tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319468852011-10-07T20:06:55.104Z<a href="http://www.star-dot-star.net/">Books at Star Dot Star</a> is passionate about books, always has been, always will be. We supply other bibliophiles (and other readers in general) with an eclectic mix of rare, used, out-of-print and antiquarian books and ephemera. <P>Specialties include materials on Food, Drink & Cookery, Politics & History, Journalism & Writing, IT & Telecoms and Bus & Transport(not necessarily in that order).tobernoreply@blogger.comBlogger551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-4133266750731396632011-02-17T11:28:00.017Z2011-02-17T16:47:31.191Z

They call him "Curveball". Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi is an Iraqi exile who wanted desperately (almost as desperately as the international war criminal in chief, george w bush, and his poodle in chief, tony bliar) to rid Iraq of that friend of the west (until the late '80s), Saddam Hussein.Al-Janabi, a chemical engineer, according to an article on the RT website, "fled Iraq in 1995 for Germany,

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-48491654757481373062011-01-09T14:39:00.008Z2011-01-09T14:51:05.630Z

It is often said that "Swearing is the sign of a small..."A small what? Penis, cock, vagina, cunt, breast, boob, man boob?No. These ignorant, prissy people think (or  more accurately say) it's the sign of a small vocabulary.Well, we all know Stephen Fry is a renaissance man, a polymath, a genius of both the spoken and written work. So what does he think of using "bad words"? Find out here: '

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-18180455244330549492010-12-30T18:00:00.004Z2010-12-30T18:12:44.700Z

Green, Green, Green.We all, okay, well most of us, want a green world to live in. We take all manner of means to help promote a greener world and to keep to a green lifestyle. We want governments to legislate in favour of a green future. Even energy companies talk the talk and some even walk the walk, providing various energy-saving measures to their customers. And companies, large and small

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-12880357740281650212010-12-21T00:29:00.010Z2011-01-02T13:29:32.939Z

I'm sure Ryan Spoon is a very nice guy and probably an intelligent one (he writes well enough to indicate intelligence). But based on his blog of July 31, 2010 (which is the only one I've ever read) it's possible he works for Amazon. Which, of course is no bad thing and which could be why the blog entry in question reads like a piece of propaganda for the Kindle.That blog is full of praise for

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-34861899562318946492008-01-11T18:05:00.000Z2008-01-11T18:19:45.554Z

To borrow a phrase from Edwin Starr, Freeview. What is it good for?! Absofuckinlutely Nothing!Freeview, promotes itself as "free TV land".Well, I guess that's true, if...If you like your TV shows' video to stutter and stop several times per minute.If you like your TV shows' video to be peppered with out of synch picture lines.If you like your TV shows' audio to lose almost half of the total

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-16353517740179941552007-12-24T17:43:00.001Z2007-12-24T17:48:31.697Z

Just had the following message in response to my Post Office related posts which I'm posting anonymously for the person for obvious reasons:>Bruce, I own a Post Office and, really, couldn't put it better myself. Can't>name names here... the management keep a very close eye on what we>say I'm afraid....>More power to your pen Sir!D.Thank you. It's good to see some postal employes/owners who don't

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-4442798270829330862007-11-28T22:17:00.000Z2007-11-28T22:18:20.083Z

Those of you who read my rant about the UK's alleged post office system, known as "Post Office Ltd" will know I'm not its greatest fan.And now more than ever.As if things with the post office system here aren't bad enough, it's been announced that some 2,500 branches (of 14,000 post offices nationwide) will be closed by the powers that be. And that's in addition to the closure already completed

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-6405419859818004632007-11-20T18:20:00.000Z2007-11-21T08:26:12.194Z

England, the UK, Britain, whatever name you use for it, the most appropriate name is Oceania, one of the three countries in the world ofOrwell's "1984".We have more Surveillance cameras in operation in public spaces, private spaces and any other spaces you can name, than any other country in the world.We have the world's largest DNA database.Our government wants every one of us to have a

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-53877049848924551202007-10-31T16:09:00.000Z2007-10-31T17:26:25.013Z

Don't Eat! Don't Drink! Don't Smoke! Just sit there and veg out and you too can live forever.Oh, and don't forget not to breath the air or go outside, or drive a car, or ride in a bus or train.Yes, afraid the latest word from the medical profession's cancer specialists is that eating (especially red meat) or drinking even small amounts of booze, can cause cancer.In my 60+ years on this earth I

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-69110594230170661032007-10-25T14:41:00.000Z2007-10-25T14:56:38.147Z

As some of you will know, I recently visited my son and family in the States (see here and here). One of the highlights was a day out atTerhune Orchards Farm. And what a day out it was.No glitz and glittery plastic and steel theme-park junk. Just plain old-fashioned fun. The play in and on "toys" and the maze and the trip through the history of corn were all done with great creativity,

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-64927625388046043522007-10-18T06:11:00.000Z2007-10-18T06:15:55.298Z

Once upon a time H.L. Mencken said:" . . . all the odds are on the man who is, intrinsically, the most devious and mediocre — the manwho can most easily and adeptly disperse the notion that his mind is a virtual vacuum. Thepresidency tends, year by year, to go to such men. As democracy is perfected, the officerepresents, more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-87465204648744310832007-10-18T05:10:00.000Z2007-10-18T05:16:58.680Z

That all-time most popular Hide-Under-The-Bed book of teen-aged boys, John Cleland's Fanny Hill : Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure is finally coming to TV. With a screen play by that doyen of classic novels into great TV scripts, Andrew Davies, FH will hit the TV screens on BBC-Four TV with Episode 1 on Monday 22 October from 9pm-10pm and Episode 2 on Monday 29 October 9pm-10pm. See the BBC's

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-45449938024982710772007-10-15T03:00:00.000Z2007-10-15T03:11:42.214Z

Oh, and one more thing, positive rather than negative (see blog item from yesterday):As those of you who have (or will now) read my commentary on Chip 'n' Pin "technology" will know, I'm not at all fond of it. Actually I see only one reason for the banks making it mandatory for us consumers to use it and that is so the banks can further distance themselves from any responsibility for the

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-27364622243873223482007-10-14T08:54:00.000Z2007-10-14T20:31:34.948Z

While on holiday earlier this month, visiting my son, my grand-daughter, and my son's new partner (Liz), I found to my delight that Liz is ashonestly outspoken as I like to think I am. And thank heavens for that. I determined this fact by listening to her comments about me being toonegative. I therefore decided to try to be a bit more vocal about the things I like.So here, for your edification,

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-33669607719352086932007-10-14T08:43:00.000Z2007-10-14T08:54:28.755Z

Thank heavens there's no such thing as Global Warming.I've just returned from a visit to the USA. I chose October to make the trip to visit my son, his new partner and his daughter, my grand-daughter, in expectation of wonderfully cool weather. I HATE hot weather.So what did I experience? The bloody hottest early October weather in recorded history, in the 90s (Fahrenheit) and hugely humid

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-82775183551780594082007-09-19T12:00:00.000Z2007-09-19T12:39:35.643Z

Damn! It's a good thing I get such enormous amounts of SPAM. How else would I be able to increase my vocabulary?You can't imagine (if you don't get much SPAM) just how many terms there are for "penis" or "girl" or "woman" or "sex" etc.I was going to draw up a list of them all, but it grew too long (the list, not my penis, or at least I don't think so, I've not measured it lately).And that's not

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-63254691040494347432007-08-31T17:54:00.000Z2007-08-31T18:23:11.321Z

Once upon a time there was a female (allegedly) scientist who was part of the team (though to hear her psyco-fants tell it, she did it herself) which developed the first soft frozen ice cream. The process involved "doubling the amount of air in ice cream, which allowed manufacturers to use less of the actual ingredients, thereby reducing costs," according to Wikipedia. That, of course, means that

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-28810555879777407802007-08-27T15:34:00.000Z2007-08-27T15:52:06.145Z

Well, I've now researched and listed almost 50 of the couple of hundred Theatre Programmes I acquired recently. Usually I can list five or six books in an hour or so. These have taken me more like an hour or so to research and list just one of these programmes. But what fun it's been. And for men and women of a certain age (like me at 61 years old) to find the debut  stage performances of those 

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-75277728046859809572007-08-27T15:30:00.000Z2007-08-27T15:33:53.386Z

Just a brief note:I just finished an early dinner. Went for my tobacco and rolling machine. Grabbed a filter, opened the roller, only to find I already had a cigarette prepared from earlier.I love it when that happens!It's not as good when I roll a dozen or more at a time, because then there's no surprise.

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-91218037700151858052007-08-25T18:54:00.000Z2007-08-25T19:08:37.748Z

It's nearly the end of the Proms Season here. I've only caught a few, but they're leaving me amazed.A few days ago it was The Venezuelan National Youth Orchestra. What a totally spectacular performance they gave. Enthusiastic, joyful, and such talent.Tonight it's the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink. I missed the music by Wagner but was on time to catch that by Debussy.

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-44164971753888754782007-08-19T13:18:00.000Z2007-08-19T13:44:15.852Z

I recently acquired 200-300 theatre souvenir programmes from the 1930s through the early 2000s from theatres throughout the UK. The collection was lovingly put together by H. W. Roxburgh of Liverpool. I'm currently going through the uniquly enjoyable (well in my youth I wanted to be a stage actor, the closest I came was in school productions and in the chorus of my local Summer Stock theatre), 

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-43838302264879354412007-08-13T09:47:00.000Z2007-08-13T09:52:12.166Z

Stuart Manley of Barter Books in the UK has put up a page to rate book search sites. In addition, the page includes some very important, money-saving hints on book buying. The page is here.

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-61879203004064888082007-08-08T11:23:00.000Z2007-08-08T11:42:35.390Z

Ah for the good old days, when "tech support" meant you got to speak to a technician who knew the product inside out and backward and was educated enough to be able to explain the solution to your problem in terms even an idiot could understand.And second best feature of that support was that it was free (no per call or per hour fee and a free 800 number to call). I'm thinking the late, lamented

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-31875369056615266052007-08-08T10:27:00.000Z2007-08-08T10:28:26.602Z

I can't believe it took me all this time to learn (amongst other things):1. When shaving, you can tap the narrow end of the razor againstthe sink to help clear it of shaved hairs, thus giving a better shave and prolonging the life of therazor. I used to just run it under the tap thinking that cleared most of it, but have now found it camenowhere near clearing as much.2. When using a

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-34648799750039510302007-08-08T10:14:00.000Z2007-08-08T10:26:10.813Z

Went to see "The Simpsons" movie and now remember why I don't go to the movies. It was the first time I'dbeen to the movie theatre in about six ears. The experience reminded me of the two main reasons I quit going.1. I kept dozing through it like I always did before. (I suffer from sleep apnoea and this dozing is one of the symptoms and is the reason I no longer drive.)2. I paid £5 (

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-58759797935543189122007-05-16T14:39:00.000Z2007-05-16T15:45:41.759Z

the following was just posted to another list:>I just blogged about this,>but wanted to share a reasonably cool bit of bookish lore with this overly>receptive audience:>>On May 16th, 1763, Samuel Johnson and James Boswell first met. To>commemorate this momentous event, on this very day in 1791 Boswell>published his Life of Johnson. Noteworthy trivia, indeed.>>On the "the universe can be

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-57415606380537030832007-04-02T15:02:00.000Z2007-04-02T15:10:05.770Z

"Going Postal". The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition, 2000 defines the term as, "Slang To become extremely angry or deranged, especially in an outburst of violence." The term came into use in about the 1980s as a reference to the many postal workers and former postal workers who rather suddenly began shooting up their offices and co-workers (and often

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-2490825788633060612007-02-28T15:28:00.000Z2007-02-28T16:24:31.061Z

"I thank God there are no free schools nor printing [in Virginia] and I hope we shall not have these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience, and heresy and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, ... God keep us from both!" "Rock", at Back Creek Books, Annapolis, MD found the following statement while reading A History of Printing in Colonial Maryland, 1686-1776 by

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-2272031080564432472007-02-06T16:10:00.000Z2007-02-06T17:29:20.361Z

This volume from 1892 is proving a treasure trove of fascinating information. The following titbits may appeal to me simply because of my 45 years as a journalist or my 54 years as a political animal.In its series on "The Great London Dailies", the one I've just come to is about The Daily Telegraph. The Telegraph today is rather commonly known as "The Torygraph", being very much a supporter of

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-78111459403417251932007-02-05T16:00:00.000Z2007-02-08T18:41:20.726Z

Well, as if a short piece on Book-buying wasn't enough, it seems my copy of The Leisure Hour - 1892, also contains the following short piece on "Book Stealing". Ahhhh, if only all such thefts could be as satisfactorily settled:The following advertisement recently appeard in the "Times.""LOST, the following BOOKS:--"Burns's Poems, First Edition, 8vo, bound by Riviere, in maroon morocco extra, gilt

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-31588169096687547462007-02-05T15:16:00.000Z2007-02-08T18:42:47.201Z

While listing one of today's acquisitions, a bound copy of The Leisure Hour - 1892, I came across the following, which I hope you'll enjoy reading:Book-buying may be a mere hobby, and the book-hunter is often totally indifferent to the pleasure or the wisdom which the prizes that he wins can yield. Men have been known to spend their lives and to wander over Europe in search of rare copies. To

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-42323512933416685772007-01-30T17:56:00.000Z2007-01-30T17:59:38.496Z

Those first couple of months post xmas, when everyone and his brother's uncle has got a first or new computer and the spam we all receive increases by about 25,000%. If I had my way no one would be able to operate a computer on the Net until they'd had 100+ hours of training and were licensed, said licensing to certify that they'd had the required aount of training and that they swore upon their

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-85695598890936132742007-01-13T22:24:00.000Z2007-01-13T22:26:48.491Z

The warning is no less true now, and perhaps more so than ever. Especially when buying on the Internet. While researching a book I wanted to add to my inventory today (11 Jan) I found to my chagrin that some dealers are listing it as a "Corgi Childrens Softcover", it's actually a "Corgi Books" publication. The book in question is actually an adult swashbuckling romance. The cover says it all, "a

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-34670834578320370582006-11-01T11:06:00.000Z2006-11-01T11:19:26.035Z

A story of debauchery in Georgian London comes to a TV near you soon Tomorrow, Thursday, 2 November, a one-off drama, "A Harlot's Progress" comes to Channel 4 TV from 9pm-11pm. According to Channel 4, "In 1731 the artist William Hogarth produced a graphic series of paintings which lifted the lid on 18th-century vice and established his enduring reputation as a remarkable social satirist and the

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-40435849637914503652006-10-05T14:44:00.000Z2006-10-05T14:52:22.699Z

Books at Star Dot Star is no longer listing our inventory on ABE. And we are not alone. As of April 3 many dealers stopped listing with ABE altogether. And others just reduced their listings to their cheapest stock. Read why.ABE is increasingly becoming seller (and therefore buyer) unfriendly. There have been various problems for antiquarian, rare and out of print booksellers on ABE for a couple

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-48405950484979746032006-10-03T16:21:00.000Z2006-10-03T16:25:14.919Z

We know it by various names:The War to End All WarsThe 1914-18 WarThe Great WarThe First World WarWorld War IWWITwo factions of Europe's greatest powers were allied in two opposing forces. These alliances fought a war without parallel in the scale of destruction wrought. The end result was the virtual disappearance of an entire generation of Europeans. It also sowed the seeds of a Second World

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-49763401801379368602006-09-25T16:22:00.000Z2006-09-25T16:25:27.731Z

An excellent article on the fraudulent claims of some online "booksellers" from the Mutterings of a Mad Bookseller blogsite Stupid Database Tricks -a DUH! Moment Someone was going on to me recently about how wonderful it must be to be a bookseller- a world of Paradise and roses, or so I am given to understand. Well, sure it is, but there are a few thorns in the garden as well. I was just reminded

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-6751735306720185452006-09-13T09:11:00.000Z2006-09-13T09:21:21.608Z

The inscriptions people write in the books they give are truly marvelous. Some of the best ones we've encountered in our inventory include:In A Pharmacopoeia for Chiropodists by J. N. Le Rossignol and C. B. Holliday, a prior owner (or perhaps the giver of the book) noted whistfully in 1944, "One likes to imagine that T S Eliot may have had a part in the decision to publish this work!"When the

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-77040690683430002242006-09-10T14:23:00.000Z2006-09-10T14:27:24.403Z

As happens at least once or twice a year, it seems that ABE's listings are down by some 80% (figure just a guesstimate based on the numbers of messages from sellers who list on ABE). Even though they have the listings uploaded by their sellers, their search engines are just not finding them and therefore, you won't be finding them.As always ABE's management will prevaricate, spin and lie about

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-81627557940638141832006-09-05T14:27:00.000Z2006-09-05T14:45:17.873Z

My ex-wife and I have finally heard the bad news about the child, Josh, we had in 1979, but who, for very personal reasons, we had to give up for adoption, a few months later. Born very jaundiced and with the chord wrapped around his neck, he had an APGAR score of only about 2 or 3 at birth. Doctors told us the prognosis wasn't very good, that "He'll probably be a vegetable" and that "he'll

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-43667281641963679112006-08-29T22:17:00.000Z2006-08-29T22:19:01.114Z

In a self-serving announcement in one of its newsletters, ABE announces:"Books Behaving Badly"Here at Abebooks, we don't like censorship. So every year, we celebrate Banned Book Week by showcasing the books that are challenged or banned each year - and encouraging you to read any book you please."As someone who has been banned/censored several times from ABE's booksellers' discussion forum, all I

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-45406695425296084842006-08-25T07:28:00.000Z2006-08-25T07:33:37.279Z

In "An Interview with Biblio's Kevin Donaldson" in BookThink, Donaldson brilliantly defines the true nature of the book listing services and in doing so clearly shows why book collectors would be better served using his (and some other smaller listing services), rather than the Big 3."We have six people here. They are mostly people who deal with daily customer support, bookseller support,

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-1156270955349146322006-08-22T18:10:00.000Z2006-08-22T18:22:35.506Z

Or perhaps it's more like PC gone too far.Newly revisedThe UK's media watchdog Ofcom has declared that some vintage animated cartoons, such as Tom and Jerry, are not appropriate for young viewers.It's not because of the comic violence, nor the sexual inuendo, not even the sexual stereotyping in the cartoons.Nope.It's because, horror of horrors, of scenes in which one or more characters are seen

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-1155714678812726872006-08-16T07:48:00.000Z2006-08-16T13:09:55.626Z

With a new stage production of that perennial favourite, The Sound of Music coming to London's West End, it got me thinking about some of my favourite things.One such is picking a book out of my "warehouse" to fill an order. I love it when I find a book I'd completely forgot about, but which is a fascinating example of dust jacket art, cover design, or just plain interesting in its content.Such

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-1155687672158113502006-08-16T00:20:00.000Z2006-08-16T20:04:23.770Z

There are now more than 150 lots up for auction (and the number is increasing daily) in AuctionExplorer's (AE) next auction (No 44). The auction starts in two weeks, 31st of August 2006 16:30 (GMT). Auction 43 had well over 700 lots. AE was designed by booksellers specifically for international collectors & the booktrade.You can view my lots by going here: (Until the auction opens you can only

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-1155242562894155782006-08-10T20:34:00.000Z2006-08-11T05:02:25.743Z

I've always loved old books. Yes, even as a kid. They held mystery and wonder. Who had held it all those years before? Who had read and loved the story? But there was more than that.There was the book to the ten year old me, warm, mellow, sweet in its aroma. Often, if not always, I would read however much I could before I grew tired, and then I would lay the book, open to whatever page I was on,

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-1155121887053525792006-08-09T11:09:00.000Z2006-08-09T16:37:16.716Z

This is going to be difficult but I'll try to find a link to books.The following are just some musings this grumpy old git had while doing some shopping this morning.Why is it department stores can foul the air with a cacophony of perfumes to many of which I'm allergic. And usually of the ground floor, which means I can't avoid the assault. Yet I can't smoke in many public buildings because some

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-1155034303906595562006-08-08T10:46:00.000Z2006-08-08T11:19:41.953Z

Funnily enough it occurs to me that it wasn't only in the "Good ol' Days" but is a tradition kept alive in many of today's Independent Used and Antiquarian bookshops.The tradition I'm thinking of is that of browsing through the shop, bringing a few (or many) books up to the counter and negotiating a price, lower than the total of the prices marked for the books. You could do that in most old

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-1154616622301502632006-08-03T14:32:00.000Z2006-08-08T12:27:00.626Z

Just listing a copy of Samuel Smiles Lives of the Engineers. Vermuyden, Myddelton, Perry, James Brindley, when I came across the following newspaper clipping laid in near the end of the book. A notation on the clipping indicates it's from the Daily Mail, 20/2/81 (or possibly 87). It reads:"Mr Enoch Powell, Unionist MP for South Down had moved an amendment calling for nationality to be transmitted

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-1154524024791629952006-08-02T12:59:00.000Z2006-08-02T13:07:04.806Z

Damn! I knew it wouldn't take long for a bit of politics to enter the discussion!But, read on gentle reader, this is also very much book-related. Actually it's just a link to an excellent article about the "Ten Most Harmful" list. That article/commentary is to be found at today's Fine Books Blog.

tobernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31946885.post-1154438617007243962006-08-01T13:20:00.000Z2006-08-02T01:07:53.680Z

If you were a book, what type of book would you be? Fiction, non-fiction, comic book, romance, saga, detective, spy? Tell us what type of book you'd be and you might just be the winner of a book of that type from our inventory.

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As mentioned earlier, we're celebrating our 3rd Anniversary at Books at Star Dot Star. And that means you save money.Last week we permanently reduced the prices of nearly 1000 items, some by as much as 50%.This week we're allowing you to take an additional 15% off any item published after 1960. Just visit us at Books at Star Dot Star and shop till your heart's content. Then place your order. As

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Included are books about art, the arts, architecture, furniture, Victorian children's fiction. Also included is a Hemingway classic, a scarce published diary of Paris in The Great War, and much more.You can download it here.Other recent catalogues are also available for downloading now: Part One of our catalogue of biographies, autobiographies and memoirs. Part Two of our catalogue of biographies

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Books at Star Dot Star began operations in late July 2003 with only about 300 books online. Now, three years later, our inventory is more than ten times that amount with well over 4,000 items from which you can choose. To celebrate, we've trawled through our first 1,500 listed inventory items and reduced the prices by as much as 50% on at least half of them. That means some items will cost you

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Wellllll, I've finally given in to the ubiquitous trend toward blogging. At least on a trial basis. Some of you will know me from my more than 40 years as a journalist, editor and photographer. Others from my more than 20 years of online presence via newsgroups, email lists and other such electronic forums. And still others from my three years as an online bookseller at Books at Star Dot

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