Posted in Book Guide, Coffee Table on 06. May, 2010
You see, it’s become a manual of sorts amongst me and my lot. We are often heard muttering, “I wonder what The Thrift Book says about that.” And it touches so many sections of life from supermarket shopping to the joys of swapping clothes online to holidaying in a yurt. You learn that olive oil is a magical substance, which does everything imaginable.
Posted in Book Guide, Coffee Table on 26. Apr, 2010
It’s one thing to say that any book that starts its title with ‘1001’ can’t be serious about being the definitive guide to movies, practical uses of vinegar or pirate things to spot. But Peter Boxall’s 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die subtitles itself ‘A comprehensive reference source, chronicling the history of the [...]
Posted in Book Guide, Coffee Table, Sports, Surf on 30. Mar, 2010
There is no surf in England but someone made a newspaper on surfing anyway. What a Kook! An extraordinary newspaper landed on my mat the other day, a paper that I anticipated as being one that would not end up in the recycling bucket or as a plate for fish and chips. Issue 01 of [...]
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