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Stuff I bought in 2005 that made me happy
The System of the World: Volume III of the baroque cycleThe System of the World: Volume III of the baroque cycle by Neal Stephenson
Buy new: £6.96 / Used from: £5.06
Amazing conculsion to amazing Trilogy. Now what!
AffinityAffinity by Affinity
Buy new: £10.48 / Used from: £9.25
Brilliant vocals from Linda Hoyle - why had I not heard this before?
Takemitsu: In An Autumn GardenTakemitsu: In An Autumn Garden by Kinshi Tsuruta
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £13.86
Beautiful sparse ethereal Japanese masterpiece. Hear the sounds of nature...
Perdido Street StationPerdido Street Station by China Mieville
Buy new: £4.83 / Used from: £0.91
Extraordinary fantasy - and yet ... so real.
If... [VHS] [1968]If... [VHS] [1968]
Buy used from: £0.69
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 used from: £77.95
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 familiarisThe Truth About Dogs: The Ancestry, Social Conventions, Mental Habits and Moral Fibre of Canis familiaris by Stephen Budiansky
Buy used from: £1.19
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 1970Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 by Jethro Tull
Buy new: £8.28
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: £7.19 / Used from: £1.34
Loads of fun with fantastic Celtic myths wrapped up in today (well - tomorrow, perhaps...)
Colosseum - The Complete Reunion Concert [1994] [DVD]Colosseum - The Complete Reunion Concert [1994] [DVD]
Wonderful return to form of ageing blues-jazz-rockers.
The AlgebraistThe Algebraist by Iain M. Banks
Buy new: £5.32 / Used from: £0.01
Great Sci-Fi. Terrific story. Wonderful imagination
Batman Begins - 2 Disc Edition [DVD] [2005]Batman Begins - 2 Disc Edition [DVD] [2005]
Buy new: £7.38 / Used from: £2.29
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
An excellent history of the most wonderful progressive rock band.
The Map BookThe Map Book by Peter Barber
Buy new: £16.00 / Used from: £10.95
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: £22.99
Superb backwards history of evolution - from the master...
Long Walk Home - Music From Rabbit-Proof FenceLong Walk Home - Music From Rabbit-Proof Fence
Buy new: £10.78 / Used from: £12.86
Evocative soundtrack from the brilliant "Rabbit Proof Fence"
BelongingBelonging by Keith Jarrett
Buy new: £10.78 / Used from: £7.98
Thrilled to find this again - after my LP wore out ages ago.
PresentPresent by Van der Graaf Generator
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £5.00
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: £5.95 / Used from: £1.93
Splendid history of splendid polymaths inventing the modern world.
House Of Flying Daggers [DVD] [2004]House Of Flying Daggers [DVD] [2004]
Buy new: £7.97 / Used from: £0.89
More beautiful than Crouching Tiger. Glorious colour cinematography
Swallows and AmazonsSwallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Buy new: £9.74 / Used from: £4.92
Just had to read it again - after a holiday in the Lakes brought it all back.
Bright Young Things [DVD] [2003]Bright Young Things [DVD] [2003]
Buy used from: £3.99
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: £7.99
Well explained journey through the magical landscape of mathematics
Seven Days of FallingSeven Days of Falling by Esbjorn Svensson Trio
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £13.31
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: £5.59 / Used from: £2.49
Someone PLEASE solve the formula for the Nth Prime number!