tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post3358017340624528731..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: TERRY IRVING - COURIERcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-9842940481511815412014-05-31T12:57:18.782-07:002014-05-31T12:57:18.782-07:00Prashant thank you. Great book to bring up the 400...Prashant thank you. Great book to bring up the 400! Only 200 odd books - you need to get out a bit more!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-19087205293836393662014-05-31T11:41:53.616-07:002014-05-31T11:41:53.616-07:00Congratulations on 400 posts, Col, and you nailed ...Congratulations on 400 posts, Col, and you nailed it with a fine political thriller that I'll keep in mind. Keep them coming. After reading about your books score, I don't feel so guilty about my 200-odd books. I can breathe easy!Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-88179388238957957032014-05-30T12:18:10.895-07:002014-05-30T12:18:10.895-07:00Glen thanks. I'm a bit of a head case when it ...Glen thanks. I'm a bit of a head case when it comes to books - more money than sense I suppose! I suppose I'd have to sleep in the attic to get dissuaded - out of sight out of mind, maybe?<br />I've heard of All The President's Men, but never seen it - a good shout, thank you.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-42114994049667908102014-05-30T11:45:40.257-07:002014-05-30T11:45:40.257-07:00Firstly, congrats on 400 posts; that's quite a...Firstly, congrats on 400 posts; that's quite an accomplishment. Secondly, I'm amazed at the sheer number of books you must have stored here and there. I complain about my TBR but Tracy estimated it at no more than 150 (it looks huge because it's all sitting out in the bedroom and I see it all the time - good incentive to not buy at least in theory). Thirdly, Washington in the 1970's: have you seen the movie "All The President's Men" - excellent procedural thriller and recommended.gakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527510140415920673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-8670384465781804252014-05-30T08:51:56.231-07:002014-05-30T08:51:56.231-07:00Tracy thanks.
I reckon 2500 is a minimum. Basical...Tracy thanks. <br />I reckon 2500 is a minimum. Basically I used to read and keep all my books. At some moment in time (late 2000's) I had a lightbulb moment and decided to this was impractical and I then got rid of recent reads (2006 onwards maybe - not that I recorded them) and everything read thereafter. So probably I have 1000 or so that I would have read maybe 50-60% of previously that I'm kind of thinking I would like to read again before I part with them (delusional? possibly). Andrew Vacchs, Elmore Leonard, Joseph Wambaugh and a lot of Vietnam War authors plus others I can't even remember.<br /><br />I was going to try and organise them but its a massive task. I have most of them in the attic and about 10 boxes in my mother-in-law's attic and a bookcase downstairs that houses maybe 200 books, plus about 500 on my kindle! I dimly recall promising you some photographs a while ago which I haven't done. It would be nice to have them catalogued and organised so I could lay my hands on exactly what I wanted to read when I wanted it.<br /><br />Washington early 70's - seemed to have a helluva lot going on!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-82502949757331281472014-05-30T08:28:17.565-07:002014-05-30T08:28:17.565-07:00Congratulations on 400 posts. If you have 3000 boo...Congratulations on 400 posts. If you have 3000 books (minimum?) in the attic, are they all unread? (OK I see there you are saying 2500 minimum.)You definitely have me beat there. I haven't done a count, but I don't think I could have over one thousand. <br /><br />This book does sound interesting and I do remember Nixon and the Watergate hearings very well. Maybe I will try to fit this in someday.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-68711623248486608912014-05-30T08:20:17.305-07:002014-05-30T08:20:17.305-07:00Scott cheers - hopefully I'll be posting for a...Scott cheers - hopefully I'll be posting for a few more yet!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-85668364701718665112014-05-30T08:13:50.400-07:002014-05-30T08:13:50.400-07:00Congrats on post #400. :)Congrats on post #400. :)Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605441026026976297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-79220997515950414122014-05-30T02:24:32.760-07:002014-05-30T02:24:32.760-07:00Moira, thanks. Not for you - hey no problem.
At t...Moira, thanks. Not for you - hey no problem.<br /><br />At the moment though the acquisitions have slowed, the numbers would still be diverging as opposed to converging. More will power required - logically - say there's 2500 - going on the low end of the scale. Read 120 a year, I'm sorted until I'm 72'ish - why do I need more books?col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-12296681269291832172014-05-30T02:09:06.670-07:002014-05-30T02:09:06.670-07:00Hey Col, well done with the 400th entry. I'm t...Hey Col, well done with the 400th entry. I'm trying to work out: at what point in the future is your entry number going to match the number of books in the attic? You could work towards the two numbers converging. <br /><br />Nice review. Probably not for me (to quote someone who visits my blog). Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.com