Category: New Books
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Some New Books
Here are some new books that I\’ve recently picked up from Ebay UK, Amazon UK, and from my regular supplier of comics and books in the US, genial Jack Curtin: THE GREAT SF STORIES 19 edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg (paperback) THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF TIME TRAVEL SF edited by Mike Ashley…
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Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells… What Did Santa Bring Me For Christmas?
I\’ve had a nice, quiet few days, spent with family and friends. The food and booze have been flowing thick and fast, and I feel like an overstuffed turkey right now. I\’ve put on a few pounds, as is usual at this time of year, and now I have to spend the next couple of…
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Some New Books
I\’ve built up a new stash of recently acquired books to add to my ever-growing \”To Read\” pile. If I can acquire a couple of extra lifetimes, I might even get to read a few of them. First up is a large hardback anthology, Machines That Think, edited by Isaac Asimov, Patricia S. Warwick and…
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A Good Day at the Shops
I\’ve had an interesting and fruitful day at the shops. Picked up a load of DVDs, a book, and a new set of plug-in earphones. The book is the new hardback release of the final Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which my local Tesco\’s was selling at a huge 50% discount.…
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Books, Books and More Books
The books keep on rolling in (mostly SF), faster than I can keep up with reading them. I sometimes wonder if I\’ll ever get to read even half of them (I\’ll be lucky) before I die of old age. But it won\’t be for lack of trying on my part. Lessee – over the past…