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    Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
    Next: "City of Woods and Fields" by Stephen Butler: one man's journey across the country in alphabetical order starting at A in Scotland and ending with Z in Cornwall. All undertaken in a 1969 1970 Morris 1000 van for some odd reason.
    Done: Off to Oxfam with it, though I may read it again before that happens.

    Next: "The Bomb: A History of Hell on Earth" by Gerard DeGroot.
    Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 1 February 2026, 16:47.
    When the fun stops, STOP.

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      That Hideous Strength - C.S.Lewis
      Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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        Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
        Next: "Longitude" by Dava Sobel. Tick Tock.
        Done: off to Oxfam with it.

        Next: "The Dark Side of the Moon: the making of the PF masterpiece" by John Harris. Set the controls for the heart of the sun. Or something.
        When the fun stops, STOP.

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          Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
          Next: "The Dark Side of the Moon: the making of the PF masterpiece" by John Harris. Set the controls for the heart of the sun. Or something.
          It's all dark: Done: off to Oxfam with it.

          Next: "The worst cars ever sold in Britain" by Giles Chapman. Purchased (remaindered) 23/12/2005, so it's mouldered well on the bookshelf as evidenced by the pages being stuck together. A WHS book.
          Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 10 February 2026, 11:25.
          When the fun stops, STOP.

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            Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
            Next: "The Bomb: A History of Hell on Earth" by Gerard DeGroot.
            Done: Off to Oxfam with it. Sadly no mention of Cobalt Thorium G, but these small deficiencies might be excused.

            Next: "Mercator: the man who mapped the planet (and made the Orange Moron think Greenland is bigger than Africa)" by Nicholas Crane.

            Stone me, this is as dry as the Atacama desert.
            Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 7 February 2026, 23:47.
            When the fun stops, STOP.

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              Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
              Next: "The worst cars ever sold in Britain" by Giles Chapman. Purchased (remaindered) 23/12/2005, so it's mouldered well on the bookshelf as evidenced by the pages being stuck together. A WHS book.
              Done: off to Oxfam with it. Mildly inneresting in its way: The Stimson Scorcher: a fine suicide machine and The Triumph Mayflower: a car so remarkably hideous that I recall that a chap down the road had one about 60 years ago IIRC.

              Next: "Nodding Dogs & Vinyl Roofs: the weird world of quirky car accessories" by Stephen Vokins. I paid 29p for this one, remaindered remaindered and remaindered again: last price label was a right bugger to peel off & there's still some glue left after 3 or 4 different solvents.

              Our multiply banned ex colleague Churchill appears. .
              Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 10 February 2026, 13:32.
              When the fun stops, STOP.

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