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Post by stigalicious on Jan 2, 2009 23:27:55 GMT
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Post by KiwiMonkey on Jan 2, 2009 23:40:41 GMT
Ohhhh. Maybe we should ask him at the book signing?
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Post by stigalicious on Jan 2, 2009 23:58:17 GMT
Opps sorry mod people; Ive accidentally put this in the wrong section!
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Post by maureen on Jan 3, 2009 0:09:53 GMT
This is one I wouldn't mind having when the time comes.  |
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jan 3, 2009 3:10:16 GMT
Well my initial reaction is that if it is only £12.99 to begin with, meybe it is a biog rather than an autobiog. I don't buy or read biogs because I would rather read the person's own words than the opinions of someone who thinks they know someone. Maybe if James had been 200 years old and it was a historical thing, fair enough.
I could be wrong though.
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Post by dutchdiva on Jan 3, 2009 3:48:39 GMT
Oh you already made a thread, nice and thanks.
Yes found this yesterday and I was wondering if it was a new book.
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Post by lew on Jan 3, 2009 8:26:11 GMT
It'll be moved later, but I reckon just his torygraph stuff, it'll be interesting to see though .....place your bets ;D |
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Post by dutchdiva on Jan 3, 2009 8:51:46 GMT
I think you are right Lew. How long ago did he bring out a book with old DT columns?
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Post by lindenchase on Jan 3, 2009 9:24:13 GMT
Even though the title suggests otherwise, I don't believe it's going to be a proper biography. He's been quite explicit about that in the past.  And to be honest, I'm rather fed up with tv personalities publishing biographies when the only thing they achieved is to get their face on the telly. |
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Post by stigalicious on Jan 3, 2009 12:23:54 GMT
Hm wonder what it could beeeeeeeee?
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Post by lew on Jan 3, 2009 12:28:21 GMT
Well as amy said we could ask ;D.......though I think I'll give that a miss, leave that to someone else, would hate for him to think I'm nosey ;D
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Post by lindenchase on Jan 3, 2009 12:30:01 GMT
Someone please ask him about this at the book signing. |
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Post by lew on Jan 3, 2009 12:40:53 GMT
No doubt someone will linden, maybe I'll be brave again  |
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Post by stigalicious on Jan 3, 2009 12:41:11 GMT
I imagine somebody will do!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2009 15:00:23 GMT
Has to be DT columns surely. Even Jeremy's not done an official biography.
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Post by ulstermayniac on Jan 3, 2009 16:07:51 GMT
Well, he did write for other publications before TG, maybe it has something to do with that?
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Post by nobody on Jan 3, 2009 18:58:28 GMT
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Post by nobody on Jan 3, 2009 19:02:43 GMT
James May Memoir Is also listed on Amazon as hard back/paper back and audio but no info on what the book is.
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Post by dutchdiva on Jan 3, 2009 19:05:07 GMT
Was that not the book he only did a foreword? |
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Post by beckstar on Jan 3, 2009 19:18:13 GMT
Long Lanes With Turnings was about LJK Setright - James was a colleague of his at CAR, and he was kind of James's mentor, so he wrote the foreword when Setright passed away.
I'd imagine this new book is another collection of Telegraph columns - every two years is about right, and it timed for the Christmas buyers, in the same vein as Jezza's annual collections of columns.
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Post by lindenchase on Jan 3, 2009 23:39:25 GMT
I read it, well I read James's afterword to be more precise. It's a moving homage to L.J.K. Setright, a man whom James obviously admired and respected immensly. In it he says this man taught him how to write properly. |
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Post by gemmiejewel on Jan 4, 2009 19:30:41 GMT
You have read my mind about the new book.
The Amazon link popped up in my google alert this morning and I was just about to post the link.
Beat me to it
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2009 18:54:35 GMT
Posted by Vixen According to Hodder (the comapny who publish the book) This is by our James. www.amazon.co.uk/James-May-Memoir....31268659&sr=1-8No idea what it's about yet, but might pre-order it just in case ;D Some are speculating an autobiography....  *crosses fingers* ;D |
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Post by lew on Jan 7, 2009 19:34:20 GMT
I think I'll wait........or kidnap him and throw away the key to find out ;D
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Post by jacqui on Jan 8, 2009 12:32:08 GMT
Someone please ask him about this at the book signing. I'll be brave and ask ;D Might need some one on hand fluent in twaddle though  [EDIT] could be another book signing in the future?? ;D |
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Post by starfish on Jan 14, 2009 23:43:00 GMT
Most likely another book signing yes.
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Post by KiwiMonkey on Jan 14, 2009 23:48:10 GMT
Another book signing  Awsome. I will be too shy to ask, either that or I'll end up talking utter rubbish  |
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Post by lindenchase on Jan 15, 2009 7:09:40 GMT
I have been thinking...perhaps it is his long awaited May's Manifesto of Britain. ;D
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Awsome. I will be too shy to ask, either that or I'll end up talking utter rubbish 