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Stuff I bought in 2005 that made me happy
The System of the WorldThe System of the World by Neal Stephenson
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £5.20
Amazing conculsion to amazing Trilogy. Now what!
AffinityAffinity by Affinity
Buy new: £9.48 / Used from: £8.25
Brilliant vocals from Linda Hoyle - why had I not heard this before?
Takemitsu: In An Autumn GardenTakemitsu: In An Autumn Garden by Imperial Household
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.64
Beautiful sparse ethereal Japanese masterpiece. Hear the sounds of nature...
Perdido Street StationPerdido Street Station by China Mieville
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.03
Extraordinary fantasy - and yet ... so real.
If... [1968]If... [1968]
Buy used from: £3.30
So pleased I found this again. Haven't seen it since I was a teenager (at a public school in the '70s)
King Crimson Songbook Vol.1King Crimson Songbook Vol.1 by The Crimson Jazz Trio
Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £8.78
Excellent reworking of early King Crimson - very successful transition to Jazz Trio
The Truth About Dogs: The Ancestry, Social Conventions, Mental Habits and Moral Fibre of Canis familiaris: The Ancestry, Social Conventions, Mental Habits and Moral Fibre of Canis FamiliarisThe Truth About Dogs: The Ancestry, Social Conventions, Mental Habits and Moral Fibre of Canis familiaris: The Ancestry, Social Conventions, Mental Habits and Moral Fibre of Canis Familiaris by Stephen Budiansky
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.24
Recommended for all new (and existing) dog owners. Wish I had read it 15 years ago for Amber...
Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 by Jethro Tull
Buy new: £8.78 / Used from: £5.98
Where it all started - and amazingly good sound (for the Isle of Wight festival). Wish I'd been there...
Always Forever (Gollancz S.F.)Always Forever (Gollancz S.F.) by Mark Chadbourn
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £0.01
Loads of fun with fantastic Celtic myths wrapped up in today (well - tomorrow, perhaps...)
Colosseum - The Complete Reunion Concert [1994]Colosseum - The Complete Reunion Concert [1994]
Wonderful return to form of ageing blues-jazz-rockers.
The AlgebraistThe Algebraist by Iain Banks
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
Great Sci-Fi. Terrific story. Wonderful imagination
Batman Begins - 2 Disc Edition [2005]Batman Begins - 2 Disc Edition [2005]
Buy used from: £3.15
Much better than all the other Batman movies put together.
Van Der Graaf Generator, The Book: A History of the Band Van Der Graaf Generator 1967 to 1978Van Der Graaf Generator, The Book: A History of the Band Van Der Graaf Generator 1967 to 1978 by Jim Christopulos
Buy new: £25.00
An excellent history of the most wonderful progressive rock band.
The Map BookThe Map Book
Buy new: £17.50 / Used from: £14.31
Beautiful images and historical notes about Maps since the dawn of time
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of LifeThe Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life by Richard Dawkins
Buy used from: £12.50
Superb backwards history of evolution - from the master...
Long Walk Home - Music From Rabbit-Proof FenceLong Walk Home - Music From Rabbit-Proof Fence by Peter Gabriel
Buy new: £5.87 / Used from: £3.50
Evocative soundtrack from the brilliant "Rabbit Proof Fence"
BelongingBelonging by Keith Jarrett
Buy new: £10.58 / Used from: £7.45
Thrilled to find this again - after my LP wore out ages ago.
PresentPresent by Van Der Graaf Generator
Buy used from: £10.63
What more could you want for Christmas. The ultimate "Present"...
Lunar Men: The Friends Who Made the FutureLunar Men: The Friends Who Made the Future by Jenny Uglow
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £1.90
Splendid history of splendid polymaths inventing the modern world.
House Of Flying Daggers [2004]House Of Flying Daggers [2004]
Buy new: £7.97 / Used from: £1.00
More beautiful than Crouching Tiger. Glorious colour cinematography
Swallows and AmazonsSwallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Buy new: £9.74 / Used from: £8.00
Just had to read it again - after a holiday in the Lakes brought it all back.
Bright Young Things [2003]Bright Young Things [2003]
Buy used from: £2.10
Makes Agatha Christie and Wodehouse look like amateurs. Glorious revisiting of the Edwardians
The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the Extraordinary Number of Nature, Art and BeautyThe Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the Extraordinary Number of Nature, Art and Beauty by Mario Livio
Buy used from: £20.00
Well explained journey through the magical landscape of mathematics
Seven Days of FallingSeven Days of Falling by Esbjorn Svensson Trio
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £8.97
Storming jazz with a terrifying rock-undertow
The Music of the Primes: Why an Unsolved Problem in Mathematics MattersThe Music of the Primes: Why an Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Matters by Marcus du Sautoy
Buy new: £6.74 / Used from: £3.59
Someone PLEASE solve the formula for the Nth Prime number!