Recent Acquisitions #6

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Back to the bookstalls, er, I mean the dentist. Then the bookstalls. It was the flea market today so much walking around and going inwardly HOW MUCH? was done.

Some non-book items were also purchased. No need to talk about them here. Although I did get a nifty camera bag.

Roadcraft: The Police Driver's Handbook by Philip Coyne, Penny Mares and Barbara MacDonald;
Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks;
Life in Roman Britain by Anthony Birley;
Roman Britain by I.A. Richmond;
Gaining Ground by Joan Barfoot
and
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey.

I saw The Snow Child in a charity shop the other day and thought it looked interesting, but they wanted £2.20 or maybe £2.50 for it. At 50p it seemed a safer bet. My father however has pointed out that it's recommended by Richard & Judy, the Sunday Times, the Daily Mail and the Telegraph. It might still be worth reading, though. Maybe?

He also raised an eyebrow at the Roadcraft book. It's the sort of reference book I'll pick up if it's cheap enough (I passed up a rather nice book on machine guns and rifles as they wanted as much as £3.50 for it) because YOU NEVER KNOW.

A stallholder I've bought from before sought out the Roman books especially for me. Getting notorious I am.

Now I'm off to read more about Donald Crowhurst. I have a feeling it's not going to end well.