Listmania!
some random reads and a great book for philosophy students
The Wee Book of Calvin: Air-Kissing in the North-EastThe Wee Book of Calvin: Air-Kissing in the North-East by Bill Duncan
Buy new: £7.19 / Used from: £0.01
pithy scottish aphorisms, that revel in poetic miserabilism and some beautiful prose pieces
The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian MiscellanyThe Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany by Graeme Gibson
Buy used from: £4.25
beautiful and interesting collection of writings about birds from around the world and across the ages; beautifully illustrated too
The Lives of the Great ComposersThe Lives of the Great Composers by Harold C. Schonberg
Buy new: £11.19 / Used from: £4.56
fascinating and well-written account of the great composers
Principles of Astrology: The Only Introduction You'll Ever NeedPrinciples of Astrology: The Only Introduction You'll Ever Need by Charles Harvey
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a book of wisdom - if you don't believe me try it yourself
Mark RothkoMark Rothko by J Weiss
Buy new: £18.80 / Used from: £14.50
amazing rothko paintings and critical essays
How to be IdleHow to be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £2.87
as it suggests a book entertainingly avowing a slower, more pleasurable approach to life
How to be FreeHow to be Free by Tom Hodgkinson
Buy used from: £8.45
follow up to how to be idle; offers an enjoyable critique of work, money obssessed modern society - looks back in history to more free and agreeable ways of living.
The Hungry Years: Confessions of a Food AddictThe Hungry Years: Confessions of a Food Addict by William Leith
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account of one man's battle with food and an ever expanding waistline - enlightening in general about modern addiction
The Joy of Philosophy: Thinking Thin Versus the Passionate LifeThe Joy of Philosophy: Thinking Thin Versus the Passionate Life by Robert C. Solomon
Buy used from: £37.88
should be read if alone for the digs against current academic philosophy, which is narrow and often doesn't say much - this book is just the opposite