Neil Gaiman, and “All Hallows Read”. Join Biblio.com in celebrating our newest, favorite holiday. It has it’s ancient origins reaching all the way back to October 2010, when author Neil Gaiman proposed a global event to be held around Halloween each year, called “All Hallows … Read more
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A lifetime collection of books all railway books this time
Great Books As a bookseller one of my main goals is getting the best used books I possibly can. A good way is to get these books is buying whole collections it can either be poetry, art or science fiction Australiana books. Its a delight to find collections, most of the good books I get come from … Read more
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Tagged : rail, Railway, rare books, rare train books, train books, train phamplets, Trains Australia, trains United Kingdom, trains United States, used books
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December 2010 a short story & a fast year
Seeing this is the second last day of 2010 & many funny things happen , why not list some down now before they are consigned to back of my brain to along with millions of other boring details, but fun memories of the people I meet and the things that happen at the Gateway Estate Bookshop. … Read more
People their stories & what makes them tick.
Hardly a day goes past that I don't meet someone that wants to write a book or has written a book. I would say that in the main they are very serious but usually after a short conversation you know who's serious who isn't, I'm always surprised at how candid they are telling details of their books … Read more
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Tagged : Authors, breast cancer, cancer, fatal disease, Lynn McCudden, self help, used books, Wake Up Call
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Book Review The Tribes Triumphant: Return Journey to the Middle East
by Charles Glass HarperPerennial; London; 2007; 472pp This book is very hard work but worth the trouble. The reader must wander with the author from Aqaba to Beirut via Jerusalem, Haifa, Gaza, Petra, Jaffa, Damascus and Beersheva, all the while wondering why we are bothering to … Read more
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Tagged : author, book review, Charles Glass, Dreyfus affair, Hamas, history, Israel, Jewish, lebensraum, Leon Uris, merchant of Venice, Middle East, Muslim, semitism
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The end of the day and more fun
Going Home After I finish work I usually go straight home, but sometimes I call into the local shopping center at Bonnells Bay to buy supplies for lunch or dinner, every now and then I run into my friends chilling out having a chat, having a cappuccino or a healthy snack. The usual suspects … Read more
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Tagged : Bad Habits, Billy Fields, Bonnells Bay, bookshop, cappuccino, Charmhaven, Gary Cooper, jokes, Morisset, Oak milk bar, tall tales, used book dealer
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Learning about new authors
Karin Fossum Its amazing the authors you discover from customers, like Jan who asked us if we had any Karin Fossum books, my answer was no I don't but I will have a look and see what I can find for you. Karin Fossum who was born in Sandefjord in 1954 a Norway author of crime fiction, often known … Read more
Freaky Friday 05/11/2010 no its just me
Today was different in our bookshop for a change no freaks well just me. We got there late, that means we were looking for books to fill orders before we left home, well Anne was. I was as usual doing emails, listening to the wireless, radio modern speak. I always get bagged by everyone at … Read more
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Tagged : 2GB, 2UE, Alan Jones, book finding, bookshop, Bryce Courtney, Chris Smith, Dorothea McKellar, Dr Seuss books, George & Paul, Jason Morrison, Lake Macquarie, Lynn McCudden, Morisset, My Country, poetry, radio, Ray (Bolts) Hadley, Ray Hadley, Ross Greenwood, Talkback radio, used books
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New arrivals from Anne McCaffrey second hand books
We have just purchased a collection of Anne McCaffrey used books, all softcovers in very good condition. If you want to get a copy then you can ring us, we won’t put these online we have too many but you’re welcome to call us,by the way we’re always looking for these titles. But be quick … Read more
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Tagged : Anne McCaffrey, fantasy, Sci-Fi, second hand books, softcover fiction, used books
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Dr Seuss, Cat in the Hat & book collecting
Hi all, I have had the pleasure of knowing Jim and Anne for a couple of years now,and wish to express my gratitude to them for teaching me a fraction of their knowledge about books. Thank you. The reason I am writing is to share my experiences, with the help of Jim and Anne in reliving my … Read more
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Tagged : bookshop, childrens books, Dr Seuss, The Cat in The Hat, Theo LeSieg, Theodore Geisel, used books
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