Month: October 2006
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Nightfall ONE (Isaac Asimov)
No need to go rushing out to buy this one, it’s not available any more. I found it in a second hand bookshop and bought it because I’ve enjoyed Asimov’s previous work. This is a collection of 5 short stories (Nightfall, Green Patches, Hostess, Breeds There a Man…?, C-Chute) written in the 1940’/1950’s and originally…
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Spam again – at least this one can read, if not write
One of the many spams recieved today was titled: easily, enough I am HARI SELDON and his eyes all. Hari Seldon was a character in Issac Assimov’s Foundation series. So, we now know that the spammer can read, perhaps his writing skills will improve with practice.
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How much do books weigh?
How much do books weight? Why would you want to know? Well, at work (www.rootskitchens.co.uk) we are frequently asked to supply book shelves. Remembering that every book is different, a typical selection of cookery books (at least, the selection I had to hand at the shop) weighed a total of 2.25Kg and occupied 100mm when…