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The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Words of Radiance, from epic fantasy author Brandon …
I backed this on Unbound. It's a collection of short stories (I suppose) about the challenges Annabel used to do for the Absolute Radio show with Geoff Lloyd. It's a nice easy read and in many places absolutely hilarious.
A.W. Graybill: Dryad's Touch
Received a free copy through GoodReads Giveaways.
A short but interesting jaunt through historic postcard design.
I received a free copy of this book through Goodreads Giveaways.
"It was the happiest moment of my life, though I didn't know it." So begins …
A kleptomaniac wallows in self-pity.
I have no words, nor am I sure what rating it deserves.
I will ponder on the rating, I'm not sure what to think yet.
I received this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways.
Tim Moore (known to some as Digitiser's Mr Hairs) cycles down the route of the "iron curtain" on a communist-era shopping bike. The premise being, that a shopping bike will always get you to the shops... even if the shops happen to be 5,000 km away.
This is, perhaps, an insane challenge from a man who once confessed he barely looks at a bicycle between embarking on cycling adventures. It is also very funny with a seasoning of peril. Did he even make it out of Finland? You'll have to read the book to find out!
I don't read much sci-fi, but I really enjoyed this book. It's a tale of Earth's first foray to send astronauts to candidate Earth-like planets. And... I can't really elaborate without spoilers!
I received this as part of a Goodreads giveaway.
Filled with first-hand accounts of ambition, greed, and inspired engineering, this history of the personal …
Somewhat heavy, but meticulously researched, history of Commodore from the takeover of MOS Technology (and the birth of the computer industry) to Jack Tramiel's departure.
Given what happened, it's amazing that Commodore were the success they were (or even that they managed to release any computers at all), and the details have garnered much more respect from me for the engineers who created the 6502 and C64. I am immensely sad that Commodore were wound up, as they were one of the great innovative computer/technology companies and consistently ahead of the curve on power/features and price.
I won this in a raffle and my copy is signed by David Pleasance formerly of Commodore UK, amongst other people.
Bought this with the intention of sending some of the postcards, but it's so gorgeous that I might have to keep it in one piece!
I was overjoyed to have won this book in a GoodReads giveaway, as the premise sounded amazing and it did not disappoint.
This book is the literary equivalent of sitting on the late bus, the one with all the nutters, drunks and outcasts, and they are all sitting next to you. But... you kind of like having them there, as it makes the journey more interesting.
The Odditorium contains a few pages each on a large number of eccentric characters, in a reference book sort of format. You will surely have heard of some of them, but perhaps not known the entirity of their history, and with a weird variety of people some of the biographies are more interesting than others. Each chapter ends with a "Seeker's Directory", with books and films and things to visit to find out more about each of the eccentrics. I frequently found myself going …
I was overjoyed to have won this book in a GoodReads giveaway, as the premise sounded amazing and it did not disappoint.
This book is the literary equivalent of sitting on the late bus, the one with all the nutters, drunks and outcasts, and they are all sitting next to you. But... you kind of like having them there, as it makes the journey more interesting.
The Odditorium contains a few pages each on a large number of eccentric characters, in a reference book sort of format. You will surely have heard of some of them, but perhaps not known the entirity of their history, and with a weird variety of people some of the biographies are more interesting than others. Each chapter ends with a "Seeker's Directory", with books and films and things to visit to find out more about each of the eccentrics. I frequently found myself going off on a tangent searching for more information, or books, wanting to know more than some of the all too brief entries provided (by which I mean, the length meant certain detail was omitted, rather than the entries were too short overall - they are a good length to get an overview, but the more interesting creatures you will want to find out more about).
Thoroughly enjoyable, entertaining and educational to boot.
