The DYR? Reading List

[Austin Maxi]

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I've got the audiobook CD version which I've listened to a lot. It's brilliant but the only bugbear is that he says 'Robin Reliant'. Never understood why people do that. It's Reliant Robin (make then model), and he refers to OFAH's Del Boy's van as a Robin (or "Robin Reliant") when Del Boy's van is actually a Regal. But that second point is just being anoraky. Which I'm not. So feel free to ignore that bit.

I really like the idea for event organisers of a retro Christmas Party though. I'd book a place!

[sixtyten]

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Just got a copy for £1.50 in a charity shop.. looks good

[branny]

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Things Ain't What They Use To Be...It's a book about 70's and 80's nostalgia by Phil Glenister (Gene Hunt). I'm reading it at the moment and it has so many memories from my younger days, most of which have been covered on this very forum at some point. It's a cracking read so don't pass it up if you can get your hands on a copy.

[costello75]

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'Just Can't Get Enough - Toys, Games and Other Stuff from the 80s that Rocked', by Matthew Robinson and Jensen Karp. It's 80s toys and games, but from a male perspective so more attention paid to the boys stuff.

[HG]

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The Encyclopedia of Classic Saturday Night Telly - Jack Kibble-White and Steve Williams

[HG]

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Match: The 80's

Picked this up from The Works for £3.99, well worth it for 80's football fans.

Features a review of each season from 1979-80 to 1989-90, original magazine articles and player profiles, all in all a good read.

[sixtyten]

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Added: Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games of all Time by Simon Byron, Ste Curren & David MacCarthy

[stuckinthe80's]

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Hi everyone, I got 'TV Cream's Anatomy of Cinema: the Films That Criticism Forgot' by Phil Norman and Chris Diamond. It's great for info on great british film genres such as Carry on films etc. It's well worth a look imo. Its available from Amazon if anyone wants to buy it.
I also got 'Fabulous Fanny Cradock : TV's Outrageous Queen of Cuisine' by Clive Ellis. Its a really interesting and really funny book. Its also got a few of her bizzare receipes. Its a great read and I read it in a day I was so engrosed!

[Dubh Ghall]

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Please suggest any nostalgia related books of interest you may have read.

Here are some from my collection I'd recommend..

The Seventies: Good Times, Bad Taste - Alison Pressley
Changing Times: Being Young In Britain In The '60's - Alison Pressley
TV Cream Toys - Steve Berry
Encyclopedia Of Cult Children's TV - Richard Lewis
Look-In: The Best Of the Seventies
The Best Of Smash Hits :The 80's
Encyclopedia of Classic 80's Pop - Daniel Blythe
The 60's Scrapbook - Robert Opie
The 70's Scrapbook - Robert Opie


Any more to add?

There were the prefered school reading books, of the late forties and fifties, the Wide Range Readers.

There were at least six series, and at least one of the series, had 12 books in it.

Almost every book worm in my age group, that I know, read them.

[frame]

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I mainly have toy car and model railway books,some as far back as 1951 but mainly 1970s.
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[sixtyten]

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Genius Gadgets & Gizmos (BBC Books) - David Stubbs

A look at the weird and wonderful gadgets shown on Tomorrows World in the 70's ,80's, and what became of them.

[jason h]

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Digital Retro by Gordon Laing. A coffee-table book that charts the range of home computers from the late 70s to early 90s including early hobbiest models and also the more popular 8-bit ones like ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. Beautifully layed out with excellent photos, highly recommended.

[Richard1978]

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I've got:

Guinness Book of Classic British TV 2nd Edition - Paul Cornell, Martin Day, Keith Topping

TV Times Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction- -Roger Fulton

Also I've from the library:

Guinness Book of Classic British TV - Paul Cornell, Martin Day, Keith Topping

Guinness Book of Sitcoms - Rod Taylor

[sixtyten]

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Major buying spree
Now added..

TV Unforgettables - Anthony & Deborah Hayward
Guinness Book of Classic British TV - Paul Cornell, Martin Day, Keith Topping
Guinness Book of Classic British TV 2nd Edition - Paul Cornell, Martin Day, Keith Topping
Guinness Book of Sitcoms - Rod Taylor
Cult TV - Jon E Lewis, Penny Stempel
Radio times Guide to TV Comedy - Mark Lewisohn
TV Times Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction- -Roger Fulton

and the Best.. Digital Retro - Gordon Laing
Fantastic book of every PC System available

Digital Retro by Gordon Laing - Vintage retro computer history book

[sixtyten]

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Just added..

The Bumper Book of Fads & Crazes - Richard Lewis
Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down - Nicey & Wifey

Looked at the Battenberg Book in Waterstones, but wasn't keen on paying £10 for a stocking filler book.

Others I saw on sale of interest :

The Lego Book
Tonka
Timeless toys
When Comics Went To war
The Complete Brooke Bond Card Collection