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londonmet
17 yrs ago
Would anyone be up for a bookring of Anatomy of the crossword, by D St. P. Barnard?
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3607788
It's a 1963 ex-library copy; a history of the cryptic crossword, which also provides a…
londonmet
17 yrs ago
Would anyone be up for a bookring of Anatomy of the crossword, by D St. P. Barnard?
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3607788
It's a 1963 ex-library copy; a history of the cryptic crossword, which also provides a…
londonmet
17 yrs ago
| 8 replies
Would anyone be up for a bookring of Anatomy of the crossword, by D St. P. Barnard?
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3607788
It's a 1963 ex-library copy; a history of the cryptic crossword, which also provides a…
Site Watch
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"the concept is pure gold" -- one of my vacation releases is caught before...
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Re: "the concept is pure gold" -- one of my vacation releases is caught before...
londonmet
17 yrs ago
That's a great catch. And now I want to read that book.
londonmet
17 yrs ago
Hotmail deactivated my accoutn and deleted all my emails, so I don't know...
londonmet
17 yrs ago
| 3 replies
Fighting evil wizards in Serbia...
A wild release takes someone back to their youth:
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4164279
Really enjoyed the finder's journal entry.
londonmet
17 yrs ago
| 1 replies
Now I can find out how it ends :-)
londonmet
17 yrs ago
Well, at least I sort of know what happened to it now.
Thanks. Hope whoever it ends up with enjoys it.
londonmet
17 yrs ago
| 9 replies
I don't suppose anyone happened upon a copy of The Eagle's Prey, by Simon Scarrow at the UnConvention by any chance? It probably had a green bookmark in it.
Only, it was the book I was reading on the way up, and I real…
londonmet
17 yrs ago
| 1 replies
And that was another copy of the same book! I brought Ratpack Confidential and it got wild-released and journalled, too.
londonmet
17 yrs ago
| 4 replies
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4170041
londonmet
17 yrs ago
| 34 replies
Here's my first - left on my way to the UnCon yesterday morning. New member, too.
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/636391
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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3 RABCKs... because it's their birthday! (Int'l OK.) **CLOSED -- WINNERS ANNOUNCED**
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Many happies x3!
londonmet
17 yrs ago
My requests would be:
The Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath (Lovecraft)
or
Summerland (Chabon)
Chit-Chat
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ninjas warewolves. ian dury and scotland what more do you want
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Re: Insider info on the accent issue
londonmet
18 yrs ago
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> according to sources within the kirk o
> scotland, it was felt that the doctor
> should be able to do accents rather than
> have one so a non accent was chosen
That's interesting - I could see that working as…
Conventions and Meetings
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London April Meetup - STAMFORD ARMS
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Re: London April Meetup - STAMFORD ARMS
londonmet
18 yrs ago
> The Stamford Arms is (hopefully still) an
> OBCZ and there are BookCrossing shelves
> downstairs near the phone.
It is still an OBCZ (or was, as of last Wednesday, so should still be), though Chris did cherry-p…
londonmet
18 yrs ago
| 2 replies
Hi all,
German BookCrosser toshokanin is visitng London, and will be meeting with London Renegades, and anyone else who wishes to turn up, on Wednesday April 5th.
Venue: Stamford Arms (upstairs)
Time: 7 pm onwards.
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Book Talk
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Do the books you read ever get strange looks/comments?
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"Fighting with the German longsword"
londonmet
18 yrs ago
I was reading this excellent training manual on a crowded train last Sunday, and it drew more than a few looks from fellow passengers.
Conventions and Meetings
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Tonight! - Tues 21st Feb - American Bookcrosser zz-neena is in London and would like to meet you!
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Re: Tomorrow night - Tues 21st Feb - American Bookcrosser zz-neena is in London and would like to meet you!
londonmet
18 yrs ago
I'll pop in, on my way to a pub quiz.
I have the books our last American stalkee, FloraFloraFlora, sent (the ones she'd meant to bring with her to release in person).
Conventions and Meetings
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London Renegades, week of 6 February?
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Re: London Renegades, week of 6 February?
londonmet
18 yrs ago
I shall try to wake up from hibernation for that!
londonmet
18 yrs ago
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It was mine, too, BC Birthday Buddy. I forgot it. But I wild-released a book, and it got caught, so that was a good celebration.
londonmet
18 yrs ago
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And the best thing is, it was on my 2nd BC anniversary. So Xander13 now shares a BC birthday with Yokospungeon, Vysion and me. Yay for the January 29th club!
londonmet
18 yrs ago
| 5 replies
A book released at the Wildfowl and Wetlands centre in South London gets journalled...
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/1194023/J_2615971
londonmet
18 yrs ago
| 3 replies
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/2646469
... the London Renegades, Semioticghosts and WistfulDragon were upstairs, having a meet-up in honour of visiting BCer FloraFloraFlora. Perhaps the BC ambience somehow influence…
