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#3801 Macros

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Posted 04 August 2016 - 05:13 PM

if you have a massive list of stuff you want keep an eye out for book fares and second hand shops, you'll be amazed what you'll find for 50p.

also, amazon used, you get some great deals there (just keep an eye on the postage costs) and I've yet to get something that is in bad condition

eta - some of my last week purchases are starting to come in, City of Stairs arrived today, purchased off the back of...PG's praise?

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#3802 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 04 August 2016 - 05:51 PM

Hammerhead88, on 04 August 2016 - 05:08 PM, said:

if there are any 'must read ASAP's' not listed above please let me know!

I just dug through the last 5 pages of this forum, and you might find the following threads to be helpful/terrible for your wallet:

Best Finished Series
Books/Series That Deserve More Attention
Favorite Books
Good Short Stories/Collections
Top 10 Fantasy Series
Suggestions
Suggestions

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#3803 Hammerhead88

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Posted 04 August 2016 - 06:38 PM

Nice one. Thanks.

#3804 Macros

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Posted 15 August 2016 - 11:44 AM

Walking bout a shopping centre here, stopped at bargain books, 3 for £5.
Ah well why not?

3 Bernard Cornwell thrillers, Sealord, Wildtrack and Crackdown.
Just lifted and purchased, read the blurb over lunch, sound like utter tosh but we'll see

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#3805 QuickTidal

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Posted 17 August 2016 - 02:04 PM

Bought NIGHTBRINGER by Graham McNeill (the first of his Ultramarines books).

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#3806 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 20 August 2016 - 06:20 PM

Right, I might buy this for giggles... Where's Kaamos? She would love this...

https://www.amazon.c...1WBW#nav-subnav

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#3807 Macros

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Posted 20 August 2016 - 08:06 PM

my god that looks.....
who writes these things?

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#3808 Coco with marshmallows

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Posted 20 August 2016 - 08:53 PM

Macros, on 20 August 2016 - 08:06 PM, said:

my god that looks.....
who writes these things?

A more pertinent question:
Who buys them?

meh. Link was dead :(

#3809 Tsundoku

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 04:10 AM

"Space Raptor Butt Invasion" sounds bad enough, and then you see "Oregon Patriots Occupied My Butt" ... ^_^

Oh, it gets better:

"Fingered by the Fail Whale"
"My Racist Robot Lover"
"Womanized by Idris Elba Playing James Bond: An Erotic Parody"

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#3810 worry

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 04:35 AM

I feel like these are titles of high intrigue and -- perhaps -- high quality.

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 07:11 AM

Did you see th titles for the rest of the series....TAKEN BY TETRIS BLOCKS sounds mind blowing.

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#3812 Tsundoku

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 07:39 AM

Abyss, on 21 August 2016 - 07:11 AM, said:

Did you see th titles for the rest of the series....TAKEN BY TETRIS BLOCKS sounds mind blowing.

If nothing else it should be well-constructed.

#3813 Hammerhead88

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 08:55 AM

I found a Folio Society Hitchhikers guide in a 2nd hand shop for a fiver - its absolutely untouched! Posted Image

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 02:39 PM

Hammerhead88, on 21 August 2016 - 08:55 AM, said:

I found a Folio Society Hitchhikers guide in a 2nd hand shop for a fiver - its absolutely untouched! Posted Image

Explain?

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 03:04 PM

Abyss, on 21 August 2016 - 02:39 PM, said:

Hammerhead88, on 21 August 2016 - 08:55 AM, said:

I found a Folio Society Hitchhikers guide in a 2nd hand shop for a fiver - its absolutely untouched! Posted Image

Explain?

Wait, are you not familiar with Folio Society? Think Sub Press.
You're welcome

#3816 Macros

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 05:25 PM

Oh my, that copy of Mort is glorious.

Curse you.
Curse you!!!!

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#3817 Macros

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 05:29 PM

Hmmm, I foresee a new drain on Macros' monthly finances once he gets his current bills paid off.

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#3818 Hammerhead88

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 06:30 PM

Abyss, on 21 August 2016 - 02:39 PM, said:

Hammerhead88, on 21 August 2016 - 08:55 AM, said:

I found a Folio Society Hitchhikers guide in a 2nd hand shop for a fiver - its absolutely untouched! Posted Image

Explain?

I got this absolute Beaut (http://www.foliosoci...e-to-the-galaxy) for a fiver (with sleeve) - 2nd hand bookshop but doesn't seem to have been touched!

#3819 Macros

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 07:03 PM

Man that film was so disappointing for me

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#3820 Abyss

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Posted 21 August 2016 - 10:40 PM

Hammerhead88, on 21 August 2016 - 06:30 PM, said:

Abyss, on 21 August 2016 - 02:39 PM, said:

Hammerhead88, on 21 August 2016 - 08:55 AM, said:

I found a Folio Society Hitchhikers guide in a 2nd hand shop for a fiver - its absolutely untouched! Posted Image

Explain?

I got this absolute Beaut (http://www.foliosoci...e-to-the-galaxy) for a fiver (with sleeve) - 2nd hand bookshop but doesn't seem to have been touched!

Cloth-bound and illustrated. VERY nice.

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