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    Desert island books

    Choose the eight books to take with you to a desert island. (excluding the Bible or other religious work and Shakespeare - these already await the "castaway") Also choose a favorite CD or LP ) and a luxury which must be inanimate and have no practical use

    Trilogies, and the like, can count as one choice

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    Re: Desert island books

    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove View Post
    . (excluding the Bible or other religious work ...

    As a practicing Jedi, can i assume that all Star Wars universe related material is already there? If so, that means a dvd player and TV must be provided, so I'll probably take some films too.

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    Re: Desert island books

    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe View Post
    As a practicing Jedi, can i assume that all Star Wars universe related material is already there? If so, that means a dvd player and TV must be provided, so I'll probably take some films too.
    Why not

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    Re: Desert island books

    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove View Post
    Trilogies, and the like, can count as one choice
    ok..

    1. The entire 32 volume Encyclopaedia Britannica - very handy for all manner of things.
    2. Gray's Anatomy - Just in case I need to operate on myself.
    3. Anatomy for Dummies in case Gray's is too much for me !
    4. SAS Survival Handbook - Again.. totally practical.
    5. House Builders Health and Safety Manual -- I'll need somewhere to live.
    6. Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources, Five-Volume Set (Hardcover) I'll need power.. eventually.
    7. Successful Small-scale Farming: An Organic Approach
    8. Grow your own drugs - James Wong

    CD - Vivaldi - Four Seasons.

    Inanimate object with no use what so ever - well.. EVERYTHING has some sort of use? a Portable DVD player and my entire DVD collection

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    Re: Desert island books

    1 The Wilt -Tom Sharp
    I was taught by Tom Sharp and Cambridge. The story is not as fictitious as you might think, but with exception of Don Cox the names of the teachers have change. The teacher of Gas fitters 4 is definitely Noddy Peters

    2 War and Peace Tolstoy
    I might just get past page 30

    3 Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

    4 A short history of nearly everything - Bill Bryson
    I don’t think a long version exists

    5 The Gormenghast Trilogy Mervyn Peake
    IMHO much much better than Lord of the rings

    6 An Original of Terre des Hommes - Antoine de Saint Exupéry
    ( Can I be allowed Wind, Sand and Stars the English paperback translation as well ?)

    7 Atlas of the Universe Patrick Moore
    This goes with my luxury

    8 Michael Palin Diaries Michael Palin
    His description of the Python years brings back so many wonderful memories

    My CD Moby 18
    We Are All Made Of Stars is my all time favorite tune

    And my luxury item
    a 10 Inch refracting telescope complete with equatorial mount
    Last edited by philsmove; 13th-July-2009 at 11:32 AM.

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    Re: Desert island books

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf View Post
    5. House Builders Health and Safety Manual -- I'll need somewhere to live.
    Are you sure? I've never found a Health and Safety manual any good for anything practical - unless of course you're planning to build your house out of it

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    Re: Desert island books

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf View Post
    2. Gray's Anatomy - Just in case I need to operate on myself.
    :
    you might like these then

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    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove View Post
    And my luxury item
    a 10 Inch refracting telescope complete with equatorial mount
    Good call on a desert island with no light pollution

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    Re: Desert island books

    Quote Originally Posted by StokeBloke View Post
    Good call on a desert island with no light pollution
    Interesting call reflector or refractor telescope

    At 10 inches you would be better of with a 6 inch reflecting telescope.Refracting telescopes have two main problems—images are not always clear because the light is being bent and the size of the lens is limited (which limits the power of the telescope).

    In terms of cost a 15 inch relector would be cheaper then 10 inch refractor and a lot better although refractors are more sturdy need less maintenace

    If you want to view dim stuff ,reflector

    However desert island the refractor likely to last longer with fewer problems

    Tough decision

    If you want to watch the girls shower binoculars everytime

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    Re: Desert island books

    Quote Originally Posted by stewart38 View Post
    If you want to watch the girls shower binoculars everytime


    And of course, with a Reflector the images would be upside down and that would make any jiggle look unnatural !

    Not that I approve of using telescopes or binoculars to peer into women's changing rooms

    (not when wireless cameras are so cheap these days )

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