HOTOL: Britain's Spaceplane by Dan Sharp

[Rhinocrates]

Ouch!

I'll wear my boots when reading it then.

 

[Archibald]

Am I allowed to spoil the book ?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG6EWihZ1iQ

 

[newsdeskdan]

Am I allowed to spoil the book ?

You could maybe discuss the contents as part of a review of the book? As far as I know, no one anywhere has reviewed it yet.

 

[Archibald]

Where do you prefer it ? on Amazon ?

 

[Hobbes]

I see the book has a fabric ribbon bookmark. Tip: to prevent the fabric from unraveling, apply a drop of CA glue to the end of the bookmark. This keeps the threads together.

 

[Archibald]

Well, poop. Amazon has decided that, the book being released only on February 12 (in France ?) no review allowed. Drats.

This item is not eligible to be reviewed.

 

[uk 75]

When I picked this up I half expected the book to have a label saying Moses Inc Mt Sinai.
Love the fact that it is the same size and shape as my treasured old Salamander books. But open it and you soon realise this is for serious adults.
This as I would expect from Dan Sharp has each page full of info and drawings or photos. If only more books could be like this ( some are, thanks Chris Gibson for similar and others here).
Once it is safely lodged where I can turn each page I will come back. But at the moment I am very content.

 

[Archibald]

I'm still fighting with that heavy beast of a book to find a vaguely comfortable reading position. I'm fast running out of options.

 

[scautomoton]

Some say, time slows down measurably in the vicinity of this book due to its mass....

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

I'm still fighting with the heavy beast of a book to find a vaguely comfortable reading position. I'm fast running out of options.

 

[GTX]

View attachment 755766

Or perhaps something like this but with laptop replaced with book holder:

 

[Hobbes]

I'm still fighting with that heavy beast of a book to find a vaguely comfortable reading position. I'm fast running out of options.

Place a pillow on your legs, then the book on top of the pillow.

 

[Rhinocrates]

Some say, time slows down measurably in the vicinity of this book due to its mass....

When I'm deeply engrossed in a book, the rest of the world can seem like it's on the other side of an event horizon.

 

[Rhinocrates]

I'm still fighting with that heavy beast of a book to find a vaguely comfortable reading position. I'm fast running out of options.

There are things variously described as laptop stands, bed trays etc. (though you can use them on a couch too). I have one like this.

The legs usually fold, so you can put it on a coffee or dining table.

 

[Arjen]

A 180 cm by 90 cm reading table with three 1,000 lumen LED lights suspended above. With a hand truck to move the heavier books around, because the wheelbarrow is sort of ungainly to push around indoors. Thrift shops are a rich source of books these days.
Spending comparatively modestly on stuff like shoes, perfume and cosmetics, shoes, clothing, shoes, telephones and their accessories, shoes, unidentifiable knick-knacks, and, oh, shoes compared to most of the shopping public here, we are left with adequate room for reading material, reading paraphernalia and the consumption of tea and cookies. It's largely a matter of priorities.

 

[Rhinocrates]

If you want to have multiple volumes on the go at once, consider this.

Bookwheel - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[martinbayer]

Well, poop. Amazon has decided that, the book being released only on February 12 (in France ?) no review allowed. Drats.

Post one here then.

 

[newsdeskdan]

Post one here then.

I think I was suggesting that posting spoilers on here wouldn't be quite so... outright spoilery if they were embodied within a review (on here)!