It's World Book Night day today and I'm a giver ([[1-Projects/DragonDrop-Adventures/posts/2011/2011-03-05-world-book-night|again]]). I've been selected to give away a box full of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It is a…
Books
Typically two dimensional rectangles of words and/or pictures bound together in a physical or electronic form.
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World Book Night day 2012
Talking headCompletely out of the blue on Friday afternoon, I got a call from an old friend who was involved with an event in Leeds that needed a photographer as the arranged chap had dropped out. I jumped at the chance, then…
vin bookvin book , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . I've just had this photo of mine used by in this article by The Guardian . Thanks to Simon TW for the heads up. I think I should open a bottle of wine to celebrate or…
Each day as it comesThings have settled a bit now. Things have got a bit of a roadmap of how they may pan out. Jaygo has been on the up yesterday and today. They have removed his monitor machine (the machine that goes beep and constantly…
World Book NightWorld Book Night , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . I've been selected to be 'a giver' on World Book Night, which is today. If you'd like a copy - I've got 48 to give away . As I'm solo-dad this weekend, I'm beached…
KindleSince Christmas, nearly all of my downtime has been in the company of one of these - an Amazon Kindle. A few people I've spoken too have seen the kindle as a threat to 'the book'. Perhaps it is. Would that be the end of…
- Judging a book by its cover
We went to a wine tasting event yesterday at The Crown hotel hosted by Harrogate Fine Wine and their suppliers. 70 wines to have a go on, all of a very high standard. I experimented with whites (normally a red man)…
- Hornblower
I've recently finished reading the Horatio Hornblower books by C.S.Forester. 11 books indispersed around all the other books I've read over the last 6 months. After a while I realised I was addicted to a finite resource…
- I have got a huge reading list at the mo...
I have got a huge reading list to plough through at the moment. Good for when (like now) insomnia rears its annoying head. Currently on with 'Moby Dick'. This is (so far, up to chapter 4) a great read and a deservedly…
- Films
I’ll look back on this chunk of my life and sum it up in a single word – ‘busy’. It has been. Since the 8th (!) of October (my last blog) we’ve done all sorts. A gig, party, work, walk, several nice meals, couple of…
- Coffee
Since my birthday I’ve been a busy badger (hence the lack of no bloggage for some time). Work has been ‘full on’. A main site relaunch and a new brand launch. Aside from that, every bit of downtime I’ve had has been…
God's Own CountryGod's Own Country by Ross Raisin This is the kind of book will stick in your memory for a long time. It draws you in from the outset, not reveling any precedence or hints as to the type of book you’re about to get into.…
- The Philosopher's Apprentice
What a remarkable book " The Philosopher's Apprentice " by James Morrow is. Not to be perturbed by it's rather docile cover illustration which conjured up a in my mind something between chick lit and a kids book I was…
Newby PortraitsStorytime , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . Just uploaded a bunch of portraits / shots of people folk I took at the Newby Hall Easter fun day 2009 - Click here to visit the set . We love helping out with (Anima…
- India books
I seem to have developed a liking for books set (wholly, or in part) in India. Perhaps it's the incredible diversity of the place where it's culture, it's people and religions saturate and permeate each other like no…