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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#201  Postby NineOneFour » Sep 03, 2011 1:40 am

Introducing Marx by Rius.

I want to re-read Marx (know thine enemy? friend?) but can't be arsed to get bogged down in actual Marxist or revisionist texts.
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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#202  Postby j.mills » Sep 03, 2011 1:50 am

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Received it this morning. :grin:

I've had that on my shelf since forever. Since before she even wrote it. One of these days I'll read it. :grin:
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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#203  Postby Spinozasgalt » Sep 03, 2011 12:19 pm

I can't remember the last time I was so giddy to get a book in the mail. I've been dancing around with it and showing it off to everyone as if it's something special I've done to have it arrive here.
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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#204  Postby The Hanging Monkey » Sep 03, 2011 12:23 pm

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Mike Brearley - The Art of Captaincy

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Frank Sinatra - A Swingin Affair
The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
The Low Anthem - Oh My God Charlie Darwin
Richard Hawley - Truelove's Gutter
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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#205  Postby The Hanging Monkey » Sep 03, 2011 12:24 pm

j.mills wrote:
Spinozasgalt wrote:
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Received it this morning. :grin:

I've had that on my shelf since forever. Since before she even wrote it. One of these days I'll read it. :grin:


I read it a couple years ago, it's shit, don't bother. :lol:
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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#206  Postby Spinozasgalt » Sep 03, 2011 12:28 pm

Yeah, I've read reviews and such from quite a few people who haven't liked it. Seems to be one of those books that divides opinion. I've read some parts of the book itself and it looks very good. This seems to be the perfect time in my reading life for me to pick it up.
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#207  Postby j.mills » Sep 03, 2011 12:34 pm

I've read 7 Lessings, she's da business. :smile: Who ya gonna believe, me or a Hanging Monkey? :grin:
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#208  Postby The Hanging Monkey » Sep 03, 2011 12:56 pm

It was so unmemorable that I can't remember a thing about it, other than it wasn't very good.

I don't think I even finished it.
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#209  Postby ConnyRaSk » Sep 03, 2011 2:14 pm

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need i say why? :rofl:
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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#210  Postby Ironclad » Sep 03, 2011 2:29 pm

Yesterday I bought a nice shiny racing bicycle! I found a little bargain from Decathlon (a B'Twin bike maker) a French firm. Aluminium frame, carbon fibre forks and other (more modest) parts. So pleased, I got it for £300 new! woot :)

I hope it will be here for Monday morning.
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#211  Postby Ironclad » Sep 03, 2011 2:58 pm

Oopsy! Books.. I thought teh fred was about anything :facepalm:

Carry on.
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#212  Postby j.mills » Sep 03, 2011 3:09 pm

Heh! I enjoy these refreshing intrusions of inapplicable purchases. This must be the most accidentally posted thread on the forum! :lol:
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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#213  Postby natselrox » Sep 03, 2011 3:29 pm

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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#214  Postby Spinozasgalt » Sep 03, 2011 11:58 pm

j.mills wrote:I've read 7 Lessings, she's da business. :smile: Who ya gonna believe, me or a Hanging Monkey? :grin:


Hmmm, I don't know. Sure, you have experience, knowledge and a graceful way of expressing it; but The Hanging Monkey has a hanging monkey.

:think: :naughty2:

I read the preface last night and I have a feeling I'll like it.
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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#215  Postby The Hanging Monkey » Sep 04, 2011 11:36 am

Yeah, fair enough, what I said one man's opinion that's all.
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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#216  Postby mraltair » Sep 04, 2011 12:50 pm

I bought a kindle recently and since then my bank account has taken a huge hit.

Most recent purchases:
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle
GCHQ - Richard Aldrich
Hackers - Steven Levy

I love seeing how varied the reading tastes are within this one forum.
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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#217  Postby amused » Sep 05, 2011 7:08 pm

I bought this:

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores ... 1666322561

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and upgraded to this:

http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/design.html

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#218  Postby Animavore » Sep 05, 2011 7:18 pm

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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#219  Postby Fallible » Sep 05, 2011 8:43 pm

I liked that. That is all.
She battled through in every kind of tribulation,
She revelled in adventure and imagination.
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Breaking boundaries and chasing fire.
Oh, my my! Oh my, she flies!
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Re: What have you recently purchased?

#220  Postby Wiðercora » Sep 06, 2011 8:21 pm

NineOneFour wrote:Introducing Marx by Rius.

I want to re-read Marx (know thine enemy? friend?) but can't be arsed to get bogged down in actual Marxist or revisionist texts.


I've read that. Half the bloody thing is about Greek philosophy.

The last thing I bought is The Rough Guide to Andalucia.
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