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Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence Posted Mar 4, 2003
The results of the vote are:
Three Men in a Boat - 6
Last English King - 5
Silverlock - 5
Earthsea - 1
Throw a black book in the fireplace! We have a winner. 
Despite my word slip in the second round, I would have cast a tie vote for The Last English King. The author Ross King has a new book out, Michaelangelo & The Pope's Ceiling, which I think I'm going to order also.
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Coniraya Posted Mar 4, 2003
I have to confess to changing my vote from 3 Men in the second round as I have already read it and I bought the Last English King at the weekend.
But I shall enjoy 3 Men just as much as ever. 
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Witty Moniker Posted Mar 4, 2003
Drat. My library doesn't have 3 Men in a Boat. 
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Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive Posted Mar 4, 2003
It's out of copyright so it's online .
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Phil Posted Mar 4, 2003
Best get looking round a cheapo bookshop for one of those £1.99 paperback reprints of the out of copyright stuff then
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Witty Moniker Posted Mar 4, 2003
I stopped at Barnes & Noble and they ordered it for me, no shipping charge. I just couldn't see paying $4 s7h on a $6 book.
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dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC Posted Mar 4, 2003
Three Men in a Boat online
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=308
(to say nothing of the 
)
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dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC Posted Mar 4, 2003
Hey Witty, I found a web site where you could pay the same price to have the text e-mailed to you (as opposed to clicking the absolutely free link above).
Here is another one, formatted for Palm (again, free of charge)
http://www.xecu.net/bcollins/PalmDocs.htm
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Witty Moniker Posted Mar 4, 2003
Now the Palm option interests me.
I do a lot of reading while waiting around for my kids. I just couldn't see printing off the whole book, short as it is, to haul around in my car.
*clicks on the link*
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Witty Moniker Posted Mar 5, 2003
*Heads off for Lil's library, Palm Vx in hand, reading 3 Men in a Boat.*
Thanks, d'E!
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marvthegrate LtG KEA Posted Mar 5, 2003
Thanks for the link d'E I will have a read when I get home.
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Montana Redhead (now with letters) Posted Mar 5, 2003
Maybe it's the medievalist in me, but I just can't read that much online. I have to have a book. I will see what I can scrounge up.
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Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) Posted Mar 5, 2003
d'E: Thanks for the Gutenburg Project link. Saved time and money.
(pets Zeppo on the head)
B4
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Coniraya Posted Mar 5, 2003
I have dusted my copy off and started on it last night.
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Munchkin Posted Mar 5, 2003
Ooo, I found my copy while tidying stuff into boxes last night. Will try and have a re-read of it before everybody gets too far up river.
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Phil Posted Mar 5, 2003
Well I've now managed to get myself some dead tree and a reprint of Three Men In A Boat for the princely sum of £1.50, cheaper than expected.
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Hypatia Posted Mar 5, 2003
For those of you who don't already use this web site....
http://www.addall.com/Browse/Info/
There is a search box at the bottom of this page. I love this site. It searches multiple sources, gives you price comparisons, shipping costs, and contact information. It includes bookstores in both the US and the UK.
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SE Posted Mar 5, 2003
Converting mine into pdf and printing on office printer. I can ship anyone a copy if they'd like similar. No charge for shipping, of course. I don't imagine there'll be any takers but it is always nice to know there's options other than reading.
Oh, and has anyone read the newish sci-fi book titled "To Say Nothing of the Dog" ?
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- 81: Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence (Mar 4, 2003)
- 82: Coniraya (Mar 4, 2003)
- 83: Witty Moniker (Mar 4, 2003)
- 84: Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive (Mar 4, 2003)
- 85: Phil (Mar 4, 2003)
- 86: Witty Moniker (Mar 4, 2003)
- 87: Witty Moniker (Mar 4, 2003)
- 88: dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC (Mar 4, 2003)
- 89: dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC (Mar 4, 2003)
- 90: Witty Moniker (Mar 4, 2003)
- 91: Witty Moniker (Mar 5, 2003)
- 92: marvthegrate LtG KEA (Mar 5, 2003)
- 93: Montana Redhead (now with letters) (Mar 5, 2003)
- 94: Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) (Mar 5, 2003)
- 95: Coniraya (Mar 5, 2003)
- 96: Titania (gone for lunch) (Mar 5, 2003)
- 97: Munchkin (Mar 5, 2003)
- 98: Phil (Mar 5, 2003)
- 99: Hypatia (Mar 5, 2003)
- 100: SE (Mar 5, 2003)
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