Author: sroot
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Mr Roots and his lovely old boots (or 14 years of heaven courtesy of Mr Brasher)
I love my boots. I know, they’re not a lot to look at but they are the most comfortable boots I’ve ever owned. I almost fear the day I need to replace them. What are they? a 1994 Vintage “Brasher Hillmaster Classic“. The date is stamped inside the soft leather ankle area and I remember…
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Space Mercenaries (A. Bertram Chandler)
Another book from the second hand bookshop that pre-dates ISBN numbers. I’m almost beginning to feel that’s the sign of a good book. Perhaps because people loved it enough to keep it before it found it’s way to the bookshop. Anyway, this sci-fi book could easily be the beginning of a series… (thanks to Google…
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
One of my rare moments of watching TV happened to be a segment that detailed the link between “1984” by George Orwell and “Brave New World”. I loved reading 1984, or at least, I think I remember loving reading 1984. I read it while at school around the age of 15. One of those books…