Just got a Book

renormalised (Carl) · #1 22-06-2008, 12:00 PM

My brother just got back from the shops a few minutes ago and he had a Dymocks bag with a book in it. The "Atlas of the Universe" by MacMillan.

Needless to say I wasn't expecting that, but I was very appreciative

Had a quick glance through it....looks like a good book!!!!. Another astronomy book to add to the collection

xelasnave · #2 23-06-2008, 03:18 PM

Does it show what is on the outside

AND have you planned any trips using it

alex

renormalised (Carl) · #3 23-06-2008, 03:24 PM

Just has your usual stuff on the front, and I'm planning a trip to the Gooby Cluster in M31....going to visit some relatives

leon · #4 23-06-2008, 04:05 PM

You can never have enough books i reckon, my collection is quite vast, enjoy.

Leon

renormalised (Carl) · #5 23-06-2008, 04:11 PM

I had a heap of books at one stage....when we moved house we put them in a storage shed, along with a lot of other stuff. They ended up being stolen. $5000 worth. The buggers that owned the sheds, who were supposed to have had them covered in insurance ended up shooting through. Personally, I think it was an inside job.

Jen · #6 23-06-2008, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

I had a heap of books at one stage....when we moved house we put them in a storage shed, along with a lot of other stuff. They ended up being stolen. $5000 worth. The buggers that owned the sheds, who were supposed to have had them covered in insurance ended up shooting through. Personally, I think it was an inside job.

oh no i would have been really pissed with that sorry to hear, it can take a long time to get a collection of books like that

renormalised (Carl) · #7 23-06-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jen

oh no i would have been really pissed with that sorry to hear, it can take a long time to get a collection of books like that

Over 30 years of buying books...I had an original edition of the "Field Guide to the Stars and Planets", edited by Prof. Donald Menzel, books by Patrick Moore, all my textbooks from my uni days, IT textbooks, heaps of others.

I was pissed, and that was only the start of it. If I counted how much I lost in software and such...and not only me. Too much.