What is the strangest book in your library?
Jun 10th 2013, 11:57 am
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Re: What is the strangest book in your library?
Most of my books are still in the garage boxed up. I am funny when it comes to books, I have real attachments to them as I am an artist and I use those massive bio's on various artists most weeks and many of them were bought for me at various points. The first thing my wife ever bought me as a present just after we met was an art book, later she told me that she had to walk all over London looking for that book 
That book is probably my favorite possession, it has been with me around the world numerous times and always goes in my suitcase even though it has some serious weight.
Strangest book I probably have is another art book that lists the painting by a certain artist but there are no pictures in it! Its not a bio so has no story as such, basically useless.
That book is probably my favorite possession, it has been with me around the world numerous times and always goes in my suitcase even though it has some serious weight.Strangest book I probably have is another art book that lists the painting by a certain artist but there are no pictures in it! Its not a bio so has no story as such, basically useless.
Jun 10th 2013, 12:44 pm
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Re: What is the strangest book in your library?
I am a great believer in needing no instruction. All you have to do is waltz in - and bombs away! There need be no artifice or worry about performance - just do it.
I've had a quick scan and I can't count on any book as being strange - there is variety but no real strangeness...Riding and Hunting by Captain M Horace Hayes is probably a bit nutty.
some of my wife's books may be strange but they are in a tongue other than English so I don't know. My mother sends some very strange archaic children's stories dating from the 30s and 40s...my brother got one when he was stationed in Iraq and I do believe he hid it from public view...
the stangest book I have is probably a bible. Some fiction, fact, tabloid rubbish and good works in that volume...
Jun 10th 2013, 12:48 pm
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Re: What is the strangest book in your library?
There is the set of shelves with fiction on, and then there are shelves with non-fiction. Then there is the overflow since even double parking them I don't have enough space. And having had to move all of them to Oz, I certainly know they exist.
Strangest book - toss up between the Nurses Triage Manual, and UK Light Aircraft Regulations.
Strangest book - toss up between the Nurses Triage Manual, and UK Light Aircraft Regulations.
Jun 10th 2013, 10:36 pm
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Re: What is the strangest book in your library?
some of my wife's books may be strange but they are in a tongue other than English so I don't know. My mother sends some very strange archaic children's stories dating from the 30s and 40s...my brother got one when he was stationed in Iraq and I do believe he hid it from public view...
the stangest book I have is probably a bible. Some fiction, fact, tabloid rubbish and good works in that volume...
