up the house with books.

it might be a good way to get the feel of a book before buying.

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orwell.

real name eric.

[missyj]

just had a quick look.

not bad.

it DOES represent something of a culture-shift though.
i've never e-read before.

might give it a go though.
it saves cluttering up the house with books.

it might be a good way to get the feel of a book before buying.

I recently re read loads of Orwell in there because I don't have copies any more , this is good too , orwell was inspired by London http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/l/london/jack/people_of_the_abyss/

[Guest]

mj,
that book that i missed out on with oxfam.
i just read 5 chapters on that site you posted.
fuckin brilliant.

i kiss your arse.

figuratively speaking of course.

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mj,
that book that i missed out on with oxfam.
i just read 5 chapters on that site you posted.
fuckin brilliant.

i kiss your arse.

figuratively speaking of course.

must be the pear cider.

[missyj]

mj,
that book that i missed out on with oxfam.
i just read 5 chapters on that site you posted.
fuckin brilliant.

i kiss your arse.

figuratively speaking of course.

. No worries Eric and its free ohh, in before bert I was talking about the book

[missyj]

What book btw

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down and out in paris.
a great read imo.

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brilliant writing.
talk about "smelling the onions".
he really does take you there.

[missyj]

Yep , love it , read the road to Wigan pier after

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there WAS a list of biographies.
4 i think.
i shall do those anyway.

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you're a reader then?

[missyj]

Yep , always have been , went from teen paperbacks to my mums Mandingos , read roots when I was about 12 , mum made us go to bed early the only thing to do was read

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Try reading some Ernest Hemingway.
For me, his finest work was 'The old man and the sea'

You can read it free here:
http://www.tiengiang.edu.vn/FileUpload/Vanban/File8167.pdf

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jesus!
it's like fuckin buses.

nobster,
i shall make a note.
and i thank you.

not really into fiction btw.

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