Saturday, June 18, 2005
BOOK TAG
David Farrer of Freedom & Whisky tagged me on this so here goes. I should point out that I run a bookshop so my books are the ones which are purely mine but some of the ones I have read may be the businesses :
How many books do I own?
- About 1200 -
What’s the last book I bought?
- Last Book Bought (fiction - for self - new): Tipping the balance - Harry Turtledove
- Last Book Bought (non-fiction - for self - Why construction is so backward - Woodhuysen et al
- Last Book Bought (fiction - for self - second hand): Friday - Robt A Heinlein (replacement copy)
- Last Book Bought (non-fiction - for self - second hand): Speeches of Cato (not the actual title) - I was unimpressed by him
- Last Book Bought (as a gift for someone else): Ministry of Space - Warren Ellis - graphic
What’s the last book I read?
- Last book read (owned - fiction): Sin City: Family Values - Frank Miller - Graphic
- Last book read (owned - non-fiction): To Kill a Nation - Michael Parenti - about the wars against Yugoslavia
Last book read from a library - Haven't been in a library for years
What are the five books that mean the most to me?
- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Heinlein
- The Cartoon History of the Universe - Larry Gonick - Graphic - this is actually 3 volumes so I may be cheating
- To Kill a Nation - Michael Parenti
- Watchmen - Alan Moore Graphic
- A Step Farther Out - Jerry Pournelle
How many books do I own?
- About 1200 -
What’s the last book I bought?
- Last Book Bought (fiction - for self - new): Tipping the balance - Harry Turtledove
- Last Book Bought (non-fiction - for self - Why construction is so backward - Woodhuysen et al
- Last Book Bought (fiction - for self - second hand): Friday - Robt A Heinlein (replacement copy)
- Last Book Bought (non-fiction - for self - second hand): Speeches of Cato (not the actual title) - I was unimpressed by him
- Last Book Bought (as a gift for someone else): Ministry of Space - Warren Ellis - graphic
What’s the last book I read?
- Last book read (owned - fiction): Sin City: Family Values - Frank Miller - Graphic
- Last book read (owned - non-fiction): To Kill a Nation - Michael Parenti - about the wars against Yugoslavia
Last book read from a library - Haven't been in a library for years
What are the five books that mean the most to me?
- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Heinlein
- The Cartoon History of the Universe - Larry Gonick - Graphic - this is actually 3 volumes so I may be cheating
- To Kill a Nation - Michael Parenti
- Watchmen - Alan Moore Graphic
- A Step Farther Out - Jerry Pournelle