Steppenpig Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 There was some Israeli author on BOOKtalk a few months ago who had an interesting book out, but I can't remember exactly what it was about, it might have been about our tendency to form into groups with like minded outlooks, like religions, but maybe it wasn't, anyway, could someone go into Waterstones and ask what it was called, as there isn't a branch near me and I want to order it on Amazon. Thanks. It was sort of medium sized. I did google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Try doing a search on Amazon or waterstones online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19 year mortgage 8itch Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 'The Wisdom of Crowds' by James Michael Surowiecki? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 You seem to be able to scroll back through past episodes here.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tbfk/broadcasts/2015/05 That said, I didn't think it was a BBC Parliament programme, I thought it was on a mainstream channel or even on Radio 4. So it might not even be the same programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Medium-sized you say. Hum. Was it green by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Medium-sized you say. Hum. Was it green by any chance? I remember somebody in "Porridge" read a green book. I think we will have to make Mr Tulip our chief librarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I read a book once. Was it that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I remember somebody in "Porridge" read a green book. I think we will have to make Mr Tulip our chief librarian. I'm delighted that you got the reference Mr Pin. It was Brian Glover. "I read a book once. Green it were." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I'm delighted that you got the reference Mr Pin. It was Brian Glover. "I read a book once. Green it were." It always nice when somebody understands the reference. I feel some of mine fall on stony ground, and some other people's, I have to go to the library (or internet), before I have a clue what they are talking about. The joy of HPC OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I'm delighted that you got the reference Mr Pin. It was Brian Glover. "I read a book once. Green it were." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Weren't they crap. I was slow to start reading, and I was stuck with those for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libspero Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Not a book about where bagels come from ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNACR Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 If you want I can go and buy a medium sized book about any one of the following: tanks, planes, cars, trucks, quarry vehicles, tractors, planes, ships, traction engines, submarines, locomotives and you can borrow it when I've finished looking at the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I have a very unusual book you can have. The spine is on the right hand side, and the writing is upside-down. I can't read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I have a very unusual book you can have. The spine is on the right hand side, and the writing is upside-down. I can't read it. This is surprisingly common and symptomatic IMHO of a wider malaise within the British printing industry. Every few weeks I find myself throwing away the local paper because the idiots at the printers have printed it upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porca misèria Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 It always nice when somebody understands the reference. I feel some of mine fall on stony ground, and some other people's, I have to go to the library (or internet), before I have a clue what they are talking about. The joy of HPC OT. Yes, of course, Stanley. I'd expect you to get all the references, quite assiduously. I have a very unusual book you can have. The spine is on the right hand side, and the writing is upside-down. I can't read it. You need to call the Helpdesk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Never buy someone a book. They may already have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Never buy someone a book. They may already have one. Not always true. I remember being invited back for a bit of a drink, with some friends to a house in Manchester once. It looked like a Barret show home. Nothing personal in it at all. No books, no stuff lying around, no magazines, no soul. I wonder if they were spies or undercover police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNACR Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Not always true. I remember being invited back for a bit of a drink, with some friends to a house in Manchester once. It looked like a Barret show home. Nothing personal in it at all. No books, no stuff lying around, no magazines, no soul. I wonder if they were spies or undercover police? Garden variety perverts probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Not always true. I remember being invited back for a bit of a drink, with some friends to a house in Manchester once. It looked like a Barret show home. Nothing personal in it at all. No books, no stuff lying around, no magazines, no soul. I wonder if they were spies or undercover police? It wasn't a Barrett show home Open Evening by any chance was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Cavey Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Not always true. I remember being invited back for a bit of a drink, with some friends to a house in Manchester once. It looked like a Barret show home. Nothing personal in it at all. No books, no stuff lying around, no magazines, no soul. I wonder if they were spies or undercover police? Was that not an old definition of a chav: if your TV was bigger than your bookcase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Was that not an old definition of a chav: if your TV was bigger than your bookcase? What is the definition of a "chav"? Not sure when I first heard the word. A rather condescending word, I think. Where did it come from? And here's Wiki... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenpig Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 Nul points for you lot. I trawled through the top 100 lists on Amazon. it was this guy. http://www.ted.com/talks/yuval_noah_harari_what_explains_the_rise_of_humans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libspero Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 What is the definition of a "chav"? Not sure when I first heard the word. A rather condescending word, I think. Where did it come from? And here's Wiki... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav I think every area has it's own name for yobs.. I think the Scots call them Neds, in the East midlands I seem to remember it was "Scrotes".. then I think I first came across "Chav" in Manchester. In Mexico they call them Cholos. Personally I like Riff-Raff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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