texlahoma
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præ A self published book
Jan 04, 2012, 23:48
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Of some of my photos taken in 2011
http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/2878458
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goffik
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Re: præ A self published book
Jan 05, 2012, 00:06
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Nice one, mate! Saw this on Twitter earlier (I think Squid Tweeted it) - good for you! Great pics. Always nice to see a book by a mate on the (virtual) shelves. :)
G x
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texlahoma
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Re: præ A self published book
Jan 05, 2012, 08:44
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goffik wrote: Nice one, mate! Saw this on Twitter earlier (I think Squid Tweeted it) - good for you! Great pics. Always nice to see a book by a mate on the (virtual) shelves. :)
G x
Thanks Goff, and Happy New year!
This one is an ebook but also a print version too!
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CARL
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Re: Books of possible interest
Jan 26, 2012, 09:14
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Another one (I think) to add to the list -
The History of Ancient Britain by Neil Oliver (BBC books).
I was so impressed when watching this series last year I bought the DVDs and the book! I have re-watched the series and am now finishing the book. Like the series the book is very interesting and well worth a read.
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thesweetcheat
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Mike Parker - "Map Addict"
Jan 26, 2012, 21:19
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Not strictly TMA-ish, but a friend at work lent me this recently and I loved it. For TMAers who like a nice map (Jane, TheEternal, Scubi) this is a book I would recommend enormously. It's basically about obsession, but also throws in some fascinating map-related stuff. And has made me re-evaluate my opinion of the Landranger series (as I'm an Explorer kid, me).
As an aside, it namechecks The Modern Antiquarian and Julian, and has a very funny chapter that revolves partly around the alignment of Midsummer Boulevard in Milton Keynes with the midsummer sunrise ( I think something similar was mentioned on here recently in connection with Marlborough?). I also never knew that Milton Keynes has an open-air tree cathedral, built to the same scale and plan as the floor plan of Norwich cathedral. How good is that? In Milton Keynes!
"if you can sit and read a good map like others read Heat or Hello!, then this book is for you"
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goffik
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Re: Mike Parker - "Map Addict"
Jan 26, 2012, 22:16
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THis sounds great - I'm a big ol' map fan, as well...
thesweetcheat wrote: I also never knew that Milton Keynes has an open-air tree cathedral, built to the same scale and plan as the floor plan of Norwich cathedral. How good is that? In Milton Keynes!
I had no idea this existed either! I dunno what it is about this kind of thing, but not a million miles away is this one that I used to frequent as a child: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/whipsnade-tree-cathedral/
Just thought I'd throw that in, cos I thought initially he'd confused the location... Nope. There's 2 of 'em! In close proximity, I mean. It seems there are others, worldwide...
G x
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Mike Parker - "Map Addict"
Jan 26, 2012, 22:26
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goffik wrote: THis sounds great - I'm a big ol' map fan, as well...
You'll love it, hopefully. It's funny and infiormative, which is good going. Apparently the author does map-related radio shows as well.
One other thing he mentions is the AA "Book of the Road". Turns out I have three of them (from the 50s and 60s) amongst stuff my Dad accumulated, but I've never looked at them. And they're great - worth their own mention on here in fact.
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Littlestone
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Edited Jan 26, 2012, 21:30
Re: Mike Parker - "Map Addict"
Jan 26, 2012, 22:26
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I also never knew that Milton Keynes has an open-air tree cathedral, built to the same scale and plan as the floor plan of Norwich cathedral. How good is that? In Milton Keynes!
It also has a stone circle :-)
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thesweetcheat
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Re: Mike Parker - "Map Addict"
Jan 26, 2012, 22:28
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Link doesn't seem to work LS, but it seems Milton Keynes is a hot-bed of pagan weirdness!
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Littlestone
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Re: Mike Parker - "Map Addict"
Jan 26, 2012, 22:33
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Aye, used a link to another site which should work. Google Milton Keynes+stone circle and quite a bit comes up.
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