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dustydigger
Posted 2012-07-19 1:04 AM (#3800 - in reply to #3799)
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Location: UK		I like Engelbrecht's idea of having a list in the resources section .In one of my groups someone kindly posted a list of interesting and informative NF books. - http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2012/07/mind-meld-non-fiction-book... -
Ha,just gazing at the list,and found the instigator on MindMeld was Jeremy!.Thank you! Mike Resnick's list brought back some good memories.I remember back in the 80's whiling away an 8 hour bus trip from London to my home being in equal parts fascinated and annoyed by Aldiss' Billion Year Spree,and muttering so much the young boy in the next seat couldnt help but comment.It turned out he was a SF fan,and we spent some enjoyable time discussing books.He was into hard SF,and was tearing out his hair at the way Doc Smith would have some brilliant technology that was the ultimate,could go no further,then in the next book would show the next super- duper new improved version!It annoyed him,but I thought it was very funny.Dear old Doc Smith.I must squeeze in the Skylark books next month.
One book mentioned in the list which I could never find back then is the Kingsley Amis New Maps of Hell.Maybe someday I will get round to it now I have been reminded.I see it on Amazon for $9.


Edited by dustydigger 2012-07-19 1:30 AM

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