Richard Hawley

[quote="Alan Noir"]

The Chavs book is a blinder, Al. x

Free 'book' on iTunes for iPad users - 'The Incredible Shrinking Tour of Chicago' - Wilco from December 2011 including videos such as rehearsing The Weight with Mavis Staples.

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There's a raven in the distance, his inscription's all around you, you can't hide

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THE PARIS WIFE.......about the first marriage of Ernest Hemingway and his early literary ambitions...........................totally captivating.

I have a case study next door...

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There's something in the distance
a glorious existence

Not technically a book, but picked up a copy of Interzone magazine, which i was surprised and pleased to find is still going strong.

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There's something in the distance
a glorious existence

Just read 'When I Die' by Phillip Gould - really, really moving, but uplifting at the same time - brave guy!

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people will forget what you said, forget what you did, but they will never forget the way you made them feel

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My latest 'thing'

I'm thinking of getting a Kindle. I love the physicality of a book but Kindles are the future (aren't they?)

No, No, No - don't do it Maggie!

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people will forget what you said, forget what you did, but they will never forget the way you made them feel

I've read more books since I put the Kindle app on my iPhone and now on my iPad than I had read in the last 2-3 years. I still love books themselves, but it is very convenient to read them on an e-reader.

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Too late, my new Kindle Touch (and purple leather cover with light!!!) is on its way.

I can't wait. I have hundreds of books, and I will continue to buy them, but this will be great for sticking in my bag and taking on journeys.

Being the awkward (nay, fickle) bugger that I am, I'll probably download AND buy the book.

My brother bought my 67 year old mother a Kindle for xmas, when he explained that some books were expensive to download she replied.." they are probably the hardback editions"... ...silly mammy... i know where i get it from now.

There is just something about the feel of books, the smell of books, the different sizes and covers that I just love - my home is full of them, they are my most prized possessions, I love having them around me and I love spending hours in bookshops and especially second hand bookshops when I go to another part of the country and always manage to find some treasure of a book that reminds me of the place later on. I have a whole history of my life on my bookshelves and scattered around my home - my books can be a conversation starter, a dinner debate, a group discussion, a well earned relaxation read, a gift for friends and family and a blissful night-time read before bed. I get the convenience of Kindle, but it's not for me.

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people will forget what you said, forget what you did, but they will never forget the way you made them feel

I hope no one will ever give me an e-book as a present, because I'm no good at pretending I'm delighted when I'm not (it's become the stock birthday present everywhere around me ). The only advantage of an e-book, for me, is obvious when I look at the stacks of books I've got all over the place for lack of a proper place to keep them. My idea that we could do without one wardrove, replacing it with a book case, wasn't well received by the rest of the household.

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One, two, three, faw!
Some people cause happiness wherever they go. Others, whenever they go (Oscar Wilde).

Go for it Colombo!

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people will forget what you said, forget what you did, but they will never forget the way you made them feel